The warm curse: Sacrifice for love

Do I deserve to love?

The sun went up in the sky. It was 9pm.
Vincenzo stood by the window from his apartment with a mug of coffee in his hand.
As he drank a sip from it, he closed his eyes, feeling the morning sunlight dancing in his room and lightening all around him. He thought in himself, "Just as Hong Cha young-" but his thoughts were shortly interrupted by the buzzing of his phone. On the phone screen, was written the name he just thought of, and he smiled at that.

"Good morning, il mio raggio di sole'' (my ray of sunshine)
Vincenzo said before Cha young could even speak

She was taken aback by his words even though she didn't know what it meant, she still loved how handsomely he speaks Italian. Only now Cha young wanted to be serious, but how can she when he speaks so beautiful to her.

"Umm... Good morning. I am sorry I didn't understand that"
Cha young said shyly

''It's okay, sweetie"
Vincenzo melted Cha young with his words that she was left speechless for a moment

''I wanted to...to talk with you''
Cha young said with concern in her voice, and Vincenzo could sense

''Sure, let's meet up. Where do you want t-"
Vincenzo couldn't finish

''Han River...I'll wait there''

''Oh...Okay''
He said shortly

Vincenzo could sense that something is wrong by the tone of her voice.

"Cha young, is everything okay?"
He asked so he could get some hints for that concern in her

"I'll tell you everything..."
Cha young shortly said and hung up

She closed the call and went to prepare herself.
Cha young stood before the mirror, brushing her shiny hair, and she smiled.
She was wearing a dress, a green dress and on top of it a beige coloured coat.

Outside, it was a little cloudy, but it was still warm.
Cha young left her home and walked to Han River.
Meanwhile, Vincenzo was driving to Han River, hoping that Cha young won't tell him any bad news, but he already knew that there was something off even by her behaviour in the past days.

On the bridge there was a girl who was leaning against the fence, drinking her coffee, and looking down.
Vincenzo went to her, standing beside her without saying anything.
Cha young felt the presence of the other person... The one she was waiting for.
For some time, both of them were silent until Cha young still looking down forced a smile on her face and said

''Do you remember when I told you that everyone here in Korea is like Mafia...''
Cha young said, recalling their past memories

''I remember...''
Vincenzo said without hesitation

''And still I can't remember when I started to hate so much losing...''
Cha young got frustrated

''Cha young, you always hated losing.''
Vincenzo laughed at her

And Cha young did too, remembering.

''You're right... I hated losing all my life, but why does now hurts? Just the thought of losing hurts me so much."
Cha young said both in frustration and pain

''Paga il premio per quello che ti viene dato.''

''Umm...Chamayo (translate)''
Cha young said

''There's time where people pay for what they've got...In that moment one person realise if he deserves what he has or not''
Vincenzo said

''So do I deserve to love?"
Cha young said the question and slowly looked at Vincenzo, who was confused by the sudden question