I was born in a normal family, My father owns a chicken restaurant and mother stays home. I have a bad relationship with Apa, and usually gets into fights. I spend most of my high school days in the Hanjeungmak. I always tell mum to divorce him but she refuses it and tells me that Buddha is watching us.
Later, after tirelessly staying for two years, I got to go to Devonshire University in US to do my bachelor's. When I went and stayed in dorms, got new friends and that's how I met her.
It was during the lunch hour. I had forgotten my allowance so my Nigerian friend gave his cafeteria card, since he got a date. I was there in cafeteria waiting for my meal and was waiting in line.
There was commotion around the kitchen, and there was she, arguing that there's no rice.
I was in the corner and admiring her look, she wore a simple casual dress with tide hair and there was a pen in her hair, her glasses were round and a birthmark in her neck which look like a bunny.
" Just Shut up and take the meal, beat it or leave it. You're keeping a lot of people hungry" Shouted the lunch lady.
" It's not fair, You know that many people from different countries have different tastes of food. It's the college's duty to look after it's students first." said the girl.
"awww... Fine !.." the lunch lady brings a tray and passes mashed potatoes. " see, I have this left and that's last"..
" Fine.. But pass me more.." said her
" One scoop, that's it" says the lady
" No give me more " replies the girl, the more the discussion, the more the crowd gets.
I got irritated and came front. I confronted the lunch lady" Hey mam, you are looking good today"
" Who are you?" says the lady
" Kuk Sung-Nam at your service, say.. you look tired right after serving so many students, and this girl doesn't know anything"
"Hey excuse me..." says the girl.
I soon close her mouth and turn toward the lunch lady, " Mam for my gratitude, I give you my coffee for you to drench your thirst"
The lunch lady taking the can looks at me and suddenly smiles." Thanks kid"
I smile, " Say.. to grant me this gratitude , can you pass the mashed potatoes and spare me some bread"
" Sure Sugar, anything for you" and passes a big scope.
I thank the lady and take the girl's and my plate and disperse her and wave goodbye for which she gives a flying kiss.
I take her to the lunch table and make her sit. " Here take mine, I'll survive with bread"
Looking puzzled she takes my tray and eats and I start eating the bread.
" You Chinese?.." questioned her
With my mouth full, "Koh..ren" and gulp the bread and agin reply that I'm Korean.
" North?.." said the curious girl
"What !... no South"
She started laughing,
"Cool"
" Name's Yumiko, Yumiko Yamada, Japanese by birth, Japanese from childhood and die as a Japanese" said the girl
"Kuk Sung-Nam" I replied her back
As I walked with her, everyone was looking at me as we walk across the college premise.
" Hey drinks on me" said Yumiko
" Huh!...Why ?.. I questioned
" As a treat for treating me potatoes, I decided to repay you back" chuckled Yumiko
I saw her smile and felt like my heart was fluttering.
" Oh.. ok" I said to her and started following her.
The day was the first day I got to drink with a girl my age.
We stopped at a Pub and drank beer. Yumiko on the other hand can't control alcohol and partied like an animal.In the end, she got sick and I helped her to get to her dorm.
As we were going, I accidentally knocked a guy.
"hey" screamed the guy
He was huge and bulky, his hair was spiky and his moustache remind me of my granny's Bananas.
I apologized to him ,but he holded my coller.
" That apology is gonna pay for my limited edition jacket" said the guy smiling aggressively
I panting started praying and told that I'm going to meet grandpa soon.
Praying till he gets ready to punch me. Yumiko holds the guy's hand .
" Hey" shouted the man
Yumiko still drunk looks at him and then looks at me and smiles. She again looks at the guy and smiles and suddenly vomits.
The man screams, and I who was saved, taking this opportunity, carries her and race towards the taxi. That was the first time and last time I thought I would meet her.