Lessons From Romance

My Heart is Beating

"Who's that?" He pointed to a picture of a girl sleeping on the bus.

"My friend, we've known each other since grade school. She loves sleeping." Chae Yoon told. "Enough, next page. Those pictures are ugly."

Chae Yoon...and Namjoo were friends...they knew each other.

This was...an opportunity for him. He'd been dying over Chae Yoon. If only he saw her again they could talk things over, straighten everything out and start again. Namjoo could take him to her.

Namjoo could do that for him...

When the sun hit the sky the next morning Luhan rose early from bed suddenly energetic. All he could think about was Chae Yoon and his road to her. He'd make her turn around, he'd forgive her, and everything would be fine. They would start off from where they left off.

That was all he could think about.

Chae Yoon, Chae Yoon, and Chae Yoon.

Namjoo was still asleep on the couch when he headed into the kitchen to start cooking some eggs. She awoke a few minutes later when the oil started jumping in the pan. He could hear her sighing from where she was as if she knew she was screwed up for falling asleep.

"What are you doing?" Namjoo questioned standing.

"Breakfast," he pointed to the pan.

Namjoo eyed the cooking eggs then to him, "I thought you don't cook."

"I can at least do this," Luhan replied. "Amazing, right?"

"Whatever," Namjoo shook her head and looked around for her bag.

When he saw that she was headed toward the door he quickly left the stove to stop her, "Where are you going?"

Namjoo shot him a stupefied look as if he should know better than her.

"Home, where else?" She looked like she still had tiredness in her eyes. "I need to wash up, change, and go to work."

"Already?" He asked slightly disheartened.

Then...if she left he wouldn't be able to ask about Chae Yoon.

"I really don't have time," Namjoo brushed her hair back and slipped into her shoes.

"Will you be back later?" He asked.

"We'll see," was all she said before walking out the door.

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Namjoo suddenly felt as if the little time she had left for herself was being cut down to the minimum. She often had more time to enjoy to herself, but now that she had suddenly been out three nights in a row to someone else's home it felt like she was merely rushing back and forth. Everything had been her definition of cheery until recently, which was kind of strange. It wasn't like anything had seriously run out of place, but going out to someone else's place other than Chae Yoon's wasn't her custom.

When Namjoo turned around the corner to her flat she found Chae Yoon ringing the doorbell. She wasn't sure they had a date for that morning, so why was she here?

"Namjoo!" Chae Yoon called out upon seeing her.

"What are you doing here?" Namjoo wondered walking over to unlock the door.

Stepping back Chae Yoon ran her eyes over Namjoo, "Where'd you come from? You spent the night out?"

"Not exactly," Namjoo replied only to hear a gasp from Chae Yoon.

"You did!" Her friend stated in shock. "With who? You...did you finally..."

Flinging her arm out Namjoo pushed her friend aside, "Please, Chae Yoon. I didn't do anything. I just slept."