29^th July, 2019

‘Home?’

‘Finished showering

 already, Oppa. 

And you?’

‘Same,

I’m in bed now, 

texting you.’

‘You really didn’t 

have to pay tonight, 

I was going to pay,

 the dinner was to

 congratulate you on 

your success.’

‘I’m in too good a 

mood to have you 

pay for me, 

Hyeran ah, 

next time, 

you can pay next time.’

‘In what? 

Cash? 

Or kiss?’

‘OUCH!’

‘Oppa!

 You okay?’

‘I dropped my 

phone and it 

hit my face!’

‘Oh my! 

Are you alright?’

‘What do you think? 

Ouch, my nose hurt…’

‘Oppa, 

why don’t you

 lie on your side? 

That way the phone

 won’t drop on your face,

that’s what I do.’

‘Just not used to it…

Whoa whoa whoa!

I just read the text 

you sent me earlier! 

KISS?! 

Did you really 

type that?’

‘On second thought, 

change that to a hug.’

‘Ya! 

Hyeran ah!’

‘Oppa,

 weren’t you satisfied 

with what you’ve

 got tonight?’

‘Tonight’s kiss 

doesn’t count,

I mean, 

you can’t possibly

say our pepero 

kiss counts as a

proper one.’

‘It’s not?’

‘Of course not!

It’s nothing, 

nothing at all.’

‘Then you should’ve

 just let me enjoy my

 pepero in peace,

 why did you suddenly

 turn to me and start 

nibbling from the

 other end?’

‘And yet, 

you didn’t stop me, 

you let me nibble 

my way up to your lips.’

‘Because…

I didn’t know how

 I should react…

that’s all. 

I suppose I was a

 bit drunk back then.’

‘Hyeran ah.’

‘Yes?’

‘I want to promote

your drama this time, 

what do you say?’

‘You mean you’re

 gonna post about 

“Love Alarm”? 

You’ve got to be

 kidding me!’

‘It’s not impossible.’

‘Unless you’re singing

 an OST for the drama,

 I doubt you’ll ever 

be able to do that 

without people suspecting

 you, Oppa. 

I appreciate your 

support, I really do,

 but I don’t want 

you to post it, 

please.’

‘You had the courage

to post about my solo, 

I think it’s only fair

of me to do the same

for you.’

‘Oppa, I know,

 I really do 

understand you,

 but…think of it 

as for my sake –

 I don’t need you

 to show it to the

 world, just a simple

 text from you is

 more than enough.’

‘It’ll burden you, 

I see.’

‘Now I’ll have to 

find a way to get

my hands on the 

drama’s OST then,

maybe I can sing 

one for you.’

‘It’d be a nice surprise

 if you can sing an

 OST for it, really,

 I’ll look forward to it.’

‘Even if I don’t

get the OST, 

I’ll sing a song for you, 

I’m making one now,

for you.’

‘Didn’t you say 

ICE QUEEN was

 for me?’

‘Not that one,

another one.’

‘I thought you

 said writing lyrics

is not your style.’

‘It’s not,

but I’m working hard 

on it because of you,

you should be proud

of me~’

‘If only I could 

do the same for

 you…’

‘It seems like I’m

 moving further and 

further away from music…

from the stage…’

‘Let’s sing karaoke

next time, Hyeran ah, 

I know a place.’

‘Sure, 

when you have time.’

‘What about you? 

You busy these days?’

‘Not as busy 

as I once was.’

‘And yet you have

trouble sleeping,

why’s that?’

‘I do not.’

‘You woke up super 

early just the other day,

didn’t you?’

‘Ah…

that was because…

I had a nightmare, 

that’s all.’

‘What was it about? 

What was it about 

that made you say

awake?’

‘I dreamt that…

I was all alone…

in pain…

that pain devoured 

me in my dream, 

I could hardly breathe.’

‘Oh dear…

you sure you 

weren’t really in pain? 

You sure it was 

just a dream?’

‘Yes, Oppa, 

I’m sure.’

‘How so?’

‘I…I was…

my belly was big 

in my dream, 

you see.’

‘What do you 

mean?’

‘In my dream…

I was in labor, Oppa…

giving birth to a 

child I never knew I had,

 all alone, 

with no one around

 me to help…

that’s what woke me up.’

‘Oh boy oh boy,

that’s a heck 

of a dream.’

‘I just don’t see 

why I had that dream…

the entire idea was

 horrific itself.’

‘It’s just a dream, 

Hyeran ah, 

you don’t have to 

pay attention to it. 

Ya, by the way, 

in your dream, 

who’s the child’s father? 

Did you know in

your dream?’

‘No…

and I think that’s what 

made it even more…

terrifying for me, 

not knowing

 anything at all…

and your pain doesn’t

 seem to end.’

‘Why didn’t you tell

me that earlier in

the evening when 

we were together?’

‘It didn’t seem

 appropriate.’

‘Poor thing, 

that’s why you couldn’t

sleep well these few days, 

right?

Since having that 

nightmare?’

‘Well, 

not exactly…

I mean, 

that nightmare did

 keep me up that day, 

but I pretty much

 forgot about it

 afterwards…’

‘Then what kept 

you from sleeping 

well at night?’

‘The future,

 perhaps?

 I mean, 

I’ve been acting for

 a few years now…

and…well…

things just didn’t 

seem to work extremely

 well for me.’

‘Hyeran ah…

not everyone is 

gifted in acting, 

but acting is a skill 

one can acquire with

practice and experience, 

at least that’s what I think. 

For Kyungsoo, he’s gifted, 

and yet he too had 

to work extra hard 

to be recognized 

as an actor.’

‘I see what

 you mean.’

‘You’ll make it

to the top one day, 

Hyeran, I’m sure! 

Love Alarm will prove it!’

‘I’m afraid I’ll 

disappoint everyone

 around me…

yet again.’

‘Nope, 

don’t think like that! 

Even in Top Management, 

your acting improved 

so much already! 

You’re getting there,

Hyeran, 

I’m sure of it!’

‘Thank you, Oppa…

it’s always comforting 

to hear such encouraging

 words from you.’

‘Fighting,

Hyeran ah, 

believe in yourself.’

‘I will. 

Good night, 

Oppa,

 I’m certain I’ll 

sleep well tonight,

 thanks to you~’

‘Night, love.’