-Two Years Ago: Seoul, South Korea-
Joon's heart beat erratically as he stood behind the door, looking through the small window to find Jin moving rhythmically to the music which he faintly heard. As he continued to look, he couldn't help but to fall into a trance as his eyes followed her every move. The way she moved gracefully reminded him of a beautiful swan as she moved as if she were dancing on air.
His moment of admiration was cut short when someone bumped into him, causing him to fall against the door which opened as he was forced to enter the dance studio. Immediately, Jin stopped and turned to him while the music continued. She took several steps towards him as his breath started to steady until she was standing before him.
"What do you think you're doing here?" she asked, her face expressionless.
"Uh..." Joon trailed off as he racked his mind for an explanation as to why he had entered the studio. However, before an answer came to mind, he felt her hand wrapping around his before he was pulled towards the center of the studio.
He tried to protest but as he felt his hand heating up at her touch, he couldn't find the energy to speak. And instead, he allowed himself to be pulled by her until they were in the middle of the room. He watched her wordlessly as she wrapped his arms around her and placed her hands on his shoulders before moving to the beat.
Initially, she only took several steps back and forth until Joon was able to follow, before she picked up speed. Meanwhile, Joon was so focused on having her so close to him when he had been admiring her from afar for so long. He was so caught up in the trance that he didn't pay much attention to how his body was moving along to the beat and responding to her moves. All he could focus on was how her eyes appeared to shine as her lips turned into a large smile.
He had been so entranced with her beauty that he didn't notice that he had caused her to trip until he saw her falling. He quickly reached out to her and stopped her from falling just in time.
Joon breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at her with a small smile. However, she didn't smile back and instead, continued to look at him. This caused his smile to disappear as he began to feel nervous and self-conscious. But at the same time, he couldn't stop thinking about how that moment may be the only time he would be alone with her. And because of that, he couldn't stop himself as he asked her the question he had kept to himself ever since he began to admire her several months ago.
"Do you want to go out with me?" he blurted out as he still struggled to catch his breath. The silence which surrounded them seemed to grow thicker as he continued to watch her, breathing heavily as he waited for her answer.
Suddenly, he noticed as the corner of her lips turned up into a smile as she tried to stand up from their position. He helped her to stand and once they were face to face, he finally received an answer.
"Yes."
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-Present: Buenos Aires, Argentina-
Joon felt as if his heart stopped when Areum tripped on his foot. Almost instinctively, he reached out and grabbed onto her, just in time before she was able to fall. However, the position in which they ended up in made him very uncomfortable as he remembered being in a similar situation with Jin.
Immediately, he helped her to stand as he made a teasing remark towards her in an attempt to distract himself from his momentary thoughts.
"Were you born with two left feet?"
"What?" Areum asked before she was able to mentally process what he had just said. And when she finally figured it out, she rolled her eyes.
"Is that your lame attempt at a joke?" she asked before they were back in their original positions with their arms around each other.
"Lame? That's a classic joke!" he said. At the sound of his serious tone, she couldn't stop herself from bursting into laughter. And as Joon looked at her laughing genuinely, he couldn't stop himself from smiling as they continued to dance.
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It had been almost an hour since they finished their dance lesson, when they finally arrived at a restaurant where Joon had made a reservation. He sat across from Areum and watched her as she took a sip of her water.
"This is a really nice place. How did you find it?" she asked. He smiled before answering,
"Jin found it."
And as soon as her name left his lips he couldn't deny the rush of regret which surrounded him.
"Jin? Who's that?" Areum asked.
In an attempt to avoid answering her question, he picked up his glass and began to drink the water. From between his eyelashes he could see her looking at him, still expecting an answer, which caused him to continue drinking.
To his relief, Areum's phone suddenly began to ring, causing her to look away and pull it out from her bag before he finished the glass of water. And as soon as she saw the caller I.D, her eyes bulged.
Staring back at her was her sister's name: Jungeum.
She contemplated on whether or not to answer the call. However, she couldn't get herself to swipe to the right and continued to stare at the screen until it turned black.
"Why didn't you pick up?" Joon asked.
"What?—Oh it was a wrong number," she replied.
From the way she had answered, he couldn't help but to feel suspicious about her actions.
"What, did you run away from home or something?" he asked her. She chuckled nervously and waved her hand dismissively.
"Would I even be considered a runaway at my age?" she asked, taking another sip of her water to ease her suddenly dry mouth. At that moment, Joon looked up at her, a look of curiosity clouding his face.
"How old are you anyway?" he asked.
"Twenty-two."
"Oh, just like my sister," he said, reaching for his drink.
"You have a sister?" she asked, suddenly curious to learn more about him. He nodded his head.
"Just one. She can be a pain sometimes but I know she means well. Do you have any siblings?" he followed with a question of his own.
"Yeah, an older sister."
As soon as she said that, she remembered the call she had received from her sister and wondered why she couldn't get herself to answer. Ignoring her mother's calls was one thing, but she shouldn't have been ignoring her sister too.
Suddenly, Joon's phone began to vibrate in his pocket as his ringtone filled the restaurant. He quickly retrieved it and answered it without looking at who had called.
"Hello?" he said.
"Joon, we need to talk."
His eyebrows knitted together in confusion, causing Areum to look at him with a curious expression as she mouthed the words,
"Who is it?"
"My sister," Joon mouthed back, causing her to nod her head in understanding.
"What's wrong, Jimin?" he asked his sister as he started to worry.
"You need to tell me the truth, Joon. How could I see Jin when you're supposed to be on the other side of the world with her?"568Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtz9e7BWcg
