The Innocent – Chapter 17: Flinching
He was waiting for her. The next morning. As she passed by the hwarang complex. He approached her. Hesitantly.And she noticed. She glanced up and smiled at him shyly.“Hi, Soo Ho.”But his…
He was waiting for her. The next morning. As she passed by the hwarang complex. He approached her. Hesitantly.And she noticed. She glanced up and smiled at him shyly.“Hi, Soo Ho.”But his…
Jung Sook gazed down at the sword in her hand. And recalled the night that Soo Ho had given it to her. It had been her seventh lesson. He had…
Jung Sook stood at the window and watched Soo Ho walk down the road back towards the hwarang house. And sighed with relief to see him go. The boy was…
Her voice confronted him good-naturedly. Humor laced her tone. Drawing his eyes instantly to her face.The sun was setting behind him, and it was painting the most glorious rosy hue…
Over the next two weeks, Soo Ho continued to walk her to school each morning. And he returned to her field most nights and spent an hour fencing with her. …
Whatever it was, it made her nervous.So she jumped up. “I must be off. School starts soon.”“Wait for me,” he called after her as he too gained his feet and…
She went out of her way to find him the next day. His apology had revolved around her heart and mind all evening. And deep into the night. He had…
A few minutes after Jung Sook arrived at home, a knock sounded on her front door. Curiously, she approached it. She hadn’t arranged any tutoring sessions with her ladies tonight. …
The next morning, he met her on the road and walked her to school.“How’d it go with the girls?” he asked.“Your idea didn’t work. I gave everyone a group project. …
He was waiting for her. The next morning. In front of his wall. The one he kept propped up every day with his own back. She laughed as that fanciful…