[Next day]

I’m afraid! The singing contest starts in one hour and I didn’t see Il Woo oppa… Are you going to stand by me? I can’t call him… He may be angry because of what happened last time… I don’t know… But I want to support him too… I want to be there for him one last time…

“We should go now, you don’t want to be late!”

“Yeah, let’s go eonni… At least, you’ll be there…”

*tok*tok*tok*

Someone knocked at the door, I was hoping it would be oppa…but...

“Hong Ki?”

“Luckily you haven’t gone yet! Let’s go! I’ll be supporting you!” He smiled for me but I really didn’t like it… what is he preparing for? What does he want from me? I thought it was already over!

“A… I’m.. I’m going with…” I couldn’t find words… again…

“With me!”

“Oppa!!” I was so happy to see him that my face which has been grave, suddenly split into a wide smile! I ran towards him, grabbed his arm unconsciously and said “Let’s leave! Oppa!” and then I whispered to him “I like the way you come and save me each time that I’m in trouble! THANK YOU! OPPA!”

He was looking at me with a slight smile… “You girl! I can’t leave you for a moment without getting involved in troubles! Where have you been yesterday?”

“I was not feeling good, I just spent the day in my room…”

“Are you ok now?” I think he didn’t want to ask me why, perhaps he has already known… or maybe he didn’t want to talk about last time’s matter…

“Yes! Yes!” I responded. A little smile touched his lips… “Fortunately…” he said!

“But... Oppa! How did you know my room’s number? 399!”

“I saw Kim Na Ra yesterday...”

“Ah!”

“My room’s number is 999!”

“Oh! It’s almost the same!  In fact it was me who chose the 399!”

“How?”

“I was born on 9/9/93”

“Seriously?”

“Yes! Why are you surprised?”

“I chose 999 because I was born on 9/9/93 but 399 was already taken so...”

“Hein! So we have the same birthday!”

“YES!”

I was pretty proud to discover it...

   “It’s your turn in few minutes! You have to go! Everything is going to be alright! Don’t be afraid ok?”

“Ok!” Actually I was stressed, but with him cheering me up, I was convinced that I would be able to do it!

On stage, everyone was focusing on my performance! The music was playing, I sang from my heart, I was only thinking about one person! The only one who gave me strength, the only one who stood by me, and the only one that I could see in that large number of persons! Oppa, are you hearing me? You know this song, you even said you love it! I sang it before while you were listening to me every day, but now it’s different! Now I’m hopelessly dedicating it to you! And I’m wishing you could read between the lines, I LOVE YOU SINCE