Chapter 4: 'First Snow'

Brielle's POV

I stood there for a while as my brain processed what happened.

Finally, I emptied one of my hands momentarily and slapped myself to check if I was dreaming.

I immediately regreted it because one, I looked like a fool.

Two, it hurt.

Atleast I confirmed that I wasn't dreaming.

"I'm so stupid" I muttered as I rubbed my cheek and pouted.

I looked at the BH building one last time, sighed and walked back to the direction of my accommodation.

I walked back and threw the cup of ny drink in a bin somewhere.

I smiled like a fool at the recent encounter.

I'm not sure who that really was or if my hunch is true but he sure made me feel like a main character in a drama hihi.

"Brielle" someone called me.

I looked to see who it was and saw man walking to me as he waved and smiled widely.

"Damian" I said as I saw him.

He quickly hugged and I stopped in place.

I gave him a slight pat on the back with my empty hand while the other hand held the umbrella.

"Where have you been?" he asked as we broke the hug.

"I just came out for a walk before I started searching for apartments" I told him.

He smiled and pinched my cheeks slightly.

"Okay, then" he said with a smile and then gave me a pat on the head.

I frowned a little and he chuckled.

"Have you eaten breakfast?" he asked. I nodded.

"I had a matcha drink" I told him. He shook his head with a frown.

"You should have a proper breakfast. Let's go" he said and dragged me to his car.

I pulled back a little to stop him.

"Okay, fine but let me get my purse first so I can start searching apartments after" I told him and he nodded.

I motioned him to just stay and I hurried back to my accommodation to get my purse.

I bit my lower lip and shook my head.

My brain and heart isn't even done comprehending what happened earlier and now I need to deal with this?

Whatever. I'll just go with it, I guess.

As soon as I got back down, Damian was waiting by his black BMW and opened the door for me.

"New car?" I asked him as he sat on the driver's seat.

"Yeah I got it for myself as a gift for Christmas" he said casually. I nodded but I wasn't too impressed.

"Don't you think this is too much just for apartment hunting?" I told him. He looked at him and shook his head.

"A girl like you should be able to ride comfortably and fashionably wherever you go or whatever you do" he said which left me puzzled.

I put on my seat belt as he reached to the back seat. Then, he came back with a bouquet of red roses.

I just looked at him with a confused expression.

"Welcome back" he said with a smile. I didn't exactly know what to do so I accepted it anyway.

"You didn't have to do all this but thank you, Damian" I thanked him sincerely with a smile.

We ended up eating at a nice breakfast place.

I ordered waffles while Damian ordered a burger and coffee for himself.

"So, how are you?" Damian started while we sat across each other.

I slightly chuckled.

"You ask that like you don't dm me almost every day" I teased. He chuckled.

"Talking to you in person is very different from dms" he defended. I nodded and agreed.

"Which company did you end up with?" he continued.

I looked at him momentarily, contemplating whether I should tell him now but I decided not to.

"How did you know where I was staying in?" I changed the topic.

I'm pretty sure I already know that it was a matter of who rather than how.

"I asked Sophie" he confessed.

I knew it.

Of course, it was Sophie.

"She really didn't want to tell me but she also didn't want you to be alone searching apartments" he explained.

I nodded again. I really should be thankful.

"Thank you" I told him.

He smiled at me and held my hand on top the table.

Then, the food came at that moment which gave me the opportunity to pull my hand away.

We ended up just having a casual talk.

We talked about stuff about work, family and even reminisced memories from our time in university and whenever I visited.

We started searching for apartments around 10am.

The apartments today were better compared to yesterday.

My only problem is that Damian kept butting in with the....

"Isn't this space too small? My bedroom is bigger than this space"

And the...

"Are you sure you'll be okay here? Shouldn't you stay at a bigger place?"

And so on. I was not one to get pissed so easily but I felt so embarrassed and kept apologizing to the landlord and real estate agent.

After the 4th apartment, I pulled Damian to a corner and looked at him seriously.

"I get that you want the best for me. I really do. But what you're doing is disrespectful both for me and the people we're with in the room, okay? I don't need a big and extravagant place to live in. I'm living alone and I'll barely be home. I just want a place cozy enough for myself at the moment so please just trust me on the choices I make for myself. Please Damian" I told him calmly.

He looked at me a little guilty and nodded.

"I'm sorry" he said as he lowered his head.

I felt bad as he looked like he was a kid scolded by an adult so I gave him a little pat on the head.

"I'm going to be just fine, Damian. I wouldn't be where I am now if I didn't know how to take care of myself" I told him and he gave me slight smile and nodded.

We ended up checking out about 6 more apartments by 3pm. I told Dong-wook to have his lunch without me but of course, he didn't.

We checked out 4 more and ended at 5pm.

Finally, I've decided. We went back to the apartment which was on the top of my list.

I had listed all the apartments and wrote all the details and this one was my top pick.

It was a loft apartment which is what I wanted so bad. It's also in a new building so I'd be the first to live in it. The windows were big and it was south facing so the lighting is literally chef's kiss.

The interior was white and I felt that everything was great in it.

I paid the deposit and talked to the landlord about moving in by Saturday and they kindly agreed.

They said they'd clean up the place by tomorrow so I wouldn't have to worry about it when I start moving in.

We met up with Siphie after and had dinner at a Halal restaurant that I found online.

We ate a ton of meat and had good conversations about work, life and our time in university.

It was even more lively because Sophie was around.

"What's your plan for tomorrow?" Sophie asked. We're currently on a walk after eating.

"I'm going to shop. I'll be shopping for furniture in IKEA so I can have it delivered the next day" I answered. I had planned it all, of course.

"I'll go with you" Damian immediately volunteered.

I shook my head at him.

"No. You already skipped work the whole day today. I can go by myself" I said sternly.

"But---" he tried to say more but I cut him off.

"No, Damian. If you still show up tomorrow, I won't acknowledge you and on top of that, I'll stop seeing for a whole week. A no is a no" I told him. He sighed and frowned.

Sophie chuckled.

"Even a brat like you can't compete with Brielle huh" Sophie said chuckling.

Damian just gave her a death stare.

"I can come with you in the morning and I can start work in the afternoon instead if you want" Sophie offered.

I shook my head.

I know I can manage by myself.

I'll try my best to manage by myself and not bother anyone.

"No need. I'll be just fine, I promise. If you guys are so worried, I promise to call if I really need your help" I assured them.

They looked at each other and then at me.

"You promise?" they said. I nodded.

"I promise"I told them.

They both sighed and nodded.

I got home at 9pm, texted my mom and Aia to let them know how my day went, did my skin care and left a hydrating mask as I edited my videos.

*kriiing kriiing

I answered the video call when I saw that it was from my little brother.

"Hey, bubba" I greeted him with a smile as I continued editing my videos.

"Did you just get home? Isn't it like 9pm there?" he said. I nodded.

"Yep, it is. I was out searching for apartments and I hang out with some friends for a little after" I explained.

"Did you find one?" he asked. I nodded with a smile.

"I did. It's a really good one. It's got a high ceiling with lots of natural light coming through too. It's definitely my style" I told him.

"Anyway, how was your day?" I asked him this time. He's now in 7th grade so he's really a teen now.

"It was okay, I guess. Just like any other day" he said. I chuckled. Of course.

We spoke for some more time until we decided to hang up and of course, it was followed with a video call from my favorite bish.

"What's up, boo!" I greeted her.

"Hey, bae!" she greeted back with the same energy. I giggled.

"I found myself an apartment" I said excitedly. She covered her mouth in excitement and squealed.

"Send pics!" she said. I laughed and sent her the pics that I took of the apartment.

"Oooooh yazzz! This is totally your style" she said when she saw the pictures. I agreed.

"It's fortunate that Sophie was still available to accompany you" she said. I chuckled.

"I wasn't with Sophie" I told her. She looked at me confused.

"Then, were you alone?" she asked. I shook my head.

"Someone else accompanied me" I answered. She raised a brow at me.

"Who?" she asked.

"Damian did" I said. She gasped dramatically and I laughed.

"The cute af korean guy that you met in university who sends you gifts all the time? The one who tagged along us when we went overseas together for a vacation? The one who is a total rich kid and owns an expensive car? That Damian?" she asked with a raised brow.

I chuckled at her description of Damian.

"Yes, that Damian" I said. She squealed.

"He just doesn't give up on you. I literally want to pull out your hair right now. I feel so frustrated because I know you don't like him the way he likes you" she told me.

I sighed.

True. I'm quite frustrated too.

Kidding.

"You and I both know that I'm still stuck with my daydreams so I can't commit to anyone else right now" I honestly said. She rolled her eyes at me.

"Or maybe you just have commitment issues. I'm not judging though so whatever" she just said and I chuckled.

"You're one to talk when you're single too" I told her. She laughed at the sudden attack.

"True but atleast I don't have many options at the moment, that's why. Your case is different" she told me.

I just laughed it off.

We ended the talk around 11pm since we were both pretty tired.

I was about to go to sleep until my phone vibrated from an I* notification. My eyes almost sparkled when I saw it was a notification for Theo's post.

I opened it immediately and it directed me to his new I* post.

'first snow'

It was a picture of a beautiful area with snow. I wasn't sure what it was but the shot was beautiful. As expected from the love of my life of course.

I looked at the comments and a lot of people were confused because according to them, it wasn't the first snow since winter or since this year.

I shrugged it off.

Maybe he meant first snow of the day, right?

Anyways, I commented a lovely compliment for the picture then gave it a goodnight kiss like the weirdo that I am and finally slept.

"Goodnight, my love"