After Somin finally gets into a prestigious Art university, everything in her life turns upside down. What was once a secure plan to get closer to her boyfriend is now a mess. Her future is unknown, though already stained with heartache.
Will she p...
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Somin and Teho
"You drink too much," he dared to confront her when they reached half of the thermos.
"You talk too much," she shot right back at him and they both laughed.
"Touché." He sipped. "Hmm, it's strong but tasty. Too sweet for my taste, like you don't wanna have any teeth left," he joked, alcohol slowly going to his head, drinking on a practically empty stomach.
"Imagine how beautiful my smile would be?" She chuckled with that image in her head and he laughed.
I'd love to spend more time like this with her. It seems so easy. Teho reveled in the simplicity of this moment.
Somin's head got pleasantly light and it was suddenly much easier to talk to him.
"Teho-ssi is this really your tree?" she investigated, disbelief in her voice.
"Uhm. You must have seen for yourself, it's far more impressive than the others." She nodded, exchanging and refilling the cup.
"I like he's further from the road, but not too far away from the dorms. I can relax, observe the surroundings and think. I love the sturdy branches and the perfect shape he overall has." The boy let her in and when she looked dumbfounded he continued.
"We have a pretty big garden back home with lots of old trees and I'm used to climbing them for fun. Not that I need it now as much as when I was a kid, but hey, change feels good sometimes. Reliving the childhood care-free mindset, permitting myself to not be an adult for a moment." She nodded.
Surprised at the paradox of how he came across and what the wondrous boy held inside.
"Well, it's not like being a student is the same as being on your own, if you get me. But still, now we have our chance to prove ourselves before entering the job market for real and I just wanna be untroubled sometimes, you know. Get off the grind and go off the grid," he explained.
"I know, but I feel time is escaping me. I should work on my portfolio, learning as much skill as I can, but at the same time enjoying this time when supposedly everything is just easy..." Somin said, feeling the rush of stress again.
