59 Reunion (1/2)

When night came Ha Eun stayed at home while Chang Wook was on his way to his reunion.

”See you later?” he told her. Ha Eun nodded with a smile. He went to the door but he stopped ”I forgot something” he said.

Before Ha Eun could react, Chang Wook was in front of her and placed a kiss on her forehead. Her heart almost sprang out of her chest. For a second she thought he was going to give her a passionate kiss like last time. Which just made her yearn for one.

Chang Wook noticed Ha Eun's red cheeks ”Were you expecting something else?” he asked her, teasingly. Ha Eun, flustered, pushed him out the door.

She closed the door and yelled ”Don't come back!”

Chang Wook chuckled. Whenever she gets flustered she does the most dramatic things.

”See you later. Okay?” he asked through the door.

It took a few seconds but Ha Eun answered ”Okay” which made Chang Wook smile.

Ha Eun stood by the entrance and looked around. There was no noise. It was just her. It has been just her for a long time and she remembered how she never really minded being alone and enjoyed the quiet, but now, she wondered if it was always this quiet and if being alone always felt this empty.

…

Chang Wook arrived at the restaurant bar. He was walked over to a long table. All of his classmates were already there. He felt a bit embarrassed for being the last to arrive, but everyone greeted him with open arms.

”Chang Wook!” they yelled, which surprised some of the other customers.

As they all sat down, they reminisced about the old days when they were still in University. They then moved up to the subject of how their lives are going so far. A few of them were already married, others got promoted in their jobs while others were just getting by.

One of his classmates that was sitting a seat away from him said ”But Chang Wook must have it easy” with a hint of sarcasm. Everyone got quiet.

”What's that supposed to mean?” Chang Wook asked, with a chuckle.

”Hey. You don't need to get all defensive. I'm just saying” the guy laughed, raising his hands, then he took another sip of his drink. He looked drunk, but still sober enough to laugh and talk.

”Saying what?” Chang Wook asked.

The girl that sat between them and hit the guy with her elbow ”You're ruining the mood” she placed in front of him a cup of water ”Have some water.” Everyone tried to continue talking about the old days at University, but the drunk classmate spoke up again.

”I'm just saying that Chang Wook doesn't have to work as hard as the rest of us. That's all” he said.

Everyone quieted down. They looked from the classmate to Chang Wook.

”Stop it” she whispered to him.

”And what's that supposed to mean?” Chang Wook asked him.