LAKEHOUSE [ON-HOLD]

𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲-𝐨𝐧𝐞

an: you might notice a slight difference in the narration.

𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐞𝐣𝐢

"I should've asked Yeonjun about this. He's a fashionista who likes to dress up like a model walking down the runway."

But he doesn't really give much thought about what to wear on a daily basis, everything just looks good on him.

"It's all right. I like the clothes that you picked out for me. It fits my style."

Sunghoon and I are having dinner at the food court right now. He insisted on treating me to dinner because it was fifteen minutes past six o'clock. He said that it's better to eat early than late.

"Umm, excuse me?" I looked up to find a woman in her mid-40s holding a tray in her hands. "I'm sorry if I was bothering you, but can I share the table with you, if that's okay?"

I looked across the table to see if Sunghoon's fine with it. He just nodded and continued to eat his food.

"Oh yes sure!"

The woman kept gazing down at her phone which was getting a little distracting. I'm sensing that there must be a problem because she couldn't concentrate on her food. I didn't want her to think I was a nosy person, so I focused on my food and looked away so she wouldn't notice me staring.

"Is there something wrong, Ma'am?"

Oh, he's done it.

She looked surprised with the sudden question, but she smiled and assured us that there was nothing to be concerned about.

"Don't worry, it's nothing."

Her phone rang, and she answered it right away. I didn't want to pry, so I turned away and concentrated on my meal. The call seems to be urgent. The woman snatched everything on the table except for the food she had already paid for.

She dropped something behind her and didn't even realize it. I got up and went to give her the paper, but she had already left. The paper had a fading picture of a child on it, but I could still figure out what the child looked like.

"Were you uncomfortable?" Sunghoon tugged on my arm as I pass by his seat and I shrugged.

"I was concerned since she kept on looking over her phone. Plus, she looked restless. But yes, it's no longer my concern. I hope she didn't misinterpret us as nosy kids."

Sunghoon took the picture and returned it to me while shaking his head, saying that he's not familiar with the kid.

"Are you keeping that photograph?"

I examined the photograph and thought how I could return it to her. This photograph appears to be important to that woman. I might not be able to return it to her if I keep it with me till I see her again.

There are some people who you only meet once in your life.

"I'm keeping it. We might see her on our way home."

We had finished our meal and decided to return home. My Mom must be looking for me now since it's getting pretty late.

I received a text message from Yuna.