𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 /GXG/

🔸️She's so unknown

[Saturday, 18th of October]

Halfway back to my house, located in the middle of the hill facing the N Seoul Tower, there is a park with a breathtaking view.

From the cold, from standing still for so long waiting for the sun to go down, I already feel a burning sensation on my face.

Chae won notices my discomfort and pulls me over to sit with her.

I take one last look at the stairs leading to the playground. Children go up and down a giant slide in the shape of a bear, supported by the tree trunk.

Back to the bench we've been sitting on the longest.

''Look what I found?'', she says happily.

''What?''

Chae won turns to me with a coin in her hand. The admiring look as if she had found a treasure, and calmly, she puts it in her pocket.

''Big deal,'' I tease.

''Finding coin is so good. It only loses for the feeling when I forget money in my clothes pocket, and after a while I put my hands in my pocket and find a piece of paper. Money! I'm glad I haven't spent it yet!'' She smiles.

''You are not a spender.''

''I'm saving.''

''For...''

''I want to buy an apartment.'' Chae won points to the horizon below and gets lost looking at the buildings.

''Why this obsession?'' I ask.

''Because next year I'm going to college and you're going to another one. We won't see each other much.''

''You know it's expensive.''

''I know.''

''I can't help you yet. I still haven't received a response to the resume I sent.''

''You did it?''

''To the computer store.'' I sit down on the bench, feeling frustrated.

''You didn't tell me why?'' She sweeps up the yellowing leaves and sits down right behind me, leaning her back against mine.

''In the canteen. You were sleepy. You almost spilled the milk on the table because you couldn't raise the glass to your mouth. Remember?''

''I do not remember.'' She scratches her neck.

''Where did you get the money?''

''My father is teaching me to triple my money with the SELL MONEY method. I told him that I had money and I wanted to make it yield the same as he does with his assets. He said that I should send him that he had an acquaintance who had sought money at interest from him and that he would teach me how to invest later in real estate. This is how he does it to increase his wealth. Invest.''

''SELLING money?''

''Cool, isn't?'' Soon she sits down next to me.

''SELLING money?''

''That's what you heard.'' She pulls away from me and crosses both legs, sitting down next to me, holding the bench's concrete base firmly.

''Oh my!'' I tap my forehead.

''That's how it works, Akari. For example: I will sell 10,000 won for 100,000 won. You take money from me and pay me a monthly fee and...''

''That's a loan shark thing!''

''...and as a guarantee that you have to pay me, before we close the deal, you give me your property in my name in a cold contract. Like a car or property. That's how I always win. As soon as you pay me, we can cancel the contract.''