Chapter 11

Gina POV(ch11)

The second I saw Taesuk leaving I yanked open the car door and buckled myself in. Junghee followed me in the car a little after me.

The entire ride was silent. Junghee was focused on the road but occasionally looked over at me with concern. I didn't move or say anything, I just sat there with my hands in my lap, facing forward, waiting to finally arrive at my apartment.

"About Taesuk...." he pipes up, still staring straight ahead.

"What about him."

"I think....he did probably step outta line a bit. But you could've handled the situation better," Junghee cautions, taking a tighter grip on the steering wheel.

"I could've. But I wanted him to get the idea that I didn't like him. It's harder to get over someone who's nice to you...." I explain, mumbling the last part. Junghee looks over at me and hums in agreement, bobbing his head. I finally bite the bullet and look over at him. His face is still focused on the road and I finally get to see how he looks from the side. Huh never noticed how sharp his jawline is. I look away and turn my attention to my hands, playing with my fingers nervously.

"Junghee."

"Gina," he states and turns to me.

"Can you drop me off here? I wanna pick up some food for Yuto before I get

home,"

"That's fine. Do you want me to come with you?" He says pulling over, the car coming to a stop by the sidewalk.

"Ummm... I just want some time alone right now... thanks though!" I smile, patting his arm on the console before getting out.

The truth is. I wasn't going to pick up anything for Yuto. I mean I could but I wasn't planning to. I needed to walk around for a bit and get some fresh air. I turn around and wave goodbye to Junghee. He gives me a smile and drives off. "Maybe I will pick up something for Yuto" I quietly whisper to myself,

taking in the smell of freshly made food and goods on the streets of Japan. Now that I'm thinking about it, I never got a chance to ACTUALLY see Japan for myself. Too busy with boys or work. I smile and tuck my hands into my pockets, starting to skip as I look at the breathtaking lights of Japan.

I smile more, and realize I'm finally here. Finally at my dream place, finally living my life, the life that I've always wanted. My mind is in the clouds as I skip-walk down the sidewalk. Stopping at the window of a bakery, I stare into the window and see a girl probably the same age as me, rolling out dough. She catches me looking at her out the window, and I give her an awkward half bow. She returns it, and I skip along to the next store.

~~Mini time Skip~~

I put my subway card up to the machine and it dings, allowing me to pass through the gates. My smile widens and I pass through the gates, looking down at the bag of candies and other treats I bought for Yuto. When a guy runs into me, causing me to drop my purse on the ground.

"Oh goodness are you okay?" The guy says. My attention is drawn to his blonde hair, most likely dyed.

"Ummm yeah I'm good!" I stumble on my words, and begin picking up the contents of my purse. He notices and begins helping me, handing me my stuff when we're finished.

"Thank you!" I bow.

"No need, I should pay more attention to where I'm going," he jokes and huffs a small laugh. I smile, give him another bow, and speed walk past him to get to the spot I need to go to. I see the doors shutting and I start to run, holding my purse and the bag of treats against my body. I slide in through the crack of the door, barely making it into the subway car.

The car is packed, there's barely room for me to stand, I hold my arm up to hold the railing and look down at the floor, making sure to not make eye contact with any pervs. A few minutes later I hear, "next stop approaching, make your way to the door." People push past me to get to the door behind me, and I try to move forward to get outta the way of the door. While moving, I suddenly feel a hand against my butt. I jump and look behind me at an old guy wearing a hat. He gives me a perverse look and touches me again. I start to scream at him when I hear:

"Who and the fuck do you think you are?!"

I whip around behind me and it's the same blonde dude from before. Afraid, I step back behind him, and he pushes himself in front of me. "I should fuck you up for that you rude—" he starts cursing at this guy, causing a whole scene in the subway cart. Blonde guy then grabs the old guy by his collar and gets in his face. He hits him a few times before the old guy hands him his black card. "I'll change the name on the card j-just don't hurt me anymore!" he whimpers. Blonde guy snatches the card from his hands, and gives him a dirty look, like he’s debating if he wants this man’s dirty money. As soon as he takes it, the doors of the subway car open up, and he throws the old man out — literally.

"God I hate people, '' Blondie curses, watching the man run away.

He turns back to me and smiles, "Well...seems that you got yourself a new black card," Blondie smirks, holding the card between his index and middle finger, waiting for me to take it. I scoff then return the smile. "Thanks for that," I say, taking the card and shoving it into my purse. We then begin talking about life. How we're both new to Japan and wanting to live new lives. Blondie says he's staying with his grandma til his dorm is ready. I have so much fun talking with him, I forget about the entire situation that just occurred. Our conversation gets interrupted by the sound over the speaker. "Next stop in 2 minutes" she repeats.

"I have to go —"

"I have to go —"

We say the same words at the same time, both of us going silent and then start laughing. Blondie leads me out of the subway car and into the street. "Well Gina...maybe I'll catch you later?" He says, shrugging with his hands in his pockets. I give a smug shrug, "now who says that's what I want" I tease. He barks out a violent laugh, looking at the ground before picking his head back up. He takes a slow step forward and gazes into my eyes — his black eyes sparkling with a million stars. I notice his small mole underneath one of his eyeballs.

Realizing my actions, I jump back, but Blondie turns his head to the side and smiles, before walking towards me and picking a leaf from my hair.

"I wasn't going to do anything. Just wanted to get this leaf outta your hair," he giggles, and throws the leaf next to a tree. Blondie turns around and walks away. With no warning. Just like that.

"Wait! Can I have your name!" I shout at him.

"Nope!" He turns around and yells back at me, smiling before he jogs off to the distance.

Today wasn't so bad after all...