Moet morning routine has been the same for the past 2years that she started modelling.
5am - 5:15am Meditation
5;15 - 5:30am listening to affirmations, while at it she stretches and do some calisthenics
5:30- 6:00am surfing the internet for viral news and trends. Checking emails
6am-6:30 Arranging her schedules, packing all that would be needed for the day into her bags. Wardrobe/outfit arrangements has to be on weekends or else, the whole week would definitely be chaotic
6:30-7:00am bathing and dressing up
All these except for the weekends which most of his modelling gigs always fall to. It's the weekend and after checking her mails she reconfirms her schedule 'its a work freeday' she contemplates on visiting her father on the farm 'but a little home spa self treatment is not bad either'. She decided to stay up in bed than usual since her roommate has a guest, she needs to give them privacy. Her train of thoughts was interrupted by a knock on her door. She opens up and wonder why Kim Soo Young would be knocking at this time of the weekend
"Sup?"
"Good morning! I thought you got called up too?"
"Called up for what?"
"There's this Korean beauty company that's needs some models for there products, I heard John said yesterday that some of us has been shortlisted for the auditioning, that probably the chairman wants to see things for himself or something"
"Which photographer?"
"Ji yio"
"And why is the chairman coming again?"
"I don't know! He said he wants his heir or something to see to it personally to know how it's done. Any ways that's not the issue here, I'm waking you up to leave together!"
"Well, I wasn't called up! I just checked my email!'
"I thought you're called up, would soon be leaving"
" How about your boyfriend, has he left?"
"Yep! He has some errands to run for his aunt. If I would be staying overnight would holla you up"
She sluggishly walks to the fridge and brought out a jar of milk. Having cereal first and probably prepare some food later. She's a foodie, she knows and when she's alone her consumption knows no bounds. She waves at Kim Soo Young has she steps out.
Divine Providence had brought both Kim Soo Young and Moet together. 2years ago when she just bump into her modelling career, striking an education and work life balance sounds unrealistic. She has always stay with his dad, with her life in primary, middle and high school has made her dependent on her father a lot. She enjoys the small community of people that are used to her. New place, means new faces, new faces means new trouble and starting over, she doesn't want that. She got into the university of Busan, brilliant and outstanding enough to get his college admission effortlessly, there's little or no distractions for her. Her friend is studying abroad which took a toll on her. She made up her mind to make it through college without hitches, if providence would have it she'd work at an embassy one day or better still a world renowned TV host. She resolves to study language and probably gets her masters abroad. All is set.
University is a lot different from highschool. The ostracism is very low, considering that there are some international students also studying in the university. Most people thought she's an international student because of her fluency in French and English, and she decided to roll with it. English is part of the compulsory language to learn both in middle and high school, it wasnt difficult for her to catch up. Her father had always communicate with her in french while growing up, her father believes that's the only way for her to relate with her mother's Root. Korean is the environment language! Been able to speak 3 different languages earn her some respect and popularity. One thing that puzzles her the most is why guys don't approach her for the purpose of dating, after learning one or two things about Africa and Africans, she believes her mother might have place a magic on her to not be notice for that till a certain age, she wonders when it will be over. Some months easing into the university life she met Joo Dan Tae. Joo Dan Tae was suppose to be the first real relationship apart from Lee Min Cho that dated her for 3 weeks just because of sexual curiosity. Lee Min Cho was nice to her in high school than the regular boys does, it stirs up her emotions and she believes then that she has found true love 'I mean how dumb can one be to be considered a fool' when Lee Min Cho ask her out on a date, she was ecstatic! Until the night when he was asking for gratification for standing by her despite all oustness. She was shy and inexperience and had only seen love and romance from Korean drama, she tried pecking him on the cheeks but dude resolved to sucking the life out of her lips and thrusting unwarranted amount of saliva in her, not until she pushed him and ran away because she couldn't breathe again, Lee Min Cho didn't take that kindly and the next day she dumped her.
She shuddered at thought of Lee Min Cho crossing her mind, the kiss did cause her philemaphobia. At least she got something from the relationship.
Joo Dan Tae relationship is dynamic and soothing despite it been a lie, it did brought out the best in her. She met Joo Dan Tae at the school cafeteria. His approach is quite alluring and he looks handsome and fashionable.
He stares at her as she eat, she noticed but she ignored him totally, she knows she has that effect on people. People are always curious about her. After she could no longer take it she stared back into his eyes, she was about to set him straight and was interrupted
"You look exceptionally beautiful! And I'm not talking about regular beauty here, I'm talking about head-turning, jaw-dropping, and whistle blowing kind of beautiful, and why are you not on the page of vogue magazine yet?"
No woman will hear that and still flare up, all her anger dissipate and she smiled
"Wow! Pearl white teeth, hazel eyes and deep dark brown with natural black liner, have you seen people tripping after setting their eyes on you? I bet you've seen a lot"
He's a smooth talker and that's not the only thing that attracted her to him. It's way he's able to pick details easily without been obvious, they exchange contacts. He promised not to pressure her into modelling but he would like to introduce her to his photographer friend from UK that needs a rare kind of beauty like hers. That was how her modelling journey started.
Their relationship was a easy one. Moet desperately wanted a boyfriend and he needs to desperately prove his sexuality to his family because of a lot of suspicion going on around him when he was studying in UK. Been the first male of the family is quite a responsibility you can't shy away from. Joo Dan Tae never profess love to Moet but he kept his boyfriend duty religiously, which Moet mistook for dating and been in love. He kept at gift-giving, attention-giving, giving-into her whims, constant date night-out, watching movies together and other things except for sexual activities like kissing and whatnot. At first she thought, he is just a pure gentleman and it's born out of the utmost respect she has for her not until a year after. Six months into their relationship, she got to sign a contract with a top international modelling agency in the country effortlessly because of the shoot she did with Henry. Her schedule is more complicated there are lots of rules for staying in dorms, she made up her mind to stay off campus, after meeting Soo Young. Soo Young is moving from Seoul to Busan, which is quite strange cause people move mostly from Busan to Seoul, but everyone has their own story. The apartment in Yeonje-gu district is quite excessive, fortunately they got the apartment together and that's what started their friendship.
Moet tried some advances towards Joo Dan Tae which was immediately frowned upon by him. She couldn't understand how a man can be so self-controlled? So she thought! Any move from Moet apart from pecking always resolved into dispute.
"Joo Dan Tae"
"Babe"
"Are you not attracted to me?"
"I am insanely attracted to you. You know that! You're a virgin, and you should be treated with utmost respect and dignity, especially in this age and time where people have bizarre and disturbing sexual orientation. You've kept yourself pure and I have to respect that and keep our bed undefiled and that's what that has been causing the restraint. You're rare wine and should be kept as such. I want you to meet my family over this weekend. It's my sister's birthday."
"Really?"
"Yes!"
"You're the first male of the family, do you think your family would approve our relationship? I mean I'm not fully Korean...."
He gently place his index finger on her mouth "shhhhhh....! Nobody can set their eyes upon you and not fall in love with you, nobody!"
And that was the end of her curiousity about his attraction. If a man is inviting you to meet his family in that kind of settings, he's a keeper. He met his family over the weekend and she received a warm reception from all of them, which is strange! This is Korea! There are traditions and culture to follow, it's a family oriented society. She was expecting at the least a little hostility, but she received none which made her overjoyed and settled totally for Joo Dan Tae, despite all forms of attentions and approach from different men her modelling career had expose her to. She's head over hills in love with him. She took him to her father and introduce her to her best friend.
She grasped her hair and shook her head rigorously when the flashes of the scene she saw 6 months ago. Maybe she's truly cursed by her mother, African-magic cannot be underrated.
'that is why I don't like been alone, crazy thoughts here and there's
She switched on the TV, and kept scrolling dramas on Netflix.