Aalto was still clueless. His deep blue eyes were filled with curiosity. I can't let him know the truth. He doesn't have any knowledge regarding the topic. Those keen eyes were making me more embarrassed. Ugh!
Meanwhile Yun Hee is still laughing like an idiot, rolling on the table. God damn it girl! Please stop. I tried to tell her to shut her dirty mouth with my facial gestures. But she's not listening.
" Well, it can't do any magic but it will make you feel good. Do you wanna try it?"
" Hey! Stop it already." I yelled at Yun Hee with a scowl. Although she completely ignores it.
" Pfffft!" What a shameless girl. She's clearly having fun with this.
" Aalto, it's a girly thing. You don't need to know about it." Focusing my gaze on him, I quickly tried to change the topic. Aalto made an O shape with his mouth. Looks like he believed my words.
We continue to chat while eating our dinner. Yun Hee was trash talking the whole time. Poor Aalto had to tolerate it. He was silently listen to our conversation.
" You know what? I should get a plastic surgery." Out of the blue, Yun Hee said something unexpected. Another irrelevant decision that will never happen.
" Why? You look fine." I asked her with annoyance.
" Uh-Ah! No way. Maybe I'm getting dumped because of my face. It's not attractive enough." Actually she's lot prettier than me. But who am I to tell her? My dumb friend won't even listen. I can understand that she's getting hurt again and again. Relationships are really annoying. It drains your energy, your time, and your soul.
Still, it's kinda impressive that she has moved on from all of her ex's. I never saw her dating her ex's. She knows how to get back in the track of life but it's all useless. Since she always ends up with shitty guys.
Hah! I think I should pray to god. So that she can find a nice guy.
" Oh come on Yun Hee. What makes you think that you'll look good after plastic surgery?" This time I was not cracky. I said it affectionately.
" Hahaha. Very funny." She rolled her eyes at me in disbelief.
" The beauty of your soul is something that people will find hard to understand. If someone truly loves you, they will never care about your outer appearance. Maybe you're sad with your life. The way it treated you badly, the harshness you faced till now. But it will get better. Life is all about ups and downs. Just keep on smiling." These thoughtful words came out of Aalto's mouth.
I was completely speechless. Normally, Aalto is very shy around people. I've never seen him speaking like this before.
" That's... that was really good. Thanks Aalto." Yun Hee's smile was genuine when she thanked Aalto. I can tell that she was sober enough to feel the depth of those words. It made an impact on her.
" I only said what I think." With a soft chuckle, Aalto told her. He went back to his usual bashful behaviour. I wonder where did he got the courage to say something extraordinarily.
" Seriously Hyeon, can I take him with me? He's so adorable. Oh my god!"
" No a chance." Because Aalto is in my care. I'm not handing him over to anyone.
We went to sleep after finishing the dinner. Yun Hee is hogging on my bed. Her hands are all over me. Jeez! This girl is a pain in the ass. I should have kicked her out but again I'm unable to throw away my only friend. Once I get a discount I'll buy a bigger bed.
" Hyeon? Are you sleeping?" Uhhhh! I hate it when someone disturbs my sleep.
" What?" I asked gruffly.
" Where did you find him? I can tell that he's not from here. I've never seen you mentioning anything about him. If you don't want to then there's no need to tell. Just tell me that he's not from underworld or something."
I was not shocked. I knew that Yun Hee will find out. After all she's been with me for a long time. I can share my secrets with her. Although this is not something that I can easily tell her. The whole situation is kinda unbelievable.
" No, you're over thinking it. It's true that I recently got to know Aalto but there's no need to worry. I can't tell you the details now. Just know this that I'm not in trouble. He's a great guy." I told her without any hesitation.
" He's like a puppy to be honest."
" Yeah."
The alarm clock rang up loudly. I opened my eyes and felt uneasy about my body. Because it was sticky. Thanks to the sweat. Yun Hee was keeping her leg on me, using me as her body pillow. My stomach feels empty. It growled at me asking me to stuff it with food. I got up from the bed to freshen up. A nice cold shower made me feel refreshed. I went to the kitchen to make breakfast. Few minutes later Aalto came to the kitchen.
" Good morning Hyeon." He greeted me with a smile.
" Good morning."
" What are you making for breakfast?"
" Something that you like."
I was making granola yogurt bowls for our breakfast. It's healthy and tasty. Besides Aalto loves sweet stuffs.
I grabbed three bowls. First I put the zero sugar Greek yogurt into the bowls. I chopped some strawberries and put them on top along with some blueberries. I added a sliced banana into Yun Hee's bowl. Since I'm not a big fan of banana I'll just have the berries. Now I added the granola into bowls. A little sprinkle of cinnamon powder. A dash of honey for some sweetness. That's it. Our yogurt bowls are ready.
" Dig in." I gave the bowl to Aalto. He seems happy to eat such simple food. Well, honestly some diet foods are better than any fried stuffs.
" Morning guys." Yun Hee walks in while we were busy with our food.
" Is your head still spinning?" I asked her nicely. Because it's too early for her to start on her drama.
" Duh! Of course. And you guys are already having breakfast without me. How rude!" She's already cranky. Yikes!!
" Shut up and come here."
I gave the bowl to Yun Hee. She looks better than I had imagined. Or else she would have been sleeping till now. That the schedule she follows in here. I'm basically her caretaker.
" So Aalto, when are going to ask her for date?" I literally choked on my food when I heard her say it. What the hell?
" M-me? " Aalto meekly replied.
" Yun Hee don't tease him."
" I know you liked her right?" With her evil smirk, Yun Hee teases him.
" Yes I like her. Because Hyeon is nice. She helped me a lot." As expected from Aalto. He's an innocent soul. He replied it decently. I'm smiling inside my head.
" No no not that like. I mean in romantic way." Yun Hee bothers him again.
" Okay enough. If you don't stop, I'll drag you away from my house right now."
" As your friend, I'm trying to find you a nice boyfriend. You should thank me."
" I'm happy with myself."
Love and relationship is trash. I don't want to get into this mess. I mean the only person I need is me! Only I can heal my heart.
~ to be continued