His voice was ragged, his breath uneven as he tried to ask for directions. He clunged to the girl as he asked, gripping her shoulders like his life dependent on her. The girl looked shocked, confused as to why someone so handsome is panting, and looking so scared at the same time!
"Um... Can you not touch me first?" She slowly asked. Gyueum complied, apologizing for his behavior. "I'm sorry, it's just, I'm- looking for someone but she suddenly left, so I'm trying to look for her. But-"
"I understand, she must have been important for you to sound so... Hazy" she replied, cutting off Gyueum's staggering reply. "It's there, close to the bathroom" she pointed out. Gyueum flashed a relieve look before thanking her.
After running again he finally found it, brushed beside the stall of the bathroom. He hurriedly pushed it and he felt like he stepped into a different universe. The bar before was messy, people dancing widely to questionable music blasting in the background, the floor was also wet, he didn't if that was alcohol but he sure wasn't interested. But in the motel?
It was like he stepped into a five star hotel, the floor was pearly white, with no dust in sight! And the people? They looked like they were aristocrats with how they behave and how they dressed. Gyueum was flabbergasted,
Is this the love motel? He didn't know what to do, he tried to go back but was suddenly called out by someone. He slowly turned to look at them, and based on what he was wearing he was probably the receptionist, or staff.
"Is this the love motel?" He whispered to the staff, they smiled politely and nodded. "Yep! It doesn't look like what you thought, right?" They cheerfully replied to which Gyueum absolutely agreed.
"I-i..." Gyueum wanted to ask if they saw small girl walk in, but he was too shocked and well... Flustered to say the least.
After giving the staff the silent treatment, they just made him sit in the lobby as he tried to organize his thoughts. Why the heck is this place even here? And why is it connected to a bar?
Gyueum never heard about a bar and a motel being connected ever. But probably it changed while he was away. However, he was still confused. Why did Seo In ask to see him here? Did she really sent the message for him or no? He was more confused now then when he sat down.
'this is no time to be confused Gyueum. Ask questions first before finding the answers!' he thought to himself. He then stood up and then approached the desk, be it clumsily.
"e- excuse me. Um, have you seen a girl enter here from the bar? Shes small and was wearing a white dress." Gyueum asked. The staff who was maning the desk smiled politely and shuffled on her keyboard.
"Who is the name of the lady?"
"Seo In, Yeo Seo In." the girl nodded in acknowledgement and then turned to Gyueum again.
"Who is she for you?" she asked.
"she's my.. Um" Gyueum tried to think of what to call her. Was she his date? He can't say 'shes a girl I'm courting for' can he? Since it would be a red flag if he did say that and then look for her in a love motel.
Gyueum silence was probably annoying for the staff, so she just slipped a paper containing the information and let him leave with a sigh.
After taking the piece of paper and going up to the elevator, his thoughts were running fast with his thought process, trying to find any way on how to justify his action. But he finally got to the conclusion that Seo In sent the message to him and was just looking for her.
When he was Infront of the room door, he inhaled, then exhaled, trying to ready himself of what he sees in the door. Be it what he expected or not.
He knocked at the door, only to slightly push it. He was puzzled, and didn't know what to do.
'do I open it, or do I call out? I mean, it was already open to begin with, but still! Invasion of privacy Gyueum!' he shouted in his head and continued to knock, even if it was already swaying, tempting him.
The suddenly, it opened, but it wasn't who he thought it was. It was a grown woman who was definitely more mature than anyone he has met. "Can I help you kid?" She asked nicely while clutching a towel that was covering her body.
Gyueum immediately looked away, "do you know Seo In? Is she there o-or some-thing?" He stuttered as he looked at the ceiling with building eyes.
"I'm Seo In, Yoo Seo In" the mature woman explained. "Ha? Not, Yeo, but Yoo?" He asked confused, still looking at the ceiling.
"No, you must said the wrong name or the attendant didn't hear you correctly. If I'm right, she was from a different country"
'aahh, makes sense. Because Seo In was never this.. mature" he thought to himself as he tried to sneak at the girls upper breast, but caught himself mid peak and looked up again. "O-o-okay, BYE!" He loudly yelled before booking out of the place.
He ran so fast, that everyone he past only saw an afterimage.
When he stopped, it was Infront of the building. He buckled and tried to steady himself with his hands on his knees. He was panting, but his mind ran faster than his physical body.
'WHERE IS SEO IN?!" The only question he repeated to himself while running. After steadying himselfz he looked around the place. It was dark with the only source of light was the streetlight a block away. And when he looked back, he noticed that the bar and the motel really were connected, as there was no alleyway.
He wanted to meet her, but how could he when he lost sight of her? He sighed, gave up, and walked to the nearest park.
As he sat on the bench with a sad face on, he noticed someone running.
'someone's running, at this hour?!" He looked at his phone, and it really was past midnight. But when the runner past by a streetlight, his face was lighted and Gyueum recognized him.
It was the boy from the flower shop, with the unnoticeable purple hair! What was he doing here?
"Hey!" Gyueum called out, and geumwook immediately snapped his head. He looked scared, even ready to fight, but soften his expressions when he remembered his face. He then approached him.
"What are you doing here?" He kindly asked. And Gyueum, being superly talkative for some reason, spilled everything. And as geumwook listened, he thought to himself how this guy wasn't weary about him, or even scared, which he found super odd. He also felt a bit wrong, for some reason. Considering he was just thinking of stalking him with wuhyeon
"So, what are you gonna do next?" Gyueum thought about it. He didn't really know what he was gonna do next, but he felt like he should confront her. But how to do that?
"I'm thinking of confronting her, but I don't know how to" Gyueum was in a rough patch. Geumwook found him looking stupid as he tried to think, and then somehow persuading himself to do the same.
"What if you ask for another date? In that case you can ask while in the pretense of getting to know each other" Gyueum found the idea brilliant, quickly leaping from the bench and started to leave. "THANK YOU FOR THE ADVICE! I'LL USE IT WELL!" He shouted in the empty park. Geumwook felt a bit flustered, but still waved him goodbye.
(I'm getting better, I think..)
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Why am I always late?
RomanceThis story is about Kim gyueum (김규음) a student in a private school whose born in a very rich family, always late to everything. To family events,graduation ceremonies to going to a cafe,even to his own birthday party he is always late while his bes...
