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Written by Yooyeon Cha
Illustrated by Ah Hyun Seo
It was a typical morning of Spring, rather a nice day. The wind was gentle, the sun was shining, it
was the 3rd week of July. School was heading towards the end of the semester. The exam that never
seemed to be over finally came to an end, although quite a tragic one. but it all seemed to be worthless compared to the imminent joy we faced.
A staff in Play act was no busier then an audience. I was half lying down on the chair. The green light
was on vividly and brightly next to his name. The moment was filled with tension, two hands lying
on top of one another, firmly grasping the screen, as if it could deliver my desperateness within the
two letters.
Giselle: Would he like me…..?
What if … what if … what if…?
Pip; what if what if !! no worries my darling. Don’t think of things that didn’t even happen. Give it a
try. Facing it, always facing it , that’s the way to get through.
The play was ongoing. yet nothing exciting, I was in a totally different world, going
through a huge buffering.
“What was I thinking of? He might think I’m a strange girl, he might not remember me or even
both!! I should have just kept it to myself”
“Maybe he is busy, yeah yeah thats it he just happened to be doing something else.”
“Maybe its the Wifi, he did read it but its just my crappy phone”
“He is using the computer, he has the website on but he is doing something else, he’ll read it later”
“OR OR OR there is a possibility that he is not online, and there is just an error in Facebook”
But it was all meaningless. Whatever reason I could think of, nothing could make me feel better. Liking someone was something far more tough.
Giselle : No because I will be asking you out for a date
Paul: A date?
Giselle: A date, shh.. be careful You go out for the movies eat- a date
Paul : well only if there is a space for a true love kiss
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My mind turned blank. After all it seemed as if there was no happily ever ending, or I wasn’t the
princess in this story. I’ve never expected a true love kiss in the first place, but now that It has taken
place I was in loss. Shame overwhelmed the awkward moment. Everything started to pop up into my
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