“Be my friend. Im Yoona.” a voice spoke from behind her. She turned back.
A boy, a bit taller than she is, offered his hand. She gave him a questioning look. “Don’t you remember me? Donghae from class C.”
The name did ring a bell. She was searching his face until she remembered where she heard that name. He was the boy who offered her the umbrella.
She raised her brows. She had forgotten about that umbrella. “What do you want?”
“Be my friend” he answered, his smile unwavering.
“No.”
“If you won’t then I’ll beg” to her surprise, Donghae knelt down and bowed, his nose touching the ground. He raised his head and shouted at the top of his lungs “to the entire god’s of Mt. Olympus, Zeus, Athena, Poseidon, Hades, etc. Please grant my ultimate request, let this girl before me accept my deepest, most heartfelt offer.” He then bowed again. All of the people who witnessed laughed.
“Hey! Get up! You’re embarrassing me!” but Donghae wouldn’t budge.
“Woman gifted with undeniable beauty, please accept my offer!” the entire crowd laughed and chanted “accept it”
Yoona was blushing from head to toe because of embarrassment. “What are you doing? Get up!”
“Woman gifted with undeniable---“
“OKAY! OKAY! OKAY! Just stop!”
“Really?” the boy’s eyes literally sparkled “thank you!” and to everyone’s amusement he bowed again.
“You’re crazy” she uttered, shook her head, and smiled.....
“Yoona-shii?” Siwon looked at her, frowning.
She did not look at Siwon. Her eyes were brimming with tears. She tried hard to wipe it off without the other person noticing.
“Are you okay?” the concern was obvious in his voice.
“No.”
“What?”
“No. request denied.” She answered with finality.
“Wow. You didn’t even consider my proposal.” disappointment masked his tone.
She did not respond.
He sighed. “Can’t you be my friend even for three months?” he half-heartedly asked.
“That’s too long.” She answered in monotone.
He looked at her abruptly. “What....” then he shook his head and chuckled. This girl makes me crazy.
“A month perhaps?” he can’t believe he is actually bargaining about friendship with this girl. She is so unlike any person, girl or boy, he had met. She did not answer.
“We’re almost there. It’s the house next to that bungalow.” She pointed.
He stomped at the breaks outside a two-story house. The house was modest, and is set between a clean lawn. Siwon and Yoona both stepped out of the car.
Siwon tried to aid her, but she again brushed it off. “I’m fine. I don’t feel dizzy anymore.” As if to prove her point, she walked towards the door of the house, unsupported. Siwon followed her. She rang the doorbell.
A plump woman, in her early forties, opened the door. She was surprised to see her niece accompanied by someone, much less a boy, a handsome boy at that.
“Who is this young fellow here?” she asked.
“Good afternoon madam, I’m Siwon, her schoolmate. The school doctor asked me to bring her home due to events that had happened earlier.” he said cooly.
