The clock struck eight; the door bell rang.

Kibum sighed softly as he stood in the bathroom at the mirror, taking in his appearance. With his hair brushed back, his ‘cool’ clothes on, Kibum felt like the boy he used to be. Pleased with his looks, he turned and headed towards the lightless foyer to answer the door for Tiffany, where he was left speechless at the sight of his beautiful girlfriend standing before him in a fashionably, yet modest, navy blue dress that complemented her body perfectly without showing too much skin.

“Do I look good?” Tiffany asked, smiling shyly as she twirled her hair between her fingers. With light make-up that showed off her natural beauty, Tiffany was fit to be a princess.

“Stunning; you’ll be the prettiest girl there,” Kibum replied before giving her a chaste kiss on her strawberry flavored lips. Tiffany grinned bashfully and playfully smacked his arm in mock embarrassment.

“You don’t look so bad yourself either. I haven’t seen you look this good in so long,” She told him, but a moment later she clamped her hand over and looked at him apologetically. Kibum gave her a look and averted his eyes, embarrassed and slightly hurt.

“Sorry! That’s not what I meant! It’s just that you don’t ever leave the house, so obviously you aren’t going to – “

“Forget it; it’s fine. Are you ready to go?” Kibum cut her off, not wanting to hear about how he was living like a bum on the streets. He loved Tiffany, but sometimes she just didn’t understand what his life was like or what he was going through.

Tiffany nodded and Kibum took hold of her hand as they stepped outside, closing the door behind him. It was already dark out, just past sundown, and the night sky was dazzling with millions of sparkling stars. Kibum couldn’t help but think that Tiffany looked even prettier with the moonlight shining down on her.

Tiffany led the way through the abandoned neighborhood, as it was her friend’s party in which they were headed to. As they walked through the cool, dark night, she kept sneaking glanced at her boyfriend and hiding smiles. It felt like progress was being made; first getting Kibum to go to a party and next would be the second attempt at school. If all went well, Tiffany was so sure that Kibum’s life was going to start to level out and return to a new normal. All she wanted for Kibum was for him to be happy, to enjoy life with a smile on his face each day like he’d done in the past. Obviously, things were not going to go back to the way they were, and some days were going to be difficult, bu