Intersecting Lines

Chapter 14

 Alex and I arrived in Anyang this morning. This is the hometown of the person I love the most and it feels exciting that I will finally have the chance to know his family better—to know him better. The weather in Anyang is colder than that of Chicago so I have to wear this thick trench coat on top of my pink dress. Alex is waiting outside the room for me. I am currently putting make up to complete my presentable look. Although the monthly friend is just around the corner, I don't want to look like a wasted koala on the wedding day of my boyfriend's older sister. I wore a pinkish peach mini dress and I have my hair down with curled ends. I'm trying my best to look good for Alex as of the moment. I didn't put much make up on my face since I don't want to feel irritated by it during the ceremony.

When everything I need to do is done, I slowly opened the door and I went outside of my room only to see him seating there wearing his black Shaw lapel suit and a bow tie. He has his hair down like always but something made him look extra attractive today. He's almost shining in my eyes. Maybe it was the way he looked at me with those dazzling eyes of his that made everything feel like it is in slow motion. He has this wide smile in his face, and for a moment there he looked at me like I was the only person that mattered. He looked at me the way everyone wanted to be looked at once in their life. He slowly rose from his seat towards me and he fixes his suit without breaking our eye contact.

"You look..." he let his words hang as his eyes wander my face, it's as if he's searching for words to describe me, "You look extremely beautiful." He told me which kind of sounded that he was out of breath. I smile at him and he smiles wider for me.

"Thank you." I tell him and he reaches for my hand to assist me going to the car. We are currently in his house and everyone in his family left for the venue and only the two of us are left. Alex promised to show me his room before we leave for Chicago a day from now. But I'm starting to envision what it would look like. Is it something similar to what I saw back in there or would it reflect the pre teen life of Alex Kim? I keep having thoughts on how he used to be before I happened in his life and all the while, I didn't realize how quiet I've been until I heard Alex ask me if I'm feeling okay.

I nod at his question before speaking, "I'm just having a lot of thoughts on how you used to be before I happened in your life." I tell him and he takes my hand in his as he drove going to the venue of the wedding.

"I told you, I'll save the stories for later. I have tons of stories to tell anyway." He reassured me and offered me a kind smile, "Also, don't think too much if my family's going to like you or not. They're going to love you. Okay? It's going to be okay." He said in a very cool manner and I had to tease him for that.

"We could use some music right about now." I tell him and I open the car radio. A Korean ballad by Kim Bum Soo started playing and I don't know why an old song is playing today. But if I am not mistaken, this song was used as a soundtrack to a Korean drama I used to watch. Surprisingly, I know the lyrics and when Alex started to sing along, I can't help but join in.

"Wow, I didn't know I memorized the chorus of that song." I tell him out of the blue when the song finished playing, "It's a sad song though. But the meaning it is trying to convey made its way to my heart." I added to my statement.

"Everybody went a little crazy for that Korean drama. And memorized that song I miss you by Kim Bum Soo." He told me and I remember how affected I was when the lead actress went blind. Korean dramas could be a little too over dramatic sometimes.

After a few minutes, we arrived at the place where the wedding will be held. And as Alex's sister walked down the aisle, I try to imagine myself doing the walk and Alex waiting for me in front of the altar. For the longest time, I hated the idea of getting married. Maybe, I didn't hate it. It was more like I was scared to get married and experience a near divorce experience. The things that happened between my mom and dad made me question if love really is the strongest force on earth. I tried to answer a yes to my question but then another question follows which is, if love is the strongest force on earth, then why do marriages fail? Why do people cheat and why does it hurt the feelings of the innocent ones? And up until now, I haven't been able to answer these questions. I look over to Alex and I saw him looking at his sister with this proud look on his face. I wonder if he was imagining the same things I did. But I leave it at that thought.