Chapter 8

Jonghyun: Bye guys, bye Min Young. :) *rides off on his bike

Minho: *hugs Min Young. The bus is here. See you tomorrow.

Key, Onew, and Taemin: *group hugs them.

When they let go, Minho, Key and Onew went on the bus. From inside they waved goodbye.

Taemin: *about to ride his bike

Min Young: Taemin oppa let me give you a ride.

Taemin: *smiles. Ok.

Ms. Kim’s car pulled up infront of them. She strolled down the window and looked at Taemin.

Ms. Kim: And who is this?

Min Young: Mom, this is Lee Taemin. He lives right infront of our house, can he ride with us?

Ms. Kim: Sure, sure. Now get in, I’ll take you home.

On the way home, Min Young felt left out as she sat at the backseat with Taemin. He and her mom were talking in Korean and its sounds like their joking with each other. Min Young wanted to know what they were talking too. At times, Taemin would whisper to her certain words but she looked away. She was somehow mad. Taemin was her friend. Not her Mom's.

Taemin: uli dongne juwileul geol-eo boja. (we're going for a walk around the neighbourhood.

Ms. Kim: joh-a , geulaeseo nan geunyang nae jib-e godbalo gal geoya . (ok, i'll just go straight to my house.)

Taemin: Thank you for the ride, Ms. Kim. We’ll be off now. Come on, Min Young. *pulled her to the roadside.

Min Young: *puzzled. Where we going?

Taemin: *pulled until her house out of listening range. I told your mom we were going for a walk.

Min Young: When did you- Oh…. You told her in Korean didn't you?

Taemin: *ashamed. I’m sorry about just now. She said it was nice to speak in Korean again.

Min Young: Oh, I’m not mad. Well, maybe just a little jealous.

Taemin: *looks at her. Really? I mean, sorry. *gets an idea Yah! The hyungs and I can teach you how to speak Korean. :D

Min Young: Awesomee. : DD *sigh Compared to what happened in school, this is a boring neighborhood.

Taemin: *surprised. No it’s not. *takes her hand and pulls her again I’ll show you something that isn’t. :)

They ran towards the nearby park which has a single big tree in the middle. Taemin explained that it is said that tree grows not from sunlight but from the growing love of those around it. As it was humongous, the love among the neighborhood must be strong.

Taemin: Let’s climb it.

Min Young: *excited. I’m an expert at climbing trees. Back in Malaysia, I used to climb trees every time at my friends village.

Taemin: Awesome, then I’ll race you to the top. :D

Min Young: You’re on.

They raced to the top. Of course Taemin won. He more familiar to the tree than Min Young was. At the highest they can go, they sat down on the branch and just admired the scenery of the city. They sat side by side and Min Young rested her head on Taemin’s shoulder.

Min Young: Korea is amazing.

Taemin: (think: You’re amazing) But you've only been here for 1 day, what makes it so amazing?

Min Young: The people in it. *smiles Onew oppa, Jonghyun oppa, Key oppa, Minho oppa… You. :)

Taemin: *looks at her really? We made Korea amazing to you?

Min Young: *laughs. Of course! Why were you guys so nice to me? Or are you guys really this nice to everyone?

Taemin: *realizes. Not really. You’re the first other person we know in ABIS. *laughs we don’t really socialize because it bothers Minho hyung. We tried to make friends with this beautiful girl once. She went through everything you went through today but, when it came to Minho hyung, he ignored her completely.

Min Young: Really? Why?

Taemin: I don’t know. I mean, you’re exactly like her, beautiful, a good dancer…

AWKWARD SILENCE.

Min Young: I-I think we better go.

Taemin: yeah… we should. I’ll meet you outside your house at 7.30am.