jiminie
heaven in hiding
Hana Kim
Hana's anxiety obviously showed, she was fidgeting and barely maintaining meaningful eye contact. And it was clear Jin had noticed when he placed his hands on hers. Hana felt as though she had known Jin for years, the relaxing aura he had about him made Hana instantly calm herself. She unwrapped the rest of her breakfast bar and delicately finished it off, all the while intently listing to Jin talk about his relationship with his brother. "Yes, I have a brother, and though we get along well, out relationship is probably more...cold than you and your brothers. It's for no particular reason, things are just different in Korea. Brothers compete. It might seem strange, but that's how it works." Hana recalled her brother telling her about this. He had multiple Korean friends from his year spent studying there a few years ago, they had similar relationships with their brothers. It intrigued Hana. She couldn't imagine not being close to Lee. Considering she avoids talking to her parents about her problems, Lee was all she had.
After finishing off her breakfast bar, Hana began to feel nauseous. Her anxiety came pounding back and every bone in her body screamed at her to run away and hide. "Hey, I'm here for you. Don't worry." Hana thoughts stopped immediately and she felt as though her heart had stopped. The only other person who recognised her anxiety as being anxiety was Lee. The simple words Jin had spoken to her made her feel so much admiration and attraction towards him. Hana smiled.
"Thank you." Hana genuinely meant it. Something inside her knew that Jin said it out of compassion, not out of social pressures or because he felt bad. She exhaled, feeling relieved and calm once more, she continued the conversation about their families. Asking him about his parents and more about his brother.
The coffee shop got a lot quieter as the day went on, people came in and out frequently, and yet Jin and Hana kept talking. By the end of the day, Hana and Jin had talked non-stop. Hana had ordered multiple coffees and another breakfast bar, which she ate with out much deliberation. Hana checked the time on her phone. 4:28pm Realising her parents were arriving back from Washington that evening, Hana explained her reason for needing to leave.
"My parent's flight gets in soon, I should probably be at home when they get back." Hana didn't want the day to end, she was enjoying the conversation too much. Though, it was made better when Jin offer to drive Hana home.
The car drive to Hana's house was peaceful, the conversation continued seamlessly. The sun fell lower in the sky, casting a golden hue over everything around. Hana hadn't thought about Jin's attractiveness much, she had been too focused on enjoying the conversation she hadn't stopped to think about it. She sat and held her attention on Jin as he was driving, hoping not to seem creepy or weird him out. Averting her eyes back in front of her every time Jin looked round, Hana smiled and wondered if she had gotten away with the looks. "I had a great time today. It was really nice." As they got closer to her house, Hana felt the need to tell him how nice the day way. She hoped he enjoyed it as much as she had. Hana had to remind herself that they had only just met earlier that day, something she kept forgetting. "And thank you for the ride home" Hana gathered her things, ready to get out of the car and say goodbye to Jin.
@Vitez