UNNOTICED: True Beauty Fanfiction

CHAPTER 17

Hana placed another comic book on top of her center table, she's been reading Ito Junji's comics for hours and she felt her shoulder's stiff. She stretched her arms and yawned.

She looked at the wall clock hanging on top of her television and thought she missed lunchtime and is feeling lazy to prepare a meal for herself.

Hana groaned as she stood up and headed towards her bedroom to take a quick shower and get ready to go out.

She thought Eunji would love to know that she had gotten out of the apartment. And while she's out, she has decided that she'd buy clothes and enjoy herself strolling down.

After she's done cleaning herself, she picked out an oversized button-up white shirt from her closet, paired with jean shorts. She thought she looked like a scarecrow from the size of her clothing so she picked a white ribbon to tie around her waist and use it as a belt.

Hana tied her hair up in a messy bun and picked up a small backpack to keep her phone and wallet.

She got out of her apartment at around 2 and decided to go to Sinsa-dong, knowing there's a lot of good, fashionable, clothing shops around the area.

She first entered a restaurant and stuffed herself as she hasn't eaten the whole day from the comic reading session she had all morning. She was almost done with her meal when Eunji called.

"Hana-ya!"

"Eunji-ah,"

"Where are you? You're not in your apartment and you didn't clean up after your comic books," Eunji nagged.

"Oh," Hana smiled sheepishly, "I forgot. I wasn't feeling like cooking so I went out to eat."

"Where are you, I'll come."

"It's fine. Besides, I wanna be alone and get some air," she said.

"Okay, be careful and have fun, Hana-ya."

After having her satisfying meal, Hana went out and stroll around before checking out shops for her to buy some more clothes. She's never been out like this, enjoying herself, taking herself on a date. Enjoying peace.

Hana looked around and entered one shop after another and bought clothes she can use for both Autumn season and Spring as it's slowly approaching.

Hana looked at outside the store where they're selling cool shoes but knowing she can't buy them as she doesn't know how to wear them.

"Hey, miss?"

A guy approached Hana. He has some great sense of style and his physical traits could be mistaken as a very famous model.

"Uh, yeah?"

She was stunned and intimidated by his appearance.

"I can see you're having a hard time carrying all that," he said, referring to her shopping bags, "would you want me to help you?"

Hana looked at the bags on her hands, she thought she bought so many the guy must've felt bad.

"No, it's okay. I'm fine, thank you though," she smiled at him.

"Well, if you insist," he said and turned around to leave but he hesitated and faced her again, "can I have your number instead?"

"Huh--" Hana blinked, as this was the first time someone's asked for her phone number.

"Uhh," he scratched the back of his head, "sorry if it's so sudden."

"No, it's fine. It's just the first time someone asked for my number."

"Are you serious?"

Hana laughed awkwardly, "Sorry."

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore. Take care!"

This time, the model-like guy left her alone and she decided to go home.

Once she was seated down the train, Hana took her phone and earphones out and listened to some music as she traveled back home.

When she exited the subway, Hana was surprised to see Seojun together with Jugyeong and Suho watching them both as they leave.

"Suho?" she called him but he didn't hear her.

"Hey, Suho."

This time, Suho heard and turned to face her.

"Oh, Hana."

"They're getting closer, huh?"

"Ah," Suho glanced at them, "yeah they are."

"Let's go?"

"Come on."

Hana and Suho walked back home together in silence until he said something.

"Say, Hana,"

She hummed a response.

"Do you think I don't look that attractive to you?"

Hana raised her brow, questioning Suho's words but then she realized what she wanted to say.

"So you're jealous with them, huh?"

Hana nudged at him and laughed.

"What do you mean?"

Suho's ears reddened and started walking up ahead of her.

"You're so obvious, Suho."

"Tch, whatever."

The next day, Hana planned on staying home and sleep all day. She doesn't want to do anything else as she went out all afternoon the day before.

Meanwhile, Eunji was out in the mall with Chaerin and Sua when she saw a poster with a new horror movie she's sure Hana would love to see.

She snapped a photo of the poster and sent it to her cousin, "Want to watch this?"

"Sure, but not now," Hana replied.

As Eunji read her cousin's response, she chuckled. She can never drag Hana out of the house if she doesn't have enough rest from the day before. But only socializing with others could exhaust her too much, Eunji thought Hana must've met someone while she was out and was forced to interact. 

"What about tomorrow?"

"Sure then!"

Eunji kept her phone back and looked at Sua and Chaerin who are wearing a suspicious look on their faces.

"What?" Eunji asked.

"Who is that boy you're texting, huh?" Chaerin moved her brows up and down.

"Cut it, I was just texting Hana," she said.

"Don't fool us, Eunji." Sua giggled.

"It was Hana," she groaned.