chapter 1

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Running man was one of the best things that happened in my life. I got so many new friends, more like a whole new family. Even though they didn't treat me like a princess I loved them all. Well, there was one that did more then the others. Gary oppa was the sweetest guy but I didn't really know him. After filming that day I said goodbye to Ji Suk Jin, lee kwang soo, yoo jea suk,kim jong kook, song joong ki, ha dong hoon and lastly to Kang Gary. 'I had a lot of fun today!' I said to him and he smiled 'me too.' I smiled at him and we looked at each other for a moment saying nothing. Why was my hearth beading fast? 'goodbye.' He eventually said and we bowed. I was so tired and only wanted to get into bed and sleep. With sore legs i stepped out of the car. 'bye, manager.' I said to her. she waved and left. I walked to my door with tired steps and only saw it when I grabbed the doorknob. My door was already open and it looked like someone had forced it. I gasped and opened the door quickly, I ran inside to find my home completely ruined. Everything was on the floor, my windows were broken, my sofa was ripped to shreds. Al the technology was stolen. Even the dinner table was broken into pieces. I ran to the kitchen where all the drawers were open and the content was on the floor. A chair had been thrown through the window. They had been spraying graffiti on the walls, saying 'we're coming for you', every single thing had been destroyed.oh god, i gasped,  Who would do such a thing?how would upstairs be like? I didn't dare to go look, all I did was start to clean up what I could while calling my mother. 'eomma, my home...it's ruined.' A sob escaped my mouth. 'what?' she asked in disbelieve. 'call the police honey! I will be there as soon as possible.' I sat on my knees to clean up all the cutlery. 'okay.' I said while looking around, still in disbelief. My beautiful home...ruined. What should I do now? I can't live here anymore. I sighed and called the police.

Eventually I stayed at my mother's house for a day until my manager found a temporary apartment for me. I packed the most important stuff I needed and said goodbye to mother. 'it's only for a while, dear, until your house is livable again.' I chook my head. 'I know, thank you.' We hugged before I left.

When I saw my new apartment it wasn't bad actually. It was fancy but it wasn't home. After I unpacked my suitcases I went to the shop on the opposite side of the street to buy something simple to eat. the good thing was that I wouldn't have to get into my car to go to the shop. Not bad at all. I grinned while I sat on the sofa and turned on the television. I felt a little better after a while, until suddenly the neighbor turned on the radio. It was very loud and I could not hear what they were saying on tv anymore. Great, now that I felt a little better this had to happen. Suddenly the person turned the volume even louder. How can someone listen to something so loudly? I stood up, walked to the wall, and banged on it. 'Turn down the music, it's too loud!' I shouted but there was no reaction. Really? I banged on it again. 'yah! Turn it down!' again there was no reaction. So I went into the corridor and started knocking on the door until I heard someone coming. The door slammed open and the person i least expected it to be was standing in the door opening leaning againts it cockily, until he saw it was me. 'gary oppa?' he looked surprised suddenly. For a moment we just stared at each other. 'are you the new neighbor?' he asked me with big eyes. 'yes.' I said and laughed a little at how surprised he was to see me here. 'why did you knock on my door? Did you know I lived here?' Of course I didn't know that he lived next to me. 'no, your music was too loud.' I said with a grin. 'oh, I'll turn it down, I'm sorry I'm used to not having neighbors so I listen to it really loudly, do you want to come in?' he asked politely and I nodded. 'sure.' He stepped back and I entered his home. It was exactly what I imagined it to be. Really modern with graffiti pictures on the walls. A big television and stereo against the wall. I sat down in one of the comfortable looking leather sofa's. he turned down the stereo until it was background music. 'do you want something to drink?' he asked me very awkwardly. 'yes, coffee please.' He nodded and went to the kitchen. 'how come you live here now? Didn't you have a house of your own?' he asked while I heard the coffee machine heating up. 'yes,...euhm, I was robbed two days ago. My house is not livable at the moment.' He didn't answer for a moment until he came back into the room with the two cups. 'have they found the people who did it?' the police was investigating the case so they didn't even start searching yet. 'no, it will take a while.' I looked down remembering the way my house was when I got home. 'well I hope they find them soon so that you can go back home.' My throat suddenly felt very dry so I took a sip from my coffee. 'I hope so too.' A silence entered the room because we both didn't know what to say anymore. This was really awkward so I drank my mug empty and stood up. 'I'm really tired so I should go back now.' He followed my lead and came over to give a hug. I didn't know why but he's hugs always felt really good. It was like he didn't just put his arms around but he really held you, and it made me feel safe. We let go of each other and I went back to my apartment. It took me awhile to fall asleep that night. And I woke up every hour feeling uneasy. I felt like I was being watched, so I would go out of bed and look through the gigantic windows in my room. It had a great view over the city and watching it made me feel better. Finally it was a normal hour to wake and get ready for the photo-shoot I had today. After washing up and eating breakfast I grabbed my car keys and left. While I was locking my door I heard Gary coming out of he's apartment too. 'good morning.' I said. He looked at me surprised. 'oh, good morning, Ji Hyo. Where are you headed?' I laughed at how he greeted me like we were neighbors for years now. 'I have a photo-shoot today.' He nodded and walked to me after locking he's door too. 'I'll drive you, but let's get some coffee first.' He really was the sweetest guy I ever met. 'okay, let's do it.' I said and we left together. Being in the car with him was really awkward, we both didn't know what to say. He parked somewhere in the city near a cozy looking café. 'it's my favorite.' It really looked nice. We got out of the car and walked inside. After we ordered our coffee we sat at a little table near the window. We both didn't say a word and just looked at our coffee. Several times I would open my mouth to say something but nothing came. So we drank in silence. 'why is it always so awkward between us...' Kang Gary said a bit annoyed. It made me laugh while I wriggled on my chair. 'I don't know, let's drink our coffee's and go.' It was the best thing I could come up with.' He nodded and we both drank our coffee's. after that we both got back into the car and he drove me to my photoshoot.


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