Before//Book 1

🖤Chapter 1 🖤

Daegu ~ South Korea ~ 10:40pm
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My head rocked gently against the cold window as the car rolled along the dusty trail that led to the camping grounds.
'Bord Forde- luxury camp site'
A large sign read , barely visible through my misty eyes . It wasn't late , but the long ride from Suwon tired me out a lot .
Let alone the fact that I had to sit beside Seojun the whole way. He screamed at his Nintendo and cried when mother refused to give him a fifth cookie . Sigh. Ten year olds.
"Ok kids ! We're here !" Mother said as father parked the car in a vacant spot and frowned at the scenery .
I looked out the window to see the vast sea rolling slowly towards us . It was quite dark out , but the huge moon lit up the waves .
A huge stretch of sand lay infront of it , several small fires lit on it and ant sized people around them .
I smiled excitedly . I loved the beach.
Everyone got out of the car as father examined the map of the campsite to find our caravan.
We walked for almost half an hour until we found it .
369.
All the mobile homes were in rows with small stretches of garden to separate them . They were spacious and had a lovely porch at the front .
Almost every light was out except for a few .
We entered our mobile home and sighed as the air conditioning was switched on .
I found my room and quickly unpacked everything .
A pretty little room . I unpacked my clothes and changed into a pair of denim shorts and an oversized t-shirt .
I drew the curtains in my room to reveal a small window which stared blankly at the neighbors window .
The light was on . I stared at it as I seen a figure moving behind it .
It was about 2 foot away from mine .
"Chun-ja!!!" I heard and jumped , pulling away from the window .
I followed my mother's call into the kitchen .
"Ahhh Chunja, your father and I want to tell you that we all must be up at 7am tommorrow morning for early breakfast , so please sleep now okay?"
7am? I'm not an early bird at all.
"Yes mother ." I sighed .
"Off to bed now. And get Seojun down too!" She called after me as I rolled my eyes behind her back .
I entered Seojun room as he rolled around in his bed hyper.
He squealed and giggled when I told him sternly to go to sleep and kicked me hard when I tried to put him down .
"Seojun!!" I shouted at him angrily .
"Chunja! Do not shout at your brother !" My mother furiously burst in huddling a crying Seojun.
"But he kicked me !!" I gasped in fury .
It was always like this . Seojun always favoured. Me always belamed.
I left my shouting mother behind and Locke myself in my room suddenly crying . Sometimes I just want to run away.
I climbed onto my bed beside the window and wiped away my tears huddling my knees .
My fingers pulled back the curtains slowly to reveal the window once more .
The neighbors light still on.
I spun around and lay on my bed . I need to sleep.
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Three hours later and I'm still lying here awake . Everyone else is fast asleep. The air was dead and quiet. If I listened as hard as possible I could hear the soft sea waves crashing into the rocks .
I waited another half hour before realising it's no good. Insomnia for you.
I sat up groaning .
Pulling back the curtain I seen it still on.
That light. The black figure still beside it . My fingers clasped the button and I opened the window . It was small enough but I could hang out of it.
I rested my elbows on the rim and rested my head in my hands as the sea breeze washed over me . It smelt amazing , like salt and sand , and fire .
"Hey,"
A deep voice woke me from my quick nap . It sounded manly and deep, but still like honey, softer then a feather, a voice that could coax flowers to grow from the snow . I jumped back slightly shocked and blinked quickly as my eyes adjusted to the light .
Looking up I saw the neighbors window open, and another insomnic hanging out the window like me . He was like art .
His flawless skin shone pale in the moonlight , his deep brown eyes glistened in the dark , his black hair swayed gently in the sea breeze.
He looked at me in the eye when he talked to me . Confident .
I felt speechless . Embarrassed even . Lost for words - and I never felt like this .
"Oh -h-hi," I splurted. I prayed he couldn't hear my nerves .
"Did you move in today?" He smiled a bit at my nervousness .
"Yes , just a few hours ago actually ."
He nodded as he shifted abit to make himself more comfortable .
"Can't sleep?" He asked .
"Nope, I never can, not anymore ." I blushed . Why did I say that?
"Well, your not alone !" He smiled . "I rarely sleep either , night time is the prettiest time of the whole day, why would anyone want to shut themselves down for it you know ?" He furrowed his brow slightly .
"Yeah, it's beautiful ." I said awkwardly .
There was a slight silence which made me want to run out of embarrassment .
He circled his fingers around a hole in the window frame looking at it.
"S-so how long have you been here ?" I asked . I sounded like an idiot . Who asks these questions? Why would I care ?
"Four days ! I'm here all summer !" He frowned abit .
"Oh, I'm here all summer too , I don't know what I'll do with myself ."
He laughed .
"There's plenty to do ! Walk along the beach , swim , barbecue , collect shells , ehhh" he ran out of things to say and we both laughed .
"Sounds fun?" I chuckled.
"Maybe for the first three days , then it gets boring , there's only so many times you can walk along a beach ."
I nodded .
"Are you with your family?" I asked .
"Yeah," He sighed.
"Just me and my parents , you?"
"Parents and brother ." I winced .
He smiled .
"Oh yeah, quite a fight you were having ." He chuckled .
I blushed . Great. Who else heard .
"Oh -y-yeah, ehm he just-"
"I get it ," he laughed . "I know what it's like ."
I smiled. I reached out to pull the window in . I had ran out of things to say. It might seem rude but I just had to get away .
"H-hey!" I heard him say slightly anxious . I furrowed my brow and re opened the window .
"I-I never got your name ?" He smiled . He had the most charming smile . That smile would make me do anything .
I smiled .
"Chun-ja , you?"
"Chun-ja? Spring child ? Beautiful name !"
I blushed .
"Yes , but I'm actually a winter baby , my parents weren't expecting me for another month." I blushed .
He smiled .
"Taehyung , Kim Taehyung ."
He reached out his hand and laughed . I covered my laugh in my hand and slightly shakily reached out mine to shake his .
We stretched our fingers but they were still cms from touching . We both laughed as we gave up .
" I better go, I have to get up early tommorrow." I sighed . Truthfully . I could sit here hanging out of this window and talk to kim Taehyung for hours on end .
"I'll see you around ?" He asked . I smiled slightly turning away to avoid him seeing it .
"Yeah, I'd like that." I smiled and nodded . He smiled brightly like a puppy .
"Goodnight." He smiled .
"Night" I mouthed as I closed the window and lay back down on my bed . My heart flurried suddenly and I gasped for air . It was almost impossible to stop the temptation of flying back my hand and reopening the window , or checking to see if his light was still on . Somehow I fell asleep . Smiling into my duvet .
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