"Hey dumb, are you still here? Saw a ghost or what?" Sanhyul nudged me to bring me back to the earth.
"Yes you idiot, stop nudging. I was just thinking if I should invite you in or let you go back to your home". So, it is real.
"Move aside from the entrance", San passes beside me to enter. Once he went inside, I saw Hanbin, his handsome face, what was he wearing, flowers in his hand. "Please come in", I invited him with a smile. I can feel I have again started to blush. I can feel the rising temperature in my cheeks. I bet he can see that too. I should keep calm but I don't know how. I can feel my heart beating way more than normal. He suddenly came to me and gave me those flowers with a smile. "Thanks", I took those flowers from his hand and went to the kitchen to put it in a vase with some water for now. After this dinner, I am going to put it in my room.
"Jas, come here, let me introduce him to everyone" Mrs Kim waved at me to come back to the living room. "He is Hanbin. He is Sanhyul's cousin, son of Mr. Kim's younger brother. He is here for his further studies". I was just looking at Han's face. He was looking so handsome in that buttoned up white shirt. His hair styled perfectly, with some of his strands falling on his face as if can't stay away without touching his face. He was looking perfect. He was smiling shyly and shaking hands with our parents. I could see the tip of his ears turning red. "Cute", I blurted out without knowing. "Who?" Clare asked. "Nothing", I can sense Clare laughing at me. "Shut up", I blushed. I was still surprised and in a denial stage to accept that it's really Han standing in front of me and like a cherry on the cake, he is my neighbor. I guess finally god has started to show mercy on my drought love life and blessed me with a chance with this gorgeous human being. All my teenage life waiting for a boyfriend while everyone was enjoying it is worth the wait. After greeting everyone, Han came to me "hey". "Hey" while I was looking into his eyes while blushing, Clare interrupted. "I am Clare, Jas's best friend" she extended her hands towards him for a handshake. He greeted her with a handshake. "Have we met before?" Clare asked while shaking his hand. "Nope, but Jas and I have met before. It's a small world. Isn't it Jas?" He turned to me. "Yeah, what?" I snapped back to reality again. I should keep calm even if I can't control my heartbeat and my thoughts. His smile is driving me crazy.
Sanhyul came towards us, and interrupted suddenly, "when did you meet her?" He was not in a good mood. I can see his frown lines on his forehead. Now, everyone has turned their head from their conversions and was looking at us. Han cleared his voice and replied, "Actually, we met in college." We said that together, making both of us laugh. I just didn't want him to say anything about the coffee house so I took the initiative. "She helped with the direction towards the admin office", he continued explaining. I am glad he didn't say much as if he read my mind. I would have been embarrassed. I like this as if it's a cute little secret between us.
"Let's have dinner. We can talk over dessert" my mom said. We went to the dining table. As we were leaving, I came towards Han and whispered "Thanks" so that only he could hear. He looked at me and nodded while smiling at me. I can see Clare's happiness while looking at the table. All the elders sat on one side of the table and we sat on the other. I sat in between Clare and Sanhyul. Han sat right in front of me. As we started eating, I could see Han looking at me. I couldn't eat properly due to this excitement and nervousness, even if everything is my favorite but I could see Clare gulping down her food without any interruptions. "When are you leaving for college tomorrow?" Han said, interrupting the silence on our side. I almost choked my food. Both Han and Sanhyul offered me water together. I looked at both of them. "Thanks", I took the glasses from both of them and drank from one of the glasses of water kept near me. I guess it was Clare. It felt like I was in some k-drama and Clare was enjoying this. "I will be leaving at 8 am. Isn't Sanhyul giving you a ride?" I asked. It's obvious I would love to go with him but Sanhyul is here so, I can't show my excitement, it would be awkward. "Actually, he will be leaving early. He has practice" he replied. I was mentally 'hi- fiving' myself. "Oh, okay. Then we can go together" I replied. "No" Sanhyul suddenly said, "I can give both of you a ride" he then went back to his food. "Great, then I will tag along with you guys, I hope Sanhyul won't mind". Clare said while grinning at Sanhyul beside me.