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, Mia and Teho
Meanwhile, Mia closed her eyes thinking back to the mysterious drunken companion she so unexpectedly acquired.
It'll be fun to make him open up.
Mia hadn't told Somin or her girlfriends in school about him.
He's mine to think about.
...
"Let's say I like to be in a girl's company." Teho kept looking into her eyes. "Am I bothersome to you?"
He inspected the meaning behind her query as the small girl leaned more into Mia's embrace. For a moment he felt a sting of jealousy.
That's how she must have felt seeing me at her place.
The second thought took over as he saw her sleepy eyes.
She looks tired.
"How's the city at night?" Somin tried to push him back into confiding in them.
Hungry for a more intimate side of him, at least the one he's willing to give. The amused boy snickered at her and she slightly nodded, muttering.
"Please do tell." She hugged her knees, tilting her head cutely. Somin's hair fell into her eyes as Mia brushed through them.
"There's something so peaceful about the empty streets," the boy trailed away for a brief moment and Somin focused more to get the most from this vulnerable moment.
"Don't get me wrong, I love when the city is buzzing, it's great for some concepts..."
pause, reliving recent memory,
"... but my favorite is the darkest night like 2 a.m. ideally. You can feel the throbbing heart of the metropole and hear its calling." He smiled at the specific image in his head.
***
A few nights ago, the loud moans coming from the open balcony door of an expensive old house, led him to the villa area. The astonished boy stopped and listened to its intensity intrigued, finding a photo he loved. The square zoom of the doors with phosphorescent blue timid light permeating through the drawn curtains framed in ivy all around. Teho found it haunting like the ghosts were having a moment there when the mild wind chased the fabric in and out. Yes, it was too personal maybe, but he'll cut and manipulate it later so it won't give up the location.
***
"There's this strangely voyeuristic nature in it. You can peek into other people's lives. Having the silence of their sleep around, hearing heated arguing or loud testaments of love." He bit his lips provocatively and Mia moved her head in sarcastic disapproval. Somin blushed, hoping to not ruin the mood she continued.
