The Enigma & White Rose

1 Sunshine Goes Well with Coffee ☕

Golden sunlight shone scorchingly onto Changmin, making his eyes glamour like sophisticated moissanite. His sleek khaki hair paired along flawlessly with his comfy shirt and insulating jacket. He had a sling bag hanging over his broad shoulder as he maundered idly about the bustling streets as it was a lovely Saturday morning.

"Oppa! Is that you?" called out a stranger in the crowd. Changmin startlingly turned his head as his mind deciphers the source of the call. He spotted a lifted hand in the mass. Forging through the multitude, he got closer to the breached hand with every resolute step forward. Approaching the figure who wore a dazzling rabbit hairpin, Changmin came to realized a friendly face, Stella, his closest friend as they have known each other well since they were little kids.

She always displayed a lovely smile that had been compatible with Apollo's overwhelming jubilation and spotless rays of light. To top it up, she had been acing tests with flying colors and upon to this day, remains as one of the top and prestigious students among the form. Well-known as the 'Sunshine Goddess' at Sejeong High, a sway of a breeze and her silky hair sways with her dreamy eyes shimmering like lilac sparks that couples along with the sprouting of glorious petunias. Fireflies glow along with her charming sunshine smile as marigolds blossom with the twinkling of a thousand stars that lit the stretched interstellar as the Sun rises stunningly along the reflectively gleaming horizon.

"What are you doing here?" he asked sunny Stella, flabbergasted by the unexpected coincidence.

"I'm here for coffee," she delightfully replied as she grinned with her Colgate's teeth to shine.

"Then, mind if I join you?" Changmin cutely asked her, as his eyes glitter like golden rudbeckias.

"Sure"

Changmin smiled at her agreement, but before they could proceed any further, both of them were held back by a very intimating voice.

"Where do you think you're going?" bellowed the familiar voice that turned out to be Stella's overprotective elder sister.

"What are you doing here?" Stella exclaimed as she exchanged blenched looks with shuddered Changmin.

"I asked first! What are you doing here?" Stella's sister questioned, glaring with stone-cold eyes that held inferno fires that are competent at ambushing an entire tree within brief minutes.

"I'm going to carry out an assignment," Stella lied, queasily as she bumps into Changmin's quivering shoulder, signaling him to play along with her swiftly made-up excuse. She was smoother than steaming butter on a crackling frying pan for she had been guarded warily by her sister that had her sneakiness and slyness trained over the rough years. Well, Stella's sister can be stern and fierce at times as she loves her sister dearly.

"Yes! It.....is a project on.....er," Changmin stammered, pressuring his mind to drive out of the box as he flinches.

"Identifying the species of flowers!" Stella cut him, finishing off his hanging excuse.

"We are analyzing," Changmin added as he grabbed onto a nearby flower to examine its parts.

"Punk! You're killing my flowers!" yelled the owner of the mini grocery store flushed angrily. Her menacing eyes glanced at traumatized Changmin.

"Sorry!" Changmin apologized anxiously to the owner while Stella chuckled as she uneasily tries to stop the giggles.

"Really? Huh?" her sister mumbled distinctively with her devilish eyes staring at us hardy as if she was mad Medusa. "Well, then why hadn't I heard nor did that kind of project during my high school years?" she questioned uncannily, as she thought of it with rising eerieness and suspiciousness beneath her edgy breath.

"As you know, teacher these days likes assigning us with some extra work which aims in....helping us discover our unexplored interest," Stella explained, mindfully as the excuse somehow made much sense to Stella's sister.

"I'll let you go for today," her sister responded, pursued as she walked off after giving Changmin the last icy cold leer that made him shiver.

"That was creepy," Changmin complimented on her sister's behavior in his stumbling husky voice.

"That was close!" she stuttered as she exhaled with relief.

"Hahaha," they aflame in guffaw as they high-five their palms, rejoicing at their triumphant success.

"Let's stop by the cafe," Stella reminded Changmin as he nodded in reply as the both of them amble towards the cafe. Their feet pacing along the lively convivial streets as the flourishing breeze blew gently.

"Mrs. Im will be giving us a real project tomorrow though, that sure is upsetting!" Changmin reminded his friend sighingly as she fussed, whining a little, yet, they had to accept their faith.

"I hate it when we have to conduct projects even though it is beneficial for us as we would not need to struggle in the writing test," Stella shared her thoughts honestly as Changmin nodded in consensus.

"I'm going to try the new latte!" Changmin effused with enthusiasm.

"And I'll have sweet coffee and cream puffs. The cream puffs there are yummy and addicting!" Stella brought up, looking forward to munching on the delicious and smooth cream puffs as her pretty long braid sways in the pleasant morning air.

"Then I'll get the cream puffs too," Changmin decided, agreeing to his friend's mouth-watering recommendation as he flung his sling bag acquiring its ear to settle closer to his neck as he paced alongside merry Stella.

At the cafe :

Changmin was settling at the high table as he took out a sharpened pencil and scribbled artistically on his sketchbook.

"What are you drawing?" Stella asked him as she settled gracefully next to him at the table.

"You will see!" he answered her, presenting a blissful smile as he focused with effort in using his sketching skills on the sketch.Soon he finished his pleasing artwork and laid the pencil down after finishing it off with his cursive sign.

"Is that Yun Ji?" Stella questioned for the drawing represented a girl with the details of Yun Ji to Stella.

"Nope, try it again!" Changmin responded as he giggled.

"I'll get it right, giraffe!" Stella teased as she tried to imagine who it was. "Yoona?" she excitingly guessed with her sunshine eyes enlarged, glowing under the glorious lights of the cafe.

Changmin shook his head and giggled at silly Stella. "It's you silly!" he stated as he sighed.

"I was only clowning you," Stella explained as she grinned and laughed, making Changmin smile once more. She was his spirit lighter, always there to have his heart lifted with joy.

"Your orders are here!" announced a stopping by waiter providing his sincere and friendly services. He then placed the plate of cream puffs with gooey chocolate glaze and cups on the table. One cup was wealthy in aromatic calming coffee and the other was a refreshing iced latte with a scoop of chilling butterscotch ice cream.

"Thank you," Stella thanked him as she held the cup in her hand to sip it down her throat.

"Wait!" alerted Changmin pulling out his phone. "The phone eats up first," he announced, snapping the tasty delicacies and beverages as his friend smiled at him.

"You never changed!" Stella assured as she shook her head, smiling angelically at him as the both of them ablaze into laughter.