Meteor

Four

"Don't be so confident like that, I haven't even gone to the interview yet. And my English is not that good so it won't be too surprising if I fail," he wryly laughed.

"You are smart and hard-working, I bet that you're gonna do well. Hang in there!" She gripped both her hands and displayed an expression which was as determined as she could. But Yu Jin would rather say it was amusing than resolute.

"OK, I'll try."

"If you fail, then I'll be very mad. I'll probably beat you up, so remember to put your heart into it," she said and made a face at him.

"It's funny how you think that kind of threatening will scare me," Yu Jin chuckled.

Eun Chae went on to ramble around in the midst of the mesmerisingly picturesque rain of pink and white petals. She stopped at a tree, tiptoed to retrieve a flower and gently put it on her hair. Yu Jin was following her and he took out his phone camera right at the most worth-capturing moment to take a photo of her. She looked extremely joyful in the photo with a huge grin and smiley eyes. "She is gorgeous", Yu Jin thought to himself. As he looked at her happy face, his mouth also unconsciously curved into a small grin. He was absolutely confident to say that she had the most contagious smile in the world. She was so jubilant that for a moment, Yu Jin completely forgot the fact that she was about to be gone in a year. How could a girl who was going to die in about more than one year have such a cheerful and lively smile?

"Hey Yu Jin, how do I look?" She merrily asked him.

"Beautiful!" He gave her a big smile.

"By the way, what shall we eat for lunch today?" She excitedly inquired, "Fried chicken maybe?"

"No, you're on medications, don't eat too much greasy food like that. You already had fried chicken once and tempura once this month, remember?" He firmly reminded her what she needed to do.

"But I love chicken," she pouted and gazed at him with an adorable look that could sway anyone's mind, in the hope to squeeze a yes out of him. But unlucky for her, the boy standing in front of her had been studying medicine more than enough to know that saying "No" was the best he could do for her.

"No is no, if you love fried chicken that much, then go eating out with someone who doesn't care about your health," he sighed heavily and scowled at her.

"OK OK, I won't, what do you wanna eat?"

"Anything that sound healthy should be fine."

"You like Chinese noodles?"

"Sounds good."

They walked to a restaurant nearby to have their lunch.

"Oh my God, I love its smell," she exclaimed just as soon as her noodle bowl was served, without even trying it yet.

Yu Jin hummed noncommittally and ate his food.

"The broth tastes so good, do you like it?"

"Yeah, it's pretty good."

She had been giving so many compliments on the things she experienced today. Yu Jin really wondered whether it was her hunger that made the food seem more delicious, or it was just her habit to react to every positive thing around her.