The Fool's

The Fool's
Following Your Heart Means Losing Your Mind.



Ara arrived at her apartment when it was dark, among the men who claimed she was sick, forcing Ara to make him porridge, which strangely the man was in his best condition here, in the car with him.


"stop here!"


the girl ordered that the parking lot of her apartment was still in front of her. Ara's eyes beckoned for the man to come down as well and without refuting Jae Hwan followed him alone, he was actually just curious about the girl's intentions.


"eommony."


Ara greeted a woman who was guarding the shop by the side of the road with a smile that was returned with a friendly smile of the woman, it seemed like Ara had indeed become a loyal customer there.


The girl took a long prick filled with odeng blowing it for a while then pressed her lips to make sure the food was able to voraciously. Jae Hwan was amazed because such a large meal only became two full feed for Ara.


He was still staring at the girl when her saleswoman thrust a plate of tteokbokki in red that made Jae Hwan shudder at the taste that can be made sure spicy. The girl repeated the same activity on her tteokbokki blowing it for a while and put in a big mouthful.


Ara looked at Jae Hwan who was still staring at her, then took a stick of steaming odeng, blew it for a while and thrust it at Jae Hwan. The man opens his mouth hesitantly, he knows this food is delicious and Jae Hwan is used to enjoying it just seeing how Ara eats still keeps him fixated. Even more strangely, he did not mind the portion of the woman's meal.


Ara pulls Jae Hwan's arm to hold her own.


"ottae (how) ?"


The girl looked at Jae Hwan with a smile as the man's mouth was still busy chewing, leaving Jae Hwan stunned with his intense gaze. And he feels defeated.


"you like it, don't you?"


Ara offered an answer more like forcing that everyone would argue the same.


"oh (yes)."


Jae Hwan replies after being able to control his voice, making Ara smile and continuing his meal.


The girl laid her body on the bed, rubbing her stomach as if there was something there so she needed to examine it. His forehead wrinkled, he regretted eating too much odeng when the day was late and his stomach grew distended now.


Then suddenly he remembered the view of the Han river that he saw from Jae Hwan's apartment, making him think to exercise there, 'seems fun' his mind remembered that place was also a sports spot and very crowded. Ara wanted to give it a try, she was excited to wake up early tomorrow.


"Jae Hwan ssi can you accompany me tomorrow morning?"


suddenly the girl had talked on the phone and even directly asked without giving Jae Hwan a chance to say hello.


"oddieyeyo (where) ?"


"You'll know tomorrow, turn on your alarm because I don't want you to be late?"


"geurae (fine)."


not only is Ara excited for tomorrow but also Jae Hwan, he doesn't know that dating will be fun like this, all this time he thought the woman was just a hassle and only a stupid man who would obey all the wishes of creatures who like to dress up, he did not know what kind of potion they gave so that men like buffalo on his nose. But look at it now? He was even more excited than any man. Idiotically.


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"Yaaaa, did you tell me to get up early just to exercise?"


"you're not a buffalo, why isn't an alarm enough to wake you up?"


Ara had made Jae Hwan's ears hurt in the morning because his chatter made his fantasy about the girl's neck collapse.


"I only slept 4 hours, it's all your fault too!"


Jae Hwan blames the girl for making him unable to sleep last night thinking about what they will do today, and in vain he just has to accompany Ara to exercise.


Ara's forehead wrinkled, she didn't understand why the man was blaming her.


"we've been exercising here, my apartment has a gym."


Jae Hwan pulls Ara's hand to come in but the girl instead hits his arm making Jae Hwan fight' and stares angrily at Ara.


"ahh wae ?"


"I'm asking you to be with me, not you that I should be with."


Ara was upset and left the man there, Jae Hwan back to his waist he did not understand why the girl was angry.


"Yes, I have to pull again the saying that dating is fun."


Jae Hwan shuffles his back hair and weighs whether he should follow the girl's game, and for the first time he catches up with a girl and tries to ease his frustration. I don't know why, but I don't think he could let that girl get away because of a little thing like this.


"mianhae aggasi,"


Jae Hwan scutters Ara's steps trying to melt the girl's mood with a little joking, making the girl stop and stare at Jae Hwan.


"You want to ride a bike? they're providing rental bikes."


Ara's eyes are rounded to hear the fun information and Jae Hwan knows that he has succeeded in making the girl no longer angry.


"kaja (mayo)!"


The man pulled Ara's hand while running small and the girl started to smile now.


They rented two bicycles after showing identification cards and paying, while Ara did not stop taking pictures and was amazed to see along Hangang Park filled with cherry trees that were blooming, the place was also crowded since the morning some people walked - the road and some were riding bicycles. Jae Hwan shook his head, he knew all the girls liked to take pictures but he just found out that the activity was time-consuming.


The park is very spacious, and lucky for him because everything is pink with green grass unfortunately the girl missed the Yeouido Spring Festival in April, he promised to come to her next year.


Satisfied cycling, they sat on a wooden bench under the cherry trees, which some of the flowers began to fall, slapping on the bench. Ara picked up a few petals, noticed the pink texture and then smelled the scent. He smiles and Jae Hwan is fascinated.


The girl is too simple, she likes trivial things that Jae Hwan initially thought saturating, his usual taste about food or the way he dressed that looks comfortable and simple, so that he can make his taste, but for some reason with the girl just going hand in hand feels good, the time feels fast passing and he does not like to part. Even somehow since when did Jae Hwan become more aggressive towards the girl. Ara.


Jae Hwan smiled, when Ara looked at him who was staring at Ara, the atmosphere supported the man to be romantic but again Ara messed it up by saying that he was hungry. Oh gosh.