Memoirs of a Young Love (Completed)

Chapter 22 - Where It Belongs

Bin woke me up at 3am, saying that since I needed to take a shower it's better to be up early. He was true about that. But he actually didn't need to wake me, because I couldn't even sleep after what happened yesterday. Or maybe I did, but it was more on naps.

I woke Ra Im when I was done with my bath so she can prepare. They're going with us to see the sunrise at the Seongsan Ilchulbong Peak before they go back to Seoul later at noon. I really am looking forward to this.

A knock on our door made us get up and ready to go. True enough, Bin was standing in front of me, looking handsome as always. Was he always like this? He was just clad in hoodie and jeans, with his white sneakers, but why are my eyes feasting on him like he was a Greek god who came down from Mt. Olympus? What power does he have on me?

'Let's go?' he asked. I then got out, with Ra Im coming from behind me, and immediately she came up to Chul Soo and they both had their moment.

'Look at them,' I said to Bin, who looked back at his assistant and smirked. He looked at me before he asked.

'You want us to do that too?' I glared at him and he just laughed at me.

We arrived at the peak just in time for the sunrise. Wonderful was an understatement. It was ethereal. The way the black canvass get mixed with a hint of blue to red to purple to orange was just so mesmerizing I can't help but smile at the sight of it all. I didn't mind who I was with, I got lost in my own bubble that I wanted to live in the moment and reflect on everything that I had ever experienced.

I shed a tear or two thinking about what happened to me for the past twenty years. I was lost and alone in the dark for quite some time, until I realized that life has to move forward, and if I want to be the woman that I really wanted, I have to stand up and do something. I never forgot Bin's promise to me when he said 'I will come and find you'.

Holding on to that promise, however uncertain it was, was my way of hanging in. Waiting for him gave me the chance to get to know myself. Trying to forget him made me sad, but thinking about the day when I will see him again just lifts up my mood instantly.

And I am just lucky that he really did find his way to me. Rather, oppa paved the way for the both of us. Admittedly, I never imagined that that was the day I would meet him, but I realized likewise that I had been waiting for too long and it was just the right moment.

I held up my phone to take a snap of the ethereal sunrise in front of me. He then came beside me and asked if he could take a picture of me. I guess it stuck to him what I said yesterday that he should inform me first if he is going to take my photo. But I am sure, he already took a lot of photos candidly, as he told me that it clearly captures the emotions of the subject.

'Sure, Bin. Where do you want me to stand?' I asked.

He took out his phone, swiped it up. 'Just stay here beside me,' he said. I froze in place. He then held up his phone and he also may have noticed my shock then he smiled at me.

'Hey, Yej. Ease up, you're beauty can't be seen properly,' he teased.

I had to look down and bite my lower lip to stiffle a smile. 

Why are you giving me butterflies this early, Bin?

I looked up to where his phone was pointing to and smiled for the camera. The sight of him beside me reminded me of the day he took photos of us, the day that eventhough he smiled at me and acted happy, he was already tearing up inside.

'I like this. How about you?' he asked and showed me a photo with me making a face and him showing his dimples. I glared at him. This guy, even if he just gave me all the butterflies he could offer, can easily tease me. He just laughed at me when he met my eyes and then swiped to another photo where my eyesmiles can be clearly seen, and his dimples was very evident.