Kai made himself comfortable in the bed, folding the blankets up to his waist and resting his back on the soft pillows lining the headboard. At least he should take a rest before the dawn came and the moon turns to the sun. It might be the 100^th   sleep position tonight. He tried so hard to close his eyes but everything that he gets is spinning head of pain and guiltiness. He still couldn’t believe anything that she said about.. Kris.

            “He should’ve felt peaceful in paradise.” He mumbled, with trembling heart of twinge, “Why?”

…

            “Annyeong Joo Kyung! Don’t run, okay? Kai-oppa will pick you up after school,” Seohyun pecked her sister’s cheek and waved her hand to that little girl in front of her,

            That used to be an activity to her and her sister. Walked together in the morning, but Seohyun stopped in front of her shop while her little sister should still walk few meters to reach her kindergarten. Seohyun sometimes worried but proud to her little sister, but that’s a life.

            Seohyun smiled seeing her little sister walked through the wide world by herself before finally opened the door of her shop.

            “It’s unlocked. Yuri-eonni must be arrived first,” She talked to herself as she opened the main door which unlock anymore,

            “Annyeonghasseyo, Seororo.” Yuri exclaimed spread in the whole room, the new way to greet someone.

            “Eonni, you arrive earlier.” Seohyun put her bag on her usual spot in the shop,

            “Yeah, I’m a bit guilty to you yesterday. So I decided to come early to help you and I think it works since you didn’t clean the table yesterday, so I feel no longer guilty now,” She smirked playfully,

            “Alright, thank you so much, eonni, besides there’s nothing to be guilt for. I’m okay anyway,” She smiled,

            “Whatever. I’ll be on the kitchen if you need me. I just found a new cake recipe to be tried. You’ll clap your hands for me for what I will deserve!” She grinned happily and immediately run to the kitchen with a nymph wings on,

            Seohyun chuckled silently seeing her.

            The next second, she turned her face to the table on the corner of the room, she stared at the table where Kris was sat yesterday. It has been cleaned like the others. No longer full with pigswill, no longer look different. She exhaled the air from her lungs.

…

            “Yah eonni! Is your new recipe needs all of our stock of cheese?” Seohyun squealed towards Yuri who spend all the cheese stocks,

            “Just shut up.. I’m busy with my experiment now..”

            I sighed, “Geez, alright. I’m going to buy some cheese because I need it right now. Take care of the customer. I’m going. Annyeong.” Seohyun closed the kitchen door and went outside to buy some cheese in the supermarket,

            On her way to the supermarket, she kept thinking for what going on yesterday. There’s nothing wrong with Kris. His appearance wasn’t the reason of Kai’s anger, so what? She shook her head a little.

            “Maybe, he knows him?” She mumbled and began to shrug,

            Why should he act like that to someone that he probably knows? No, it’s not possible. Kai isn’t that rude person. Beside, he never tells me anything about someone named Kris. Maybe he just had a hard time yesterday, she thought and smiled for the way she thinks could be positive.

            Seohyun greeted the employee as she made her way to the milk section to search for some cheese that she need. Lot’s of people was busy with their own goods, she didn’t give a damn and keep walking until she bumped into someone..

            “Omo, my forehead,” Seohyun fall on the ground as she wiped her forehead with her palms,

            “Sorry miss, let me help you,” The guy that bumped her stick his right hand to help her standing,

            She accepted his hand.

            This is the twice time.

            Seohyun heart was like beating like it wants to run out from her chest and so do he. She was like out of breath. Her mind was like out of control. It happens again, she thought.

            She looked up to see someone that bumped her,

            “Kris?”

            “Seohyun.. Oh my, so sorry. Seems like your forehead hit my chest, is it hurt?” His face showed a worry face as he tucked her bangs that covered up her forehead. He wiped it with his hand carefully and end up blew an air to her forehead which like a blast of wind in the coconut trees. It was such a breeze of electricity as she felt her spine was like bursting.

            “I’m okay,” She walked backwards to make some spaces between them to remove the nerves,

            “Sorry, I just so clumsy,” He scratched his head which not itchy at all,

            “No, my bad. I was too focus onto nothing,” she chuckled awkwardly,

            They kept their eyes on somewhere, trying to not make any eye contacts. Seohyun was bitting her lower lips in nervous. Why should I meet him again? She looked down to her shoes with heart keep beating crazily. She breathed rapidly just to bring back her heart into normal but it stands still like that. She sighed slowly.

            “Uh, anyway, are you looking for some milk?” He asked,

            “Ani. I’m looking for cheese. My cake needs it,” She smiled,

            “Let me help you then,”

…

            “Is that heavy?” She asked as she took a look at the plastics full with cheese bars in his hand,

            “No, it’s very light,” He smiled,

            “Uh anyway, I told my boyfriend about you and he’s like.. mad over me,” She said without look at him,

            “Really? Wae?” His voice became so curious,

            She curved her lips and shrugged, “Molla.”

            He suddenly giggled,

            “Why?” She questioned,

            He gave nothing in response yet grew his giggled more until it became a hard guffaw. She glared at him weirdly as she walked few feet away from his side, feel strange, confused and scared. In the same time.

            “Yah, sorry, I don’t mean to be a weirdo,” He said between his laugh as he pulled me lightly to make me walk near on his side like before, “Over-protective boyfriend, huh? Is he jealous over me?” He smirked playfully,

            “Jealous over you? Yah, are you laughing at that? He absolutely no,” She smacked his head brightly as he laughed louder,

            “This, let me explain to your boyfriend, okay? Tell him to meet me at the park near here at 9 p.m. You know the place right? Tell him to talk like a guy so there’s no misunderstanding between me and him, arraso?” He smiled from ear to ear,

            She nodded a little still with a weird expression on, “Arra.”

            “Ah, that’s your shop, right? Sorry I can’t company you to your shop. I have to go now. You know, busy person,” He winked playfully as he handed the plastics to her,

            She pouted cutely, “Ye, I know. Annyeong! Thank you very much, Kris-oppa!” She teased before finally he left,

            “Funny boy..” She mumbled with a smile still hanging on her beautiful face,

            Suddenly she felt something vibrating inside her pocket. She put the plastics bag on the ground and trying to find her phone. It’s Kai calling,

            //Yeoboseyo, oppa?//

            //Seo, I miss you. Sorry for yesterday. I was being such a naughty chicken.// His voice sound so sad,

            //Gwaenchana, oppa.// She smiled over the phone,

            //What are you doing now?//

            //Buying some cheese. Uh oppa.. I have something to tell.// She was a bit hesitate to tell but..

            //What’s that, honey?//

            //I just accidentally met Kris again just now. And he wanted to meet you tonight, at 9 p.m. in the park near the shop. You know, the park which few meters more to reach my home.// She explained,

            But there’s no response. Only silence dominated the call between her and her boyfriend. Is it snap off?

            //Oppa.. Gwaenchana? Oppa.. Yeoboseyo?// She tried to call for him but got nothing in response. A second later, it began to a beep, signing that the call had been ended by one side.

            Seohyun put away her phone, she looked at the screen as she frowned in flustered, “Why did he end the call?” She shook her head a bit and put her phone back inside her pocket and walked to his shop.

            Kai was like taken aback.

            His hands were like out of energy. His body shivered. He felt drop all of sudden and became fatigue with all of the pain and ache heart. The phone in his grab falls. His eyes glued onto nothing in focus. His mind was upside down.

            “He wants to meet me.. In this kind of place?”

            Yes, I want to meet you after a long time, buddy.

*

            The time on the main clock showed at 9 p.m. Time to close the shop for Seohyun and Yuri. Without customer left, Yuri switched the open sign into the close one while Seohyun busily swipe the floor. She accidentally brush against a wall-cupboard,

            “Ouch,” She caressed her elbow,

            She sneaked a slight peek to cupboard and realized that there’s something like a paper on the top of the cupboard. She stood on tiptoes to get that paper.

            “What’s that eonni?” She back and forth the small dirty latter on her grab, so dirty with dried blood left on the side of the letter, she couldn’t help but feels spooky somehow.

            “What?”

            “This latter, where did you found it?”

            “Oh that dirty thing. I found it this morning on the corner table when I just cleaned the table, I want to throw it but I just realized that I haven’t cleaned the front table so I decided to take it on the top of the cupboard and threw it later after I clean the table. But I guess I forgot that,” She smiled sheepishly,

            Corner table? Is that the place where Kris was sat? She asked to her self,

            “Hm,” She opened the letter and read it,

           Once, I thought this time never could happen in my real life, I just feel it, don’t know why but I do. But now, it’s clear, I can tell you know, my feeling towards you for all this time, I can tell you that I love you. Seohyun, saranghaeyo.

From your secret admirer, Mr. K.

Kris

            She gasped.

            Mr. K... Is… Kris? But how? How about Kai?