Forever Young 영원히 젊은 Park Jimin

Chapter 39: Forever Young

Jimin-oppa and I spent the entire morning and afternoon going around Busan. First, we went to Jagalchi Fish Market for breakfast, which was the largest seafood market in Korea. Then we got busy, going to Taejong-Dae, Gamcheon Culture Village and Oryukdo Skywalk, taking beautiful pictures as we explored Busan together.

We had just arrived at Haeundae Beach. As soon as Jimin-oppa parked our rental car, I dashed out, feeling the cool sea breeze hit my face.

"Wait, jagi!" I heard him call as he ran after me. I giggled as I ran faster, knowing that he was going to catch up to me anyway seeing as I was wearing about three layers of clothing which made running harder. He hugged me from behind when he caught me, locking his arms tightly around my waist.

"Gotcha."

He released me and we both caught our breaths, taking in the beautiful sight of the mostly deserted beach.

"During summer this place is super crowded." He told me. "You wouldn't be able to find a spot to lay down your towel."

"Luckily it's almost winter right now." I replied.

"Yeah. Too bad we won't be able to swim."

"Why oppa, if I didn't know any better I'd say you were just looking for an excuse to see me in my bathing suit again." I teased. I chuckled when I saw his face turn red.

We then saw two girls walking closer to us. We pulled down our hats, hoping they wouldn't recognize us. We both let out a sigh of relief when they walked past us, but I noticed that they were holding hotteok, which made my stomach grumble.

"You want one?" Jimin-oppa laughed as he asked. I nodded in reply.

"Stay here. I'll be right back." He instructed. He gave me a quick peck on the lips as he went to buy me food.

I walked closer to the shoreline and sat on the damp sand. As I waited for Jimin-oppa, I thought back to the last time I was at a beach. A lot of things happened in Hawaii, and it seemed like it was a lifetime ago when it was really just a few months back.

"Galie!" A deep voice called, snapping me out of my thoughts. "Hey, Cheon Gaeil!"

I looked around, trying to find the source of the voice. When I saw him, my eyes widened in surprise.

You have got to be kidding me.

I stood up as Joohyuk-oppa jogged to where I was. He greeted me with a hug which I reluctantly returned.

"Hi oppa." I said. "What are you doing here?"

"You know that drama I'm going to star in?" He asked. I nodded my head. The Bride of Habaek was predicted to be the biggest drama of the year.

"Well, the director wanted to check out the location for one of the scenes which happened to be here. When I heard that he was going to come here, I asked if I could tag along so I could visit my family."

"Oh right, you're from here." I said as I remembered. But still, what were the odds that he would be here the same day that Jimin-oppa and I were?

Suddenly, a middle-aged man approached us. I was about to turn away, worried that he was paparazzi, but then Joohyuk-oppa greeted him formally.

"Joohyuk-ssi, I have to go back to the hotel now." He said, his voice a bit gruff. "We'll be leaving for Seoul first thing tomorrow morning."

"Yes sir." Joohyuk-oppa replied, then he put his hand on the small of my back. "Boss, this is Cheon Gaeil. Gale-ah, this is our director, Kim Byungsoo."