Chapter 3: How she met him (part-2)
Then one fine day Aera had called her and asked her to bring something for her to eat. She had been in the middle of her lunch in another part of town that time but Aera had sounded too tired and sad over the call.
Sighing in resignation Ye-Jin had grabbed some lunch for her friend and driven to her place.
The security knew her from her frequent visits so they let her in. Aera had told her to meet in the practice room on the fifth floor but reaching there she was promptly confused as to where to head next. She had been standing at the mouth of the corridor when
?? : are you lost?
Ye-Jin: (turning around) I t-think so-
She lost her train of thoughts when she saw that it was Ray who was asking her the question.
He was dressed as usual looking like a fresh ray of sunshine (can anyone describe a guy like this?? but Jin imagined it to be so) with variety of clothing blending to give a chic vibe. His hairs were dyed pink which were currently free from any type of styling and lay freely on his forehead.
The most eye-catching feature (apart from his deliciously good looks) were his always gentle eyes. People could simply not understand how a guy could have such piercing yet gentle eyes at the same time.
Ray: (peering at her) you are Aera's friend right?
Ye-Jin: (nodding) I am l-looking for her. She told me to come to the practice room on the fifth floor but-
Ray: (pointing to a room on the far right) It's that fourth door on the right from here.
Ye-Jin: (nodding) t-thank you.
Ray: (halting her progress) I didn't get your name-
Ye-Jin: (not turning around) It's Park Ye-Jin
Ray: Ye-Jin, nice name.
Ye-Jin: thank you.
And she had left him behind in the corridor walking briskly to the direction to which he had pointed, with her heart thundering in her ears.
If what Aera had said was true then she had been flushed to her toes. She had left the place soon enough not wanting to run into any more stars for the day.
The second time she had run into Ray was because Aera had some emergency. The girl had a hangover on a Monday morning. Ye-Jin had been expecting a summons that day because she had been dragged to the club by none other than Aera who wanted to have some quality time. Ye-Jin too was bored so she had agreed but despite her warnings, the girl drank too much.
When the phone call had come Ye-Jin had been unable to recognize the number. She had doubtfully answered it.
Ye-Jin: Hello?
?? : is this Miss Ye-Jin?
Ye-Jin: yes who is this?
?? : Its Ray, I called to ask you the address to Aera's house.
Ye-Jin: (worried) is everything alright?
Ray: She just fainted because of heat-stroke.
Ye-Jin: Oh my! She never listens. I am coming there.
Ray: as you see fit Miss Ye-Jin.
She had reached the place and looked around for a while not sure where Aera was that day when another familiar face had helped her. It was one of the younger trainee boy- who was going to the same place.
She had taken Aera to her place with Ray stubbornly accompanying them. It had then dawned on her that he was attracted to her friend.
She had been mum about it back then but now after almost 2 long months, today when Ray had called her during work asking her opinion on what Aera liked, her doubts had been confirmed. She had given him her honest opinion and wished him luck on his proposal.
Chapter 4: Keep talking
She now sat in her pyjamas in front of her TV watching a travel show having her food in peace when the ring of her phone disturbed her the second time that evening.
Surprisingly enough it was Ray who was calling her. Swiping the thumb across the screen she answered it.
Ye-Jin: Hello?
Ray: (in a croaking voice) she said no…
If it had been anyone else then they would have just had said hard luck, move on, you will find someone better but Ye-Jin wasn't someone and Ray wasn't a stranger to her at that moment.
Instead of calling his close friends, he had chosen to speak with her. So instead of ending the call with something philosophical and enjoying the peace and the warmth that her home provided she did the complete opposite.
Ye-Jin: (softly) where are you?
Ray: I am s-sitting on the footpath.
Without wasting another moment she grabbed her keys and purse and threw her coat over her night wear.
Ye-Jin: stay where you are Ray. I am coming.
Ye-Jin used the GPS on her phone to trace his location. Luckily enough for her, the technology of today was a god gift in finding the guy who was currently sitting on the footpath near the city's central park.
It was around midnight so there weren't any people who could recognize him.
She thanked her lucky stars when her eyes finally found him absently staring into the space looking lost. She hurriedly walked towards him feeling relieved.
He didn't look up in her direction at the approaching footsteps but continued to stare out into space. Ye-Jin sat down until she was eye-level with him. She could clearly see the streaks of tears on his perfect cheeks.
She saw his phone lying beside him on the ground. She picked it up and saw that it was unlocked. All this time Ray was just looking at her. He didn't say anything nor his face showed any signs of feelings.
He only stared at her looking for something on his phone. He was marvelled at how her face glowed in the light coming out from his device. He saw that she was calling someone and her speech was soft as always.
Ye-Jin glanced down at him worriedly clearly knowing that he was drunk and completely out of it. She ended the call and looked at him as if looking at a small child.
Ye-Jin: Ray your friend is on the way.
He nodded at her drowsily.
Ye-Jin: (putting her arms around him) Come on; get up let us wait for him over the bench there.
As soon as her hands touched him Ye-Jin noticed that he was cold and shivering. She had half a mind to scold him for coming out without a jacket but seeing him inebriated she was sure it would be futile.
Somehow she managed to haul him up and drag him to the nearby bench. She was left out of breath because of all the effort and was feeling hot. Instinctively she removed her coat and wrapped it around his drowsy heavy frame. The guy was thin and lean but he was sure heavy as hell. She sat down beside him on the cold bench trying to catch her breath.
Ye-Jin: You are really very heavy Ray.
Ye-Jin went completely still when she felt him resting his head on her shoulder.
Ray: (in a low voice) keep talking-
It took her a while to regain her senses; she wasn't even sure if she had heard him but decided to humour her imagination all the way.
Ye-Jin: I am your fan you know? I used to listen to your music back when I was in college. You guys are amazing.
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