Chapter 97
97 The Recon
He never knew he could find peace with someone in this life. After he was heartbroken, after his scandal, he never tried to find love or even date a girl. But the moment Nivritti appeared before him, his heart melted like butter. She was the hot fire he needed to melt his heart. All that was left was for her to open her heart. He knew he could breakdown the door, he had to patiently wait outside and when she would be ready, she would welcome him with open arms.
While he was in his thoughts, she kept trying to get the dress out of his head. But he was too tall for her. She removed her shoes and stood on the bench covered with all the clothes she brought in to try. She asked him to get closer and he obliged.
When he moved closer her breasts were the first thing he saw. The plunging neckline flashed before his eyes. He instantly looked away which made him twist his neck away from Nivritti. She scolded him and asked him not to move even an inch.
She slowly lifted the dress thus reliving some of the pressure from his head and got rid of the heavy purple dress. Finally, she removed every strand if hair from the zip and he was free. She grabbed the dress and made a motion to chuck it away while simultaneously moving forward to get off the bench.
But she lost her balance and was about to stumble on the ground when Kyung-Soo grabbed her by her waist and lifted her up. The pressure with which she fell was too strong. He stumbled backwards with Nivritti in his arms and the pressure caused her to jerk forward and her lips landed on his.
An electric current ran through his body. Just a day before Jung-Hwa asked him if he had kissed her again and now their lips touched. It was like the universe too wanted them to get together. His heart was ready to jump out of his chest. He wanted to pull her closer and deepen the kiss, but she pulled away and jumped away from him.
Kyung-Soo stood there silent, as a mute spectator. He saw her stumbling again, falling on the bench, crossing over the bench in a hurry, falling again and finally standing up, embarrassed. He could not even react to the turn of events as they happened really fast.
“Are you alright?” he inquired, concerned for her.
“Yeah, yeah, I am fine,” she smiled awkwardly.
.....
He knew she was feeling uncomfortable about the kiss. He tried to comfort her and finally asked for his shirt back. That made her more uncomfortable. He realised that if she would take the shirt off her yellow dress would be visible again. He would not mind looking at her again, but she clearly was feeling awkward.
He told her that could keep the shirt. After getting her opinion about a few of his clothes he was ready to leave again. But this time she offered to look if the path was clear. Alas! Man-Shik was standing at the end of the corridor.
Kyung-Soo again was forced to stay inside, not that he minded any second of it. They both sat on the bench, and she asked him about Jung-Hwa. He told her about Jung-Hwa and in turn asked about her. She told him that Jae-Hwa’s brother took a look at her hand, and he relaxed.
He was concerned for a minute that she would ask about the actress and his scandal, but she never said a word. That changed his concern into sadness. It meant that she didn’t care about any news that was about him nor she was jealous. The whole world was buzzing with the news so it was impossible that would not have heard about it. Little did he know that she really had no idea about his news and was extremely jealous when Da-Hee harassed him.
She kept talking about Jae-Hwa’s brother and he kept asking where she met with him. She revealed that the whole San family came to visit her at her house to say thank you. That made him happy. And finally, he asked what he was dying to ask her. Was she doing alright after crying for a whole night?
She gave him an ambiguous answer as she herself had no idea what she was feeling. They talked for some more time and finally, she laughed when he called Ritvik an asshole. He was glad that he made her laugh. Sweet bells rang in his ear with happiness.
After talking and bickering for another few minutes, Kyung-Soo was finally ready to leave. Nivritti checked outside again and announced that the path was clear and that he could leave. He collected all his clothes and wearing his mask finally came out of the room.
Something was swirling around his mind, and he knew he had to tell Nivritti about it.
“Ritti!”
“Hmm.”
“Don’t buy that crappy purple dress,” he said.
That made Nivritti laugh out loud. “Okay! Done.”
“And Ritti!”
“Now what?”
“Do buy the dress that you are wearing. It is nice,” he said and walked away immediately. He practically ran away from that place. He didn’t even look behind to notice her expression.
He went back to the male section and placed every piece of clothing that he was not going to buy. He looked at the black hoodie that she rejected and smiled at it. At least she showed some interest in him. He placed the hoodie back in the section from where he picked it. He took the pink t-shirt, the brown jacket that she pointed out, a white t-shirt and an orange hoodie and placed them in a basket.
Now he could roam around freely as Da-Hee was not there to bother him. He chose a spot from where he could see the entrance of the changing room and kept waiting for Nivritti. He could not give away the chance to look at her when she was happy.
After waiting for a few minutes, she finally came out with a man in the store’s uniform. Another man, a handsome man who did not have to hide behind a mask, stood up and talked to her. She was talking freely to him. He noticed that the man was slightly angry and appeared to shout at her.
He moved an inch forward to show him his place, but he saw that she calmed him down instantly. He knew that reacting in such a busy store would be chaotic and he must not land in another scandal. An idol in a fight would be huge news.
Nivritti sent the store employee away and kept talking to the man. With clenched fists and clenched jaws, Kyung-Soo kept staring at both of them with squinted eyes. He didn’t like that she was talking to a man calmly and freely.
“Okay, Kyung-Soo, don’t act like an idiot. You don’t own her. She has friends and that friend can be a boy or a girl. Don’t act like her ex, that asshole. It’s her life. Even if this handsome man with an angelic look is her boyfriend, be happy that she finally is ready to open her heart. Oh, the tragedy this girl has seen, you should be happy that someone is making her happy. It is okay to feel sad that she didn’t choose you but be glad that she is ready to move on. And maybe you helped her with that. You listened to her story, you gave your shoulder to her to cry on. Now you know everything about her and you should be honoured. But wait! She never smiled once. She is just talking to him and is busy with her clothes. Who is he? Where she met him? It’s hardly been weeks since she arrived, I don’t think she would get a boyfriend so soon. Who are you kidding, Kyung-Soo? Have you looked at her? With beauty like that, anyone would approach her and ask her out. Maybe this man is of proper age for her. Why does he look familiar? Oh shit! He is Jae-Hwa’s brother. She is here with both brother and sister. But she said that only Jae-Hwa stayed at night then what is her brother doing with them?” he kept talking to himself.
Finally, Nivritti smiled at Jae-Hwa’s brother and Kyung-Soo’s heart stopped. “She smiled at him. What does that mean? What if she likes him? He is a doctor after all, and I am just an idol. He saves lives. I just dance and sing. I am nothing compared to him. Wait! She is scolding him. Why is she scolding him? Where are they going?”
He saw Nivritti go back towards the changing room area and Jae-Hwa’s brother ran to the male section. “What is happening?” pondered Kyung-Soo. This was his chance to learn more about the brother.
Leaving his post, he followed the brother. Silently he kept walking behind him. Kyung-Soo was the tallest in his group and this man was almost tall as him. Even though he was dressed casually he was looking handsome. His personality was well suited for Nivritti which made Kyung-Soo burn with jealousy. Now he had to find out what was his thoughts about her. He wanted to protect Nivritti at any cost.
He never knew he could find peace with someone in this life. After he was heartbroken, after his scandal, he never tried to find love or even date a girl. But the moment Nivritti appeared before him, his heart melted like butter. She was the hot fire he needed to melt his heart. All that was left was for her to open her heart. He knew he could breakdown the door, he had to patiently wait outside and when she would be ready, she would welcome him with open arms.
While he was in his thoughts, she kept trying to get the dress out of his head. But he was too tall for her. She removed her shoes and stood on the bench covered with all the clothes she brought in to try. She asked him to get closer and he obliged.
When he moved closer her breasts were the first thing he saw. The plunging neckline flashed before his eyes. He instantly looked away which made him twist his neck away from Nivritti. She scolded him and asked him not to move even an inch.
She slowly lifted the dress thus reliving some of the pressure from his head and got rid of the heavy purple dress. Finally, she removed every strand if hair from the zip and he was free. She grabbed the dress and made a motion to chuck it away while simultaneously moving forward to get off the bench.
But she lost her balance and was about to stumble on the ground when Kyung-Soo grabbed her by her waist and lifted her up. The pressure with which she fell was too strong. He stumbled backwards with Nivritti in his arms and the pressure caused her to jerk forward and her lips landed on his.
An electric current ran through his body. Just a day before Jung-Hwa asked him if he had kissed her again and now their lips touched. It was like the universe too wanted them to get together. His heart was ready to jump out of his chest. He wanted to pull her closer and deepen the kiss, but she pulled away and jumped away from him.
Kyung-Soo stood there silent, as a mute spectator. He saw her stumbling again, falling on the bench, crossing over the bench in a hurry, falling again and finally standing up, embarrassed. He could not even react to the turn of events as they happened really fast.
“Are you alright?” he inquired, concerned for her.
“Yeah, yeah, I am fine,” she smiled awkwardly.
.....
He knew she was feeling uncomfortable about the kiss. He tried to comfort her and finally asked for his shirt back. That made her more uncomfortable. He realised that if she would take the shirt off her yellow dress would be visible again. He would not mind looking at her again, but she clearly was feeling awkward.
He told her that could keep the shirt. After getting her opinion about a few of his clothes he was ready to leave again. But this time she offered to look if the path was clear. Alas! Man-Shik was standing at the end of the corridor.
Kyung-Soo again was forced to stay inside, not that he minded any second of it. They both sat on the bench, and she asked him about Jung-Hwa. He told her about Jung-Hwa and in turn asked about her. She told him that Jae-Hwa’s brother took a look at her hand, and he relaxed.
He was concerned for a minute that she would ask about the actress and his scandal, but she never said a word. That changed his concern into sadness. It meant that she didn’t care about any news that was about him nor she was jealous. The whole world was buzzing with the news so it was impossible that would not have heard about it. Little did he know that she really had no idea about his news and was extremely jealous when Da-Hee harassed him.
She kept talking about Jae-Hwa’s brother and he kept asking where she met with him. She revealed that the whole San family came to visit her at her house to say thank you. That made him happy. And finally, he asked what he was dying to ask her. Was she doing alright after crying for a whole night?
She gave him an ambiguous answer as she herself had no idea what she was feeling. They talked for some more time and finally, she laughed when he called Ritvik an asshole. He was glad that he made her laugh. Sweet bells rang in his ear with happiness.
After talking and bickering for another few minutes, Kyung-Soo was finally ready to leave. Nivritti checked outside again and announced that the path was clear and that he could leave. He collected all his clothes and wearing his mask finally came out of the room.
Something was swirling around his mind, and he knew he had to tell Nivritti about it.
“Ritti!”
“Hmm.”
“Don’t buy that crappy purple dress,” he said.
That made Nivritti laugh out loud. “Okay! Done.”
“And Ritti!”
“Now what?”
“Do buy the dress that you are wearing. It is nice,” he said and walked away immediately. He practically ran away from that place. He didn’t even look behind to notice her expression.
He went back to the male section and placed every piece of clothing that he was not going to buy. He looked at the black hoodie that she rejected and smiled at it. At least she showed some interest in him. He placed the hoodie back in the section from where he picked it. He took the pink t-shirt, the brown jacket that she pointed out, a white t-shirt and an orange hoodie and placed them in a basket.
Now he could roam around freely as Da-Hee was not there to bother him. He chose a spot from where he could see the entrance of the changing room and kept waiting for Nivritti. He could not give away the chance to look at her when she was happy.
After waiting for a few minutes, she finally came out with a man in the store’s uniform. Another man, a handsome man who did not have to hide behind a mask, stood up and talked to her. She was talking freely to him. He noticed that the man was slightly angry and appeared to shout at her.
He moved an inch forward to show him his place, but he saw that she calmed him down instantly. He knew that reacting in such a busy store would be chaotic and he must not land in another scandal. An idol in a fight would be huge news.
Nivritti sent the store employee away and kept talking to the man. With clenched fists and clenched jaws, Kyung-Soo kept staring at both of them with squinted eyes. He didn’t like that she was talking to a man calmly and freely.
“Okay, Kyung-Soo, don’t act like an idiot. You don’t own her. She has friends and that friend can be a boy or a girl. Don’t act like her ex, that asshole. It’s her life. Even if this handsome man with an angelic look is her boyfriend, be happy that she finally is ready to open her heart. Oh, the tragedy this girl has seen, you should be happy that someone is making her happy. It is okay to feel sad that she didn’t choose you but be glad that she is ready to move on. And maybe you helped her with that. You listened to her story, you gave your shoulder to her to cry on. Now you know everything about her and you should be honoured. But wait! She never smiled once. She is just talking to him and is busy with her clothes. Who is he? Where she met him? It’s hardly been weeks since she arrived, I don’t think she would get a boyfriend so soon. Who are you kidding, Kyung-Soo? Have you looked at her? With beauty like that, anyone would approach her and ask her out. Maybe this man is of proper age for her. Why does he look familiar? Oh shit! He is Jae-Hwa’s brother. She is here with both brother and sister. But she said that only Jae-Hwa stayed at night then what is her brother doing with them?” he kept talking to himself.
Finally, Nivritti smiled at Jae-Hwa’s brother and Kyung-Soo’s heart stopped. “She smiled at him. What does that mean? What if she likes him? He is a doctor after all, and I am just an idol. He saves lives. I just dance and sing. I am nothing compared to him. Wait! She is scolding him. Why is she scolding him? Where are they going?”
He saw Nivritti go back towards the changing room area and Jae-Hwa’s brother ran to the male section. “What is happening?” pondered Kyung-Soo. This was his chance to learn more about the brother.
Leaving his post, he followed the brother. Silently he kept walking behind him. Kyung-Soo was the tallest in his group and this man was almost tall as him. Even though he was dressed casually he was looking handsome. His personality was well suited for Nivritti which made Kyung-Soo burn with jealousy. Now he had to find out what was his thoughts about her. He wanted to protect Nivritti at any cost.
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