S U B W A Y

Lost

Cynthia got out at her station, simply saying "Bye!" to the boy that she just met. During their conversation through translator she found out that he's senior in high school just like her and that he's aspiring musician. He waved at her in return. She walked forward with confidence for a while but soon she realized that there are many exits from the subway. 30 min before, she texted Lena that she is coming back to her apartment using Wi-Fi at Contemporary Art Museum that she went to visit by herself today. Lena should be coming back home from work right now - Cynthia thought. If she could connect to Wi-Fi somewhere she could ask Lena for her address because she forgot to do that before. At the moment she checked time on her phone- it died. When she realized in how horrifying situation she is, goosebumps appeared in her skin- a foreign girl who doesn't speak Korean lost without any way to contact her friend. She should have stayed at home and waited till Lena finishes work. Finally, she decided to leave the station at the closest exit and check if the surroundings look familiar. On the ground level she spotted a modern shopping center covered in black glass that she definitely passed by after leaving Lena's apartment. In order to get there she walked through a park full of flowers. As she approached fountain in the middle of it, she started hearing music. Passion and feeling radiating from the song captivated her so much that she didn't even realized how long she was listening for. When she finally continued walking and passed by the fountain, she glanced over her shoulder curious to see how the musician looks like. Her eyes widened when she found out that it was the boy from subway. His eyes were closed as he was playing the guitar. Cynthia had to go because Lena would be scared and trying to find her by now. As she moved on the boy looked up for a second and she could swear she could see sparks in his black eyes that looked like stars on the night sky.