Winnie made a face at him and returned to his seat. The young woman, as usual, threw herself on the appetizers which littered the table, while Min-Ho placed the real order. They were then served tea and cookies. The appearance of the moment then brought Winwin back to a rather pleasant period of her life which she addressed to Min-Ho.
Here's to the ones that we got
Cheers to the wish you were here, but you're not
'Cause the drinks bring back all the memories
The young woman then recounted sequences from her childhood where her father had taught her to take time as a "young lady". When his father still had all abilities and he settled down at the back of their little yard and had tables, chairs, teddy bears and a cup, not to mention those star-shaped cookies that were never lacking in their Appointment. The man worked hard, so for Winwin this day was so special in her heart, that she looked forward to it every time.
Toast to the ones here today
Toast to the ones that we lost on the way
'Cause the drinks bring back all the memories
And the memories bring back, memories bring back you
- It was like being in Alice In Wonderland, he decorated the yard with butterflies and frills, he did his best to make it look magical.
- And was that the case?
- Oh yes ! And much more, answered Winnie sadly, every moment spent with my father was magical and this one even more.
- You must miss that very much, don't you?
"Yes, every time I see Alice," she laughed. When he got sick, we had to put an end to a lot of stuff. The music, "Alice and the Hatter", the outings in the sun, the bike rides ... So much has been replaced by pain and medication. But, from now on, he does not suffer any more and just for that, I am ready to suffer for it is not read the case for him. Hmm, how about you?
- What me ?
- Well your parents! Tell me a memory with them.
There's a time that I remember, when I did not know no pain
When I believed in forever, and everything would stay the same
Now my heart feel like December when somebody say your name
'Cause I can't reach out to call you, but I know I will one day, yeah
Min-Ho sipped his cup and replied simply:
- I have no special memories with my parents. My father was never there, my mother was far too busy carving out a bright future for me rather than looking after me.
Winwin was shocked and a little embarrassed by Min's prompt reply. She forced a smile and quoted:
- W-Well let's pretend I didn't ask and you didn't answer, that's better, isn't it?
Very well, said the young man.
Mentioning her family was apparently enough to make Min-Ho gloomy, and with the rate of sadness already filling her heart, Winnie figured it was best to at least dispel the anger in the air. So she took an envelope out of her satchel and handed it to Min-Ho and announced:
- Here, like in the good old days.
The envelope of this letter looked like all the others.
- This is ?...
- Yes, to thank you for what you do for me and will do again, I wrote you this.
Memories bring back, memories bring back you
Min-Ho took the letter and opened it. It had been so long since he had read his handwriting that he had not seen its intimate clarity despite its dispersal. With each of these words, an imaginary world gradually planted itself in front of Min-Ho.
- How did you write it? I thought you didn't have any inspiration anymore.
- That's what I thought too, but it's to believe your tasteless hugs had an effect on my creativity and then ... she hesitated and finally let go, Anyway! It would be complicated to explain, the importance is that the song is there ...
- She is magnificent...
Winwin bantered and replied proudly:
- Yes, as beautiful as me!
- I won't get that far.
- Hey! You're really not a gentleman, then she put on a noble folk accent, you have tea with a woman and insult you, what kind of manners are that?
- Stop using that accent, that's ridiculous.
- So there, without stopping its bourgeois imitation, the obsessions with which I must be confronted in front of these Koreans? I thought I would find angel faces as cute as they were courteous, so here I am outraged. I am disappointed dear.
- You're crazy.
Winwin burst out laughing and continued his almost perfect reply, which ended up amusing Min-Ho too, who still kept his euphoria moderate, but clearly visible.
In any case, visible enough to appear in the photos of a paparazzi who came there just to gather this information: who is the mysterious girl in the photo on Benjie's page? And those clichés only hinted at one answer.
- So our dear Min-Ho has conquests that he wants to keep secret now? We will see !
Qing was the kind of paparazzi you didn't want in his face, he was really unscrupulous. Information, no matter how he got it or even the private meaning he had to keep, remained a scoop that everyone had to know.
The young man, swimming in his twenties, had the perfect build to get his information from whomever he wanted, especially from the ladies. So when he saw the lovely young woman who accompanied Min-Ho, the photographer thought to himself that he would be happy to discuss with her in order to extract from her the data he needed to launch his next controversy.
- What about Juan? I wonder what she will think of these beautiful photos, he said to himself.
///22:46
Elton was waiting in the airport lobby for the plane to depart. The young man, even if it was himself who asked, felt sad not to have Winnie by his side. Sitting there, all alone, he missed her dearly. And in this future where she now had to live without seeing her every day, he knew it was going to be worse.