INTERVIEWER ; JHS

아홉

; ash ;

by the time ash got under a roof, she was already soaking wet. she cursed yet again as she thinks her luck is running out. she squeezed her hair and her clothes to remove the weight if the water. she sighed as shivers at coldness of the rain water and weather.

she was trying to dry herself when she heard a loud honk. she looked up to see a black car parked infront of where she is standing. the car windows rolled down. she squinted her eyes to get a better view of who the person is. it was hoseok.

" yah! get in! " he shouted over the loud rain, ash contemplated her choices but it left her thinking that there was no other choice but to suck up her pride and get in the car. once she got it, she mumbled a thank you.

" here, dry yourself. i don't want you to wet my car. give me your address so i can get you out of my hair quickly " he threw a towel on her face and started drying. ash rolled her as she said her address. the drive was silent, nobody uttered a word. the tension was so thick you can cut it with a knife.

ash wanted to speak, but she just can't. she wanted to ask why he was so annoyed with her. she wanted to know why he acted like that to her when she didn't even do anything to him. just as she was thinking all of that, he stopped the car. ash looked out and it was her apartment building.

" well? aren't you going to get out? i have plans too you know " he said annoyance traced in his voice.

" what did i do? " ash blurted. hoseok snapped his head to her direction, his eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

" what? "

" what did i ever do to make you act so mean to me? did i say something to offend you? was it because i was too annoying? i just want this to end because i'm not really a fan of fights. just tell me wh- "

" you look like my ex-girlfriend " he said. she was shocked.

" w-what? " hoseok sighed before looking at her.

" we were together for a long time. i thought she was the one, until i knew that she was having an arranged marriage. we had no other choice but to break-up " she didn't know what to say or how to respond.

" i'm sorry that happened, but that doesn't give you the right to- "

" i'm sorry kim ashelle "

" i'm sorry i acted that way, i'm sorry i made you cry and insulted your hardwork. i'm sorry i've put you to hell. i'm very very sorry for all those things. maybe we can start again? " he said as a smile slowly crept on his face, something ash wasn't used to seeing. hoseok took out his hand and waited for ash to shake it. she hesitated for a moment but decided to accept it.