Amaranthine Love

6

Sunghoon is having an international competition and he decided to stay at the college so that he can get ready for the competition.

I decided to video call him while he must be on his bed right now.

"Sunghoon!" I called his name excitedly.

He just laugh when hearing his name is called.

"Ah, my cute little sister is here. What are you doing Miryeong-ah?" I can see the tiredness in his eye.

I feel sorry, but he is the only one that I can call right now. I don't even have a bestfriend in school because all I do there is just playing handball with my teammates.

"Sorry, Hoon. But I gotta go to sleep right now. Byebye!" I quickly press the end call button.

Sigh.

I'm really scared to sleep alone.

I hug my dolphin plushie to calm my racing heart. It is not my first time sleeping alone, but today is the worst day to sleep alone. There's sound of thunder, and I am afraid of thunder and lightning.

I never told anyone about this. Not even Sunghoon know that I am afraid of lightning. Cause, I don't want anyone to worry about me every single time.

I saw my phone ringing.

I grabbed it to see who is the person who call me at 00.00.

It was Riki.

I answer the phone, but I didn't speak.

"Hello, Miryeong." He finally speak.

I still can't say anything to him. Not after all this happen.

"I am worried." He sighed.

I just too speechless to what he say just now. This was too sudden. I never knew that he would say those kind of words.

"Are you okay?" He speak up again.

I started to tear up after hearing that.

As I was staring at my phone, suddenly a loud rumbling sound is heard. It was the thunder.

"Riki, I'm afraid." I finally let someone knew my secret.

I don't even think of anything at that moment, just I want to be with someone.

"I am in front of your house right now." He said.

I was too flustered, and quickly go to the door to let him in.

He was soaked in the rain. I give him a towel for him to dry up, I also told him to shower right away.

While he is showering, I prepared the hot tea for him to drink.

Boom!

"Ahhhhhh!" I shouted when I hear the loud sound.

The electricity also goes off with the lightning sound.

Hearing me shouting Riki immediately stop showering and go to find me.

"Miryeong-ssi. Be careful. Don't move anywhere. I will go there to you." He said that.

I froze at where I stand. I couldn't even move a finger.

After a few minutes, I can feel there is something touching my hand.

"Are you okay?" He ask me.

"Um. O-okay?" He hold my hand and bring me to the living room.

"Do you have candle or something?"

"I do have some in my room." I replied to him.

"Just stay here, I will go and find the candle."

Just before he leave, I grabbed his hand while shivering.

"I want to go with you." It just because I am too aftaid to be alone.

He nodded his head, and hold my hand really tight. I feel so safe around him. But I feel like this is a crime too, being alone with guy in my house.