The Hired (Completed!)

Chapter 73

4:55 p.m.

"*sighhh~ that was tiring, ha ha!", laughed Shin. Well, with him running around in circles and having us play volleyball with all those girls in bikinis, and with him kicking out some wild moves at that time, this kid looks like he went on for 2 days straight without taking a shower, ha ha ha ha!

Well, besides hitting the beach to play volleyball and have fun, we also went earlier to different clothing shops, roam around the mall, and watched a movie in 3D. Shin told me that he hasn't been able to relax and have fun for a while so that's why we're out the whole day. And gosh was it tiring. Hoo~

"Hey, wanna' get some drink? They sell fresh coconut juice back there.", I asked and immediately got up from sitting in the sand to head towards the stall. The drink was really cheap, it only cost me 2 dollars to buy two for the both of us. Plus! Here's what's great as well, it isn't just the juice I'm buying but also the whole coconut. You know, the white thing inside? And they also gave me spoons for that.

"Ya, Shin Young-ah", I called out as I walked back towards him.

"Oh?! How much is this? 오모 대박~ (omo, this is awesome)", I knew he'll be like this, pft. Such a kid he is, tshh. It's like he never changed that much even after we've been apart from each other for years.

"Ahh~ that was refreshing.", I exclaimed as I sipped the juice from the straw. It's been a while since I went here. It was like 4 or 5 years ago when me and the other 6 of us went here in the beach with Jo Eun, and that was the last. I never really got the chance to go here anymore ever since I started working. It's all thanks to this guy, ha ha.

"Hyung, we're planning a reunion next December.", suddenly blurted Shin from beside me as we sat comfortably in the sand, watching the sun go down.

"Reunion?", I repeated, a little surprised than I expect myself to be. We never did any reunions before so, this is quite new to me I guess.

"Yeah. And um... some friend of Soon hyung's planning to throw a Christmas party. Me, Jio hyung, and the others are invited. Only except for you and Sang Min because you know, Sang Min's in States.", he explained while emptying his drink. I just nodded my head and didn't say anything in response. Until...

"Well... how about—"

"Jo Eun will be there too.", he continued for me. I was gonna' ask him about that but... err, I guess he already knows that I was going to ask him her.

"I see...", I quietly stated as I went back into consuming my drink. Soon enough, silence began to fill the atmosphere between us. Although the noise of the children playing in the sand and the sound of the waves crashing into the shore were present, the ambience in between the two of us seemed to be a little somber, though calm. It was as if something hit us that we both had to fall silent for a while. It feels good in part, but just looking at Shin right now, it's making me feel quite uncomfortable seeing him act this way.