C'EST LA VIE (Completed)

Chapitre 2 - Heurter

Germany | 2002

As Chaeyoung drive back from the event, she looks at Yugyeom closely who's now drunk and asleep on the passenger seat. She remembers that at fifth grade Yugyeom once stood up for her after a boy hit her. Even Yugyeom was once got beaten because he protected her from a random guy who tried to block Chaeyoung's way. Chaeyoung could stand up for herself, but this guy never ever left Chaeyoung's side. In high school, people think that he's gay because he always hangs out with Chaeyoung with no relationship, but he didn't care at all, he still played with his best friend. 

Chaeyoung also stayed by his side all the time. Chaeyoung never gave up on his study, as she always helped him, Chaeyoung helped Yugyeom shaped his future, even the thought on going to Germany was a big step for Yugyeom. His parents were quite shocked by his decision. But they learned that Chaeyoung helped him to make a decision, finally, he could think about his future that time. When Yugyeom got his first broken heart, Chaeyoung basically scared the girl down and took him to a beach after to entertain him. They both helped each other a lot.

Chaeyoung knows that this only a silly feeling, she would not trade it to their friendship. Never. Yugyeom is a good guy, and Eunho seems decent, Chaeyoung would try her best to forget her feeling towards the cellist. 

Chaeyoung tries to subside her mind off from this Eunho girl, Funny for her, that she doesn't even know her well but these days she consumed her mind like 24/7. Chaeyoung and Eunho go to the same school and somehow Chaeyoung avoided her hard. Chaeyoung always took another route to avoid musical department building. The more Chaeyoung avoid, the more Chaeyoung keep thinking about her.

Chaeyoung has a safe place in her school, behind the design lab, there's a quiet space, an abandoned outdoor small theatre where Chaeyoung just sits there, making music with her earphone and start drawing. It's her sanctuary. She starts to draw a theatre based on her memory, 2 weeks she watched a ballet performance, she draws the set for a nutcracker recital while listening nutcracker suite. It is a peaceful afternoon for Chaeyoung.

Her eyes are fixed to her drawing book. She doesn't know that a woman tries hard to get her attention, by calling her name too many times, perhaps she doesn't see that Chaeyoung wear her earphone in a maximum volume. The woman then put down one earphone attached to her ear and Chaeyoung is extremely shocked, she jumps and she even spills the coffee beside her.

"Oh Sunbaenim, I am so sorry, so sorry that I surprise you, I am sorry"

Eunho then grabs her handkerchief and try to clean the stain in Chaeyoung's shirt.

"I am sorry, Sunbaenim, I am so sorry"

"It's........fine, it's okay......really" Chaeyoung stuttering.

Chaeyoung is actually nervous now. She looks at her who's busy with clearing up the mess she made. She was so cute with a green shirt and blue jeans, carrying her big cello who she put down now because she's busy saying sorry to Chaeyoung.

"Eunho-ssi, that's okay, you can stop"

"I am so sorry" Eunho give her deep bow.

"It's okay" Chaeyoung smile at her.

"AAAAAAH" She then takes a long deep breath in shock and point at Chaeyoung's paper, "Your drawing, OH MY GOD"

"Ah......" Chaeyoung then grabs the drawing paper, it's ruined from her own coffee. 

"I am so sorry, really, Sunbaenim"

"It's only a sketch, Eunho-ssi, really you should stop saying sorry, I mean it, it's okay," Chaeyoung says it with a smile so that she knows that it's okay for her.