Saranghaeyo, Noona!

Chapter 4

Urgh! Not feeling well this morning. Headache due to my lack of sleep. And I still have to hurry to go to the airport. When I looked at the mirror, I was mortified by the way I look. Aigoo! Panda eyes! My dark circles are terrible! I'll just wear my sunglasses.

While waiting for boarding, I decided to turn on my wifi. Checking my facebook, there's a new friend request from a certain "marky pooh". No mutual friend. Thinking that it's from a poser, I decided to just ignore it. I don't accept friend requests from people I do not know.

Then all of a sudden, there's a viber call. It's Mark!

"Hello!" I answered the call

"Good morning, noona! So, are you at the airport already?"

"Yeah. Just waiting to board."

"Oh! Good! Noona, can I make a request?"

"Sure. What is it?"

"Can we video chat again?"

"Uh- Okay" then I press the video call icon.

He smiled when he saw me and waved. Then little by little his smile vanished, and his facial expression changed into worried.

"Noona, what happened to you? Are you sick? Coz you look a little pale." He asked. His voice full of concern.

"No, I'm okay. Just a little sleepy. I wasn't able to sleep well last night." I answered as I stifled a yawn.

"Oh! Just sleep in the plane so you can rest, noona. Is that why you're wearing sunglasses?"

"Yeah... My dark circles are terrible!"

"Jinja? May I see?" Aigoo! He's really like a kid sometimes. His eyes full of anticipation.

Before I could answer, I heard my flight number being called already for boarding.

"Haha! Sorry! We're boarding already. Got to go now! Oh! Um... Thanks Mark for the call!" I smiled

"Aniyeyo... I just want to make sure that you're fine on your own, noona. Bye! Have a safe flight!"
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It's been a week already and he never called again. Our last communication was that same day when he messaged me to ask if I arrived home safely. And when I informed him that yes, I'm home already, he never replied again.

I'll be a hypocrite if I say that I don't miss him. Of course I miss chatting with him. I miss seeing his face on my phone while we're video chatting. I miss his voice, his laughter. Most specially, I miss his smile. That smile that's like sunshine, shining so bright!

But I still consider myself lucky to have that opportunity with him... Even for just a short while. As a fan, I'm already grateful for that. Actually, I never expected him to be like that. He's so friendly, like we've been friends for a long time. Hmm... Or maybe he's really like that to all his fans. Or maybe he's just being nice to me because I'm Lance's friend. Lance's girlfriend's friend, as a matter of fact.

Aigoo! Anyways, life has to move on. So I better stop thinking about him already and concentrate on my work. I have a coffee shop to run, for crying out loud!

I busied myself with paperworks, then suddenly I heard a scream that makes me look up from the pile I'm working on.

"Bru!!!!"

It's Ivy. So they're back already. I stood up and greet her.

"Oh! You're here! So, how's vacation?" I asked as we hugged each other.

"It's beautiful! Especially Palawan. It's so picturesque! Next time you better come with us. You can leave this coffee shop to your assistant once in a while, you know. Life is too short. So you should also enjoy yourself. Not just work, work, and work. You have nothing to prove already. You're a successful entrepreneur now." She said