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Stephanie opened her eyes and she saw white faces moving around. “Am I in heaven?” she mumbled closing her eyes.

“No” the person sitting beside her replied. “You’re in Seoul” he said with a smile and got up.

Stephanie yawned and rubbed her eyes. “I must have been very tired” she said behind her palm and carried her bag pack. “Remember Stephanie just do what you need to do and get out of here. Resist the temptation” she told herself.

After getting her luggage and clearing up her passport and everything else she made her way outside. “No time for sightseeing, in an out” she told herself. Just then she felt a vibration in her back pocket and she stooped to take her phone out still admiring her new phone case. It cost a lot and she wanted to make it last.

Someone bumped into her and her phone went flying.

“Naruto!!” She yelled as it fell on the beautiful tiled floor. She ran towards it and inspected her phone case. She sighed in relief and hugged to her chest. Her smile disappeared and she turned her phone and there was a crack on her screen guard. She furrowed her brows in anger and looked to the culprit who didn’t look sorry.

She could tell her cheeks were red with anger as she walked up to him and got all up in his face. Though he was taller, you still couldn’t tell. “Can’t you watch where you’re going?” she asked. “You literally bumped into me. It’s not like you didn’t see me or you did see me and you decided to bump into me” she said without stopping to breathe.

She gasped. “You did see me but decided to bump into me and ruin my phone” she said with a frown. “You’re rude” she whispered. She looked him in the eye and he looked confused. “Don’t pretend you can’t speak English because I’ll be so angry and you don’t want to see me angry”.

The man shook his head. “You misunderstand, I really didn’t see you” he said sincerely.

Stephanie pushed out her lips in disbelief. “Liar”.

“I’m not I swear it and why would I bump into you for no reason. I even wonder how I didn’t see you, a beauty like you is hard to miss” he said with a smile showing his teeth. His perfectly straight white teeth.

Stephanie shook her head. “Avoid temptation” she whispered.

“What was that?” He asked leaning closer.

Stephanie shook her head. “Nothing!” She said taking a step back and pocketing her phone. “Don’t think by sweet talking me that you’re getting off the hook” she warned.

“Anything to be in your beautiful company” he said with that obnoxious smile.

“Please stop that. You are going to pay for my new screen guard” she said in a no-nonsense tone.

“Of course Ms., My name is Kim Sung-min” he said stretching his hand out.

Stephanie exhaled. “I’m Stephanie and I need to go” she said with her wide fake smile and held her travelling bag.

“Wait we need to exchange numbers so I can buy you a screen guard” he said with that same obnoxiously cute smile.

Stephanie sighed and held out her hand for his phone. He lay it on her palm and she put her number. “There! Now I’m leaving. Good day” she said stepping past him and walking quickly to the door. As she stepped out, she spotted a taxi and ran towards it.

“Take me to the nearest hotel” she said hurriedly.

Few hours later, Stephanie found herself in the most beautiful hotel she had ever seen. Well it was her first time travelling outside her country. She unpacked and went to the counter and set her phone there. She opened her WhatsApp and made a video call and took off her shirt instantly getting goose bumps from the cool breeze from the air-conditioner. She closed her eyes enjoying the tingling feeling on her skin and her mind went back to Sung Min and his perfect everything, until her phone beeped.

“What were you doing?” The person on the screen asked. “Don’t tell me you were about to…..

“I wasn’t about to do that!” Stephanie quickly cut in.

“Then why are you on your underwear?” Another party asked appearing on her screen.

“She wants to seduce all those Korean boys” another girl said appearing on the screen.

“How was your flight?” the screen now separating into four.

“I arrived safely. Thank you for asking Eunice” Stephanie said with a smile.

“So did you seduce a Korean boy!?” Precious asked with an excited squeal.

“I am so touched to hear you care about me” Stephanie said with enough sarcasm that said friend lost her smile.

“Temi, Precious, Utibe and Eunice I arrived safely thanks for asking. But you know what the plan was” Stephanie said in a low voice.

“Go to Korea, get your surgeries and come back home” they all said in a robotic voice as if they memorized it.

“But Stephanie this has always been your dream” Temi said all dramatic.

“It was a fantasy and now I’m all grown up” Stephanie said all proud and confident and with her chest out.

“Please I don’t need to see those” Utibe said.

“Stephanie, you’re only nineteen and this is your chance to do it. Live why you’re young” Precious said.

“No!” Stephanie screamed. “I won’t fall into temptation and besides my mind is already set on a Japanese men. With curly hair, black eyes, straight white teeth, cute smile, tall and built and has a cute a….

“Spare me the details please” Utibe cut in.

“Stephanie” Eunice called getting everyone’s attention. “Your explanation was very vivid. Are you sure you haven’t met anyone?” Eunice asked in her soft voice.

Stephanie sighed closing her eyes, trying hard not to blush, but failing miserably.

“So you met someone!” Precious shouts.

Utibe groaned. “Precious you’re shouting”.

Stephanie uncovered her face. “In fact all of you are making a hell of noise and I’m tired” Stephanie said with a sly smile.

“But is there a boy?” Temi who had been suspiciously quiet asks.

“No there’s no boy, and she ended the call. Stephanie sighed. There’s a man” she said in a whisper. She licked her lips slowly and walked to her bedroom in the mood for a cold shower.

After her unnecessarily long shower she came out and grabbed her phone first. She needed to call her family first and tell them she arrived safely. First, she would call Daddy, then Mummy and then her siblings.

After talking with them, she puts on her pajama and is ready for bed. She’s peacefully drifting off, until her phone has an alert. “There goes my sleep” she said turning on her side trying to call back her sleep, but her phone wouldn’t let her have it. She tried blocking it with her pillow, but whoever was texting her didn’t want to be ignored.

When she opened her phone expecting her brother to be the one texting, but it was an unknown number. She opened her WhatsApp and it was in weird figures. She quirked her brow in confusion. “I’m not in the mood for games” she grumbled.

‘Who is this?’ She typed in.

‘Sung-min’ the person typed back.

‘Who?’ She typed.

‘The guy you met at the airport’.

Stephanie was surprised that he texted. Normally when she was younger, 17 to be exact she had come in contact with foreigners, but most only texted back once or just wanted one thing. She shook her head on the past experiences and looked down at her phone which couldn’t stop with the alerts because the man wouldn’t stop typing. She brings the phone up to her eyes and reads the last text.

‘I would like to come pick you up tomorrow so we can go and buy your screen guard’

Stephanie sighed.

She flops down on her bed and types in ‘Lotte Hotel’

‘Are you sure tomorrow is convenient for you?’

‘Now he asks?’ Stephanie thinks rolling her eyes.

‘Yes’ she replies.

‘Good, see you then’ and that ends the conversation.

Stephanie sighs and places her phone on her chest. “You didn’t come here for friends just do what you need to do and get out” she whispers to herself. She keeps whispering that until she falls asleep. Sleep brings many things that night and a peaceful dream isn’t one of them.

Stephanie wakes up the next morning with a frown. She gets up from the bed still with that same frown and does everything that needs to be done with that frown. While getting dressed, someone knocks on her door. “Who is it?” she called out and there was no answer. She took a deep breath and she stomped towards her door.

She was mad and whosoever was at the door was going to get it. She opened her door. “What?” she yelled and looked at the person who wasn’t intentionally irritating her. Her anger disappeared with her words when she saw the person at the door. A guy probably around her age or maybe a year older holding balloons and a teddy bear. He had light brown hair in that hairstyle she loved on teenage celebrities.

Stephanie looked at him and he just kept staring with a sheepish smile. “Why do you just keep staring?” Stephanie asked looking him straight in the eye and he averted his. “I’m pretty sure you understand English so answer me!” she demanded.

“Well, I came here to drop off something for someone, but it looks I have the wrong room” he said softly.

“I could barely hear you!” Stephanie snapped. “Why are you here and why do you keep averting your eyes?” Stephanie asked. His mouth moved, but no words came out. “If you don’t speak up I’m going to call security” she threatened folding her arms touching her cold skin.

He averted his eyes and she looked down and she screamed as she was in only her bra. She covered herself and looked at the guy who was looking away. “You perv! You knew all this while. You were looking and you didn’t say anything”.

The guy looked back at her. “Don’t look at me!” she yelled.

“I tried to tell you, but I thought you knew with the way you came out all confident”.

“Are you trying say I came out shirtless intentionally?” She asked angry all over again.

“Yes” he replied quirking his brow.

“You must be stupid” Stephanie deadpanned.

“There’s no need for insults” he said looking hurt, trying to play the victim.

“Leave before I call security” and she slammed the door in his stunned face.

She ran to her room and got a shirt. She finally convinced her mother to get her crop tops. Now she could wear it. She put her boots on, and wore her jacket and her phone pinged. She looked and wasn’t surprised when it was from her WhatsApp.

‘I’m outside, can you come out?’ the question bold on her screen.

Stephanie felt her heart drop to the pit of her stomach. ‘Why am I so nervous all of a sudden?’ She debated internally. He just wants to buy my screen guard and then we’ll never see each other again. Her heart just sank deeper. She carried her purse.

She spied through her peep hole and the jerk was no longer there. She walked out and made her way to the elevator and went to the ground floor. She made her way outside and she saw him. She stopped in her tracks and just stared. He hadn’t not noticed she was there. He was so handsome not like any guy she had seen. He was different and she liked it. She never fancied boys normally. Her tastes were always in the unique category.

He finally noticed her and he smiled. Her spit went down the wrong pipe. She went into a coughing fit in the middle of the sidewalk drawing a lot of attention. He walked up to her and rubbed her back. She calmed her breathing and held his arm, stopping him from rubbing her back and pushing it back to him. He adjusted his glasses.

“Are you okay?” He asked.

“Yeah I’m alright, good morning” she greeted.

“Good morning” he greeted back.

“So which store are you taking me to?” Stephanie asked.

“Any that is close, I really don’t want to stress you” he said holding his arm out for her to take.

Stephanie smiled at the gesture but she pushed it down. She didn’t want him to think she actually enjoyed his company. She took his arm interlocking his with hers.

The walk to the café was silent. She didn’t say a word and he didn’t talk at all. She felt kind of bad, but she didn’t know why. She brushed it off as they entered the café and she was led to a table. Her mouth opened in awe. “It looks so cool” she said with a wide smile shaking his arm.

“Really?” He asked looking round. “It just looks like the way it always is” he said with a shrug.

‘That’s right’ she thought. ‘He’s used to this’. She watched in utter fascination as the two Koreans conversed. At least she thought the worker was Korean.

Sung-min turned towards her and she stood there just looking into his eyes. His glasses are in the way. “Stephanie” he called softly.

“Yes” she replied.

“Your phone” he said holding his hand out.

“Oh!” Stephanie exclaimed. She handed him her phone with a smile. He turned to the man and he placed the guard on her phone. He handed it back to her and she tapped it with her fingers. ‘Glass?’ she thought. He paid and they left.

“How much was it?” Stephanie asked.

“There’s no need to ask” he replied.

“There’s a need if it was too expensive. We can return it and get a cheap one from roadside shops” she said stopping him from walking.

Sung Min smiled which made her frown. “I broke your screen guard and I was meant to pay so don’t worry about the price”. The look on her face told him she wasn’t going to let it go. “Think of it as my gift to you” he said pulling her along effortlessly.

He laughed. “Seriously Stephanie there’s no need to overreact. I’m sure many guys has given you gifts. Stephanie stopped walking causing him to stop walking also.

Stephanie looked away. “You’ve bought me my screen guard and I would love to go back to my hotel now”.

Sung-min’s jaw went slack. “Did I say something wrong?” He tried to look at her face but she kept looking away. Stephanie refused to look at him.

Obviously she was embarrassed. She always acted like words didn’t get to her, but they always did even though it was a lie. But what he said really hit home. She didn’t have good experiences with boys which caused her to distance herself, which caused boys not to approach her. She had never had a boyfriend, no first kiss, no romantic dates and no gifts.

“I’m sorry if you didn’t like what I said” he apologized and Stephanie could hear the sincerity in his voice and she didn’t want her conscience eating her up. She looked at him and tried to smile. She took his arm again.

“What you said made me remember something so please forget about it’ she said it in a whisper but her tone indicated she didn’t want to talk about it again.

“So are you hungry?” He asked. Stephanie wrinkled her nose in disgust.

“If you think I’m going to even let your food come close to my tongue, you thought wrong” she said with a smile.

“My food isn’t bad and if not local food, what did you think you were going to eat during your stay?” He asked.

“I’m sure they should be McDonalds here or something” she replied not so sure.

“You aren’t going to eat that for breakfast. I’m taking you to a nice and healthy restaurant” he said pulling her along.

“You’re lucky I don’t know my way if not I would have left you long ago” she said but she still followed him.

In the restaurant Sung-min watched as she talked to the waiter.

“You’re such a handsome man, she began. I don’t want to hear your recommendations because I won’t understand. I hate noodles so please don’t bring that I won’t eat it. I detest fish and tofu so none of that. Please just bring me something I would enjoy” she ended with a smile.

“I’ll just have a bowl of ramen” Sung-min said to the waiter who had lost his smile.

Stephanie just kept looking at her menu and after a few seconds she dropped it. “Why couldn’t you guys just create a language in actual words instead of figures then maybe I would have an idea of what your menu said” she complained as she rest her head on the table.

She sat up quickly. “You keep staring at me, why?” Stephanie asked playing with her shirt.

“You’re different” he replied simply. Which caused Stephanie to roll her eyes.

“Sorry, but flattery doesn’t work on me”. ‘That came out rude’ she thought.

“Not just your skin color, or your eyes, or your face, but your character” he replied leaning closer and brushing her bangs away from her face and tucking it behind her ear. “Your personality is different from women I’ve met and I like it. You seem like you know who you are and not what others say you are”.