A MAN TO HEAL

chapter thirty

POV Suki

It's only six am and I'm already out, waiting for my cousin to show up, I asked him to come to run with me in the morning

And I secretly also asked someone else to come too cause I still have a cupid plan going on

I wait for Yerim on the doorstep and he shows up almost immediately after me

One thing about Yerim, you'll never catch him being late

I smile when I see him, even for a jog he has his eyeglasses on

" You look really formal, don't you think so? " I say teasingly, looking at his long adidas sweater pants and the long zip up hoodie he is wearing

" What do you mean formal? I can't go to the office like that, so it's not very formal "

" If you say so " I say as I begin to warm up

He imitates me , then I decide to drop the bomb

" Hin Ari is coming too, she is probably on her way "

He raises his head to look at me

" You did not..."

" I did " I say with a smile

" You...why? Why would you ask Hin Ari to join? I mean...why would..."

My eyes widen slightly when I see Hin Ari actually getting closer behind him

I didn't have time to warn him

" Don't worry Yerim, I won't prevent you from oxygen, I know you don't really like to see me around but I didn't expect you to make it that obvious " says Hin Ari bitterly

This one goes completely stiff and red

" This...this... wasn't what I meant " he stutters

Yerim throws me a lethal gaze but I purse my lips, trying not to laugh

Hin Ari begins to warm up as well, and she is really provocative with it

That makes my poor cousin goes even more red, he tries his best not to look at Hin Ari moving her buttocks in these tight bike shorts right before his eyes

" Are we done soon? " He asks, staring at invisible dots in the sky

He is too funny

" What if we race? The first one to reach the park wins " proposes Hin Ari

" This is so childish and...why? Not everything should be a competition Ari " Yerim says

She turns around

" Competition gives a little spice to life, otherwise it's tasteless and boring, a lame routine where everyday looks the same "

" Boring sometimes is..."

" Is simply for the coward who are too comfortable and too scared of change " she snaps back before he can finish his sentence

I clear my throat

Well, I feel like they completely forgot my presence, and I'm sure this conversation has nothing to do with the race to the park

I tilt my head, the word park just reminds me of someone I shouldn't be remembering

I blink repetitively, chasing that kiss against the wall that kept haunting me night after night away

But the more I try to erase it from my mind, the more I think about it

My eyes fall closed for a few seconds, I feel transported, the bickering of Yerim and Hin Ari is just a muffled conversation from afar, I no longer can hear them