wicked player ★ ( heeseung )

fourteen

14. snowy night

Kim Haerin

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Covering my mouth, I was trying my best to not laugh when I saw Grandma struggling to put the thread in the eye of the needle. Her squinted eyes and the needle being so close to her face that I almost thought she might shove that into her face, it made her look adorable to me. With a smile I heaved a sigh before extending my hand towards her.

"Give it to me, I will do it." I said snatching it from her which she effortlessly let go off, letting me do it. With a small smile on my face I passed it through the eye easily showing it to her proudly earning a gasp of amusement from her.

"Here, take it." I passed it towards her and she took it smiling happily, her hands went over my head to ruffle my head which felt very soft and gentle. "I cannot worry about anything when you are with me." She exaggerated, making me exhale as I was flustered.

Doing a knot at the end of the thread, Grandma sewed a cherry red coloured scarf which attracted me. My hands on its own caressed the soft material as if it is a feather. In curiosity I ended up asking the question that was piling in my head.

"Who is this for Grandma?" The old woman focused on the piece she was attaching through the thread while still listening to me before she responded back. "For you." My eyes sparkled in excitement upon hearing her reply.

The smile did not leave my face as I admired the way her wrinkled and soft hands moved over the material. The perfection that emerged in her piece of art was eye pleasing. "Then I will make sure to keep it with me forever so it will remind me that you are always with me." I grinned amusingly, earning a soft chuckle before her hand went over my cheeks to caress me. The warmth of her body was gentle and safe.

"I am always with you my little princess. I am not going to leave you until I see you get married." She retorted , causing me to jolt up in shyness as I blushed, shaking my head while smiling. "There is still time, Grandma." I rolled back my eyes firing back to her remark not until she snapped back stronger.

"But it is going to be Heeseung, right?" My eyes widened at her remark causing my heart to skip as I felt blood rush through my body tensing me up. The mischievous smile on her face depicted that she is teasing me and enjoying it. With irritation, I pressed my lips together, scrunching my nose speechless. I didn't answer her.

•••••

"Did you go shopping?" I asked the moment I entered his car, greeted by a few shopping bags in his car's backseat piled over each other as if he just threw them there carelessly. With excitement my hands reached to grab a few of the bags to see the garment inside it.

"I did, after all I couldn't live on those clothes that belonged to your so-called cousin." Sarcasm was perfectly visible in his voice which made me side eye him, a stimulating smile on his perfect lips that never leaves somehow. Being the mature one, I shrugged it off looking away rummaging through the bag.

It had a few jackets, t-shirts and jeans that were all expensive and vibrant, making my jaw drop just by the price tag over them. With a small forced smile I put it back in the bag looking at the guy beside me, thinking if he could actually buy me if I end up rejecting him at the end.

Suddenly my thoughts piled up about the night when I got proposed to by Heeseung. It has already been one week and he hasn't talked about it again except the flirtatious behaviour of his which I am already used to now.

We have been under one roof for four days. Surprisingly it didn't feel awkward or uncomfortable and I found myself actually getting along well with him. The way we would help each other out with chores and other stuff made her closer to the point for me to forget how we actually met at first. Unintentionally he became a part of my daily life in just a few days.

He is rich but his way of treating others is not rich. He might be a playboy but he considers the person's consent and never crosses the limit. He has a pure soul with charming characteristics that I have noticed from the first day. Looking at him everyday from close has made me addicted to his traits.

The small details that he lets out when doing something makes him more attractive than I could say. His melodious heavenly voice, siren eyes, signature smile everything is gorgeous about him that makes me question myself that I don't even know the answer of.

What made him like me?

I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't even notice when Heeseung pulled the brake causing me to almost fly out of the car. With fast heartbeats, I looked back at the guy beside me. He had a mischievous grin on his face enjoying the reactions I gave to him.

"Get off." He told me, causing my eyes to flicker. Sneering my face, I roamed my eyes around the area we were at. It was an empty road with only trees on both of our sides, I was confused. A feeling of uneasiness arose in me when I saw no human being at the spot. Being too mesmerised by everything I didn't realise when Heeseung suddenly opened his side of the door and the next moment I saw him at my side.

Pulling the door towards his direction, he opened it leaning forward causing me to move back curling myself on the seat. Heeseung looked at me with serious and blank eyes before his fingers brushed against the seatbelt that was tied over making me flinch.

Before I could process anything he pulled me out causing me to bump into his chest. My eyes widened as I looked at his eyes that fixated on mine. My heart was jumping crazily inside, making me anxious about the fact that he could hear it.

Coming back to my consciousness I tried to push him, ready to ask him what was going on until something white and light began to fall over us. Diverting my focus from Heeseung I looked at the feather kind of stuff on the ground only to realise it was snow. Season's first snow shower.

My eyes widened in excitement as I spread my hands to get the white salty kind of material in my palms in amusement. My eyes sparkled by the view as I jumped, squealing around.

"Oh my God! It is snowing!" I shouted while showing it to Heeseung who looked at me with his beautiful heart shaped smile, his eyes alluring. Twirling around I played with it. The whole road that displayed concrete awhile ago now turned into crystal white as the snow lay over it, seemed like salt.

I felt chills in my body but the cold was invisible under the joy of my amusement. The sudden realisation hit me when my attention riveted on Heeseung. Staying still I turned towards him which made him straighten his posture, his brows creased together.

"Why did you stop?" He asked, causing me to tilt my head as I tried to attach every clue in my mind. A knowing smile on my face.

"You knew that it would snow today, that is why you brought me here, right?" I shot up my brows, waiting for his response. The guy touched his nape, a coy smile on his face while the snow pallets were taking over his hair that was messy yet he looked perfect.

"Yes, I did." He retorted with a faint chuckle. I went towards him, my eyes squinting while I suspected him about an obvious fact that was very clear to me.

"How come you know I love snow? I don't remember telling you anytime soon." I suspiciously gazed into his eyes. There was silence around for a good moment. I waited for his response when he suddenly stepped forward, making me tense up by how close he came, leaning his face in front of mine. Our eyes were on a good level to match each other's.

Lifting his right hand, it caressed through the tangled hair of mine, taking off the snowflakes that rested over it. I was frozen and even though the temperature was lowered I felt my body heating up. My lips smacked together not being able to retort any word to push him away.

"Your words aren't necessary for me to know what you like and what not." His low pitched husky voice gave me a shiver down my spine. His hand that was over my head, now went down to my cheeks as he squished them causing me to back off by the sudden stinging sensation.

"You are again diverting the topic by these cheesy remarks of yours." I retorted annoyingly, earning a chuckle from him. He didn't reply back but I could tell by how his eyes were flickering and the way his lips trembled before answering me, showed that he was lying. He is hiding something and somehow I feel like ...

It is related to me.