2 First Meetings (1/2)

Minhyun froze in shock.

While walking in the outside yard of his estate, he noticed a little girl. She reminded him of cherry blossoms; her cheeks pink and eyes lively like spring. Short, brown hair cascaded above her shoulders, s.h.i.+ning against the sunlight. There was a single heart pin holding back the loose hair strands from her face.

The little girl hummed while skipping through the estate's garden. Her curious eyes peered everywhere, not wanting to miss out on a single detail. Everything about the garden fascinated her. The scenery was so beautiful. She was in awe.

The edges of her denim dress flowed with the wind while she walked in her tattered running shoes.

Although he was more than a dozen meters away, he couldn't help but notice every small detail about her. The prominent dimples when she smiled. The pink on her nails. Her light, airy steps. His whole world stopped in time, and the only thing he could see was her.

He could not believe his eyes. Was there truly another child in his midst? This couldn't be real. He had to be hallucinating. All this time, he was alone and suddenly, there was warmth in his cold abode.

For the first time in a while, he saw someone smile.

The sound of his pounding heartbeat echoed in his ears. His body had never reacted so violently before. She was like a bright light s.h.i.+ning in the darkness of his days. He didn't know who she was but a sense of comfort dawned over him. He needed to talk to her.

He didn't hesitate to walk over.

The workers behind of him tensed as they followed his gaze to the young girl. None of them knew how she got into the garden in the first place. Who was she? Why was she near the young master? Other than Minhyun, there was not supposed to be another child in the estate. Mental sirens rang in their head, alerting that something was wrong.

They pondered on calling the boss about the situation since trespa.s.sing was a grave security threat, but they kept their mouths shut. All of them were scared. The boss did not liked to be bothered about household affairs. n.o.body made the move to call him for they would be the recipient of his frustration.

Nonetheless, Minhyun did not care about the girl's ident.i.ty. His emotions overwhelmed his common sense. He was a child after all. His heart only leaped with happiness after seeing her. She was bright. So bright. He hadn't met someone around his age for as long as he remembered.

When he noticed the butlers getting ready to confront the girl, he raised his hand to stop them. The movements of his arms signaled for them to back off and to wait for his next command.

Minhyun wanted to observe the girl first. The workers would've scared her away.

The little girl didn't notice him even though he was right behind of her. She continued to stroll without any worries.

He silently followed. The others ten steps behind of him.

After noticing a yellow b.u.t.terfly on a rose bush, she knelt down to view the creature at eye level.

”Pretty,” she commented. Fascination sparked within her and she couldn't control the urge to stay still. Her index finger slowly moved towards the b.u.t.terfly, before it flew back up to the sky.

Unlike what he expected, the girl wasn't disappointed by the development. In fact, she jumped up and down in happiness while looking at the b.u.t.terfly danced in the air. She loved seeing the creature fly. The b.u.t.terfly flew in circles, left to right, before soaring above Minhyun's head.

When she turned around, her eyes lit with surprise. She was not alone.

Minhyun cleared his throat. He was not prepared to talk to her... Yet. He fixed his white-collared s.h.i.+rt. ”h.e.l.lo.”

Awkwardness filled his voice. It had been a while since he'd had a regular conversation.

”Oh h.e.l.lo!” She pinched the sides of her dress and bowed cutely. His heart melted and all nervousness disappeared. ”I didn't know another kid was here.”

”Me neither,” he said while smiling back. He took out his hand from his black trousers for her to shake. ”My name is Minhyun, what is yours?”

She shook his hand, her tiny fingers wrapping around his palm. ”Yoona Kim. Nice to meet you. Let's be friends!”

Friends. Never did he expect to be asked to be friends. He remembered dreaming about it once after reading a story about friends.h.i.+p, but reality was far different from the dream world. He never had the opportunity to have a relations.h.i.+p with another. His heart pounded in his chest. Today was different. He wasn't sure which G.o.d blessed him but there was one thing he knew for sure. Minhyun finally had a friend.

He laughed, the sound shocking the workers around him. It had been long since they've heard such a melodious sound. ”I'd love to be friends.”

She grinned. ”Then since we're friends. Can I call you Mini instead of Minhyun?” Her nose scrunched up. ”It's too long.”

This was the first time he'd been given a nickname. Minhyun was absolutely ecstatic. ”Sure.”