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With a bit of surprise she felt a hand touching her shoulder. Quickly making her look up. It was a young boy, she knew him. He had already visited the bar. She wiped her tears quickly and began to laugh. Hiding her feelings was the best thing she could do lately. “Don’t worry, no one dumped me. It’s just the cold air.”

It wasn’t the first time that this had happened to her. She knew that she had to stand there politely and not reply as an idiot that she could be. She smiled and nodded, affirming to the question of the other you work as an escort? It’s not that she was too ashamed of it, but the only man she worked with her now wasn’t one who knew Yilun and she did not know him too so it was safe. Safe to confess one secret. She knew that now their friendship, or acknowledgment -- because could they really be considered friends already ? -- would change. “It’s not something to be ashamed of. I work to get money like anyone would do. I don’t sleep around either so there’s that.”

Why had he asked her out again? That was something she was questioning. After all, the only time they had met before, was when she was drunk and behaving awfully. She probably had left a really bad impression on him. And yet, here he was and so was she. Together on her car to go to a garden so both could have a nice picnic. She really wanted to ask why. Maybe she had done something she did not remember and that had made him quite interested? No.. That couldn’t be. She wasn’t that drunk. Or she thought she wasn’t. She wanted to ask him a lot why he had asked her to meet him but it would be weird and it would make her look insecure. Like she thought no one would actually ask her out. Which is nothing like that. She could be really insecure about some things, but about her looks and interest people could have for her, were not one of them. She parked the car and looked at him with a smile. “We’re here! I even made some salads, I hope you like the food.

“You work at a radio station? How’s that like?”

After some minutes of petting him, she finally stood up again. She finally decided to go and meet his cousin for a warm hug. She knew he had been down for a couple of days and she didn’t want him to be sad. Another reason she had decided to make him company. “You look good today, are you that happy to see me?” She grinned and winked at him playfully. She appreciated him a lot since he had been the few people who had help her out when she first moved to Seoul. “Did you buy the snacks you told me about?”

She was a bit tired. She had worked all night at the bar and slept only three hours to be in time at the detective’s office. It had been some time since the accident, nonetheless, someone had to take care of it. Especially since the other person kept saying it had only been Marie’s fault. When he had been the one to be in the wrong road to begin with. She had a headache too but she felt good. Marie believed that if one was well dressed and had taken a good care of themselves while doing their make up, one would feel a bit more lifted up. In terms of moods, of course. She knocked on the door and took a peek. Surprisingly there was a young man sitting in front of the desk. Not in a ‘young people can’t work’ surprise, but more ‘i was expecting someone old’. She smiled and waved her hand, shyly. “Hello, we had an appointment for 9.45 am right?”

She decided to take a quick shower after finally having her backpack done. She dressed sweatpants and a sweatshirt. She didn’t really care about looks that much. But she still did her make up. Her hair quickly rose up into a pony tail. The only thing missing was washing her teeth and after that she was done. She was anxious, too anxious. Part of her really didn’t want to back home after everything she had put herself in, in the past few months. But she couldn’t think of it. At least Colin was going with her! “Oh, right! Colin...” She finished washing her teeth and ran to his room, slamming his door when walking in. “Are you ready? We’re late Colin. I’m ready!!!!”