Etude of Memories

Chapter 05 : Found You

His name is Park Bo Gum. Law faculty's student, second year.

He is the vice president of the photography club.

His nickname is 'the ghost of Law Faculty'. The main reason is, because his cold appearance will make you shiver. His signature combo: Cold blood. Straight face.

The other reason is, because he is hard to find. The only chance to find him is in a class, or a meeting, or in photography's club. He also goes to library sometimes.

It will be easy to ask for his sign because he won't ask you to do some silly tasks like other's senior do. But the hardest part is, to find him.

It was all the information Min Young gave to Suzy yesterday. It was more like a stack of 'rumor' circulated about a man named Park Bo Gum. When Suzy received the message, she just sighed. She didn't know where Min Young got that information from, but it was the only information Suzy had.

Min Young's family owns a BBQ restaurant where a lot of Yonsei's students come to eat. So it was easy for her to get the information about every senior, especially the popular one.

As much as Suzy was happy imagining she will once again meet the man that made her heart flutter, she questioned herself whether it was a good idea or not to 'lie' about her identity. Not to mention that she will straight up look like a crazy stalker if the man find out about her lie.

And the biggest question on her mind was, whether she will be able to meet 'the ghost' or not.

***

Suzy sat down on the bench in the middle of the park of the Law Faculty. She already went to that place for the fourth time this week. Three days more until she needs to submit the orientation's paper, but she still couldn't find him.

Suzy's head turned right and left, trying to find one familiar face in the crowd. Min Young said she had class that day, so she couldn't accompany her friend.

Suzy put on her earphone and the classic song started to play. She opened her book and started to read. Once and then, she glanced back to the road in front of her. But every time she did, she just sighed as she still couldn't find him.

A minute.

Three minutes.

An hour.

Two hours had passed. Suzy packed her things and decided to call it a day. She would come back again tomorrow she guessed. As Suzy started to walk, she saw a young man not far from where she was standing. For a moment, Suzy forgot what she needs to do. She just froze.

And the memory came flashing back. The time when Suzy locked eyes with Bo Gum, she finally can remember why her heart flutter that other day. The way Bo Gum looked toward her, the way he is only standing there as the wind ruffles his hair, the way he put his hand in his jeans pocket, it all makes Suzy's heart beats like crazy.

"Found you", Suzy mumbled under her breath.

Suzy snapped back from her thought. She gathered the courage to walk toward him. Meanwhile, on the other hand, Bo Gum just stood there. His eyes stayed locked to the woman in front of him. It almost looked like he was waiting for her to come to him.

But then, a bunch of other students began to gather around Bo Gum with a familiar paper on their hands.

"Sunbaenim, please sign this for me"

"Sunbaenim, annyeonghaseyo. I need to get your signature. I can do anything for you. Please sign here"

Looked like 'the ghost' finally being arrested that day.

Bo Gum silently sign their paper one by one. The rumor turned out to be true. It was easy to get Bo Gum's signature. The only hard part was to find him. After a while, Bo Gum finally finished signing all their papers. One by one, the student went away. Suzy, who stood behind all those students, finally got the chance to hand him her paper.

"Annyeonghaseyo. U-um.. I also need your signature, Sunbae" Suzy said softly, hiding her nervousness.

"You already finished the book you read?" Bo Gum asked out of nowhere. All the other's student already went away. Once more, it was only Bo Gum and Suzy there.

"Y-yes?" Suzy titling her head. Not sure about the question.

"I see you reading a book on that bench, for almost like 3 days? Or four days?" Bo Gum pointed to the bench Suzy frequently sit. Suzy's eyes got bigger. She didn't know all this time Bo Gum was there. Why she didn't see him?

"I won't sign this for free. You know that you need to do something for the senior to give you their signatures, do you? I mean.. for the new student to pass the orientation is not that easy" Bo Gum scratched his head awkwardly. He tried not to lose his cool, although his heart pounding like crazy that time.

"Meet me in the main library tomorrow. At 2 p.m" Bo Gum handed back the paper to Suzy and walked away. Suzy still puzzled. She looked at the paper in her hand. She saw it clearly that Bo Gum gave other's student his signature for free, but why not to her?

Suzy turned her head and looked at Bo Gum's back as he walked away. There were a lot of questions running through her head.

***

Park Bo Gum finally let out his breath that stuck in his throat. He tried to remain cool, but his ears already turned bright red. He stopped walking and turned his head, knowing that the woman already left, he inhaled deeply, trying to calm his heart down.

It was the third if not the fourth day since Bo Gum saw the woman sit in the same spot, with the same book in her hand. Not forget to mention, she always have her earphone on and swayed her head slowly left and right.

She still looks as beautiful. With the sun shines on her face, as the wind subtly blows her long hair. Every time he sees her, he tries to muster his courage up to greet her. But every time it happens, his body froze. His eyes always darted toward her, as his mouth slightly open. So that's why he chooses to admire her from a far.

Until this day came. The girl didn't sit in that same bench anymore. Her brown eyes that always glued on that same book, now locked with Bo Gum's eyes. Her long hair that usually she let loose, she took in a ponytail. She still looked beautiful, more beautiful if that's even possible.

Bo Gum looked up to the sky, smiling brightly.

"Such a good day..." he said.