GATEWAY 🝔 LEE JENO

🝔 1.16

She couldn't do anything or grab onto anything to pull herself back onto her two feet for safety. Gravity was stronger, pulling her down with great force. She waited to sense the ground hit her back sending a ray of agony up her spine to the back of her head. But it was not the feeling she was expecting.

Instead of the hard marble flooring, she felt a soft comfy cushion like material. A cozy sensation releasing onto her. warm and safe. Slowly fluttering her eyes open she looked around to find herself angled diagonally. Her feet on the edge of the stool, as if she was floating in midair.

Glimpsing around she spotted Jeno standing behind her. Her back leaning against his broad one. A sense of relief filled her as she let out a thankful sigh feeling grateful that she didn't injure herself. Gently the girl leaned her head resting it against him. After a second or so Jeno stood up, straightening his back from the angled position lifting her up in the process.

Swiftly Ga-eun jumped off the stool onto safe ground. "Are you ok?" he asked, tilting his head to get a better view of the girl who was staring down at the floor. Hand clenching the material over her chest she looked up to him nodding. "Thanks to you" she smiled sweetly to which he just placed on a scowl. "You're smiling?! You nearly hurt yourself. If it wasn't for me then-"

"SHHHH" she cut him off, making him roll his eyes fueled with frustration. "It's ok. Don't worry" she smiled, yet again. Jeno just couldn't understand her. No matter what happens she always seems so serene. "Why are you so calm in these kinds of situations?"

Ga-eun breathed out a gust of air looking down at her fingers. "Then should I cry?" instantly his eyes widened by her comment. Flickering her sight up she gazed right into his confused eyes waiting for an answer. But she didn't get one.

"There's no point in complaining about it. Just move on . . right? If I did hurt myself then that's another story" she softly spoke out . "So it's fine" she shrugged her shoulders carelessly. He couldn't figure her out. She was unique and that's for sure. He had never met such a positive thinker like her before. And he admired that about her. The optimism and kind nature is hard to find.

"Anyway" she interrupted his thoughts. When he faced back down to her he found her glaring at him while pointing at the posters that were still on the shelf. Smirking lightly he shook his head indicating that he would not bring them down. "Jeno!" she stamped her foot on the ground. Yet the boy just ignored her protest.

"What's going on here?" a voice suddenly spoke from behind. Automatically they both turned around to find Ga-eun's mother at the door frame. She was stirring cake mix in a large bowl. "Mum, look at Jeno. I made some posters so that it would be easier to find his home but he put them up on the shelf so I can't reach them" the girl whined to which the mother laughed. "If you were taller maybe you wouldn't find it so difficult" she stated in a teasing manner making her daughter gasp offended by her comment.

"I'm taller than you" she clicked her tongue finding her mothers comment rather insulting. 

I see where she got her positive energy from - Jeno thought finding similar expressions across her mothers face that he saw in Ga-eun's a few times before.

"I don't want my face all over the streets" he politely spoke to which the mother nodded respecting him. Gently looked back at her daughter she tilted her head narrowing her sight. "If he doesn't want it then don't do it Ga-eun" A bit strange coming from a very known model. First time he didn't want his face stuck on the walls which confused him as well. However remembering the words missing person written on the poster made it make all sense as to why he was so against it.

Avoiding her mothers eye contact, Ga-eun folded her arms staring out the window. "I've already stuck some though" she mumbled to which her mother tutted her head. "Then go bring them back" Groaning the girl stomped out the door knowing that there is no point in fighting back.

"I worked so hard to make them," she sulked, striding away.

Chuckling Jeno turned around and briefly bowed towards the older lady before following the moping girl's footsteps.