When All The Lights Go Out

Chapter 8

They end up in the city as they walk around Seoul's busy streets, chatting about random things on the way. At last, they enter a small café. The place isn't big, but it's really pretty, the walls are in the shape of baby pink and the tables are colorful with matching chairs. The white ceiling is decorated with little stars and the floor is wooden. Τhey decide to sit in a corner table, so they can have some quiet.

"This place is so cute, I've never been here before" Emma says as her eyes sparkle looking around. "It's a nice place for anyone who wants to spend some time for themselves. I come here a lot whenever I am stressed over things, it helps me calm down'' Heeseung says, not hiding the smile on his face. After some time, a waiteress comes and takes their orders and when she is done and leaves they start talking about random things at first. While chatting, Emma can't help but staring at Heeseung's face, noticing every simple detail about him. His eyes, his lovely smile, his facials. Everything about him is perfect and Emma can feel her heart beating fast. "There you go" the waitress' voice snaps her out of her thoughts as she brings their drinks. "Thank you" Heeseung says with a smile as she smiles back and leaves. "So, about the hobbies we were saying earlier" Emma takes the courage to speak. "Any ideas?" she smiles as she drinks. Heeseung stops for a second, a puzzled expression on his face, making Emma hide a laugh.

"I am the worst when it comes to hobbies actually. Well, when I have some free time from my schedule I usually read a book or serf on the internet or watch youtube. I am not that interesting myself" he says laughing, as Emma looks at him amused. "But you must be something you enjoy doing, come on. What did you usually do when you had some free time before?" Heeseungs asks as he takes a sip from his coffee. "Well" Emma starts as she tries to remember "I...used to read some books but then I got bored and left them, I used to go for long walks around the city. And if I had the chance I would watch series or movies on my phone" she says as she laughs, remembering all these times she just told him about. "That's great, actually. I wish I could do all of that" Heeseung says as he pauses for a second, making Emma look at him concerned. "Is everything ok?" she asks with a worried look. "Yeah, everything is fine, no need to worry" Heeseung says with a smile, reassuring her he is fine.

They continue talking about random things, with Heeseung keeping the smile on his face. But he can't help thinking about his past. About all the things he never got the chance to do, about the pressure he was under by his family, especially by his father, how he never chased his own dreams. He wants to share all these with Emma, he wants to tell her about his whole life. But he decides, that time hasn't come yet.