We’re walking around the park as usual, as my eyes can’t stop admiring the reddish clouds on the evening sky. But then, my attention divert to the beautiful woman who is tugging my sleeve slightly.

“Look! There’s a yogurt stand. Your favorite.”

I chuckle, “It’s your favorite too!”

“Yes it is, but I won’t buy it.”

Raising my left eyebrow, I ask her confusedly. “Why?”

“I’m on a diet. I’ll be performing next month, don’t you forget?”

I frown, it’s still next month and she already start dieting? Is she planning to starve?
 

“Fine, whatever. Let’s go!” I hold her wrist to make her walk faster as I can’t wait to taste the dessert.

My eyes are running back and forth, trying to choose the toppings. “Watermelon, strawberry and mango please. Thank you.”

Feeling her touching my arm, I look down to see her staring at me with confusion all over her face. “Yah, didn’t I say I won’t buy it?”

I nod while trying to hide my smile seeing her being this cute. A frown then visible on her forehead as she observes the yogurt on my hands.

“Then why did you choose all of my favorite toppings?”

I eventually smile as I take another spoon and grab her hand to help her hold it. “Because I’m buying it for you. I’ll eat the rest if you can’t finish it all.”

She pouts at me, “But I told you-”

I pat her head which successfully make her shut up. “No buts, don’t you forget I hate watermelon and strawberry? Don’t let me suffer please.” This time, it’s my turn to pout which make her laugh.

“Aigoo...Why are you being so sweet, hmm?”   

I gaze at her, “Because I want to.”

She looks at me and her yogurt back and forth while biting her lip only to show me the blush coloring her cheeks. I smile as I fix her hair that actually is perfect already but I really like to feel her soft hair around my fingers so I did it anyway.

“Here, open up your mouth.” I look at her spoon which full of mangoes and yogurt. I gulp, if I eat this doesn’t it means that we’re having an indirect kiss?

So, I gladly let her feeds me. Seeing her enjoying her food brings my smile back. The sunlight that kiss her face slightly makes her beauty stands out more than ever. My eyes, as always would stuck at her. Oh, how I want to tell her how beautiful she is to me.

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“Irene-ah.”

“Why do you keep calling me that lately?”

“Because it’s beautiful and it totally fits you.”

She looks away and I know she’s being shy.

“But you never tell me the meaning of it.”

I raise my eyebrow and a smirk shows up at the corner of my lips. “I think you already know it, though. You must have searched about it the moment I called you Irene for the first time.”

“Yah!” She slaps my shoulder as I laugh uncontrollably at her. “Fine, I did. Doesn’t it mean peace?”

I turn my gaze toward her as I put my hand under her chin to make her looks at me too. “Yes, but to me it means more than that.”

Shifting my body to the left, so we’re face-to-face. I can see the curiosity showing through her eyes.

“Irene is someone who puts others first before herself. She’s shy but that’s what makes her lovable. Once you know her, you’d never want to let her go, or else you would regret in all your life, that’s how precious she is. She is caring, always does the little things that shows how much she cares.”

I don’t even think about anything, I just let out all of the things that I feel about her, not minding my mind just my heart.

“And she’s beautiful inside and out, just one look and without you realize it, you’ve already caught in her eyes.”

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Who dat who dat who dat boy, sumanheun saram sog nune ttuin.

Hearing the ringtone from my phone that wake me up from my sleep, I run my hand on the bedside table still with my eyes closed.

“Hello?”

“Hyun-ah! You finally answer the call!”

I frown as I look at the caller id. “Hello ommunim, what happened to Joohyun?”

“Ah I call the wrong number again, sorry dear.”

Before she could hang up, I quickly ask her again, “Is Joohyun not home yet, ommunim?”

I hear her mother sighing which makes me so worried. I look at the clock, 12:14 am.

“Yes, she said to me that her practice would finish at 10. But I can’t reach her since a hour ago.”

“Then let me find her, ommunim. She’ll be alright, don’t worry.” I said it to calm the both of us, but still I think I failed. It’s obvious my concern grows as the clock keeps ticking.

“But it’s so late already!”

With determine voice, I keep talking while quickly changing my clothes. “I’m her best friend, ommunim. It’s my job to protect her.”

“Thank you so much, dear. She’s lucky to have you.”

I smile and shake my head although no one could see me.

“No ommunim. It’s me who’s lucky to have her.”
 

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I run around the university’s pathway as I try hard to find her. She’s not in the practice room, she’s not in the library, and she’s not at her usual place which is the swing seat at the