Choi Young Do

I was absolutely pissed.

Ha Yeon was sleeping on the couch her head laying in my lap. She had fallen asleep a while ago but I was completely awake. I couldn't believe her parents. They were so intent on keeping her away from me they weren't concerned about her feelings. She was so desperate that she ran from her home with no shoes on. Her poor feet were ruined. They had to be painful but she tried to pretend it was no big deal.

Her parents had to be looking everywhere for her and the first place they were likely to look was my house and the hotel. I didn't think anyone knew about my moms place. I sighed looking down at her in my lap. What are we going to do now? I didn't think they would give up on trying to send her away the fact that she ran away would make them even more determined to keep her away from me.

That's not what I wanted.

I needed Ha Yeon in my life. I needed her beside me always watching me, smiling at me like I was everything she could ever hope for.

I wanted to be that. I wanted to be that guy.

I swept her hair back from her face so that I could see it better. I'd discovered that I loved to watch her sleep since I watched her this morning. Wow was that only earlier that we where at the cabin? It seemed days ago. She moved in her sleep cuddling up closer on my lap. I took in a deep breath and tried not to fidget.

Mom came back into the room and smiled when she saw us. She really liked Ha Yeon. "I don't think you should stay the night here too." I nodded. She was right. If her parents did find her that would only make them angrier. But I didn't want to leave her and I didn't want to leave my mom. "Don't worry Young Do, I won't let them take her." I had to trust my mom even if it was hard to do. I gently removed her head from my lap and placed it on the couch. Me and mom walked into the kitchen so we could talk without disturbing her.

"I don't know what I'm going to do mom."

"I don't know either. This is an impossible situation. Maybe you can convince her parents that sending her to america isn't nessecary."

I shook my head. "No. They would only agree to that if I tell them I won't see her again. I can't promise that." I gulped thinking about how it felt when she had went missing. "When she was gone I felt so empty. The thought that she might have been hurt literally had me in pain. If she isn't here with me how can I protect her from anything bad?"

Mom put her hand on my shoulder and pulled me into a hug. "I know. I understand. You love her."

I pulled back looking at her dumbfounded. "I don't love her. I just.. She's..." I didn't know how to convey what my feelings for Soo Ha Yeon was. "I jus