Surprise (1/1)

“Hana, are you listening to me?”“Yeah, umma. I’ll meet you and appa at the restaurant.” You say mindlessly.“Okay. Remember, the dinner starts at 7’o clock and don’t be late. Make sure you dress up nicely because this is a very important meeting. You can do that for umma and appa, right?”“Whatever.”You hung up the phone and looked at the time.

5:30 PMCrap. You jump off the bed and start digging through your closet.“Ugh, there’s nothing good to wear!”

After 25 minutes of searching for the perfect outfit, your room is a complete mess. Clothes are scattered all around the room.

Oh, well. At least I found what I was looking for.

You glanced up at the clock once again.5:55 PM

m style="font-size:14px;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">OMG. Already?Almost tripping on your legs, you dash into the bathroom to get yourself ready.

Once you are done, you look at yourself in the mirror in satisfaction. You’re wearing a coral strapless dress that goes along well with your milky white skin. You let your silky brown hair fall down to your waist and you apply a little makeup for a natural look.

This should be good enough.

And with that thought, you walk out of the mansion and into your car, where your driver, Mr. Kim, is waiting for you.***

“Oh, here she is! Right on time,” your mother singsongs.You gracefully walk into the private room in the restaurant and take a seat next to your parents.“Say hello, Hana. This is Mr. and Mrs. Byun. They’re going to be collaborating with us for our next project. Mr. Byun and I have been good friends since high school,” Mr. Park introduces.

“Nice to meet you, Mr. and Mrs. Byun. I’m Park Hana,” You give them a big smile.

“Oh, she’s just too precious! You remind me of myself when I was your age! Mrs. Park says while laughing and clapping her hands.Everyone joins her, except for a mysterious boy, whom you catch in the corner of your eye. His dark, chocolate brown eyes showed no interest and his mouth formed into a thin, pale straight line. In fact, he looked unpleased. Like he didn’t want to be here. However, you couldn’t pry your eyes off of him. You are mesmerized by him. Pale milky skin, soft brown tousled hair, and pink lips. He’s not that bad looking. Baekhyun feels a pair of eyes piercing into his face. His head makes a sharp turn towards your direction, and his eyes fall straight on you. You freeze on the spot. You’ve been caught…Flustered, you let out a small smile, hoping that he would do the same. But to your surprise, he smirks and looks away. Well, that was rude. You lower your gaze in embarrassment and you can feel your cheeks heat up. Not willing to make eye contact with him again, you hang your head and play with your salad. Luckily, the adults didn’t notice.

“Oh, silly me! I was too thrilled about meeting Hana that I forgot about my own son! Hana, this is Baekhyun. Baekhyun, don’t you think Hana is pretty?” Mrs. Byun questions.

So that’s his name. Baekhyun…it suits him. What are you thinking, Hana? 

You shake your head to get rid of your thoughts.

Baekhyun, uninterested, looks up from his plate of sushi. “She’s okay, I guess.”

And once again, everyone starts laughing. Even Baekhyun, who is trying to suppress his grin. Somewhat offended, your ears start to turn red and hot. You force yourself to smile. Ugh, what a jerk. I can’t wait to get out of here. Much to your disliking, the dinner goes by slowly as the parents drone on and on about their companies and future plans. The conversation gets so boring that you even find yourself yawing several times. Your father catches that you are tired and changes the subject. “So kids, we, the parents, have a surprise for you.”You lift your head up, trying to focus on what your father is about to announce.“Well…the four of us decided that, we thought it would be great if…uh…a little help honey?”

“The two of you are going to get married!” Your mother jumps in excitement.

Baekhyun chokes on his food and your eyes widen. Suddenly, you don’t feel sleepy anymore.

“WE’RE WHAT?” The both of you exclaim.