이름없는 기억

 SHE CAME BACK

Dropping the duffel bag at her side, Alexses took a lung-full of the crisp October air. Korean men trailed their eyes on the lone foreigner as they passed her by. While the women, scanned her full length with envious eyes.

         However, Alexses was dead to their scrutiny. Her mind was occupied by one person alone. The image of Woo Seunghyun’s eyes appeared before her mind’s eye. They were bright and cunning. Not a favourable combination. Her thoughts went back to present. She stared at him from across the room.

         Kevin stretched a lean arm to pluck a sugar cube from the coffee table in front of him. However, the sugar cube was not meant to go down the boy’s throat. Instead, it was tossed unceremoniously over his shoulder, breaking as it crashed on the tiled floor. He reached out once more, this time, to dip a long finger into a bowl of organic honey. He then quickly sucked on his finger before the honey could drip onto the floor.

                That particular act stirred an old memory from his mind.

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                The Fourth of May was a special date for Alexses. Not only because it was her birthday, but it was also the time of the year when it was actually a given that her elusive and very secret lover would visit her. The said lover was now waiting in the living room, devouring the stock of sweets Lexi had. That was why she sang and hummed as she blow dried her hair. Lexi would be celebrating her 18th birthday with the person she loved the most. As promised.

                When her long hair had finally dried, she skipped down the stairs to find Kevin crouching on the sofa; a wide variety of sweets piled on the table in front of him.Lexi frowned at her lover, who was dropping two candies at once into his mouth.

                “Kevin, you should try eating something other than sweets.” She said with a sigh. Although she had known Kevin since she was nine, his habit of consuming large amounts of sugar never ceased to amaze her. In actuality, he could eat enough sugar to give a full-grown water buffalo a heart attack. He looked up and stared at her with his large dark eyes before flashing a small smile.

                “Then what would you recommend, Alexses?”

                Lexi shuddered as he called her by her name, breaking it into three syllables, pronouncing them perfectly. The child-like man grinned as Lexi turned her head and ignored him as a blush warmed her face. His gaze lingered on her for a few long minutes before he continued devouring the sweets.

                “Alexses,” he said once more between licks of a lollipop. However, Lexi still ignored him.

                “Alexses,” the singer whined like a child would when dying for attention. Kevin stared at the profile of the most precious being in the world for a long while, thinking how he would get her attention. Then he scooped a piece of cake with his hand.

                Meanwhile, Lexi was picking her strategy in how to end her childish game without admitting she was being childish. She was about to speak to her lover when a piece of cake landed on her lap, the whipped cream splattered all over her black pants.

                She turned her wide eyes to an innocent-looking Kevin.

                “Is something wrong, Alexses?” he asked in a serious tone. However, there was a glint in his eyes that indicated he was not at all serious.

                ‘Kevin! I  just got out of the shower!”Lexi exclaimed as she tried to wipe the stain on her pants.

                Kevin however felt to remorse. In fact, he was enjoying himself despite the blank look on his face. He grabbed a handful of jelly beans and threw it at her, who looked up with a grin on her face.