Chasing the Wind
Description
Ryu Baram was a girl with her share of vices. Emotionally scarred, affinity towards alcohol and the occasional cigarette. Yet she exuded a certain charm, something that cannot help but intrigue those around her. Like the wind she made her presence known but always remained out of reach, out of grasp. No one could contain her. She was an elusive girl, that was for certain.
Baram was a girl of few words, and no matter what she maintained a calm and collected façade. Inside her mind however, she was bursting with emotions, unspoken words swimming around all day and all night, knocking against her skull begging to be unleashed. But the girl kept it in, she could not afford to show any weakness. Not anymore.
And this was what Mark Tuan had to deal with. Having Baram wind up in his life was outside of his expectations. The more he tried to block out the wind, to keep his dangerous private life undisturbed, the more Baram engraved her presence all around him.
Foreword
"One of the risks of being quiet is that the other people can fill your silence with their own interpretation: You’re shy. You’re stuck up. You’re judgmental. When others can’t read us, they write their own story — not always one we choose or that’s true to who we are.”
— Sophia Dembling
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This one is a very different tone from 「Love at First Bite」
but in a sense, it will probably be more raw and true to my general writing style?
The story will alternate between diary entries and the actual story.
The diary entries are not necessarily in chronological order.
Its contents also do not happen at the same time as the story.
Instead, they serve as insight in the emotional turmoil and struggle that the protagonist has experienced.
Hope you enjoy and please subscribe and comment!
Oh also, Baram means wind in Korean, might be useful info to know haha
Editing started: 14th September 2020
Editing ended: 15th September 2020
Story submitted to the Stepping Into Another World Writing Contest
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