Chasing in the dark

CHAPTER 14

I got up early this morning. Made some porridge and hangover soup. Someone is gonna need it when he wakes up. I wipe the specs of dust from the piano. I'm so excited to see his expression when he sees the piano. Even though he saw it last night, he was to out of it to really take it in. I can't stop myself from smiling.

I hope he likes it... or not, I don't really care.

I am so awkward right now. Then I'm sitting at the table, then I'm standing around in the kitchen. Can he wake up already. I am feeling way to anxious right now.

I hear his footsteps approaching...

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I slowly open my eyes. Man, my head is killing me. I put my hand to my forehead. The light shining through the little window is way to bright. What time is it? I look at my clothes. Again, I am not wearing my clothes. I smell at his hoodie again and cannot help the small smirk forming at the edges of my mouth.

I get up slowly. I feel like I've been hit by a car. But the weird thing is, I slept so well. I didn't dream or anything like that. I leave the room. What happened last night?

As I get close to the front room where his kitchen is, I see him awkwardly trying to find a place to stand. He has been moving from one spot to the other. I cannot help but have a goofy smile on my face.

Cute.

I decide to go and help him out of his misery.

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He's awake. I run my fingers through my hair. Why am I so nervous? I smile awkwardly at him. He smiles back. I clear my throat "I made you porridge and hangover soup... you were pretty out of it last night. You don't remember?"

"Yeah, I was kind of out of it. Thanks, for having my back. I know I said a few things ..."

"It's okay, don't worry about. Come on, eat something..." I pull out the chair for him. Great Jae-A make things weird. He sits down. I bring him the porridge and the soup. I sit down across from him.

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He is making me feel so bad right now. Why is he being so nice to me, even after I've been so mean to him? I keep thinking about what I said to him. Argh Dae-Seong, you're such a dick. Here he safed you twice from dangerous situations. He's feeding you and what do you do, you label and judge him without even knowing him.

I pick up my spoon and eat the porridge. The smell alone made my stomach growl. Mmmm... it taste so good. I take another spoonful of the porridge and drink some of the soup as well.

I'm impressed. I look at him. He is staring at me. I try to avoid his gaze. I put my spoon down and wipe my mouth with the napkin on the table.

"This is good, thank you." He gets up and walk towards the piano. He removes the white sheet. The piano is shining. He must've cleaned it this morning.

I get up and walk to the piano. He stands back and let's me fully inspect it as I run my fingers over the body of the instrument. I think about the first time I saw it, in Mister Han's Diner.

"How?" I ask him. "Well a little birdy told me that they saw something underneath the rubble of the diner. So I went to check it out. That's when I found it. It's actually crazy, there was not a scratch on it." I sit down on the chair and open the lit of the piano to reveal the black and white keys.

"Play something" he sits down next to me. He presses a few keys with his fingers. They sound so out of tune. I couldn't stop it, I had to laugh. He looked so adorable...

Dae-Seong! Stop it. I look at him and he is looking at me with a silly grin on his face.

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It was so nice hearing the sound of his laugh. I think this is the first time I've ever heard him laughing. I look into his eyes and I put a stray lock of his hair behind his ear. He looks at me with a suprised look in his eyes.