Today is the day, Ryujin and I are going to meet, My sister is coming with me which worked out well. It might be suspicious if I leave by myself.
We're in the car with my sister driving, "Are you nervous?" She ask me.
"Extremely. Do I look okay?" I ask. I just wore something casual, I wear a summer dress with flats. I did curl my hair a little bit to have wavy look.
"Gorgeous, You're really trying to impress this girl with your looks?" My sister laughs.
"I don't know. I've never tried to impress another girl before" I say.
We agreed to meet at a park near my house, My sister parks the car and my hand starts to feel sweaty. My heart is beating crazy and I feel like I have to poop.
"Relax. I can tell you're freaking out" my sister says.
"I can't help it. This is a big moment."
I keep looking around to see if I can find her.
"Is that them?" My sister points at two girls running. It looks one is chasing the other.
We get out of the car and we hear the girl with red hair screaming at the other girl,
"Get back here, you imbecile!" She says.
The other girl is just laughing. The girl laughing looks like Ryujin, I can't tell right away since they're still kind of far way.
We walk closer to them and I see that it is Ryujin.
"That's Ryujin" I say to my sister.
I think they finally notice us because they stop running. I see Ryujin trying to straighten out her clothes and it's cute.
She's wearing cargo pants with a plaid button up shirt. She looks really good in it for some reason,
They start walking to us and I see her friend, I'm assuming.
The closer they get, the more I want to run away. I'm so nervous,
My sister moves closer to me then leans in, "She's really good looking."
I'm still frozen in place though. I feel like I'm seeing Ryujin walk in slow motion, She's smiling at me and waving. Why is her smile so damn perfect?
"Ello ladies" Ryujin greets.
"You really say ello even in person huh?" I ask, laughing. Why am I laughing? I'm so nervous.
"Of course" she smiles at me.
"I'm Ryujin and this is my friend Charyeong" she introduces herself to my sister since I'm too frozen to introduce my own sister,
Karina shakes her hand, "I'm Karina. The better looking sister.
"You are beautiful" Ryujin says making me frown, Is she really flirting with my sister in front of me?
"But I beg to differ. I think Yeji is the most beautiful one" Ryujin continues. Now I'm blushing like crazy and I cover my face with my hands.
"Don't cover your beautiful face" Ryujin now is talking to me.
"Are you always like this?" I ask still blushing.
"Yes she's always like this" her friend answers instead.
"Chaeryeong? Right? We should leave the two alone to talk" Karina suggests and Chaeryeong just nods.
It's just the two of us now.
She stands right in front of me. I didn't realize she's shorter than me until now,
"I can't believe I'm seeing you in front of me" I say.
"I can believe it, You're too beautiful to be just in my dreams" she says.
"Stop that" I cover my face again.
"Stop covering your face. The world should see your beautiful face at all times" she smiles,
"Can I hug you?" She ask while I'm still covering my face. I nod without removing my hands still feeling shy.
I feel her arms wrap around me and I feel the heat off her body. She smells so good. Not too feminine. She slowly starts rubbing my back and I just melt into her, For some reason, this just feels right, being in her arms.
"Now that I've met you in person, I feel like my feelings for you grew stronger" she says while still holding me.
"I didn't forget what you said on the phone before" she chuckles, "I love you too."
I push her away, staring at her wide eyed, "What?"
"Didn't you say you love me?" She ask, smiling,
"I'm saying I love you too. I wanted to say it in person that's why I didn't say it back over the phone" she explains.
"Why in person?" I ask,
"Because I wanted to make sure that you still feel something for me after seeing me. And I think you do, right?"
I nod shyly,
She takes my hands into hers now. How do I feel small even though she's shorter than me?
"Then let's make this work" she simply say
"You're okay with the fact that I have a daughter and another kid on the way?" I ask.
"Why wouldn't I be okay with that?" She asks, clearly confuse.
"Because dating someone with kids is not easy. My kids are my first priority" I explain.
"And I'm not asking you to change that. I just want to help you along the way" she looks deep into my eyes and I can feel her sincerity.
"Why?" I ask not believing it.
"Maybe because I love you? You've expressed to me how hard things have been for you and I don't want you to suffer anymore" she says.
I hug her now. I can't believe someone is treating me like this. What did I do to deserve this person in front of me?
I push her away again, remembering earlier, "Why was Chaeryeong chasing you earlier?" I ask.
"Ahh that" she laughs, "we saw a bunch of birds earlierand she's afraid of them so I pushed her towards the birds."
I smack her "What's wrong with you?"
She just laughs and pulls me in for a hug again. I love the feeling of being in her arms, I feel calm and at peace but in the back of my mind, I'm thinking of Dana, How am I gonna break up with him?
After she let's go of me, we chat some more. My sister and Chaeryeong joins us. I smile seeing how my sister gets along with Ryujin. They even exchange numbers and other contact info.
Sadly, it's time to go and I don't want to leave, Ryujin gives me one last hug and gives me a kiss on my cheek, We watch them walk away and my face hurts from smiling.
"You look completely smitten for Ryujin" my sister laughs.
"Shut up, Now I have to worry about Dana" I sigh.
"I like her, She seems genuine. I watched you from afar earlier and it was really cute watching you two she says.
"Do you think it will work? Between us?" I ask.
"It won't be easy but don't you think it's worth a try?" She questions me.
"If you break up with Dana and you're worried about where you're gonna live and a job? I can help you. You can stay with Travis and I in Alberta" she offers.
"I just don't want to be a burden" I say.
"Why would my only sister be a burden? You and Travis get along no problem."
"You really think I should try with Ryujin?" I ask looking for confirmation.
"It's not my decision. Think about how you felt earlier being with her. You don't have to rush it, you can take your time but if you do decide to try with her, you have to break up with Dana" She says which I agree with.
I nod, "Let's go home. Dana might wonder where I am and I don't want a fight with him to ruin this day."
We get in the car and all I can think about is Ryujin the whole way home.