JI AN
"Welcome, can I have your order?" Jian looked up at the customer, but suddenly lost words.
"Junseo?"
"Jian, can we talk?. Please, just this once" he beckoned, his eyes communicating a language she wished she never understood.
They entered the employee locker room, locking the door. He sat down observing the whole place, this was the price of what they had. Was it all worth it?.
"Ju.."
"- Jian, I'm not here to convince you to come back. I'm asking you to answer me honestly, just this once" he trailed off. Her eyes gave him a go ahead, to ask whatever question he wanted to ask.
He came closer to her, an inch dividing their lips from colliding which brought butterflies to Jian's tummy. She moved a bit back, and looked away.
"Do you like me?"
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"I'm sorry, she just left right now. I could call her up for you" the other employee said to Jukyung, Hana, hyung min, Somin and Racheal.
"If she isn't here, should we be leaving?" Somin rolls her eyes.
"You can leave, no one wants you here anyway. Hyung min, can you take her with you?" Hana asked, digging daggers towards Somin.
Jukyung beckoned with hyung min to settle with her pleading eyes, she knew he was here for Jian. But him being here, would make somin stay. And of course, that would erupt world war three.
"Alright, update me on anything Hana, anything" he sighed, as Hana nodded and he took Somin away with him.
"Aren't you leaving too?" Hana asked Rachel.
"I don't scare easily. So be careful, because you might get scared" Rachel grinned evilly. She turned to the employee " I'll have Ramyeon with an iced Soju "
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"We don't belong in the same world Junseo. Even if I like you, it won't work. I can't pay back your dad for the money he gave us"
"What if I have a way?"
"What?"
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It was a beautiful morning, the birds were chirping and the sun was glistening. Ji an was grinning from ear to ear, adjusting her uniform.
Yeah, that's right. She was back.
She felt nostalgic entering the school gates, watching friends in hurdles, giggles among themselves.
"Ji an?, You're back!" Jukyung, she thought out loud excitedly. Clinging arms with her. Hana sat far from her, she felt betrayed that Ji an avoided her this past few months.
"Hyah, Don't occupy my girlfriend" Junseo came, and sat beside Ji an.
"Hyah!, When did I agree to be your girlfriend" Ji an turned to him, hiding her heated blush.
"Hana, I'm sorry. It's not that I wanted to ignore you, I value our friendship but I was scared" Ji an moved to Hana, who seemed reluctant.
"Please forgive me" Ji an pushed further, making a pout.
"Fine, promise never to do that again?"Hana says and she nods.
"Yay, we're friends again" She hugged Hana tightly.
Meanwhile Jukyung and So min were chatting away, they had fixed their issues and Somin had apologized already.
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"You're such a failure!, You can't even get anything right!." Rachel's Dad, yelled. Destroying items made of glass.
"Honey!, Please stop this" Her mom tried to appeal to him, shielding her daughter but he kept on.
"You!. Get out!. I'll handle this myself!, You're such a disappointment" He yelled more, bringing out his phone and yelling instructions to an unknown person.
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"I'm fine, I need to stop by the Restaurant anyway. Stop making a fuss" Ji an reassured Junseo, who kept insisting he could drop her off.
She waved him bye and took her bicycle instead.
Ji an was knocked unconscious by the impact of the truck, she didn't see coming.
She stays on the ground, and the world around her began to fade. All she could see was a bright light, and then everything went black.
For months, Junseo stayed by her side, never leaving the hospital. He read her books, talked to her, and even played her favorite music, hoping that she would wake up. The doctors told him that it was unlikely that she would ever regain consciousness, but he refused to give up hope. He knew deep down that she was a fighter, and he was determined to help her come back to him.
And she did, six months later.
Junseo was overjoyed when he saw Ji-an's eyes flutter open.
But his joy was quickly replaced by a sinking feeling in his stomach when she looked at him and said, "Who are you?"
He tried to remain calm, but his voice trembled when he said, "I'm your boyfriend, Junseo". Ji an's brow furrowed in confusion. "But I don't remember you," she said. Junseo's heart sank. What would he do now?.
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Romance"..Some say I didn't deserve you , some say I was nothing without you , but the truth is , I was more happier without you and all the Impossibilities we had to face".. Ji An a new student who got scholarship meets her stumbling blocks of rich snobby...
