"Yoshi, can I go to Chungcheongnam?"
"Go see because I say so."
I woke up in the morning, had breakfast, and went to the train station with Yoshi. I thought about it several times before buying tickets to Chungcheongnam.
"Don't be afraid; go ahead."
"I'm going because you say so."
Then I bought tickets to Chungcheongnam. I waited for a while for the train to Cheonan. Then I boarded the train and went to see the surroundings. After an hour and a half, I went to Chungcheongnam. From there, I took a taxi to the address given by Byung and went to Min's house from there.
I didn't go inside the house, and when I was about to call him, he opened the door and came out. An unbelievable event.
"Is this a dream? Can I still see you even if my eyes are open now?" He said to himself and turned towards the house.
"It's not a dream, I came," I said with a smile. He also walked and hugged me.
"Then I was waiting for you." I hugged him tightly.
"Come on, let's go inside." He held my hand, and I went inside the house. I also started to feel something beyond friendship.
Minsu introduced me to the family. They welcomed me with love. We all ate together.
'Minsu, where are Kim and Byung?'
"Maybe they will come tomorrow.""Since I'm gone, they have some work to do on the album."
"Oh, that's good."Can you"Cantake me to see the village tomorrow?"
"Okay, I'll go with you. Now you rest. Mom said she made a room for you."
I talked to him and came to the room. I think Minsu's family are good people. They are all compassionate.
I stayed up until the morning. I wanted to see Chungcheongnam.
When I woke up in the morning, I quickly went out. The houses in Chungcheongnam village are still old-fashioned but very beautiful. The sound of birds is spreading. The fields are quiet. I remember Jeju.
"Good morning, Ayoung!"
"Good morning, Min., how are you?"
"Well, relax. We both have a lot of work today."
"Uh, what's that?"
"I can't say now.." he dragged me and ran home. After having breakfast, we went to visit the vegetable and fruit plantation with Minsu's father, Mr. Hwang So.
There were peppermint, strawberry, and tomato flavors. I was also given a basket to pick their fruits. and new plants grew.
That's what we did until the afternoon. Their own ginseng farm is a little further away. I worked like a farmer. I am somewhat familiar with these works. Minsu is good at singing, acting, and farming. He was smiling and working as usual. I also remembered that I broke tomatoes with Duho in Jeju, but I didn't feel sad.
After lunch, we went to the paddy field.
I got stuck in the mud because I was not used to it.
"Hey, young 🤣 what's up?"
"Hey, are you laughing?" "You stay there."
I slapped Minsu with mud; he also flipped and slapped me; in the end, both were like mud pigs.
"Oh, what's wrong with this child?"
"He laughed, mom.."
"Son, why are you doing bad things?"
"Come here, little piglets."
Minsu's mother said it with a smile. Mrs. Osaka took us to a small water hole.
After a while, I also went down to a pond and took a bath. When I went there, my brother and his younger brother were playing... After a while, I was happy like this.
At night, when I was sitting on the wooden bench outside and drawing a picture, Min Soo came.
"Hey idiot, what are you doing?"
"Why? "Minsu, you always bother me."
When I ran after him, my legs got tangled, and I fell on his body. Suddenly, our lips touched each other. I got up quickly.
"If you said you wanted to kiss me, I would kiss you."
"Oh my god, Minsu, are you crazy..?"
I quickly got up and ran to the room.
"Oh my God, how can I meet you? "Tomorrow!" I cried, covering my face with a pillow.
When I woke up in the morning and came out, I put on my sunglasses. I did that because I couldn't see Minsu's face properly because of what happened last night.
"Ayeung noona, what's the matter?"
"Ah, I just watched a drama yesterday."
"Didn't you play a drama?" He whispered in my ear.
"Oi Min..I will kill you.."
The people at home looked at me and smiled.
"Are you two always like this?" Minsu's mother asked.
"Oh, no, he's not doing this. "I don't know what happened to him suddenly," I said, smiling.
I watched a video of Exo Kai eating watermelon under a pine tree.
"Oh, my boy, you are so romantic," I said to myself.
Even if Minsu came there, I wouldn't care.
"Do you like Kai?" Min Su asked.
"Hmm..yes, he is very cute.."
"Uh, am I ugly?""
"I don't know, Min."
"Aye...I..can't breathe. aye..." i didn't care him.
"Even if I die, this is a big kai," he said, getting up angrily.
He didn't show up until the afternoon. He had gone somewhere with Byung Ho. Ha Jun was standing outside.
"Hajun, when will your high school end?
"Two more months, sister."
"Do you also do music like Min?"
"Oh no... I'm going to study software engineering. I'm tired of being famous. Few people know me as Min's brother."
"Why are you here?"
"My brother doesn't like it. He doesn't want us to worry because of him."
While we were talking, I saw Minsoo's father slowly lifting a heavy sack.
"Wait, I will help," I said and went to help him.
"Why are you so tired?"
"What hard work, children... these things grow up."
"But don't worry now, uncle." I talked with him for a while and went to the kitchen to help mom to cook at night. Since I don't have parents, I asked Minsu's parents to help a lot. There were countless times when I was here thinking that my mother and father were there.
"What are the daughter's mother and father doing?"
"They are not there. I lost my life in an accident when I was 5 years old. I am with Halmoni."
"Oh, my child , forgive me," she comforted me by touching my head.
At night, Byung and Min came. They had gone to buy medicine. Before dinner, Byung Ho decided to go on a trip. We all went: me, Min-Su, and Ha Jun.
We went to the Magosa Buddhist Temple. It is very beautiful. It is the best place to relax. At night, there were fewer people, so we went for a walk at night.
"Are you angry with me, min.?"
"No, why am I angry?"
"Ummoh," I squeezed his face, saying his jealousy. Then he laughed with me.
"Ayoung!!!"
"Tomorrow we both have a trip to go on."
"Where is it? I was going home tomorrow, Minsu".
I haven't been to the office in days. If it doesn't take a while, I might get kicked out.
"Don't go tomorrow. Let's go with me the next day. Let's go on another trip with me tomorrow."
These are the last few days of my stay in this village. The next morning, Byung, Ha Joon, Min, and I went on a trip. Our shelter was in the Chollipo Arboretum. The beautiful flowers that bloomed there brought a smile to my heart. We stayed there until sunset. I watched the sun rise and set. Meanwhile, Minsu started talking to me.
"Do you want to stay here?"
"Oh, yes, it's beautiful here. But I can't stay all the time. I'll come as soon as I get a vacation,"
" young !! Thank you for what you are doing for mee doing for me! I am so happy you are the right one.
"Me too, Min. You were there for me whenever I needed it."
"Do you remember the first day Ayoung saw me?"
"Hmm, I remember. Ah, that painting day."
"No, you must have seen me properly on the day I asked for the art."
"But I saw you a year ago."
'A year ago,'
'Hmm, yes, one year ago on the rainy day at Hugo's coffee shop. That day, you were alone, watching the rain without anyone. That's when I saw you. I saw you for the second time at the temple. Do you remember that I was beautiful?" he asked me. I was listening to him like a meditation.
"Yes, I remember." "Because of that, I looked for you on art day," I said with a smile.
"Hmm..that day I came to see the beauty of Seoul for the last time.."
"What...?" I was very scared.
"Yes, I was really tired of life. I have so much work that I don't have any free time; there is no way to visit my house; I don't have a vacation even if I am sick; and I am tired of hearing what the haters say. I don't want to talk to anyone. Thinking that it was the last few days of my life, I smiled and lived. That day, I saw something strangely beautiful when I was in Seoul.
As Minsu continued to tell the story, I felt unbearably sad. I held his hand tightly. With tears in my eyes.
"Yes, tell me; tell me everything."
"It was only later that I saw you. When it was dark everywhere, you were painting silently. I was slowly approaching you, and you didn't even notice. While I was looking at the thoughts you were drawing, I forgot that I was there for the last time. That painting and you I got a new hope.
He looked away and said, with tears. I was looking at him without blinking an eye.
I didn't control myself and hugged him quickly. "Don't even think like that again... I'm telling you, I'm in shape."
"Hey, you are crying,"
Min wiped my tears. We both kissed face-to-face for a while. This was the first kiss I gave to Minsu. He told me that a kiss would drown the pain in both of us. I kissed him again. I wanted to tell him that I love him, but I didn't say it.
"Min Su Where are you guys??"
"Ayoung noona " Byung, Ha Joon came saying..we both turned to each other quickly. My face was red.
"Ayoung noona why is your face red"
I stammered, "there is so much cold."