The Innocent

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…

“So…what’s the problem?” Soo Ho asked Jung Sook a moment later as he caught up to her again.She glanced up at him in confusion.  “Problem?”“That you need to solve.”“Oh,” she…

The next morning, Soo Ho was waiting for her.  Out in the street.“Are you all right?” he murmured upon his first glance at her.She was walking towards him.  Still a…

Thoughts of Jung Sook had plagued Soo Ho all week long.  Even as the sorrow which he was battling over the queen’s death seemed to be attempting to suffocate him. …

Except that she did.  The next day.She passed him this time on her way to school.  He was sitting in front of the hwarang compound.  Leaning up against the wall. …

After Jung Sook realized that Soo Ho was the man whom she’d run into out on the street, she gasped, “You!”“Me?” he queried, startled.She shook her head and pulled away…