Extra-Ordinary

02: A Secret

Rachel slipped out of the crowd and approaches April.  Eunjung quietly followed behind. When she sees the daze look of April, she instantly knew that the little mind of April had wandered around the world on its own.

"Submitted your student particular form?" Eunjung asked, with the intention of getting her mind back to N University while pushing up her black spectacles.  

April took a while to nod. When she regained her consciousness, she stood in between her two best buddies and grabbed them in each arm. "Come on, let's go before the rain gets any heavier."

Earlier, they had decided to enjoy themselves by hanging outside of school today. To celebrate them surviving their first week. But as she needed to settle some administration with the school, they agreed to meet her outside the administration office. They walked out of the school with umbrellas and into a clothing outlet stationed a few streets away. 

Along the way, Eunjung shared her lastest Joseon Dynasty flashback. Unlike before where she learnt that her incarnation was being raised as a boy, this time she found out that her incarnation had disguised as a eunuch to enter the palace. Rachel and April listened attentively, but both said nothing.

The store attendant greeted them politely when they entered the store. Immediately, all three of them separated and wandered around the store themselves. April browsed through the racks and picked a few pieces of clothing that had caught her eye. In the blink of an eye, she had already selected five pieces of clothing. She stopped browsing and turned around. When she spotted her friends, she made some hand signal to them and proceeded to the fitting room.

The section dedicated to a few fitting rooms was well-lited. April chose the furthest one and entered. She pulled the long curtain to the other end of the door and turned to hang the new clothes on the wall. Glancing herself in the mirror, she took off her shoulder bag and proceed to hang it as well. 

As she hanged her bag, the curtain was pulled open from outside suddenly. Startled, April turned quickly with a surprised expression on her face. The gap was big enough for a man to slip into the fitting room. April immediately recognized the man and was mentally relieved that she had not taken off her clothes.

"You shouldn't be in here." She said but still, she couldn't hide her happiness seeing him. 

She smiled widely and stares at his handsome face, tall and bulk figure with her dreamy eyes. With such a great appearance, she wouldn't be surprised if one day, this man will get scouted by an agent from a big entertainment company. As she continues to stare, her eyeballs slowly trace every handsome feature of the man. 

The man chuckled. "Nobody knows." He said. 

His lips lifted up into a playful smile and he starts to corner her slowly. April backed away and her back hit the wall gently. He placed his right hand on her small waist while his left hand caressed her face.

April's heart flutters by his sudden move. She could feel the warmth radiated from his hand. She watches his face come closer, inching towards her lips. Her heart beats fast and her mind went blank. Remembering how all the female leads in Korean drama close their eyes when they were getting kissed, she did so too. Her heart continues to race against itself as she awaited him to inch even closer.

"APRIL!" Someone called out.

That high-pitched voice belongs to Rachel. She immediately opened her eyes widely, fearing that she was caught red-handed.

"Don't tell me you fell asleep in there?" She heard Rachel's question loud and clear.

 April's darted around, feeling panicky. Realizing what she had done, she let out a deep sigh. There is no handsome man. There are no hot kisses. Only her, and her dirty brains. 

Feeling dejected for no reason, she suddenly had no mood to try out the few pieces of clothing that she had picked out. She quickly grabbed the clothes, slung her bag over her left shoulder and exited the fitting room.

"So, are you going to get them?" Eunjung asked while pushing up her spectacles again.

April shook her head. "I don't think they look good on me, so I'm going to put these back." She lied. No way is she going to tell them she had dreamt a ridiculous dream in the fitting room.

"It's okay, we can always try another store." Rachel said. 

Eunjung nodded. She stepped forward and took all the clothes that were hanging on April's arm, before turning to her left and dropped everything into a cart. They walked out of the store without buying anything.

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Published on: 07.05.2020