Spur Of The Moment

"It's a beautiful day..."

Both Wooyoung and Jieun thought as they made their way to their meeting place.

Jieun was returning the books first.

While Wooyoung was already in the coffee shop waiting for her.

And Wooyoung was able to get a table that was in a good part of the cafe. It was away from other tables, more private.

Wooyoung preferred to sit away from others so as Jieun would not be uncomfortable.

"Is Jieun still in the library? Should I go there? Or should I wait for her here?" he thought.

"Aniya, aniya! I better wait here..." he contradicted himself.

He couldn't sit still. He arranged the flowers from the vase, he went up to order something but decided not to do it and sat back again and would just keep waiting for Jieun.

"Why am I being like this? Yah, Jang Wooyoung! Pull yourself together!" he reprimanded himself.

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Meanwhile, Jieun was running to return the books.

"I have to hurry! Wooyoung oppa could be waiting for me already..." Jieun thought as she ran her way to the section where her borrowed books must be returned.

And then... "CRASSHHHEED!"

She again found herself picking up books that went to the floor with another collision she managed to get herself into, and it hadn't been twenty-four hours ago since the first one.

"Tto! Why is this happening again when I'm in a hurry...?"

"Mianheyeo!" the other person apologized.

"Aniyeo, I'm okay. Sorry about that, too!" she answered and went away quickly, after picking up the last book left lying on the floor, without looking at the other person. She needed to hurry for Wooyoung's waiting and she didn't want to be late.

The person was just left staring at her, as she made herself towards the shelf and arranged the books, and scratching the back of his head.

Once she's done returning the books and retrieving her library card from the librarian, she hurriedly went out of the library and crossed the street towards the coffee shop.

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"Aniyeo, I'm okay. Sorry about that, too!"

He helped her picked up the books that fell then his eyes went to her face.

"She's cute..."

He didn't know what happened but the next thing he knew was he's looking at her she was making her way inside that left him speechless and scratching his head in disbelief.

"What is your name? I'm Siwan..." he told her but he did only in his mind for she's already running away.

He followed where she went and saw her quickly returning the books and then ran to the librarian to get her ID before she headed out of the library.

"She seemed to be in a hurry? And why is that?" he thought.

He was still staring at the door that she just went out. Then he remembered that he's supposed to meet Kwanghee at the Cafe just across the library.

Siwan decided to go look for the book his Noona asked him to borrow for her. So he went whistling on his way to the section for the book he's looking for.

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Wooyoung had been looking at the door in anticipation while waiting for Jieun. Then he saw her coming inside.

His face lightened up after being so worried that she might not show up.

"Jieuna! Yogiseo!" he called out to her.

She looked around searching for him and then found him. She waved her hand enthusiastically and went to their table.

"Mianheyeo... Have you been waiting for a long time already?" she asked as she seated herself in front of him.

"I just got here a few minutes ago, don't worry about it." he responded.

"That's good to know. I'm sorry if I kept you waiting?

"Aniyeo, gwenchanayeo... Pammeogosseo? What would you like to have?" he asked her politely.

"I would love to have a cup of green tea first, please..." she responded sweetly.

Wooyoung was about to leave but Jieun added another glass of water for she got real thirsty after running from the library.

"And a glass of water, too. I'm so thirsty!" she cried.

"Then two cups of green tea and a glass of water coming up!" he joked and stood up to go to the counter and place their order.

Jieun was staring at him as he was going to the counter and smiled recalling his attempt to be funny. She then remembered what she needed to do and reached for her bag. She looked for Wooyoung's handphone to get it.

She searched her bag's pockets and her pouch but she couldn't find it. She literally turned her bag upside down so as she could spill the contents of her bag but Wooyoung's handphone was nowhere to be found.

"Omo! Odiseo? Where is it? Did I not put in here?"

Then she realized that in her haste to go to the library to return the books so as she could go to the coffee shop right away, she didn't get to grab the phone from her bedside table.

She felt so stupid forgetting what she was suppose to bring here which was the main purpose of them meeting up.

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"Jieuna! Are you in there?"

Jieun's mother knocked on her door before she entered to check on her. She found an empty room. She saw her daughter's undone bed and fixed it.

She reached for the empty glass and the pitcher she was always preparing for Jieun so as she can put a new one later. Jieun was getting thirsty at night so she made it a point to always put a pitcher fo water and a glass for her.

She then saw her phone ringing and reached for it.

The name registering was of her daughter's, which she found unusual so she decided to answer it. She got shocked hearing a male voice on the other line.

"Jieuna, would you like to eat some muffin?" the person on the other line asked.

"Yoboseyeo? This isn't Jieun." she answered back.

Who was this boy calling her daughter? And why was his name registering as her name on her handphone?

"Ne? This isn't Jieun?" the boy got shocked for he realized that he's not talking to Jieun.

"Nuguseyeo? This is Jieun's mother." she asked him.

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"Nugu?! Jieuna's omma? Otteoke? How did that happen?" Wooyoung panicked at the thought that the other on the line was Jieun's mother.

"Omo! Annyeong haseyeo. Chonun, Jang Wooyoung imnida. I'm her friend and we met in the audition yesterday. We accidentally swapped phone and thJe phone she took home was mine. It seemed like she left it at home, mianheyeo. We're meeting up so as we could exchange our handphone. Cheongmal mianheyeo." he explained and he felt really shy talking to Jieun's mom and hurriedly went back to where Jieun was.

"Ne, annyeong haseyeo. So that's what happened. I see. Are you going to meet today?" Jieun's mother asked him.

"As a matter of fact, she's with me now. Let me give her the phone. Changkamanyeo..." he passed the phone to Jieun who then gave him a confused look.

"Oppa, weyeo?" she was wondering why he gave her the phone.

"Your mother is on the line and she wants to talk to you..." he answered in apologetic tone.

"Ne?! Ommaga?" she got so shocked as she was reaching for the phone to talk to her mother.

He was really not expecting that Jieun's mother will answer his call. He called Jieun for he wanted to ask if she wanted anything else for he couldn't leave the counter anymore for his order was being taken already.

"Yoboseyeo? Omma?" she carefully asked trying to gauge what her mother would sound like.

"Oh, Jieunie! Chigum odiseo? Wooyoung explained to me what happened. Why didn't you tell me you met someone and that you're going to see him today? Is he cute? Why does it seem like you're hiding something to Omma?" she bombarded her daughter with questions and teasing her at the same time.

"Ne? Omma! Hajimeyeo! I don't like what you're sounding like... Don't let your imagination run too far, arasoyeo?" she couldn't help but felt shy with what her mother was implying. She tried to not let Wooyoung hear her.

"My Jieunie's becoming shy in front of an "oppa". Am I right? I heard you call him that..." her Mom continuously . Her Mother had always been so open to her and she wanted to make her children feel that she's not only a mother but their friend as well.

"Omma! That's not what it is. Please, kumanayeo..." Jieun begged.

"Araso! Araso! Wooyoungie told me that you swapped phones accidentally. So it means the one I'm on is his, is that right?

"Wooyoungie?"  she's wondering why she's being like this. "Majayeo, Omma... And we decided to meet up to return our phones but I forgot to put in my bag because I was so in a hurry..." she explained.

"Are you in a hurry or are you excited to see him?"

"Omma! Chebalyeo..."

"Arata... So what are you going to do now? Apparently you don't have anything to return for I have it..."

"You're right, Omma... What should I do now? Wooyoung Oppa needed to get his phone back. He's expecting an important call... Should I go back home, or could you please bring..."

Wooyoung, who's been trying to recover from being shocked because of answering Jieun's mom, heard what Jieun asked her mother and stopped her from asking her mother to bring his phone to where they were. He couldn't let that to happen, that was too much to ask.

He learned from what just happened that his phone was with her mother. And now Jieun's worrying how she could get his phone so as she could return it to him.

"Gwenchanayeo, Jieuna. I'll just go to JYP later so as I can just give them other options to contact me."

"Mianheyeo, Oppa. I wasn't able to bring your handphone because I was so forgetful. But I could still run back home to get it. Will you still have time and wait for me? It will just take a few minutes..." she asked Wooyoung.

"Ani! That's going to be a hassle for you. It's really okay. I could just ask them to call my roommate instead so as they could talk to me."

"But, it's my fault so it's only right that I should get it for you..." she insisted.

They both forgot that Jieun's mother was still on the line.

"Yoboseyeo? Yoboseyeo... Yobo-..."

"Oh, Omma! Mianheyeo. What were you saying?" Jieun then remembered that her mother was still on the other line.

"If you really need to return his phone then why don't you bring him home with you. That way you get to give his handphone, and of course, he gets to meet me." she proudly said as if her idea was so brilliant.

"Ne?! You wanted him to come with me and get the phone himself?" she blurted out.

Wooyoung face beamed. Although he didn't think that he'd get to meet Jieun's mother soon, but the idea wasn't that bad. Besides, he needed to get his phone as much as possible. "What should I call her? Ommoni? Mrs. Lee?"

He decided to use the last one for he didn't want to sound too comfortable on their first conversation.

"Give the phone to Wooyoungie and let me talk to him." Jieun's mother commanded.

"O-oppa, Omma wants to talk to you..." she told him as she handed the phone to Wooyoung.

"Ye, gumawo... Ne, Mrs. Lee..." he said as soon as he held the phone and put it to his ear.

"Ommoni, you could call me Ommoni... You're my daughter's chinggu, anyway." she demanded.

"Ye, Ommoni. Jieun told me that you wanted to tell me something."

Jieun looked to him when he called her mother with what he was told to do so. She felt real embarrassed with what her mother's doing now.

"Kure, I was thinking that since you needed your handphone and Jieuna left it in haste to meet you, why don't you just come here with her?"

"You're inviting me to your house?" he asked in surprise.

"Yes. I would love to meet you. You could have lunch with us. It's not everyday that I get to meet my daughter's friends." she said excitedly.

"I'm very honored by your invitation, Ommoni. I would love to meet you, too..." he looked at Jieun. "Of course, I would come that is if it's okay with Jieuna..." he said giving Jieun a questioning look.

"Of course, it's okay with me, Oppa..." Jieun said in panic. She didn't want Wooyoung to think that she's appalled with what her mother was suggesting.

"That's settled then." Mrs. Lee said as if she heard her daughter. "I'll meet you later. Be careful on your way, you two!"

"Ne! Bye Ommoni!" Wooyoung bowed as if she's in front of him.

"Otteokaji? What was Omma thinking?! Inviting him for lunch? Oh boy, was I up for something?" Jieun thought not noticing that she was looking so disturbed.

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"I wonder what her name is..."

Siwan was still thinking about the girl he saw in the library on his way to the Cafe across it. He was going to meet Kwanghee, his bestfriend.

"Yah, Im Siwan! Are you still there? Where are you really? I've been waiting here for an hour already..." Kwanghee complained. Siwan was talking to him on the phone as he was going to the Cafe.

"I'm almost there. I'm already outside. I'll meet you in a few!" he answered. He almost forgot that he was talking to Kwanghee on the phone. "Mianhe. Something just happened on my way here." he explained as he was hurrying to get inside.

"You better be or I will..." Kwanghee said with threatening voice.

"Araso, chinggu... I'm almost there. Kuno!" he hung up and pocketed his handphone.

He reached for the door so as he could open it to enter and then he saw her rushing out. But this time, she's not alone.

He smiled instantly and was about to say hi but as soon as he noticed that someone came rushing out with her he was just  left standing and curious about what's going on with her.

He could tell she's not so comfortable for she seemed to worry about something. The guy who also came out, seemed to be slightly worried, too. But not as much as her.

"Who could that guy be? Her boyfriend? Did something happened to make them look like that?" he wondered.

He couldn't help but followed them with his eyes as they were walking away from the Cafe.

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"Is everything okay, Jieunie?"

"Yes, I'm fine. But let me give you a heads up, arachi? My mother is the most. She might get too excited so please just bear with her.” she pleaded.

"Gwenchanayeo. I think your mother is really a nice person and I really am excited to meet her. Thanks, Jieuna!"

They both finished they're drink and went out of the Cafe. Jieun almost ran to get to the exit.

Wooyoung catched up with Jieun who seemed to be in hurry with a blank expression.

He pulled her to a stop for she's walking way too fast. He placed his hand on top of her shoulders, a habit that he learned to get used to, to let her relax from her worries.

"Jieunie, if you don't want me to come with you, then it's fine with me. Please don't worry about me. I can fix this."

"Aniyeo, Oppa. I'm not worried about you... And besides, Omma really wanted to meet you. She will not let it pass till it happens. So for both our peace of mind, let's get this over with..." she said calmly. "I'm more worried about my mother and what she will do, anyway...." she thought.

They walked their way to the bus stop and waited for their ride. The two didn't notice the pair of eyes following them 0n their way to the stop.

"Please, don't embarrass me, Omma..." Jieun prayed.

"Please, let our first meeting be okay..." Wooyoung hoped.

Both were so anxious about what the first meeting would be like.

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Chapter 8: ♬ Meet The Parents ♬