*Speaking of the Devil….*

Joongie:

I looked outside of my window and saw a familiar pair of eyes staring back at me. He was my neighbor and that’s how I met him.

Hyoyeon: 

You don’t have to look if you don’t want to.

I sent back to him. I mean I had every right to look whatever way I wanted to. I placed my ipod in my ears and thought about what I should do about my feelings for him. I mean I tried many times to confess to him, but I kept chickening out.

*Ugh…I donno* I thought

Joongie: 

You’re right but I can’t help it…you seemed troubled. Do you want to talk about it?

I got a little mad at him for saying that. He had been ignoring me for a while and now he wanted to talk.

Hyoyeon:

Why do you want to talk now all the sudden? You’ve been avoiding me all week. 

I left my phone on my bed and then I went to go get something to drink.

“Hey Hyonnie can you run down to the store and get milk?” my brother asked me.

“In the rain?” I asked.

“Yeah this is important.” He told me. I looked at him and rolled my eyes.

“Fine but if I get sick you have to explain to mom why I took this walk in the rain.” I warned him. He chuckled.

“Fine whatever….just thanks for going to go get some milk.” He answered.

I went to my room to get my coat and shoes. I also put my cell phone in my pocket. I quickly opened it to see Hyunjoong’s text message.

Joongie: 

I’m sorry…I’ve just had a few things on my head that I needed to think about.

I rolled my eyes and decided to text him back later. I walked out of the door and I could feel the raindrops fall on my head. I took a deep inhale of the air. I loved the smell of the humidity that surrounded the city.

*The rain is so awesome!*

I walked in the rain happily.

[The Store]

When I got to the store I immediately went to get the milk. I also threw in a piece of candy. On my way to the register I saw a familiar face standing there. It was Kikwang one of my better friends.

“Hey Hyoyeon, what are you doing here?” Kikwang asked as he saw me.

“Umm well my brother wanted milk for some reason and he sent me to go get it.” I told him. He chuckled.

“Aw…you have to be the lucky. “ He commented. I nodded and sighed.

“Yeah well that is the down side of being the younger sister.” I told him. He smiled at me.

“Well umm I was going to go get some hot chocolate would you like to join me?” He offered. I nodded.

“Yeah that actually sounds pretty good. Plus I should leave my brother at some expense for making me do his errands.” I agreed. We walked around talking and getting to know each other. I couldn’t believe how comfortable I felt with Kikwang. Still, I kept thinking about Hyunjoong every now and then.

When we got to the café, we took a seat down in one of the tables.

“So you’ve seemed kind of gloomy lately. What’s going on?” Kikwang asked.

“Oh it’s just Hyunjoong. He ignored me all week and I can’t understand why.”I answered. He looked at me with a little sympathy.

“Awh well I’m sure he just needed some time alone. You know…he had his man period.” I laughed at him.

“You are an idiot…but you helped me feel better.” I answered. He smiled at me and before he had time to answer me his phone went off.

“Umm…it’s my mom…excuse me.” He said. Kikwang got up and left to answer his phone. Meanwhile, I checked my text messages.

Joongie: 

Hey your brother called me and said you were taking too long…where are you.

Hyoyeon: 

I’m just out with someone… don’t worry. Tell him I’ll be home soon.

I sent the message. My brother couldn’t send me text messages he didn’t have a cell phone, and if he called I wouldn’t answer. I have the habit of not answering when I don’t want to talk to that person.

“Hey my mom needs me home so I have to go.” Kikwang explained. I nodded.

“It’s okay I need to go bring this milk to my brother.” I said. He smiled and I gave him a small hug before saying good bye. I didn’t feel like going home yet so I decided to take the long way home which was through the park.

I checked my text messages again.

Joongie: 

Who are you out with? How soon are you going to be home?

Hyoyeon: 

Look I’m just going to take a walk through the park and head home.

I walked through the stone paved trail around the park. The rain was slowly getting harder. I kept seeing couples sharing umbrellas. I couldn’t help but feel jealous. I wanted to have that couple feeling with someone. I kept hoping that maybe I could share that with Hyunjoong. I sighed thinking about the situation that I was in. I wanted Hyunjoong to know my feelings but I dont know if he felt the same way. The next thing I know the rain starts pouring down.

*Great…well I was smart to not bring an umbrella*

“Yah! hyonnie!” I heard a familiar voice call out to me. I turned around and found Hyunjoong running towards me. I was slightly surprised, but I was more curious as to what he was doing out. Before I had a chance to ask him anything his lips came crashing on to mine. My eyes widened as a huge surge of minty freshness hit my lips.

“I…uhh..”I was completely blank.

“Look I’m sorry. I just I wanted you to know that I like you a lot. I came out here because well I knew that you wouldn’t bring an umbrella, and I was a little jealous of knowing that you might be going out with another guy. I just needed to let you know my feelings.” He confessed. We remained silent and the sound of rain tapping filled the silence. I grabbed his hand and giggled.

“Let’s go give my brother his milk.” I answered. We walked hand in hand. The next day I got sick and Hyunjoong came to feed me soup. I finally got to confess and we kissed for the second time. But you know what they say…the best way to get rid of sickness is passing it to someone else. I spent the next couple days taking care of him