"Oh, looks like they've been causing trouble around Seoul huh?" Chaeyoung laughed
"They did to you too?" Tzuyu asked
"No... SHE did." Chaeyoung pointed at Mina who hanged her head low.

Jeongyeon stared at Mina who was in front of him, seeing her feel uncomfortable.

"Hey.. What's your name.." Jeongyeon said monotonously as everyone looked at him
"M-Mina"
"Well, Then Mina-ssi, you owe us at least 5,000,000 Won for Jihyo's shirt." He said
"Eh?! What??"
"Don't forget interest and the value of the shirt..and another 7,000,000 Won for my shoes as well. Do you know that these shoes are designers? That would cost you extra.." He said coldly.

"Wait! just a second! We all bumped into each other.. why are you targeting Mina?" Sana stood up and raised her voice as she stared onto Tzuyu who was just looking at her soullessly. "I-I mean.. that is not fair..." She fidgeted and sat back down.

"It should be fair, for a small girl ruining designer items she must-"
"Jeongyeon.. It's fine, we could afford it.." Tzuyu interrupted.
"Yeah Jeong, Calm down.." Chaeyoung added

"hmm.." Jeongyeon hummed and continued to stare at Mina and averted his eyes.

"Sorry~! I just had to finish closing the store, So have you guys gotten along?" Dahyun came in grinning

"Y-Yeah.." Chaeyoung looked at Jeongyeon and Mina. "We are fine.."
"Okay then, How bout having dinner all together- Babe wait for me okay?"

"Yeah, We'll be leaving soon Dahyun" Jeongyeon said coldly

"Oy! What happened to being a cool bro.." Jihyo whispered to Tzuyu
"I don't know.. he seemed triggered.." Tzuyu whispered back

"Come on boys! let's go!" Jeongyeon stood up and the boys followed "Oh Mina-ssi, I'll see you around" he slightly smiled and left

"Oy! Jeongyeon!" Chaeyoung shouted. But Jeongyeon did not listen. "I-I am really sorry about that.. Jeongyeon.. is not usually like that.. really." Chaeyoung explained

"It's okay.. I guess he really loved his designer's shoes?" Mina sighed "I am so sorry Chaeyoung for ruining your piece too.."
"Hey.. Hey! it's all cool.. no worries. I forgive you.." She smiled.

"Honestly, Those boys looked familiar to me.." Sana knitted her brows as she began thinking hard enough where have she seen them.

"Oh.. you must have seen ICEY. They are a new top hit boy group under JYP Entertainment" Chaeyoung sipped her juice

"THOSE?! Were ICEY?!" Sana and Mina's Eyes widened
"Oh gosh! I love their songs!" Sana exclaimed
"Well.. their attitude is so different from all the variety shows I watched.. what a scam" Mina sighed

"No.. Jeongyeon is really kind, all three of them are.." Chaeyoung grinned
"Why do they act like that then?" Momo squinted
"eh who knows, may be leaving an impression?" Chaeyoung shrugged
"Looks like that Jeongyeon fella is interested in you Minari.." Momo nudged her side
"Oh shut up. he is interested in making me go bankrupt.."

"Alright! i am all done! Let's go eat!" Dahyun grinned.

***

After that meet with Dahyun's girlfriend, am i glad to see her there too. It is such a small world and who knew she is friends with Dahyun's girlfriend. I could be lucky and finally, I saw her face and how she really looks like. She is beautiful.. perfect like spring time. Usually I find myself unconsciously staring at her for no reason at all..
I just never had seen someone as perfect as her, She and her friends are all pretty creatures too.

"Oy! Chaeyoung!" Dahyun snapped her fingers in front of me
"huh. uh.. what.."
"What do you want to eat!" She leaned closer to me "and stop staring at Mina you stupid" She whispered and snickered.
"Shut up!- uh.. anything.. really. You guys order first.."

"Okay.. Minaring what would you like.."
"anything with ketchup tho, i am down.."
"Really?"
"it tastes good.."

"Ketchup?" I asked tilting my head sideways
"Yeah.. Try it, with everything.. and I mean everything.."
"uh.. sure?- ah, I think they got spicy rice bowl there, They use spicy ketchup sauce over the rice and top it with egg and meat."
"oh! i want that!"
"I never tried it, but go ahead.. make that two then.." I nodded and gestured to Dahyun

"Okay, What about you babe-"
"Aww, They don't have Jokbal here?"
"I am afraid not, How bout Samgyupsal?"
"Okay then.."

"What about you Sana?"
"hmm.. I'll get the hot pot"
"alright..- Waiter!"

That was the best meal I ever had yet. After a few hours we decided to head home, It is 10:00 pm. So we headed out and had to part ways.

"So.. Momo, Where are you staying?" Dahyun asked
"uh.. Sana's place, I can't find-"
"Stay with me then.. I have the place on my own.. You can sleep there if you want."
"But then Sana wont-"

"It's okay, I plan on getting back to YG soon, we have a late practice.." Sana smiled
"Wow! You are a YG?" Dahyun widened her eyes
"Yeap.. ThinkBlack.."
"Oh! That's why, You looked Familiar.. Aren't you debuting soon?"
"Yes!" She laughed "Well then carry on, I have to go soon. -Oh shoot! Mina.. What about you?"

"huh? You don't have a place to stay?" I asked
"Well, she and her boyfriend just broke up, so her place is infected by cheaters right now.." Sana scowled

Oh.. so that's why you were crying a while ago.. Who would do such a thing to a pretty girl like you..

"oh.. haha.. well uh-" Dahyun instantly had an idea.. "how bout you stay with Chaeyoung.."

"Oh. no no no.. That's just too m-"
"I don't mind.." I interrupted her "Do you have work tomorrow?
"Yeah.. half day since it's a Friday.."
"cool. I am fine, I go set up my stand at 6:00 am so it's okay.."
"Okay then.."

HOLY FREAK! HOLY FREAK! She's sleeping over.. She's sleeping over.. wait.. CRAP! I did not clean my room! HOLY !

"Bye guys! Have fun!" Sana ran and went towards North
"Hey Chae! Take care of Mina okay!" Dahyun waved while holding onto Momo's hand
"I got you!" And we left towards the east.

Okay, This my first time sleeping over to a friend's house that I just recently just met. Plus, we started on the wrong foot. How embarrassing. I followed her through the night as we walked towards back to the Center Park and passed it straight.

"So.. How was your first meet with Dahyun?" She mumbled
"Great.. I honestly thought she was a fake.." I laughed
"Yeah we thought the same about Momo, no worries about that" She laughed

"uh.. What do you do for a living?"
"Paint, take pictures, and just paint and sell them.."
"And? are you earning enough?"
"yeah.. sometimes, there are times I couldn't eat.. but Dahyun and my friend Lisa visits me to give me excess food if they have some.."
"Lisa?"
"Yeah, you may know her since she is part of that ThinkBlack with Sana.. You know.. Lalisa Manoban and Kim Jennie?"
"Ahh! Yes! Wow.. What a small world" I laughed
"Definitely.. I think we are destined to meet too.. but you just happened to run me down with your bike"

"I am really sorry!" I clasped both of my hand and begged
"No worries, I can paint a different one." Chaeyoung laughed "So.. boyfriend huh.. I am guessing you are straight?" She laughed

"Got that right!.. Well, Sana and I got curious and confused and not to mentioned shocked! about Momo having a girlfriend. Weren't you shocked when you knew?"
"uh no.. Dahyun had girlfriends before.. and well..- so have I..-Here we are"

"oh.. you did.."
"Yeah.. One.. but never again.." she smiled and began opening the main gate.

The stairs were opened so I followed her as she walked towards the roof deck and a small house is seen across the deck.

"Oh the roof top.. Isn't it hot up here?"

"sometimes, but most of the times I am out working, so I arrive at night when it is cold" She smiled. She kept her key on the key hole and revealed her home "It is quite messy.. I haven't cleaned yet.."
"it's a two bedroom home.. why don't you have someone to stay with.. it is quite lonely to be alone.. isn't it?"

"Yeah.. well.. i don't like the company.. either that or I just can't find someone to rent it with me.."
"How much are you paying here?"
"450,000 Won per month.."
"You are able to pay that on your own by just selling paintings?"
"uh.. no.. That's why I told you, There are times I couldn't eat, and those times are when I can't sell a single painting in a week. If i sell 3 paintings, I could be able to pay for rent.. and eat.. and buy my paint materials too.." She chuckled "You don't have to worry about it.. i am fi-"

"Let me rent with you.." I blurted out
"What?"
"i mean.. I have no place to stay, And I have work. I can help you pay for this place and rent the other room."
"Are you sure about that?"
"Yeah! I can cook, clean and do house chores for you."
"Wait.. wait., Mina.. you don't have to do all that.."
"I mean, I can help you.. We can help each other.."
"but.."
"come on.. please?.."

I begged her to agree with me, because one, I really do need a place to stay after that Bambam incident I am not returning there. and Two.. I feel like she is lonely all by herself.

"Okay.. fine.. but here, You don't have to do ALL house chores.. please leave me something to do?"
"yeah Yeah! i got chu!" I laughed.

"Well... Since the other room is empty.." She opened the other room "You can do however you want in here.."
"Oh! I'll need to go furniture shopping soon!" I said excitingly
"Okay then" She laughed "Well, uh, you don't mind sharing a room for now right?"

"Absolutely not.."

She opened her room door and switched on the lights. You could see paintings and portraits made by her in this room and a small mattress on the edge near the window. She has 3 stands of canvas in each side and a whole lot of paint area. Paint are scattered on the floor, and she also seemed to paint her walls.

"Sorry, It is kind off messy.. and this is all I have.."
"How could you sleep with the smell of paint in the evening?"
"Well, Sometimes if the paint is strong, I bring my mattress over to the living room and sleep there instead."
"well, you should have used the second room.."
"I love the sunlight when I wake up, since the sun rise from this direction.. and I need the natural light for my works too." She laughed

I walked inside the room and saw it all around. She managed to paint her ceiling too, her room is amazing with designs of her own. It is not messy, but she seems like she had one priority and passion.. and that is to create paintings of her own.
I saw a canvas carved in the further way of the corner of the room. It looks like a girl.. she had painted two of the same girl in different posture. But there wasn't any eyes or detail on the face. Her works are amazing.. It was full of passion. I began staring at the girl she drew below the moonlight of the fountain with stars. that scene looked familiar somehow..

"That's you.." She blurted out
"Wait.. what?" She smiled and went towards me
"i saw you crying at the fountain a while ago and you looked so peacefully trying to calm yourself down looking at the stars in the sky.." She smiled "I am sorry, I couldn't see your face.. so I couldn't draw the face properly but I did make you smile instead." She handed me the paper she drew. "You can have it.. That's for you.. but then, you left right before i could give it to you." She smiled

"Wait.. so you knew me already?"
"Kinda.. yes.. You always sit at the fountain center.. My post is located there, you know beside the hot dog stand?"
"Really?"
"Yeah. I just don't know how you totally looked like but i knew it was you. I remembered your side profile." She grinned.
"T-Thanks.."

She's amazing.. purely amazing.. the way she drew me, she got it right, I mean besides the eyes..How did she manage to make me smile?

"Okay, Well I only have one mattress- the extra is kinda dirty..." She pulled the mattress out of her room and onto the living room beside her couch. "Here. you take the mattress I take the couch"
"No, I am fine with the couch.."
"Nah. you're the visitor. go ahead.."

She prepared everything properly for my to sleep and handed me pillow and a blanket.
"Let's get some shut eye, It's 10:30 pm, we got work tomorrow.." She chuckled and switched off the lights and her dim lights. "are you fine sleeping with the lights on?"
"Yes.. It's fine.. thank you.."

She smiled and laid down on the couch. i heard her sigh in relief as the silence broke clear.

"Chaeyoung.." She hummed in question "I can't sleep.."
"Why is that?" I sighed in reply to her question
"I don't know.. everything seems so fast for me.. I gained one thing and lose another.."
"Meaning?.."
"Today was my first day of work.. I mean, I was just a freelancer before that.. I gained something.. and today, was also the day.. I lost someone.."
"Your boyfriend..?" I hummed in agreement. She sighed and began to speak once again. "You know.. love is complicated, It happens.. Sometimes, cupid thinks this person is for you.. but they really aren't.. It's just giving you the strength to go on.. on your own.."

"Chae? have you ever loved before?.."
She hummed in agreement.
"What was it like?"
"As I said before.. I did loved someone.. Once.. and I ended loving a girl.."
"A girl.. huh.. what happened?"
"She was my best friend, my closest friend.. even closer than Dahyun ever was.. We were both new to dating the same gender. So we decided to try it.." she chuckled "Boy.. was the experience amazing.. We lasted 3 years in that kind of love.. 3 years. we treated each other as best friends and more without jeopardizing the friendship involved.."

"So what happened to you two.." i heard her sigh as she began talking again
"It all fell.. She wanted us to be in the same university, same course.. same time.. same days.. I was happy she wanted to be with me.. but then.. I told her, I wanted something else.. I wanted to focus in a career of Entertainment and Arts. Show the world my works, My paintings, My Drawings, My songs.. Every little detail of passion.. I wanted to share it to everyone.. But this is something.. she did not agree.. that's when everything- even love.. failed.."
".. That was sad.."
"What's even worst.. My family does not support my decision at all. They wanted me to be a doctor, a lawyer, an accountant, an engineer, A business woman.. Whatever work title you can think of that gives you the highest pride of money.. That is why I ran away, bought this on my own, and sell Paintings for a living.."
"Wait.. You write songs?.. why don't you join YG Entertainment.. JYP, SM-"
"I don't have the confidence in myself.. To be an idol.. I am much confident with my drawings.."
"huh.. I see."

"What about you Mina-ssi? Don't you have a dream?"
"I do.. and suddenly thought.. It is not for me.."
"Why?"
"I dream to be an artist.. an Idol.. share to everyone my passion to sing and dance, make people laugh, and smile.. I am Japanese.. and passed an audition to get here. My family were not supportive either. I think I made a massive mistake? because, I left YG because i thought there was something out there.. for me.. but it turns out.. for a year of waiting.. I just ended up free lancing.. I was glad I got this gig in Oh! Boy studios. really" I laughed
"Oh! Boy Studios?"

"Yeah.. One of the biggest advertising company in Seoul.. Can't you believe it?.. I was supposed to be working with the President's daughter.. but then.. It seems like she could not be found. That is why Chan-woo is showing me around..." I chuckled
"Oh.. I see.." She laughed "Well then, I supposed you'll be late tomorrow?"
"No way! i am not losing this gig!" Chaeyoung laughed and turned
"Okay then, well.. Imma hit the hay.. Goodnight!" She said

"Good night Chae.. Thank you for keeping me company.."
"Anytime mina-ssi" She yawned

Looks like I got a new friend to count on.. It feels nice.