The Time We Wasted

Part 3 - His Sunset Glow

It was saturday afternoon and Sung Noeul was watching television alone in the main room. His Dad was working on something that happened at his office, and his Mom was out with the other ahjummas. He lied on his side, munching on snacks as he watched the weekend drama. He was admiring Kim Hye Soo's beauty in her newest ads when he sniffed on woman's perfume scent. He didn't need to look behind to know to whom the perfume scent belonged to. "Jageun Noona, you just arrived home an hour ago after more than a week away for back to back international flight and now you are going out again?" asked Noeul, eyes still glued on the TV screen.

"Mm. I have to pick up something and have an appointment afterward. Noeul-ah, how does Noona look?" asked Deok Seon, smiled brightly as she put her hands on her hips.

Noeul scanned Deok Seon's appearence. She was wearing a knee-length soft yellow dress and covered it with a new coat he never saw before, she brought her favorite hand bag, her face was painted with a minimal make up saved for a pink lipstick she wore, and she also wore her treasured pink mitten. Even in Noeul's eyes, his noona looked pretty.

"Nice. Are you going on a blind date? Don't make your date bored, just end the date if you are not interested in him."

Deok Seon snorted. "Worry about your own love life. And I'm not going to a blind date, for your information," she said nonchalantly.

His sharp instinct told him there was something different with Deok Seon. Deok Seon wouldn't brought her favorite hand bag and wore her pink mitten if there was no special occasion. She also looked really happy when she got home today, even when she always complained how back to back international flight always tired her out. He observed Deok Seon more closely and try to confirmed his suspicion, "I see. You are dating. Who is this unfortunate fellow?"

She stuck her tongue out and waved at her younger brother as she walked outside, "Someone you know. Tell Omma and Appa don't expect me for dinner."

Sung Noeul counted how many boys in Deok Seon's life he knew. He immediately eliminate all his school friends (Deok Seon is not the type to date younger man) and all male celebrities she liked (Deok Seon could dream dating celebrities, it wouldn't be come true). He wished his guess is correct. Without noone's knowledge, he already has suspicion about someone behavior toward his second older sister years ago, ever since Deok Seon received her Christmas present years ago.

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Deok Seon walked out of a jewelry store with a smile on her face. She bought something that she hoped Jung Hwan would like. Not that she bought it for Jung Hwan, anyway. If he didn't like it, she would still wear that, Jung Hwan could sulk all he wants she wouldn't care a bit. She was becoming excited and walked faster when suddenly her pager beeped. She smiled wider when she recognized the number. She found a public telephone booth and entered. Reaching inside her coat's pocket, she found a coin and put it inside the coin hole. She listened to the message and proceeded to leave a message back to the sender.

She waited outside of the telephone booth and not too long, a Jeep halted in front of her. She opened the door and hopped inside. Smiling brightly, she immediately lunged her body to hug the driver, "Jung Hwan-ah, I miss you so much."

Jung Hwan buried his head inside the crook of Deok Seon's neck. He sniffed a faint smell of rose from her perfume, a scent he always knew belong to Deok Seon. He sighed in contentment, and said, "I miss you too, Deok Seon-ah."

His breath against her neck tickled her. Deok Seon released the hug, a bit too fast for Jung Hwan's liking. She cupped Jung Hwan's cheek and pecked his lips. His lips so tasty it made Deok Seon had to hold her desire to do more than a peck to him. He still wore his uniform, and looked really good in it. She wondered how she only realized now that his Jung Hwan was actually a catch, no wonder he always had girls lining up. She pecked his lips once more, this time a little bit longer. Yup, Kim Jung Hwan is mine. The other girls can go to hell.