IX. Who to Choose?

"Annyeong oppa! What makes you came here early in the night?" Dara said to Minho.

"I just wanna tell you something very important." Minho said.

"Important? Ohh...What is it oppa?" Dara then feels something different.

"Uhmm, I'm planning to have a 2 year vacation in France next week, mainly Paris I mean." Minho said.

"Ommo! Paris? Jinjja?" Dara said in a shocked.

"Nae~ and the reason why I'm telling you this...is that...I want you to come with me, there, in Paris." Minho said seriously.

"M-mm-mwoo? oppa?" Dara said unexpectedly.

"I knew you dreamt in going there someday, don't you?" Minho said.

"Nae~ But..." Dara said in low voice.

    Minho holds both of her shoulders.

"Gwaenchana, arraseo~ I know this is hard for you to decide right now. So I'm hoping I can get your answer by tomorrow." Minho said.

"T-to-tomorrow??"

"Nae~ Don't worry, I'll acccept your decision no matter what. That's how...I love you, my Dara." Minho said.

    He then kissed Dara's forehead.

"GoodNight! Bye."

    He left Dara, still standing in shocked.
    Then she sits in the little chair beside the door of their house.
    She suddenly cries.

"Eottheoke?!" She says to herself while crying.

"I'll be happy to join oppa in Paris, that's my dream in my entire life...B-but, Jiyong-ah..." She still cries.

"Sarangheyo Jiyong-ah..." She whispers.

    She goes now in her room, still bearing tears in her eyes.

    She lays in her bed, then she checks her phone. She's surprised to see 23 missed calls from Jiyong.

    She wipes her tears and began to call Jiyong back.

"Yeobeoseyo, Jiyong-ah.."

"Yah~ Dara, wae you don't answer my calls back?"

"Mianhae, it's just that..nothing.."

    Jiyong noticed Dara's voice.

"Yah~ Did you cry?" Jiyong said.

"Ani.."

"Yah~ What happened? Did that Minho hurt you?"

"Ani..Ani~ Gwaenchana Jiyong, I'm fine.."

"Jinjja?"

"Nae.. Uhm, can we just talk again tomorrow Jiyong? I'm kinda sleepy right now..." Dara said.

"Ohh, arraseo. Bye! Sleepwell Dara." Jiyong farewells.

"Nae..Jalgayo.." Dara said.

    Jiyong puts down the phone, he surely knows that Minho already told it to Dara.