Summer Night's Dream
Episode 25 - Second Date

At exactly 8 a message came to Nara's phone. A message from Ji-Ho that says she is already in front of the house. Nara pecked herself once more in the mirror. He tidied a yellow shirt that folded into black linen pants as high as it was, then took his sling bag and cell phone on the table. At the entrance, he immediately picks up his thong sandals and runs out before Ji-Ho waits any longer.

Nara steps into Ji-Ho's car. "Hi, I'm sorry to keep you waiting." his cheerful voice immediately hung up as the look next to him evaporated wide.

"Ah, sorry, sorry," waking up to Nara's gaze, Ji-Ho shakes her head quickly to relieve the drowsiness that is plaguing her.

Nara's gaze was still fixed on Ji-Ho. His current state was not much different as he had seen yesterday. Although not as tangled as yesterday and the fine hairs on his chin and under his nose had been shaved clean, but his eyes were still sunken and looked tired, like a lack of sleep. "You look tired. You're not resting?" guess Nara with squeaking eyes. Though yesterday he had said it was better for Ji-Ho to rest today.

Ji-Ho doesn't answer and just smiles broadly, like trying to say she's okay, nothing to worry about. But Nara could not calm down. He can't see Ji-Ho looking exhausted like that, so he might get sick. And again, she hesitates to be able to enjoy a date today if she sees Ji-Ho like that.

"Ji-Ho..." Nara is about to say something but Ji-Ho quickly cuts her off.

"I mean I'm okay. It's a little sleepy but it's okay" Ji-Ho waved her hand. But Nara's expression did not change. His forehead creased and his eyes moved anxiously.

Seeing Nara makes Ji-Ho feel guilty. He shouldn't have yawned. There was no way Nara would enjoy dating today if she was overwhelmed with anxiety.

After taking a deep breath, Ji-Ho tries to explain. "Yesterday my last schedule ended much longer. There were some technical issues that prolonged the shoot yesterday. Not to mention that my manager misdid the schedule. It turned out that last night I had a schedule to shoot a soda commercial, which is why I just finished at 5am. But it's really okay, I still got 2 hours of sleep. Sleepiness like this is nothing. Really," he tried to make his face as convincing as possible.

But the days before you also lack sleep, Nara just said like that in her heart, she was reluctant to reveal. Whatever he says is definitely Ji-Ho fixed on his stance that he is fine. So he leaned his back on the chair and started pulling the seatbelt. "Arrasseo," he said slowly but actually took away.

"Where are we going then? Eaten? Watching it? Playground?" ji-ho's voice now sounded excited.

Nara was shaking her lips. His brain turned to think of a place they should go. Eaten? If Ji-Ho eats now, won't she get more sleepy? Watching it? Hm, maybe good too. Ji-Ho can fall asleep while watching and she can be completely ignorant and let Ji-Ho. A playground? Nope, no. The place is too crowded, it could be that later someone recognizes Ji-Ho. Besides, if Ji-Ho rides a playground there, she might faint. Tired, the adrenaline even had to be revived. Nope, no.

Nara was still thinking hard when an idea suddenly flashed through her brain. "I know!" he nodded while looking towards the driver's seat. "We're looking for a convenience store first. Come on!" her hand flicks Ji-Ho's arm, as an order for Ji-Ho to react quickly.

"Shop self-service?" ji-ho's eyebrows are confused.

"Yes, come on, go first" Nara said again but this time she was busy with her phone, looking for something.

Without refuting but still feeling confused, Ji-Ho drives her car to a nearby convenience store.

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"What did you buy? That many?" ask Ji-Ho to Nara who is back in the passenger seat after putting her shopping results in the back seat.3 medium-sized white canteen that does not contain anything.

Nara did not answer the question and only smiled mysteriously. "Now I will show you the way. You're coming along according to what I'm doing" Nara said after picking her phone out of the bag, ignoring Ji-Ho's question.

"Where?"

"From here we are straight, there will be a crossroad, we turn right," again ignoring Ji-Ho, Nara began to give orders.

Ji-Ho blinked her eyes in shock. Where are they actually going? Does Nara really know the way? The South Korean natives are themselves, not Nara. Why is Nara the guide?

"Let's go, Ji-Ho. Take it easy I use the map really," said Nara like she could read his mind.

Finally Ji-Ho nodded. "Arasseo," he said slowly and then moved his car gear.

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"Picnic?" Ji-Ho asks the question in a corner of a park on the outskirts of Seoul, when Nara pulls out a napkin from a plastic grocery bag and spreads it over a patch of green grass.

"Ah the napkin wasn't big enough," Nara muttered to herself, ignoring Ji-Ho's question. The girl was busy taking out the items she bought at the supermarket earlier and arranging them on a napkin. Some triangular kimbap fruit as well as roll kimbap, some different flavored soda cans, some sweet and salty snacks, two bottles of mineral water, and a few slices of fried chicken fillet flour. He arranged it at the right end of the napkin and left the left for them to sit.

"Okay, done!" exclaimed Nara who then stood up and patted her knees and calves that had been treading on the grass.

Ji-Ho shook her head while laughing in amazement. Though they were just the two of them, why did Nara buy that much? "How many days do we want to have a picnic?" godnya without seeing Nara who had walked around and took an empty place on the napkin.

"Ji-Ho, lie down," again and again regardless of what Ji-Ho said, Nara patted the empty territory in front of her.

"Mwo? Mworago?" Ji-Ho thinks he misheard. But looking at Nara's movements he didn't seem wrong.

Nara tilted her head, again showing the empty spot. "Lay down, just rest. We can have a picnic later when you're awake" he explained.

Ji-Ho shakes her head, refusing. "Eii~ no, no. We've come all the way here, when I'm sleeping" he shook his hand.

But Ji-Ho's movements suddenly come to a halt when she sees Nara's eyes bulging in his direction. "Should we just go home then?" her threat makes Ji-Ho giggle fast.

"Aniya! Andwe! All right, all right I'll lay down!" Ji-Ho quickly drops her knees on the napkin and positions her body to lie down. His head he lay in the middle of the napkin, and because his body was very tall and certainly did not meet the napkin as wide as one and a half meters, he bent his legs that did not enter the napkin coverage so that the grass did not stick to his pants. "A, johda!" his sigh with his eyes closed, enjoying the breeze and the sunlight that peeked a little from the crevices of the leaves of the shady tree on it.

"Good sleep" whispered Nara slowly. As quiet as possible, be on guard when Ji-Ho falls asleep immediately after her eyes are closed.

But Ji-Ho opens her eyes instead, then glances at Nara sitting next to her. "You yourself don't lie down? Come on, just lie down first, the view is very good," he asked who was greeted by trunks by Nara.

"Then should I just wake up?" this time he retorted, imitating the way Nara had threatened him.

Nara snorts and rolls her eyeballs making Ji-Ho chuckle. But in the end Nara lay down. He spills his body in the opposite direction from Ji-Ho, though, their heads side by side in the middle of the napkin.

"You're right, the view is beautiful" he murmured as he raised his right hand upward, moving as if he were touching the sky. "Neomu yeppeuda,"

"Hm. neomu yeppeuda," Ji-Ho repeated. But he was not looking at the sky or any view on it. His head turned to the right looking at the face of the girl lying next to him.

Is it not wrong if he hopes time stops turning at that moment?

"It turns out I didn't choose the wrong place," Nara laughed proudly.

Ji-Ho feels much better now. His tiredness and sleepiness instantly disappeared. Who needs sleep if seeing Nara's laughter can make her feel like this? Ji-Ho doesn't think that she can finally find someone who can relax her like this. In his mind there was only work. He worked mornings and nights without heeding to be tired because he felt that was all he had in his life. Because that's what's most important to him and that's what makes him alive. But now it doesn't matter if he leaves his job for the girl. He's enjoying. He enjoyed every second he spent with the girl.

"You haven't slept?" Nara turned her head, looking at Ji-Ho who was also looking at her.

Ji-Ho shakes her head with a small smile. He doesn't want to.

"I just realized you cut your hair, Ji-Ho. Looks good,"

Yesterday Ji-Ho did cut her hair for filming purposes. Different from the haircut a few days ago which is a bit long almost touching the neck, this time the stylist makes a bowl cut that is made rather wavy on the front and colored in cinnamon color.

Ji-Ho just nodded, again not spouting words. He wanted to let Nara speak as she pleased. He was happy to see it, he was happy to listen to it.

"Gurae?" muttered Ji-Ho quietly. Now his gaze followed the direction of Nara's gaze, looking up at the sky. "Then what color do you like?"

Nara looked over with a frown. "Why suddenly ask my favorite color?"

"Just want to know. I want to know the things that you like." he paused for a moment and turned back to the right side. "...other than me" he continued, chuckling.

The joke greeted Nara by turning the eyeballs. His face certainly felt hot, but he wanted to quickly dodge his embarrassment. "White color," he said quickly. "A completely white color. The color is matched with any color. Don't you?"

Ji-Ho nods in agreement. Just as he came back to say something, Nara cut him off. "Don't we agree you're going to bed first, Ji-Ho?" said the girl was sharp.

"But I'm not done yet" Ji-Ho replies making Nara look at him with drooling eyes. "OK, okay, let's say it," he hurriedly added for Nara to soften. "I'll give you 10 choice questions. You just have to choose one of them. Only 10," he raised his hand and spread out his ten fingers.

After sighing, Nara nodded. "Alright, but after 10 statements promise me you'll rest first" he said.

Ji-Ho nods and starts right away. "Okay, first question. Mountain or beach?"

"Mount," replied Nara quickly.

"Why?"

Nara raised her next to her eyebrows. "Don't I just have to pick one?"

Ji-Ho's face welcomes, asking for her question to be answered. And in the end that face made for Nara resignedly to answer. "No need to choose anyway, I like both. I like to see beautiful places and be quiet" his last word was like floating in the air. "Anyway, because for summer like this the beach is usually crowded, I prefer the mountain. You told me to pick one of them, right,"

"OK, the answer is accepted," Ji-Ho folded one finger. "Next, Kim So Hyun or Song Joong Ki?" he continued with his pinched lips holding a smile.

Nara seemed to think for a while. "I have to choose?" ask her while stroking her chin.

"Yes. Wh why? You like both of them?"

"No. I don't really like them both,"

"Yes?" Ji-Ho widens in shock. Just this time he heard there was a woman who did not like the two actors.

"I prefer older actors, like Eric Mun, Kim Kang Woo, or Lee Seo Jin. If you are young.hm.I like Jang Ki Yong. My type is like that," explained Nara in a carefree and excited tone.

This time Ji-Ho's expression turns confused. His forehead wrinkled. "I remember they had nothing in common with each other. So how do you deduce your type?"

Silent. Nara thought for a moment. "Yes yes, too" he muttered at last and laughed at himself. "Here you go, go on to the third question. You should have asked me a question I could choose, Ji-Ho ssi" he grumbled.

"Then you should let me ask the usual questions, not give you the choice questions, Nara-ssi," Ji-Ho replied as she gently touched Nara's forehead, making the girl complain and gently rubbed her forehead with her lips washed over. Ji-Ho smiles a little and then continues. "Question three..."

"This time without asking any other reason and length," cut Nara before Ji-Ho finished giving the question.

Shameful of the girl's words, Ji-Ho again gives a question of her choice. "Korean cuisine or Indonesian cuisine?"

"Indonesian cuisine. Okay, next!"

"Wait a minute, wait a minute. Better Indonesian cuisine, huh? What foods are good?" scott Ji-Ho, did not accept Nara would immediately move on to the next question.

But Nara's response instead makes Ji-Ho clench her lips tight. The girl looked at him with eyes glaring at "Ji-Ho!" grumpy with gritted teeth.

Ji-Ho scowling. "Arasseo! Arasseo!" he thought of another question that was easier to answer.

"Brown or potato chips?"

"Potato chips,"

"Flower or doll?"

"Flower,"

"When do you go to the playground or the playground?"

"Go watch,"

"Soda or alcohol?"

"I don't drink alcoholic beverages. Soda!"

"Chicken or meat?"

"Chicken,"

"Summer or winter?"

"Winter," Nara glanced at the number of fingers left on Ji-Ho's hand. It's the last question, right?" tanyanya, make sure as well as commemorate.

"Yes, yeah. Last question... Me or Jang Ki Yong?" ask Ji-Ho quickly.

The question was very quick to get out, but Nara could still hear it well and laughed at it. "Still need to be asked? Of course Jang Ki Yong!" he said in the laughter. "She's taller, she's better, besides being a model, a rap, a singing hero, and so on." Her eyes glanced at her and caught Ji-Ho's annoyed expression.

"But yeah, he's a celebrity, hard to reach,"

"I know celebrities too!"

Nara chuckles to see Ji-Ho snorting. "Yes, yes, I know! That's why it's weird that you like me,"

This time Nara finds Ji-Ho sighing long. "Then think so. I told you, I..."

Nara closes her eyes and immediately cuts off Ji-Ho's words. "There are no more questions, right? It's time to go to sleep," he can hear Ji-Ho sighing again.

After that, perhaps Ji-Ho finally complies with her wishes, turns a blind eye and goes to sleep, as no more of the man's voice is heard. Only the sound of breezy wind, twigs of trees clashing, birds chirping, and the rustling of a pond with ornamental fish swimming in it. The corner of Nara's lips lifted. For a long time he did not feel this peaceful and happy.

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