I gripped the hem of my shirt tightly when Dad showed me a photo from his cell phone. Not just any photo, but a photo of Kenan fighting with someone. It is clear from the photo that Kenan is still wearing his high school uniform. And after I memorized it, I knew who the other guy in the photo fighting with Kenan was.Back when Kenan was fighting again to defend me, he deleted the video of me.There's nothing I can say to Dad because I can't bring up the video thing."This is Kenan's photo!" Dad looked straight at me.Selena, who was beside Dad, looked uneasy."I know," I said slowly."Well, I just found out he's a brute!" Dad snapped.A heavy sigh escaped my mouth. How can he say that just because of a photo?"There's always a reason for every action; believe me, he's not as bad as you think," I tried to convince Dad."And what is the reason?" Dad squinted at me suspiciously."He did that because of me! That guy bothered me, and Kenan taught him a lesson! Wouldn't you have done the sa
"You took Dad's phone secretly and gave it to me? Why?" I screamed as soon as Selena came into my room, gave me Dad's cell phone, and locked my bedroom door."Recently, your Dad is always getting messages with so many photos of Kenan. The number that sends it is random and always sends it at six o'clock in the morning. Luckily, I was able to open it first. I guess I should hide the phone for your own good," Selena said quickly.I was speechless. I opened the messaging app on Dad's phone to make sure. There is only one new number that sends the message."I've deleted the previous messages for fear your dad would find out!" Selena explained.I nodded in understanding and tried to call the number, but I got nothing. That number is off, as are the other numbers before it.Too bad we both have a dark past; it's so easy to bring us down now. Just a few snaps of photos could destroy our relationship.If Dad knew that Kenan used to be a bully, he might never allow me to meet Kenan again."I s
"You two fought?" replied Adipati with a mocking smile."You want to laugh at me? Isn't it natural for lovers to fight?" I said I was annoyed.Adipati chuckled softly; he then shook his head and gently stroked the top of my head. It was so annoying because I couldn't resist his gentle attitude. After what I did to him, can't he just hate me? Why does he keep being nice to me? Very annoying."If he can't understand you, I'm here; I always know what can make you smile," said Adipati casually."Wow, Adipati! You're too confident!" I squinted at the man in front of me.Adipati smiled faintly, put his hands in his trouser pockets, and looked at me casually. His confidence is to be admired."Our club will have an event on the beach, get to know marine life, and... to be honest, what we want is to travel. So, want to join? You've been absent from club activities for quite a while!"Go to the beach? Go for a walk? Should I?"It doesn't matter if you run away from problems once in a while. Cal
I sat barefoot on the beach with Adipati beside me. I let the soft white sand touch the skin of my feet which felt stiff. I looked up at the bright blue sky. Luckily, the sun wasn't too bright right now."If it's too hard, let fate guide you! Don't push yourself too hard," Adipati said slowly. The man was sitting beside me, looking at me with an unusual look."I'll remember," I said simply."If you're too tired, let him go!" he said again.I turned to Adipati, watching the man's face closely. Too bad a guy as handsome as he has to fall in love with a girl like me—the girl with a million problems.He should have fallen in love with another girl who was beautiful, kind, and understanding."Even if this love kills me, I will survive. Kenan is my life; without him, I could die," I said casually.Kenan gave me a reason to live, so there's no way I could let him go."Are you sure you can be happy with him? He doesn't look like he can make you happy! If I were him, I wouldn't let you cry!" A
It's been a week, and Kenan still can't be contacted. I tried calling his mom, but the number is still off. Did something bad happen? No! Of course not! Gab told me that Kenan called him yesterday and asked him to look after me.If he really cared about me, shouldn't he contact me directly? And which number did he use to call Gab when his own was off?I slam my body into bed and open the application to book a plane ticket to Korea. I only know that Kenan's mom went to Seoul. So I'm going to book a plane ticket and go straight there.The problem is Dad. I'm sure he won't let me.I headed down the stairs to meet Selena. The only person who can understand me right now"What is it?" asked Selena, who was folding blankets in the master bedroom."I have to go to Korea," I said quickly while sitting beside her.Selena nodded in understanding. I'm sure she understands my worries."You want to meet Kenan?" she asked quietly.I nodded slowly, then turned towards the bedroom door because I heard
"Are you sure? I don't mind doing it!" Violet exclaimed enthusiastically.I took a deep breath, looked around me, and then nodded quickly.I'm desperate; this is the only way I can think of. The only one!I asked Violet to help me carry Lenny and unpack her bag. I wanted to make sure if she had more than one cell phone or if she had my dad's number on it.The terror gave me a headache. Kenan doesn't seem to care about that because, until now, he hasn't taken any action.Well, it's for the peace of my own family, so I won't rely on him."Target is heading to the parking lot!" Violet screamed as she slapped my arm hard.I turned toward the parking lot, then grabbed Violet, and ran over to Lenny.Seeing that the parking lot was quite deserted, Violet and I exchanged glances for a moment.The girl nodded quickly and ran towards her car."Hey!" I shouted loudly, making Lenny turn to look at me."You called me?" she asked, confused."Can we talk?" I drew closer to her, looking at her intent
I stared at the figure of the man in front of me in a daze. Trying to guess what was on the man's mind He came because he didn't want to break up, or because of something else?Kenan stood in front of my door. I don't see a happy face because he met me. He just showed the same expression when we met at Incheon Airport the other day."Let's talk in my room," I said, leading him to my room.Arriving at the room, I sat casually on the sofa, waiting for him to enter. Kenan came in, closed the door, and then sat on the other side of the sofa, facing me."Aren't you giving me time? Why are you threatening to sever me?" Kenan asked in a flat tone."I don't know; maybe it's because I'm tired. I'm tired of thinking about this problem alone; I'm tired of thinking too much; I'm tired of all the bad thoughts that fill my head," I said casually.Kenan didn't seem to understand what I was saying. His brow furrowed, and his gaze was fixed straight on me."I still can't find the sender of the terror,
"Why am I still conscious? Shouldn't I have fallen already?" I muttered, looking at the rows of beer bottles on the table.I've had a full bottle. Why am I still fully awake like this?"Violets, run!" I screamed while grabbing Violet's hand, trying to take her away from this place.But I don't know what I stumbled on; I fell inelegantly, rolled on the floor, and ended up under someone's feet.I screamed again, seeing who was above me.I stood up, looked around, and looked for Violet.There are many strange creatures here. The man who almost stepped on me is a demon! Belly down in the shape of a human, but he is a centaur with four legs.The girl sitting not far from Violet was even worse off. She is a mermaid incarnation, but she has a head with snake hair."There are a lot of demons!" I screamed while running towards Violet."Kei, you're just drunk; there's no stealth here!" screamed Violet with wide eyes.I paused, trying to look around me again.That's right, things like that don't