Promises are meant to be broken. This is a story about Song Mirae, a third year high school student who's trying to move on from her first love. Along the way, she finds herself falling in love with a man with few words, Choi Seunghyun, although the...
I decided to call JiNa. Besides Hyeongjun, JiNa is the one whom I trust the most. She's really good at keeping secrets and she's trustworthy. We got to know each other on the first day of middle school. Everything was new and different from elementary school. JiNa was the first person to approach me and I still remember how it went...
//flashback//
"hey! you big fat kid, give my diary back or I'll tell my teacher right at this instance!" I saw a small figure jumping up and down, trying to reach the bright pink book which is in our senior's hand. He is very tall and buff, therefore that girl definitely won't be able to get what she wants.
I decided not to meddle with other people's affair and continue eating my lunch which my beloved eomma had packed for me. Kimbap and pickled radish, just the way I like it. I munched on it for quite some time before hearing the desperate cries of the kid from just now.
I slowly stood up and made my way to where they were; the small playground. At that time, I felt scared-- wait, that's an understatement, I felt terrified by the look my seniors wore when I told them to stop it. I had to gather every bit of courage to finally say something.
"Give this girl her book, right now when I'm asking nicely," They didn't barge and only narrowed their eyes. I looked at the petite girl standing in front of me. She's shorter than me and had short hair with bangs which almost cover her eyes and she looked like she was about to cry. I licked my lips nervously.
Slowly, I bent down and grabbed a handful of sand then threw it in their faces. Before running for our lives, I managed to grab the pink book that she wanted so badly and held hands with her.
We were panting really hard, our hands on our knees, trying to catch our breath when we're quite far from our seniors who were trying to catch us.
"Are you okay? Ummm here's your book," I gave it to her and she hugged it like it's the most precious thing ever.
"Thank you soooo much!! I don't know how I'm going to live without my diary, what more when other people read about my secrets!"
"Oh, I'm JiNa! Jung Ji Na, and you?"
"I am Song MiRae, nice to meet you, JiNa" She grinned widely.
"As a token of appreciation for helping me, I want to share with you a page from my diary. This is only for you to read and just know that you're the first one!" She exclaimed.
I read one of her diary entries. It was written in a messy handwriting using a ballpoint pen.
xx entry #21, 6 August 2011
Dear diary, Today, I met Seunghyunie, yeah, my cousin from Seoul. He's still the same, quiet and mysterious but actually, he's very silly! We went to the aquarium together and we saw a lot of fishes. He said, I look like a puffer fish! That's not very kind of him, but anyway, we ate kimchi fried rice cooked by his mother and slept at his place. I woke up at 1am to find him sleeping very soundly. He looked handsome when he's asleep. I kind of... like him? Is it wrong to like my cousin?? I don't know:((( That's all for today, bye!
Love, Jung JiNa.. xx
I found myself smiling after reading her diary entry. She's very cute. I'm amused with her attitude and personality.
"Uhhh MiRae-sshi? Since I don't know a lot of people here... I was just wondering if... we could be friends? You seems to be a nice person," She shyly said and looked at the ground.
"Sure, why not?" I flashed a genuine smile.
//end//
"what's up Song MiRaeeee?" I could hear JiNa's loud voice through the phone. She sound very cheerful today, maybe something good happened.
"I just came back after sending Jun Oppa off to New York, the thought of not being able to see him whenever I want to hurts me. It's not going to be the same anymore," I tried my very best to control my emotions.
"Hey, listen to me. It's going to be okay, I can assure you. You're going to meet new people and create new memories, the old ones with Hyeongjun, you must keep it safe. Until he returns, just constantly keep yourself occupied and don't think about him too much. It's just going to consume you. You need to umm move on with your life," She said those words with a lot of positivity in her tone, trying to console me.
"Easier said than done, JiNa... You don't know how it feels like," I argued. There was a long pause.
"You know what, we need to meet up. I'll wait for you at the usual place. Yeah, the big tree in front of the ice cream shop,"
"Okayy, I'll be there in ten minutes," I answered
"Wait !! I'm bringing my cousin with me today. Remember the first time we met, that diary entry?" She asked.
"Hmmm let me recall. Is it, Seung... Seungwoo? Wait, no. Seunghoon?"
"Seunghyun ! He arrived yesterday morning! I'm so happy to see him again after so long," She exclaimed.
"but please please pleaseeee don't tell him I ever had a crush on him, you know... he has prince syndrome" JiNa whispered. I only chuckled at her remarks and am anticipating to meet him
xx
JiNa's POV
I hung up the phone and ran into my bedroom to prepare. MiRae needs my helps right now. She does not show her emotions often and unlike other best friends out there, I cannot see through her pain.
Therefore, I'll always ask her if there's something wrong. Hyeongjun's departure really affected her a lot. That is something reaaaaally obvious since Mirae basically can't live without Jun. They've been together since forever! I sometimes envy their strong bond.
I went to the kitchen where my mum was cooking for dinner.
"Eomma, I'll go out for a while to meet Mirae, I promise that I'll be back before six," I rushed to the door and was about to leave when my mother called me.
"Bring Seunghyun with you! Show him around the island . He's not accustomed to the differences between Busan and Seoul. Let him meet the kids and introduce him so that it'll be easier," Eomma instructed and without any further delay, I went to inside his room.
"Seunghyunieee let's go out for a walk, the weather is nice here in Busan," I persuaded.
"Shireo (i don't want to), You know I don't really like the idea of making new friends right?" He stared at me after unplugging his earpiece.
"Eomma told me to bring you with me, the kids here are really nice and fun, you'll definitely like it!" I didn't give up. That word was never in my dictionary.
"Uhhh fine, I'll come with you but I need to change first, so... you know that the door is right there?"He pointed at the door, indirectly asking me to leave his room.
"Aish, you're still the old Seunghyun I know," I made a remark, closing the door behind me.
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Ten minutes later, both of us arrived at the park. We could already see MiRae from far, sitting at the usual spot, under the big and shady tree, reading a book. I dashed to her side, pulling Seunghyun along.
"MiRaee annyeong!! This is my cousin, Choi Seunghyun,"
