The boy, who was in no condition to respond at the moment, briefly shakes his head.
Jinhee chuckles, patting his head.
"Sorry if that was too sudden to ask, considering we just met just now," She says. "It's probably better now to not talk and just cry."
Jinhee keeps to the quiet as she promises, letting the boy sniffle in her company for several minutes more.
"Who are you?" He asks her, finally doing away with the silence.
She smiles again, warmly. Her eyes transform into soft, crescent delights.
"I'm Jinhee Yoon." The boy blinks away the tears, hearing her reply.
'Jinhee Yoon.' The name was foreign to his ears as was the person he had just met.
"And may I ask who you are, boy-crying-on-the-bench?" She gibes, nearing her face towards him.
"Uh, my name..." He begins, a bit anxiously. "Um.." The boy felt nervous at how close she was to him. This was basically a whole new experience for the young boy.
"Aww, It's okay if you don't want to tell," She waves it off, leaning back on the bench, finally giving the boy air to breath. "I mean, I could always give you a nickname or something."
She pauses to think for a moment then titters.
"Like honey or darling. That would be cute."
The boy awkwardly smiles, as he found the names not so to his taste. She thinks again and her eyes widen abruptly.
"Dino!" She says excitedly. "I'll call you Dino! Cause you remind me of a little dinosaur."
Again, he stares at her with an awkward glance, but suddenly gives an acknowledging nod at her idea.
As soon as she saw the young boy's nodding approval, Jinhee rejoiced at once.
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To The Market
Fanfiction"My mother used to say that sweet things can sometimes cheer a person up, so here." In which a girl heading home from the market, finds a lone boy on a bench crying.
