S is for Slumber.

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"Naomi, please...." Jaewon groaned, begging his girlfriend for the fifth time that day.

"Jae, you know I'm not a church person, and you're asking me to go a three day church camp with you. It can't work." Naomi said back, inhaling the sweet scent that lingered softly in the air, as the vanilla scented candle burned slowly.

"NaNa, please, I'm begging now." Jaewon said desperately.

He wasn't a religious person either, but his mother was, and the last time he didn't go with her for the church camp, she gave him an attitude for weeks, and Jaewon wasn't really interested in a re-occurence.

"I don't want to go either, but I have to. And I'm only asking you to come along so I wouldn't feel too lonely. We can have fun." Jaewon said, wriggling his eyebrows at his girlfriend.

"Hm, what kind of fun?" Naomi turned and laid on her stomach, elbows propped up on the bed and supporting her head.

"Any kind you want." he replied with a wink.

"Gosh, we are such sinners, but okay. I'll go, only because you begged so much." Naomi finally said, with a gentle smile.

"Thank you baby!" he yelled in happiness, jumping on her.

A few days later, Jaewon and Naomi sat in the car with Mrs Jung, their medium sized luggage in the trunk.

Mrs Jung smiled happily as she gushed on and on about the camp, and how their lives were going to change afterwards.

"You're going to be so blessed, and see the face of the Lord. I'm so happy, thank you Jesus for these two children!" she prayed with her eyes closed and hands raised to the roof of the car.

Jaewon and Naomi gave each other a look, the way his mother called them children, one would assume they were both teens, when in reality, they were both months away from turning 25.

Naomi exhaled slowly, looking out of the window and taking in the beautiful scenery as they approached the forests.

The young woman felt a touch on her hand and she turned her head, Jaewon rubbed her hand gently with a smile.

"Thank you." He said, and she nodded.

Soon, the car pulled up to a long road overseeing a large building, and a few more in a distance.

All four passengers alighted the vehicle and pulled out their belongings, and a friendly looking man walked up to them.

"Mrs Jung! It's so great to see you again! Is this your son and his friend?" The man asked after hugging his mother briefly.

"Oh yes! This is my son Jaewon and his girlfriend Naomi, you two say hi!" The woman said and the couple bowed quickly at the man who soon engulfed them in a tight hug.

"My name is Pastor Park, and I'm so happy to have you here children! You are going to have an amazing time children!" He said loudly.

Perhaps he was one of those people who screamed and assumed that they spoke at a normal volume.

"I will show you to your rooms." He said and the coupe looked at each other.

"Oh sir, we would like a single room." Jaewon told the pastor, holding Naomi's hand.

"Why?" He asked with his head bent slightly to the side.

"To share?" Naomi added, confused at his question, and a bit impatient as she needed to empty her bladder quickly.

"Mrs Jung said you two are boyfriend and girlfriend, yes?" Jaewon nodded at his question.

"Only married couples get the single rooms. Singles stay in either the male or female dorm." The man explained and Jaewon's heart sank.

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