The Backyard's Story

Starring T-ara's SoYeon

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"SoYeon-ah" His low voice echoed through the classroom.

"What ?" She snapped back.

He ruffled her hair, earning himself a slap on the hand.

"What ?" She repeated with much annoyance.

"Let's say that I give you 86400 won per day, without interest, and you can use it freely. But at the end of the day, I take back what's left and I can stop giving you money anytime. What would you do with the money then ?"

The dark-haired girl raised a brow, blinking. "Are you a swindler ? Why would you give me money for free ? It's too suspicous." She paused to observe him. "Well, you're weird anyway so it's understandable."

He sighed and shook his head.

"Example. It's an example. Just answer the question would you ?"

"Well..." She thought a moment. "I'll just hide the money and lie to you, saying that I used it."

Her head went backward as she felt a sharp pain on her forehead from a flick she didn't see coming.

"Ya !" She yelled at him.

"Then you'll be put in jail !" He ducked a kick aiming him.

"I'll just make sure nobody ever notices or I disappear with the money, that's as easy as that." She rubbed her forehead, glaring at the man with her sharp eyes.

"And if you're caught ? Seriously, can't you just answer normally to the question ?" He ruffled her hair once again, earning himself a second slap on the hand.

"Then why don't you stop beating around the bush and just say what you want to say ?"

"Only if you answer to my question." He folded his arms.

The petite girl rolled her eyes, not believing that this childish man was ten years older than her. "Ok. I'll use it with all my might, doing things people never dare to do with that money and not leave even a cent behind. Then I'll make you regret for lending money blindly."

She smiled, thinking that he will give up and go straight to the point but at her surprise, he jumped enthousiastically aroung her.

"That's it ! That's exactly it ! The same way, you need to live your way with all your might and accomplish what you want to do !" He beamed as he was giggling in front of her.

SoYeon's brows connected, not understanding how this and that were connected.

"Because the same goes for life." He began to explain, seeing her confused expression. "Life gives you everyday 86400 second to live in a day, at the end of the day it ends to start again the next day, and you never know when life will end as well. People tend to think that these seconds are a given and infinite, but it is not, someday it will eventually end and someday just having one mere more seconds will be difficult. They waste their time on useless thing and usually end up regretting things they could have done when they come at the end of their life. They waste their time worrying about things that hadn't happened yet while they could enjoy their life in the meanwhile." He smiled guenuinely, her now messy hair. "Don't become someone like that SoYeon-ah. Do what you want to do and enjoy life as much as you can. You have to live your life with all your might."

She stared intently at him, but couldn't help a small smile to form on her face. She let him her hair and ducked her head to hide the hint of pink on her cheeks.

"Weirdo."

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