Twelve : He’s Here!
Kim So Ra POV
August 6, 2019
"Annyeong Ae Ri ssi," I said when entering Minerva
"Annyeong oenni...Wow, you're so beautiful today! Do you have a date?", said Ae Ri
"no, Today I will have lunch with my mother and travel around Seoul with her," I explained
"Uh, your parents came to Seoul today?", she asked again
"Ne ... they arrived yesterday, but only today my mother has free time to meet me," I explained
"Are there any visitors coming yet?", I asked again, looking around
"Yes ... just two people. And one of them asked you earlier, he said he knows you," said Ae Ri
"Eh? Who?" I asked again
"That's him! the man who's wearing a blue shirt and hat. I did not see his face because it was covered by a mask. But I seemed to have heard his voice somewhere", she said trying to remember
I saw the man in blue from afar. I frowned trying to guess who he was. He was tall, well-built, had brown hair and earrings in both ears. Out of curiosity I finally came over to him who was sitting on a sofa in the reading area.
"Annyeong haseyo..are looking for me?", I asked while greeting
The man raised his face, opened his mask and smiled at me.
"Anyyeong Kim So Ra ssi ... how are you?", He asked with a smile showing his two dimples
"Omooo," I said in surprise, taking a step back
My eyes widened, I could not say anything.
"Did I surprise you So Ra?" Asked RM worriedly
"Ne....", I answered innocently
He laughed, oh God ... his smile is so sweet!
"Aah ... welcome to Minerva," I stammered
"Thank you. This place is great. Jin and I really like it," he said again
"Eh?Jin? Kim Seok Jin? Are you here with him?", I asked in disbelief
"Yeah, he was reading something over there," he said, pointing to his right
"Sit down please," he said, pointing to the chair in front of him
I sat and felt my heart pounding very fast. We stared at each other and then he asked me, "How are you?"
"I'm fine ... and RM ssi how are you? ", I asked shyly
"Mmm ... kim Namjoon. We meet outside of BTS activities, so I prefer you call me Namjoon", he explained
"Arasso (I get it) ... I can't believe you really came here," I said again
"I have free time ... and you really invited me to come, right?", He answered again
"Yeah right ... I'm glad you could come. Kamsahamnida", I said with a smile
He doesn't answer anything but smile while looks at me with his sharp eyes. And that makes me very nervous and uncomfortable.
"Mmm...Do you want coffee?", I finally asked
"Yes ... coffee sounds good," he said as he stood up
We headed to the coffee corner to order coffee. Namjoon ordered an ice Americano while I ordered a coffee latte. While waiting for our order to finish, we chat again.
"This place is very comfortable, So Ra ssi ...I will not be bored to come here every day," he said
"Thank you ... I'm very happy you like this place", I replied smiling
"Is there a music show too?", he asked when he saw the stage with a musical instrument
"Yes. Every Friday and Saturday night," I replied
Our order has arrived. We sipped our drinks and sat down again.
"You're so beautiful, are you going to go on a date?", He asked suddenly
"Eh? Aah ani..do I overdo it? Not only you who asked me that", I said while looking at my dress
"Actually, I'm going to go to lunch with my mother, so I'm a little dressed up. Maybe next time I'll only wear jeans," I said again
"You look beautiful. Not overdo, just perfect", he said again with a smile
"Gomawo (thanks)", I say blushed
We then continue chatting again about various things. About Minerva, my work, our families, BTS world tour and our favorite books, respectively. My nervousness slowly disappeared. Eventually I felt very comfortable talking to him as if I had known him for a long time. I didn't even realize there were enough visitors around us.
"Namjoon ssi, is it okay for you to be in a crowded place like this?", I asked nervously
"I think it's okay, everyone looks focused on their book," he replied while looking around us
"Btw, my best friend and I will come to your final concert in October," I said, smiling happily
"Jinjja? I'm so excited to perform well", he replied, smiling too. "Are you still covering our songs?", He asked again
"Ye, last Friday night I played spring day, truth untold and microcosm here," I explained
"Wow ... I really want to hear it ... if you are going to do another show here, please let me know, So Ra Ssi", he said
"How do I tell you? By weverse ?? twitter ??", I said with a laugh
Namjoon didn't answer my question, he just looked at me curiously.
"Okay ... give me your cellphone," he said, reaching out to ask for my cellphone
"Uh?!", I said confused
"Give me your cellphone ... I will write down my number", he said impatiently
"Are you serious?", I asked, still surprised I took my cellphone out of my bag and gave it to him hesitantly
Namjoon immediately took and wrote something. Then call his own cell phone with my cellphone.
"Done!Here, we already have each other cellphone number," he said, smiling as he returned my cellphone
I looked at my cellphone screen in disbelief. Namjoon saved his number on my cellphone with the name 'Namjoonie'. I gaped while looking at it. Namjoon only smiled at me.
"You already have my number, so there's no reason anymore. You have to tell me if you do the show next time. Okay ?!", he said smiling showing his dimples.
"Ne... arassso (yeah ... I understand)", I replied
Suddenly, my cellphone rang, my mother called.
"Yeoboseyo oemma", I replied
"Honey ... we will have lunch together, won't we?", My mother said across the phone
I looked at my watch and was surprised to see the clock showed 11:20 p.m.
"Ne, I will pick you up soon, ok," I said immediately
"Ok ... see you later, dear", my mother answered
I closed my cellphone and looked at Namjoon sadly.
"Namjoon ssi... I have to go, my mom is waiting for me. Maybe next time we can talk again", I said, putting on a sad face
"Arasso, So Ra ssi. Go. I'll contact you later", He asked
"Ye..", I replied smiling while moving from my chair
There was a strange feeling when I left. When I reached the door, I look back at him and waved my hand. Today is amazing ...