Beautiful You (Chapter 3)
Beautiful You - Chapter 3
Park SinHye is in her room typing. Above the desk where she works is a bulletin board with letters and pictures tacked to each one. Her desk has several file racks which contain bulging but neat stacks of air mail envelopes. She types very well in the glare of her desk lamp.
'Dear onnie, it's truly amazing to me after watching your photos on the magazine. I loved the picture you post in your cyworld and have it printed out and it's up on my bulletin board. I read in the newspaper about a huge thunderstorm hitting where you're at. I hope you weren't....'
"SinHye?"
SinHye screams, grabs her heart, breathing heavily, babbles nervously at her elder brother, YooChun. "Oppa...don't...don't...don't ever scare me like that...please"
"What are you doing?" YooChun was taken aback with her shock reaction, recovers and walks into her room, stops at the back of her chair and bends a little to read what she was so engrossed about.
"Posting a reply to SaRang-onnie"
"Make sure Jin didn't hear this" YooChun sat on her bed.
"He's just jealous of her"
"What am I jealous about?" JunJin makes an appearance from the door. He hands his sister a plate of grapes he bought from the store just now.
"Your sister adores her more than you"
JunJin took a seat on another chair, looking at the computer screen, face that he despises so much covers the whole screen as SinHye switches to her desktop wallpaper.
"Why do you like her so much?" JunJin asked, a little frustrated.
Never in his life, he dislikes someone so much. While JunJin won the first season of the reality TV show, Kim SaRang is the runner-up. Everyone who watches the show knew that they both were great rivals, often found bickering and insulting each other. When the show came to an end, both were employed by the same company and often seen paired up in runways and commercials. They hated each other but were forced to 'act' as lovers just so that one day, they will not appear together again.
"See? Oppa, admit it. You like her" SinHye teases her brother, who is now glaring.
KNOCK KNOCK
"Hyung, JunSu is here" ChangMin stood at the door to inform the guest who he saw standing at the doorstep when he came back from a jog.
YooChun quickly stood up and walks out of the room, ran downstairs to see JunSu standing in the middle of the living room, looking like a lost puppy. His left hand was gripping two hangers of coat, covered with a see-through plastic cover, drape over his shoulder and all the way to his back.
JunSu left that day with his coat, offers to have it dry-clean when YooChun refused to let him pay for the damage. His hands were pointing at his own coat and motioned YooChun to take it off, still YooChun shook his head. JunSu gave up trying but when YooChun saw the exasperate look the mute boy gave to his dog, to save the canine and being a dog-lover himself, he took out his coat to let the boy have it. His heartbeat stops for a second when he saw JunSu looks up at him with a small but sweet smile.
"Yah! Move" JunJin's loud voice came behind him. YooChun turns to see his older brother carrying SinHye, standing two steps above where he is. YooChun backs away to let him bring their sister down the stairs and placed her on the couch.
Their 18 year-old sister suffering from polio since she was 5. Her right leg was a little deformed, and although her other leg is fine, she couldn't stand or walk for long. She needs a wheelchair to move around. JunJin and YooChun care for their little sister that they always make sure to come see her when they're not busy with work.
"Hello, you must be JunSu! I'm Park SinHye. Nice to meet you"
JunSu bows at her.
"Where's your dog?" SinHye asked, curious. She was told many things about the wedding and saw the video ChangMin recorded. She adores the cute dog that made her cousin screaming.
JunSu pointed outside. He tied his dog outside to avoid anymore disaster to happen.
"Let her in! I want to meet her"
JunSu placed the coat on another couch and walks outside to let Colleen in, places the leash back to his pocket. Colleen was so happy that she climbs and licks on SinHye's face, as if to thanked her.
"Hello, Colleen. I'm SinHye" SinHye pats the dog's head. The dog barks once.
JunSu patted the dog's back thrice to make her get down from the girl's face. The dog stays down immediately and enjoys SinHye's hands ruffling her hair.
"So, you want something to drink?" YooChun asked, looking at JunSu for an answer. The boy shook his head but that didn't stop him from making him one. He placed a glass and makes some iced lemon tea, his favourite. He then, placed the drink on the coffee table. "Try it"
JunSu bowed and picks up the glass, sipping. He looks up to YooChun, gives him a little nod and wide smile. YooChun was unaware of the smile formed on his face. SinHye and JunJin who are watching from their sides, noticed, so does Colleen.
JunSu turned to his side, holding the hangers and gave it to YooChun.
"You bought me a new one?"
JunSu took out his notes he wrote down earlier to explain. It says, 'The person told me, it can't be fix so I got you a new one, the same one'
"You don't have to. How much is it? I'll pay you back" YooChun rushed to the staircase to his room, to get his wallet, or cheque but was blocked by JunSu.
JunSu passes him another note, 'I ruined it. I should'
"I told you, it's alright" YooChun shook his head.
'Please, just accept it. I'll feel better'
"Okay then. Thank you" YooChun sighs then nods, defeated with JunSu's frown and persuasive eyes when he looks up, after reading the last note he wrote.
JunSu smiles, triggers YooChun lips to form a smile too.
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His back leaning against the wall, sitting, legs straightened, hanging out at the side of the bed. One of his pillows in his arm, on his lap. His eyes staring at the three yellow notes he read earlier, now, tacked on the bulletin board in his room, above his keyboard. The sad song played currently on the radio, couldn't deter the feeling he has right now.
He looks down to his left hand, another note there. It's JunSu's cell phone number, SinHye boldly asked for her silly brother, gave the lamest excuse of wanting to see Colleen again. Nevertheless, JunSu gave it straight when Colleen looks at him.
He hasn't stop smiling ever since he got into his room, with the notes.
He stares at the number, he already insert them in his phone book. He brings the note up his nose, sniffing, the smell of lavender pierced through his nostrils and travels all the way to his whole body. He smiled again, blushing, this time. He giggles, thinking how silly he must be for doing that BUT he likes this feeling.
One might wonder why isn't he feels disgusted about it. YooChun has no opinion when it comes to the topic of gay. His grandmother advised him many times about judging people that are different from himself. The industry that he's currently indulged himself into, consists many kinds of people but that doesn't mean, they're all bad. When he asked her about him may be one, she said:
"It takes half of your life to look for someone you loved and it takes another half for you to keep them with you. Life is too short, appreciate them and just be yourself"
He got up from his bed and tacked the phone number on the board. His hand slides through, he couldn't understand why he would flush as he touched the notes, JunSu's notes.
'The person told me, it can't be fix so I got you a new one, the same one'
'I ruined it. I should'
'Please, just accept it. I'll feel better'
He turns off the radio and takes a seat on the chair, sitting in front of his keyboard. His eyes staring at the notes, hands starts playing a melody, a melody comes straight from his heart.
JunJin and ChangMin stood by the slightly opened door. They exchange gaze as they heard the sweet melody coming from the room once again.
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**@ Beautiful You - Chapter 4 @**