14^th February, 2019

‘HYERAN AH~~~~’

‘Happy Valentine’s 

Day!!!!!!!!’

‘Muah~’

‘How on earth

 do you expect 

me to reply to

 that?’

‘I don’t know, 

something like… 

“Thank you, 

my Valentine~”,

something like that.’

‘I’m coming over now,

I got you some 

chocolate~’

‘Oppa, 

technically speaking, 

I should be the one

 giving you chocolate 

today, that is, if I have 

a crush on you, 

not the other 

way around.’

‘Well, 

since you’re not 

going to, then I will!

I don’t want to spend 

Valentine’s day alone.

I’ll be there in 10 minutes.’

‘You’re driving?! 

Gosh! 

Don’t text while

 driving, Oppa! 

It’s dangerous!’

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‘Hyeran ah, 

I think I left something

in your room just then.’

‘What is it?’

‘My wallet.’

‘Let me try to

 find it.’

‘I can’t find it, 

Oppa, 

you sure you left

 it in my room?’

‘Yes! 

The wallet was still 

with me when I paid 

for our lunch, remember? 

Then we went back 

and played a while

in your room…’

‘I must’ve left it 

on the table!’

‘Go check!’

‘Ah, I found it. 

How careless of 

you, Oppa.’

‘Sorry, 

I’ll come over

tonight.’

‘No need, 

I need to go 

downtown anyway, 

I’ll drop by 

your dorm.’

‘Go downtown? 

Why?’

‘Who are you 

meeting?’

‘Don’t tell me you’re

meeting a man.’

‘I’m not, Oppa, relax. 

Who’s gonna ask

 me out?’

‘I will.’

‘You already did, 

this afternoon.’

‘Did you like 

our lunch?’

‘Yeah, 

it was nice, 

the food I mean, 

I didn’t really 

pay too much

 attention to the

 decoration.’

‘Anyway, 

I’ll let you know 

when I arrive.’

‘Okay~’

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‘Oppa, 

I’m outside your

 dorm now.’

‘Oppa, 

are you inside?’

‘Oppa, 

I tried to call 

you but you 

didn’t pick up.’

‘I guess you’re

 not inside, 

I’ll just put your 

wallet in your 

room and leave.’

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‘Oppa! 

It’s your fault!’

‘What’s my fault?’

‘Let me out!’

‘Sorry,

but you’re going

to have to stay 

in my room for

a while.’

‘Oppa, 

if you had told 

me your mother 

would be visiting today, 

I wouldn’t have come.

 I would’ve just 

dropped your wallet 

in your postbox!’

‘It’s not my fault! 

Mother just suddenly

called me and told me

to pick her up from

the train station.’

‘OPPA!’

‘You can just come

out of my room 

and greet mother now,

it’s not too late.’

‘You mad? 

Why would I

 do that?’

‘Indeed…

If you were going

to say hi anyway, 

you wouldn’t have 

run straight into 

my room when 

you saw mum 

and I coming in.’

‘When will she leave?’

‘Leave? 

I think she’s going

to stay here tonight,

luckily our manager’s

room is vacant.’

‘Then…

are you saying

 that I’ll have 

to stay in your 

room till she

 falls asleep?’

‘Close enough.’

‘Gosh…

but I’m dead 

thirsty now.’

‘I think there’s 

a bottle of water

in my room,

you can drink that.’

‘Oh really? 

Where?’

‘I think…

I don’t know…

but it’s there.’

‘Oppa…

I just cleaned

 your room for 

you a while ago,

 how on earth 

did you manage 

to turn it into

 a mess again?’

‘HEY! 

It’s already much

better than before,

Hyeran ah!’

‘Ah, found it, 

you don’t mind 

me drinking it?’

‘Go ahead.’

‘Oppa…

the water tasted

 weird.’

‘Ah, 

because I drank 

it after eating 

ramyeon last night.’

‘YUCK! 

Oppa!’

‘What? 

You were thirsty,

you said.’

‘Mother won’t

stop talking…’

‘She won’t 

let me leave her…’

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‘HYERAN AH!’

‘HIDE!’

‘MOTHER’S COMING IN!’

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‘Hyeran ah…

where were you 

just then when 

mum went in?’

‘Where else 

could I be?’

‘In your closet.’

‘Boy…

I suppose we’re

even now.’

‘kkkkkkkk’

‘NOT FUNNY!’

‘Mother even brought

some of her side 

dishes, want to try?’

‘I’m not interested, 

Oppa…’

‘Just…

get me out of here.’

‘I need to pee…’

‘Hyeran ah…

mum is cooking in 

the kitchen now, 

you can try to sneak 

out and go to the 

bathroom,

I’ll cover you.’

‘Really?’

‘As long as you 

don’t come as 

far out so that we 

can spot you

in the kitchen.’

‘Ok, I’ll just 

go quickly.’

‘Good luck.’

‘It’s not like 

it’s a game, 

Oppa.’

‘Isn’t it? 

You’re trying to 

sneak around 

without getting 

noticed by my mother,

sounds similar to me.’

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‘Oppa, 

can I come out of 

the bathroom now? 

Is it safe?’

‘You done?’

‘Yes, 

but I’m too afraid

 to open the door

 and peek outside.’

‘Is it clear?’

‘Let me check.’

‘I’m outside the

bathroom, it’s clear, 

you can come out 

and sneak back into

my room, I’ll cover you.’

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‘Yeah right, Oppa…

some kind of cover.’

‘Hey, 

I did my best.’

‘Suddenly coming

 into the bathroom

 and lock the door

 was your best?’

‘Look, 

I didn’t expect 

mother to suddenly 

come out of the 

kitchen to check 

on me!’

‘You should thank me, 

otherwise she would’ve 

suspected something.’

‘At least she didn’t 

suspect anything

since I told her I

needed to use the 

bathroom and she 

went back to the 

kitchen after that.’

‘I have to apologize

though.’

‘For bumping into 

you when I pushed 

myself in.’

‘Bumping? 

You almost knocked

 me over!’

‘But I caught you

by the waist, 

did I not?’

‘You got to admit,

that move was 

quite cool of me, 

like you know 

those moves in

dramas?’

‘Not funny.’

‘Are you mad now?’

‘After today, 

I’ll probably NEVER

 set foot in your 

dorm ever again.’

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‘Oppa, 

will your mother 

take a shower? 

If she takes a shower,

 I can sneak out then.’

‘She just did.’

‘What?!’

‘How could you 

not tell me?’

‘I forgot…’

‘You did this on 

purpose didn’t you?’

‘No I did not!’

‘Why would I want

to keep you here 

with me tonight?’

‘How am I supposed

 to know?’

‘If you’re tired, 

you can sleep 

on my bed first,

I don’t think mum

will go into my room

anymore. She just

wanted to check 

out my stuff last time.’

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‘What to do, 

Hyeran ah?

She told me to

go sleep first, 

she’s watching 

TV in the living 

room now.’

‘Is there no way 

to make her go 

to the bathroom?’

‘My mother’s not 

the type to visit often.’

‘I think I should come 

in now, before she 

suspects anything.’

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‘What a Valentine’s day! 

That was pretty 

adventurous, 

don’t you think?’

‘Some kind of 

Valentine’s day…’

‘Sorry Hyeran ah~ 

But think of it 

this way, we spent 

the entire day together!’

‘More like me 

being locked 

up in your 

room all day.’

‘That’s not true, 

we did chat for a

while afterwards, 

you know, 

before mother went

to bed at last.’

‘Yeah, 

that was nice.’

‘Hyeran ah, 

should I sing 

an OST for your 

drama?’

‘You know,

for Love Alarm?’

‘It’ll be out in 

summer, right?’

‘Oppa,

 it’s not like you

 can just sing

 the OST because

 you want to.’

‘Maybe all I 

needed to do

is ask, 

who knows?’

‘Aren’t you busy?

 I thought you’re 

busy these days.’

‘Na, 

just half-resting-

half-working 

these days for me.’

‘What about you,

considering your 

next project yet?’

‘I should…’

‘What about your 

singing career, 

Hyeran ah? 

I know you love

dancing, shouldn’t 

you go back to that

and release an album?’

‘You think releasing

 an album is as easy

 for us as for you guys?

 It’s not…

I mean, 

you can easily get 

yourself a solo album,

 but not for small 

artists like myself.’

‘It's not easy for us either...

But I think you should

suggest it anyway, 

who knows, 

maybe your company

will let you!’

‘Asking won’t hurt.’

‘If that’s what you

really want to do, 

why not give it 

a shot?’

‘What about you, 

Oppa? 

Music or acting, 

which do you prefer?’

‘Music, 

honestly for me

it’s music.’

‘That’s a split 

of interest we 

have here.’

‘Anyway, 

I need to go now,

 talk to you later.’

‘Sorry for bringing 

you inconvenience

 today, you could’ve

 spent more quality

 time with your mother

 if it weren’t for me.’

‘Hyeran ah, 

don’t say that. 

I just hope that

one day, you wouldn’t

have to hide anymore, 

that I could formally

introduce you to her 

as the woman I love.’

‘And I want you

to visit my home

 as my boyfriend

 instead of my boy

 friend too, Oppa,

 but I can’t.

 Your career is 

more important.’

‘Hyeran ah, 

I know you’re

doing this for me, 

but I’ve been trying 

to tell you, 

I don’t care about

my career, 

really.’

‘But I do.’

‘Hyeran ah.’

‘Thank you for 

being my boyfriend

 today, Oppa, 

that’s enough for me, 

more than enough

 for me. 

I’m honest.’

‘I wish every day

can be Valentine’s day, 

so you’ll let me 

hold your hand the 

way you let me 

today…’

‘Scarcity makes 

one thing even

 more special.’

‘And painful

too…’

‘Before Valentine’s 

day is over, 

I want to say 

something, Oppa.’

‘Go ahead.’

‘I love you, 

Oppa. 

Good night.’

 

‘I love you too, 

Hyeran ah. 

Good night.’