A Love like Weather?

Summer 1

"Summer is filled with break out the rules, standing apart, ignoring your head, and following your heart. " 

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I always heard people saying every summer has a story, except me. I never had a real wild adventure.

My name is Moon Chae Won, and that year, my summer story began and changed my entire being forever.

I am a weather forecaster. If you ask me whether it's my dream, well it wasn't really! But I came to appreciate it. The more I give my job a second thought, the more I found it deeper than a simple and pretty woman introducing today's weather.

I was a practical woman who thought about every step she should take. I had everything any woman would want: a beautiful face, a nice and stable job and many admirers. Wherever I go, people recognize me as the lovely weather forecaster.

My parents always nag me to go on vacation. That summer, they booked a plane ticket and hotel room for two weeks in Jeju Island. They were so excited sending me out. I resented them for it, but now, I'm so thankful they cared enough for me to send me to what is now my destiny.

I was lonely during the flight, seeing a young couple –probably my age- sitting beside me made me for the first time envious. That woman appeared to have the perfect man except maybe his physics. He had chubby cheeks, permed hair (like ahjummas) and nerdy glasses. But it didn't matter; as he stood up I noticed his tall feature, his large shoulders and well build abs. (His arms looks great with his sleeves rolled up a little.)

The reason I envied her was the way he cared for her. He made sure she was comfortable, and even sat straight the entire flight so she could lean her head on his shoulder. She slept at ease since he was adjusting her every now and then.

I didn't realize we arrived; I had given up to sleep. Thanks lord the guy from earlier woke me up; he even helped me pulling down my luggage.

I had a light dinner and immediately went to my room to sleep. I wasn't expecting much from this trip.

I put on my swimsuit and walked to the beach the very next day. The hotel I stayed in had a wonderful view on it, and the pool was crowded.

It was a peaceful moment, until some kids playing volley-ball dropped their ball on my face. I wanted to kick them one by one. It was a hot day, and they ruined my mood. I figured refreshing myself with cold salty water would help.

I'm not going to lie; I don't know how to swim, more precisely, I have a fear of watter. I even ran away in my first attempts to enter the freezing water. I finally went in; the water stopped at my thighs and around me were little kids with buoys playing in the water. I was kind of ashamed; my pride pushed me to go further in.

I felt someone pushing me and the rest is mystery to me. I opened my eyes to someone's lips over mine, his hand over my chest pushing it up and down, the next thing I saw was a well built torso, I must have gazed too long, the minute I lifted my head I saw him blushing.

I should have been embarrassed, but I was more fixing myself. Don't blame me, we all read since kids that our handsome prince charming saves us somehow.

"Excuse me? What did you say?"

I must be thinking out loud. He blinked his eyes.

"Oh! I ... nothing." I stuttered for the first time in my life. It was officially the worst day in my life, but giving it a second thought now, it is the most amazing memory "the first time we met, like really met."

"Are you okay Miss?"

He helped me up, I nodded still looking down. I felt my cheeks turning red from the heat. Damn you hot summer!