Shin woo had been one of My long time classmate although he hardly speak until the beginning of the semester in grade 9, who I realised now noticed he was one if the top 5 cutest guy in our class. In may that year, Shin woo invited all the class to his birthday and knowing my dad, I didn't even bothered to sign up but fortunately for me, my dad went on a business trip earlier that Friday and was not going to be around until Monday evening the following week.
So after pecking my mom that evening, I took off toward Shin woo's house which was on the third Street. That evening was incredibly good and after taking few shots, I became tipsy. I've known since the first day I tried alcohol that I was not going to be a good drinker but never felt bad about it until today.
So in order not to embarrassed myself by zigzagging round the whole place, I walked as steady as I could toward the backyard and found my seat on the stairs. Everything was silent but for two seniors, who were smoking, who I pretended not to notice. I planned leaving thirty minutes later but after twenty five minutes of being alone, Yena came out, saw me sitting alone and asked if she could sit next to me.
Who could say no to you or how do you expect me to say 'no' of all people I thought. Yena was a junior but one of the most popular girls in the school. She was known for the perfect way she does her things and after discussing some irrelevant things because to me there was nothing that both I and Yena can discuss that can be relevant, she moved closer and kissed me on the lips. At first I do not know what to make out of it because it was my first but quickly controlled my self and fed off it eagerly.
So this is what kissing taste like I thought but it was only for a moment before I felt a very sharp pain at my back. It was like been hit by a stone and without knowing what had happened I slowly turned by face towards the attacker and realised my mistake immediately.
Jin wook was a senior as well as Yena's boyfriend, they had been dating for eight months according to what I heard but were now having complications due to Jin wook, who was not ready to let her go and right now I was face to face with him.
"How dare you" he said through gritted teeth and hit me across the face. I immediately fell off the stairs and laid face down on the floor but I knew it was not going to help the situation.
"Jin wook, stop it. It not his fault" Yena said crying, coming toward Jin wook I guessed because Jin wook spoke immediately.
"Don't come near me bit--" but he was unable to finish the last word which I took as soon kind of respect for the girl. "How dare you" he shouted coming toward me but I was helpless, so I just laid still where I was.
"Jin wook, cool it" I heard a guy says.
"This bastard fucking touched my girlfriend"
"Yeah, I know but you have calm down"
"Aaaaaarrrrhhhhh" Jin wook screamed as if he had burnt by fire and rushed toward me, turned my face up and started punching me until I thought I was going to take my last breadth.
"Jin wook, stop. You're going to kill him" another guy said and he and the first guy started dragging Jin wook away from me, who was struggling with them like a trapped goat.
I got home that evening feeling humiliated and promised not to drink again, but I should have known bad luck was not going to bypassed me easily that night because as soon as I fell asleep, I dreamt about Cynthia. It was the second time this year.
I saw myself walking on a road alone but when I looked up again I saw Cynthia, walking toward me. Her face was so hard, I was scared and wanted to make a run for it but couldn't move my leg. It was like it was no more connected to my body so I stay rooted to where I was.
Cynthia does not even looked at me for once but just passed and without thinking twice I called out.
"Cynthia"
"Does it hurt?" she asked turning a hard face.
"Yes, it does" I replied touching my face.
"I least expected it from you"
"You least expected what from me" I asked squeezing my face "Am I not allowed to kiss again"
"See where you being allowed to kiss get you"
"Cynthia, it seems like you have to make things clearer. The last time we spoke, you were talking about help and now about me not being permitted to do things" I said Looking her straight in the eye. "Who are you? "What are you?" "And what do you want from me?" I do not know what had caused my temper but concluded later that it was because of the event of the evening.
"I'm yours Tao seo. Listen, we are going to talk when you are back to yourself" she said calmly and walked off. When I woke up that morning and realized what I had done both at party and with Cynthia, I cursed under my breadth for hours.