1995
It's almost a winter afternoon, with temperatures hovering around -10 degrees Celsius in January, the coldest month in Seoul.
That winter afternoon in January, a girl is walking through Park. Wearing a blue jeans, high-necked oversized woolen white sweater and black long coat on it. There is a lot of dryness in the air, but her waist-length black hair is shining strangely.There is a strange kind of satisfaction on her face But her eyes is strangely sparkling. It's snowing. It awakens the feeling of cold in her body. She sat down on a bench under a tree and stared at the deciduous tree in a strange delirium,
Winter trees,
There is life but no color.
You came into my life like that winter breeze,
That come all of a suddenly and goes away in an instant,
As if it never came.
But the shivering continues
That shiver always makes me realize that
maybe you came at some point.
But before I understand your footsteps, you left.
Still waiting,
Spring will come one day
The flowers will bloom and the leaves will smile,
Trees will get back to life.
My trembling will go away,
In the warm air of spring, which I have been waiting for, I don't know how long.
(~Sigh~)
6 Years ago
It was almost winter evening, a girl was walking very fast along the road. She hid his face as if she were hiding from someone or something.Suddenly a group of girls hit her with a bottle from behind. They were treating her very badly. She almost fell on the street.They were calling her ugly and cursing her because of her ugliness.she wasn't reacting , just sitting there without saying a word. Suddenly a voice came,
"Hey kids! Don't you know bullying is illegal? and you are doing this publicly on road? Do I have to call the police?"
"they ran away. Come on get up"
It was a deep voice. Voice can thrill you. Hearing the voice, she looked up and saw a hand towards her. Dressed in black gloves, wearing a pair of black pants, a high-necked gray woolen sweater and a green jacket, a man standing in front of her.The roadlights were shining in the cloudy dark evening of winter. But his face seemed brighter than that. He looked like an angel who had just come down from heaven.
He was trying to help her but his eyes were disappointed on something. "th-th-Thank you", "Can't you be a little brave? They are bullying you and you are just letting them do it. Don't you feel sorry for yourself?", There was a disappointment in his voice. "I used to try to protect myself but now I'm used to it. So, I don't say anything more."she said with her head bowed. He was shocked to hear her answer but before he could say anything she thanked him again and started walking towards her house.
The man didn't want to go after her but something in his heart was forcing him to go after her and wanted to see her reach home safely. He couldn't deny the call of his heart and "Did they hurt you anywhere?" "N-N-No, I'm fine. Thank you" she was nervous at his havenly presence."Do you live nearby?" "Yes, after this street." "Do you also live nearby?" "No, I live in the opposite direction. I came here to spend some time in the park." Surprised at the answer, she asked him "So why are you going this route?" "I want to see you get home safely.Will you allow me to do that please?"
There was a strange silence between them for a few seconds. Their eyes were connected to each other for a few seconds. She didn't want to, but bowed her head and started walking.They weren't talking but there was something in their silence. They were silently enjoying walking side by side and each other's companion. They reached home after a 2 minutes walk. And then she thanked him for showing his kindness.she was leaving and suddenly he asked "what's your name?" "E-Enna" "Enna! Nice name" "Thank you" Little bit shy "Wh-What's your?" The man was a little confused by her question, looking as if he had forgotten his name. Enna gave him a confused look. and then a sound came "Byul".
The next day Enna was coming back home from her work and she saw an impossibly beautiful man leaning against the lamp post of the road. When he saw her coming, he approached her, "Looks like you're a little late today than yesterday." " Looks like you've been waiting for a long time." startling at him. Byul hitch and started walking "
No, I just wondered if those girls would come to bully you again. That's why I came to save you" Enna stopped walking and looking at Byul pleasantly, "After my parents died, it was rare for anyone to think about me. And you're thinking of saving me. Thank you so much for your kindness. But I can't afford your kindness, please don't do this to me. No one will stay forever to protect me. I need to do it on my own so please. But I'm so thankful to you." Head bowed, gratefulness in her eyes,with wet voice She thanked him and left.
Enna left, before he understood anything. He watched her leave but couldn't say anything. He understood the hidden pain in her voice and felt guilty.
he couldn't stop thinking about her. He just remembered the those eyes of her that was strangely beautiful. It was like in a cup of milk those are two drops of black coffee but there was also a lot of pain. he couldn't sleep that night.
Enna works in a coffee shop. Next morning she was doing her as usual works in the shop, a voice came from behind, "Can I place an order?"Enna was so focused on her work that she didn't pay much attention to the voice. She looked back to say of course sir but Enna's eyes widened at the sight of the man in black trousers and a black jacket. Black hair fell over his eyes, his gray eyes and long lashes were smiling. Enna's heart stopped for a moment. "Wh-What are you doing here?" nervously. "Why? can't I ? Doesn't the coffee shop allow everyone? he said it casually and Enna was embarrassed for her behavior. "Sorry I didn't mean that." embarrassedly "Sorry, sir. Please give me your order", her instant change of voice showed how professional she is!
Byul was giving her a bright smile without placing any order. Enna was surprised by his behavior. "Your question was right, Enna. This is not a coincidence, I am here to meet you." "How did you know?" eyes widened.
"I went to your house this morning." "You went to my house!" eyes widened more in surprise, voice was shocked but controlled it and lowered her voice. "Let me finish atleast." looking down and smiling. "Sorry, please continue" bows her head in shyness. "I didn't find you there but you had a younger brother. He gave me this address." "Oh! He gave you the address?" in a confusing way. "No. You know your brother. He's not very easy. You taught him really well. So I had to buy him some chocolate as a bribe." "Bribe?" both were giggling looking at each other.
A voice came from behind "It's not a place for your personal talking Enna. You know the rules, right?" "Sorry, owner. This won't happen again." a fear in her voice. Byul was sitting there observing the situation. He could easily see that Enna is scared, if for this reason she loses her job. "I'll see you in northern side of the park. I'll be sitting there on a bench under a tree for you. Don't miss. sharp at 7 pm." "But~" and he left as soon as possible before Enna could say anything.
Enna reached to the park. He could clearly see a man sitting and exploring the nature intensely. And Enna was exploring his eyes. His eyes were beautiful like ocean. "I must say you are such a punctual, Enna." "And I must say you can run in a marathon" giggle. "I apologize for the morning. And I ran fast because I thought if I gave you a chance to answer, you would refuse to meet me in the park." smiling softly. Enna didn't know how to react. Because she had never been in a situation like this before. So, she directly came to the point "Is anything important? I mean, you came to my work place and now we are meeting here."
Byul didn't understand what had happened to him and he didn't even bother to understand that.
"I want to talk to you here everyday, at this time, I want to know about you, I want to be your friend, will you allow me, Enna?"