HERMOSA

17

Three years have passed.

"Arghh!!! It's GOT7!" A girl shrieked out and then followed by some others. Dahyun looked and observed their actions. They were very fanatic, being crazy over just a poster. Dahyun looked at the wall and saw the newly posted EST Cola poster.

Then, all of the fans went inside the mart and each of them came out with a can of EST Cola.

"EST Cola? Why did everyone buying that?" Curios much, she entered the mart and find a can of it.

"Why did they face is on this can?"

"You don't know? GOT7 is pretty popular in Thailand. Thanks to them, EST Cola Company might have been the richest company in Thailand." The worker then continued to mop the floor.

"They are popular in Thailand?" Dahyun asked out of conscience. "Yeah, you don't know? If you went inside Siam Mall, you can see them everywhere. Here and there are Bambam's face and the other members too. Bambam is actually the King of Thailand." She chuckled in happiness and then excuse herself back to work.

Dahyun put back the can of EST cola and bought some other drinks.

"I thought that I can get away from them by moving away. Why do they have to be so popular in Thailand." She sighed out before going back to the place where she worked.

It's a small shop that sells merchandise like clothes, keychain and some other souvenirs for foreigners and also the locals. It has been three years and she has done nothing other than working and working and working to support herself. It was already hard to live alone without family, and it was harder to live at other places where you need to adapt the culture and situations. Even their language.

"Hey, Yun. Are you working overtime again?" Dahyun has changed her name into Yun so that she can be closer to the locals. She has been learning the Thai language from her co-worker.

Prim, her co-worker's name. They met on the bus and Dahyun's bracelet fell inside the bus. Then, Prim picked it up and gave it back to Dahyun. Since she got off from the bus, she wasn't able to go to her class and has to wait for other bus to come but her class will have ended the time the bus came. Dahyun was guilty about it and wanted to repay and be responsible but instead, it was Prim who helped her to get a place to stay and also a place to work.

Dahyun was very grateful to have met Prim. She was very kind and cheerful and also ambitious. She said she wanted to do this and that and a lot of things, but she also said that it was all will just remain as dreams.

Dahyun would want to at least make one of her dream come true to repay for the kindness she had given. But, one of her dreams happens to be to meet with GOT7 that she has loved so much. From all of her dream, that one was what she wanted to avoid so much. She guesses, she will just work and save up a lot of money to bring Prim to vacation in other countries. It was her dream too.

"Hey Yun, do you happen to know my oppa?" Prim was making an invisible circle with her pointer finger on the counter.

"Oppa? You mean, your GOT7?" Prim nodded in enthusiasm.

"Hmm...I do know them. They are celebrities. How could I not know?"

"Hah..." Prim sighed. "You are so honest and straight-forward. Of course, you know but I don't think you know a lot about them. You have been always working, you have no time to take care of anything and you also have no time to look at your surroundings. I bet you don't even know who your neighbor is."

"Actually, I really don't know."

Prim faced palming herself. "Are you serious? No wonder P'Pat always whined to me."

"What did he whined to you?" Dahyun asked since she felt guilty.

"Ni... P'Pat has always had a feeling for you. But, he said you never even looked at him and you never accept his greeting. There's no need to say about you two having a conversation. That won't happen."

"Oh...The man with the glasses."

"You know P'Pat?"

"Not really, but he is the only person who greets me every morning before going to work."

"Hmm, I guess it's okay if you do know him. I will make sure I tell him that you actually know him and you are not ignoring him, you are just shy. Right?"

"I don't. I really don't have any intention of meeting someone right now."

"Why? You are in your twenties. You need to meet someone, go out and date." Prim moved her hair on her shoulder to the back.

"Do I really have to?"

"Of course! Tell me what your type is. I will find one for you. I know almost everyone around this district."

"Crazy aren't you? I have no time for that." Dahyun chuckled as she thought that no one will even know everyone in the whole district.

"Why? What's wrong with dating someone?"

"Then, tell me what your type is. What kind of date you wanted to have?" Dahyun was trying to lead the conversation somewhere else and this happen to be the best idea.

"Me? My type would be GOT7 oppa. No one will ever beat them." Prim proudly announced it and it was not a that good idea when she brought up about GOT7. But, Dahyun felt something that she just can't explain. Is it anxious?

"GOT7 again?" Dahyun sighed. "If you put those high criteria as your type, how will you get the real date?"

"Why can't I? Jinyoung oppa is a good man and also the best man. You don't even know him."

"Jinyoung oppa? He is your type?" Dahyun was somehow for a moment felt relieved. What is it that made her feel bothered like this?

"If I can't find someone like Jinyoung oppa, then I won't date anyone."

"If you don't date, then how could I go on a date too?"

"What do you mean? You should go find yourself a boyfriend. I will take care of myself."

"I guess you just don't understand. If I go on a date, how could imagine already how bored will you be without me here."

"You... are just so full of yourself." They chuckled and continued to tidy up the shop before closing it for today.

The night has come and both of them went back to their home.

[a/n: in Thailand, P' is used to call someone as older sister or brother.]