✹ When Seola's big city life goes south, she decides to throw it all away, move to a small seaside town and open a dessert shop. Unfortunately for her, the owner of the neighbouring restaurant is her high school enemy, Haechan. But does their connec...
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"Let's just say we weren't on good terms back in high school." she snickered, looking at Haechan who was rolling his eyes.
"C'mon guys!! Be nice to each other." Jisung said scoffing in annoyence, only wanting the people he was close with to get along.
"I'm nice, someone here obviously isn't given how he preferred the punisment of doing push ups to teaming up with me in p.e."
"How are you not over it? That was years ago! Besides, I bet you're still as bad at volleyball as you were back then." he said with a smug look on his face.
"How dar-" Seola tried saying, just to be stopped by Eunkyung who was shoving her into the house. Jisung followed them right before shoting a last glare at Haechan, trying to threathen him which didn't exactly work.
"So.. you and Haechan? Seems too unlikely to not be fate." Kyung said with a smirk as she was helping Seola unbag the groceries.
"Whatever, he's an ass anyways." Seola responded.
"HEY! That's my friend." Jisung shouted from the back of another room.
Seola chuckled and started cutting the vegetables for bibimbap when suddenly her phone rang. Binna. The corners of Seola's lips went up.
"Take care of this for me please my friend called." She said, turning to Eun.
"What's up girl?" Seol said, responding to the call.
"Hii! So you know how im the vice-director of this upcoming food documentary, right? Well let's just say we're going to film and interview you as well as all the other restaurant and shop owners in the town!" Binna said excitedly in a whisper-talk, standing at the back of the room so her co-workers wouldn't hear her.
"ALL of them?" Seol said in realisation with her tone being loud enough for the Park siblings to drop what they were doing and turn their attention to her. Realizing how noisy she was being, she went to another room. "I didn't even get to tell you what happened this morning... You know how I told you about that annoying dude that was my classmate back in high school? Well... let's just say he's gonna get interviewed by your team." she said hesitantly.
"GIRL THATS CRAZY!" Binna said, not being able to contain her shock, forgeting she wasn't alone in the room, which led to her getting shushed by her colleagues. "It's fine if you don't wanna do it, we still have to ask everyone else-"
"Who said I'm gonna turn down an apportunity?" Seola said. "I'm not going to let anything and anyone in between me and my dreams again. Why would I turn this documentary when it could make my shop poular?" she asked retorically. Past her would be hesitant about joining the project, but now she decided to be more daring and ambitious.
After the call ended, she returned to the kitchen and told her employees the news.
"WE'RE GOING TO BE ON TV!" the siblings remarked in unison.
Seola chuckled at their excited expressions and continued making lunch. After eating the delicious bibimbap, Seol brought her laptop and the trio started looking for inspiration on what the shop would look like, planning on going shopping for furniture and accesories soon. After a little while, the siblings left since they had to help their mom plant some flowers in the garden. Then she heard a knock on the door, and it turned out to be aunt Kang, who needed some help with a really big fruit order.
"I suddenly got this order that's supposed to be delivered fast but all my workers went home. Can you help, please?"
Seola smilled and nodded softly. She was very glad to be of help.
"There's one more person that's going to help us, we'll meet him at the farm."
So, Seola walked with the woman to the farm, which was only a few minutes away. She found out Aunt Kang's kids lived in another country, so she didn't see them often. Her and her husband have been selling fruits and veggies at the market for decades.
Aunt Kang oppened a big gate and they arrived at a huge-sized land that was nicely parted in sections where there was every fruit and vegetable one could possibly think of growing. Seola couldn't help but be mesmerized by the beauty of the brightly coloured fruits glowing in the sun. Through all the plants and trees you could see a cosy house and a small farm. When they arrived in front of them, Seol finally realised who exactly was the other helpful hand and on her face the same expression from earlier was plastered. Since they continuously met each other, at this rate, she thought that they might as well time travel to the hellish high school years, inked with each others' presence.
"Hi, neighbour!"Seol said with a fake, sweet high- pitched voice. Haechan just gave her a headnod and an attempt at a smile.
"It's great you two know each other! Now let's get to work!." Aunt Kang said excitedly, leading the way towards the oranges they had to handpick.
"Don't you dare act like a nuisance here too." she said whispering to Haechan and shooting him an annoyed gaze.
"I'll act like how I want to act." He said, hurring his pace.
"He's just as childish as he's always been." Seol mumbled under her breath.
"Here! We have to pick 5 big baskets full of oranges" the older woman said after arriving in front of a big orange tree, giving the two a basket, a pair of garden gloves and the ladder to climb on.
"I'll climb first, you hold the ladder." Seola said, turning to Haechan
"But I want to go firs-. Fine, whatever you say, miss."
She was on the ladder and as Seol tip-toed to get at the top of the tree, her foot sllipped a little. Before she could fall on her back, she was caught by two hands, who's owner was slightly disgusted and surprised by his own action. Haechan put her down quickly, turning the other way, embarassed, as a confused Seola mumbled a soft "Thank you." They were unaware that a few meters away, the farm owner was chuckling at how sweet the youngsters are.
After an exhausting two hours, in which Haechan was mostly the one picking while babbling about how unexperienced Seola is, they headed to the Kang's residence to pack everything into boxes and taste a few of the fruits.
Aunt Kang gave Seola a proper tour of the farm while Haechan already started packing. She saw all the little pigs, the cow with her veal and the adorable baby ducklings. When they got back, she noticed on her and Aunt's tables a few oranges already peeled.
She hesitantly ate one, afraid he somehow poisoned them in the short time they were gone.
"Anyways, I have to head back to work. Thanks for having me today!" Haechan said to Aunt Kang with a bright smile.
He turned to Seola and waved, and she could read on his lips the words. "Just for show."
As she watched his back leave the property, she rolled her eyes at how he could possibly be just as childishly two-faced as he was in high-school.
