A Love like Weather?

Autumn 1

"Winter is an etching; spring a water color, summer an oil painting, and autumn a mosaic of them all."

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  It was already fall. Time flees easily as I barely caught up with it. A great year passed by but my life is still the same. I hoped this summer would be like its previous, but apparently I was too greedy.

I always found autumn fascinating. Though everything is left unfinished, we have to find some time to admire the leaves turn. That day - it was early September; I offered it to my mind, expecting Mother Nature to surprise me. Instead, fate surprised me.

I took a sit on a bench in Dosan Park, the trees were covered in red and gold leaves. The days grew colder as a cold breeze touched my face and played with some strays of my hair. I was lost in my memories: having a wonderful summer due to a stranger, improving in my career and developing in my personal life but turning to my previous life before that magical summer.

Indeed I had a failed relationship that I come to appreciate as a good experiment that through it, met a new friend Jung Joon Young. He's a photographer and a really fun and easy person to be around. I also got closer to Park Eun Ji a sunbae that I grew fond of.

A little boy caught my eyes; he was jumping trying to catch the falling leaves. He suddenly fell and started crying. I stood to go check on him but a young man beat me to it.

I froze, at the sight of the guy. He gently checked the boy's knees blowing on it, and then lifted him in his arms with a bright smile. I followed him with my eyes. How long has it been? A year and two months! Sure time flees.

I laid down in my bed, what is happening to me? I thought I got over him and he was just an interesting journey I lived.

Two weeks past. I convinced myself that I turned the page once I left. How did he take it? I was curious but contented with the fact that he was taken. What if he wasn't? It was a headache.

"We have guests today." Announced the director, I was expecting a celebrity or a politician. I was peeking through the door with Eun Ji. Seeing kids walking in was kind of choking.

"We're babysitting today." She looked at me confused, and after pushing me see, she turned with her hand covering her mouth.

"You have to see their teacher; I don't mind babysitting with him." I rolled my eyes, her and her pervert thoughts.

I wasn't curious to see the teacher, I already knew one. And when I say he is the dream teacher to any innocent child or pervert woman.

I was memorizing my weather presentation. The director walked in catching our attention. Little kids walked after in pairs smiling. They stopped and bowed.

"Third degree in Shin Hak Elementary school. Thank you for having us." I and all the females there giggled, they seemed well mannered.

"Moon Chae Won-sshi" the director caught my attention. "This little girl will feature in your weather broadcast." she walked to me and bowed. "Good evening. I'm Lee Hyeri, nice to meet you unnie."

"Her teacher will help her memorizing her lines, just keep her company while we show the others the station." I didn't know why she was left with me while he others left, I felt kind of burdened but she was really polite. She surprised me though when she told me she has a boyfriend.

"I'll introduce u to him unnie. But don't fall for him!"

"Arrasseo, unnie won't steal him." I giggled imagining myself with a seven years old boy. Man I can be his mother.