the sunlight shining bright outside, tree dancing on a breeze of wind and the birds chirping almost making melody soothing her ears. today is a perfect day for hanna to do her hobby of photography.

"hanna! are you not done yet?!" but apparently her plan ruined because she already commited to her friend ji-hye to hang out with them.

"coming in a minute!" she shouted back to mr.hans then slid the pink notebook that mr.hans gave to her. she plan to finish the questions after seeing mr.hans uneasiness behavior yesterday when he asked about the survey he handed.

tucking her black turtle neck sweater into some navy skinny jeans layering with white long sleeves white silk clothing that she tuck-in on half edge and covered a long coat. she even let her below shoulder hair down and not wearing any cap to cover. she dressed more than to her usual, she wanted to look presentable at least in front of her friends

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"you dress more than your usual" paul notice as she glance the younger lad in passenger seat. her casual dress in cargo pants and oversized graphic sweatshirt was her usually get up every time she was outside with him.

"I just want to look presentable to them" she simply stated not bothering to look at him while busily taking up a picture to every scenery caught her attention.

"we take this path everyday, and every weekend you take the same picture aren't you getting tired of it?". paul still hearing the shutter sound beside him. he was impressed to hanna's passion in photography.

"who said im taking the same picture. nature is like a human being, everyday they have different emotion to express. the thing that can be differ between us to them is that nature was too natural and expressive no sugar coated to covered their real emotion" she explained in metaphoric way. "besides im enjoying landscape photography. why? do you want me to take your picture then a flashed from her camera blind him for a second.

"hanna what did I tell you about calling me '. he complain while adjusting his sight in circled light shadow he saw.

"mr.hans im meeting with my friends. if they ask about you do you think they will just believe me if I just introduce you as my dad trusted employee?". hanna explained in more exaggerated way gesturing her hands. "besides, korean people was way more conservative than you know, if they will found out that im living with a man who's not unrelated to me in blood or any relative relationship they will definitely sees it in other way, you know what I mean" she continue trying to convince the conservative and unopened minded of mr.hans

"this kid.. are you trying to brainwash me to your words? tss.." paul can't hide the smile plastered to his face. this young lad words sometimes make him speechless yet make him realize how's the world works in reality.

"why is it getting into you already?". she tease but amaze to see mr.hans smile for the first time. she never thought that the guy he with has this pure and free spirited smile. she position her camera turning off the flash and captured secretly the beautiful image she saw.

"okey fine.. just in front of your friends-"

"and to other people don't know us" hanna cut off his words and he heave as surrender.

"ok.. just to your friends and other people don't know us but don't call me in front of your family okey? I don't want to feel uncomfortable around them" hanna silently rejoice, hiding her fist bumb on the side and holding her smile

...........

" ( is really handsome) hanna purse her lips when ji-hye continue pestering her about paul. they're currently walking going to suelgi place with bae-shin who currently busy nibbling the food they bought.

"(no) " she replied without making eye contact

after mr.hans drop off her in bus station where bae shin and ji hye waiting. she introduce mr.hans as older brother to them when the two notice a presence of handsome guy she with. until boarding in a bus ji-hye can't stop asking about to mr. hans like. for instance what he's ideal type,favorite food, hobby so on and so ford she even continuously praising the older guy in his appearance and manner. gladly shin-ah was more into food than to her introduced older brother.

" she heave this question was asked to her for the fifth time

"(none) she turn her gaze to bae shin who interfered a bit annoyed to her friend like she do, cause ji hye repeatedly asked the same question again. "hanna saw ji-hye was about to say something but her other friend cut off her when she saw suelgi walking towards them while waving

" suelgi greeted that she only replied in a small smile and nod. " she continue and lead the way to enter in apartment building.

when elevator stop in eight floor, suelgi is the first one to alight and they followed silently."suelgi announced as soon she open the door. hanna heard someone answered in modulated and husky tone that she think suelgi dad. they entered one by one in humble yet cozy apartment she was busily removing her shoes and properly placed it in shoe rack

" (come inside)" hanna quickly lift her head in surprise and saw a woman who she think in early forties with moderate body size, her hair was properly bun and look exactly like suelgi. "(sit down here) ( oh you're all pretty)" they sit in black soft sofa while the elder on single shot seat. she was still baffled to the owner of that modulated husky voice.

" suelgi introduce them. she bowed and greeted the elder in korean way

"( really? does she understand korean?)". suelgie mom asked.

"(yes aunty a little)" she shyly said and smile. suelgi mom excused herself after throwing them several questions specially to her, to finish what she was doing in kitchen.

suelgi give them a tour in their house, she also tell a story about her family. like, she actually living with her sister who currently in a trip while her another sibling and her dad left behind in gyeonggi province where they originally live. her mother just dropped by to seoul to watch over and accompanied her, until her sister back from a trip. and her mom was too happy to hear that she invited a friends to come over to their house since it's her first time to introduce a seoul friend to her mom.

they're currently in a balcony and the scenery hanna sees was mesmerizing her. she return to the living room to pick up her camera in the bag. she need to capture the busily city in daylight of seoul. " she heard suelgi said while she still engrossed capturing the scenery

" she stop clicking the button of her camera and gradually turn her head to the three girls who already positioning themselves for picture. "(hurry)" bae shin continue.

she place the camera over her eyes and started to capture the image on her lense. she tilt her head when the girls starting to pose in weird ways yet finding herself smiling behind her camera. this may not her favorite subject but she like the purest emotion she saw. she stop when suelgi mom called them to eat

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after their festive lunch that almost burst hanna's stomach because of every korean dishes she tasted was authentic and savory. she decided to pull out the pink notebook in her bag, starting to lessen the questions indicated inside. her three friends busily touring in suelgi room while her, sitting in beanbag in front of coffee table in the corner of suelgi room.

" she heard ji-hye retorted. she wrote her name first at the top corner of the notebook and continue the personal data asking in the first page of survey.

" hanna flip over the piece of paper after finishing the first page

" she started writing her favorites in different category. she trying at least to listen to her friends chatting while concentrating on her own works.

" Hanna scratched her head when she saw the third page questions, it's more like she's answering the same questions ji hye throwing to her earlier regarding to mr.hans.

"(you're suspicious)" hanna dig through in her bag to find the Polaroid pictures she taken a week ago to find the best scenery she captured to answer the ' question

" she wrote her favorite saying to express what emotion she feel right now.

"she started to draw what she wanted to be when she grow up that instructed written on the sixth page of paper

"

" hanna was too engrossed answering sincerely the questions." (what are you doing?)" she heard several stomps coming towards her, and when she lift her head she saw three couple of eyes struck on her.

"(sorry what is it?)" she eye suelgi who scoot to her side while the two sit in front of her. "(why)". she was perplexed

" she immediately close her notebook and hide it under the table.

"she heard the three unison groan. " she continue

" ji hye asked. she slightly nod her head and reach her camera beside her. ". hanna let out a laugh to her friends who are wearing grossing face reaction

she stated but the three already fiddling her camera. hanna placed back her notebook and continue answering the questions again. she was startled when her three lad squealed loud, out of the blue. they probably saw mr.hans picture.

"( why what happened?!)" all of them turn their gaze to suelgi mom who barge in a room with rubber gloves on and one hand still holding a sponge.

"( it's nothing mom)"

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"so how's your day today?"

"tedious yet enjoyable" hanna simply replied to mr.hans. they currently driving home after mr.hans fetch her to where she was dropped off earlier.

spending her half day to her friend house was not actually bad idea, she enjoy their company. after finishing the survey or more like biography that mr.hans gave to her, she played and talked to her friends right away.

they played different games that she actually learned for the first time. which sometimes she find the names weird like for instance 'mandu game', 'chulseok game (attendance game),apartment game and etcetera nevertheless it's still fun to play it.

after tiring themselves in games they talked about random things such as self maintenance to be pretty,hobby,likes,ideal types and the rest is history. she selectively tell also about herself, like not saying her real family background.her friends only knows that she was part of exchange scholar student project which is true but not the scholar part. she also told that her brother paul was working as operation office manager and was assigned here in korea by his company. that's why it's only them live here in korea while their parents live in their country.she didn't spill about her younger brother jason existence because she was afraid that they might pestering her again like they do when they want to know about mr.hans. she didn't tell also that her dad was actually owned a company and not just a simple office employee and she told her mom was a plain house wife and a former model which is the only true to her story. her extra and off story about her family background continue until her friends change the subject.

"oh gad!" hanna gasp when she remembered that she left her camera in suelgi study table. "I forgot my camera" after her friend ask her to take their pictures she didn't bother to slid it to her bag since she plan to take the scenery she sees in seulgi's window which didn't happened.

"do you want me to pullback?." paul ask her, slowly reducing his speed.

"no it's okey ill just give her a ring and ask her a favor to bring my camera in school on monday" she reach her phone and dialed suelgi number. while waiting the other line to pick up she felt her throat dry, she glance the unopened bottled water place in a drink holder on upper part of gear shift. "can I have this water mr.hans?" after receiving a nod, hanna reached the bottled water without looking since it was inches away from her. but her hand can't touch the thing. she try several times until she decided to look to reach out, but her hand can't stay still to hold a grip in bottled water.she look like griping the air than reaching the bottled water and her hand was not following direction she wanted.

"what's wrong can't you see? here" paul turn on the lights inside their car and handed the bottled water to hanna . "are you okey?", he asked after seeing hanna in the corner of his eyes, speechless

"huh? ah... yeah it's-hello?" hanna cut her words when suelgi pick up her call. after dropping the call hanna chug the water and rest her head in seat headrest. "suelgi said okey". she suddenly feel weak

"hey.. are you okey? ,have you eaten a dinner?" hanna shake her head but she didn't feel hungry at all because mrs.moon feed them almost every couple of hour. "why?. ill cook when we got home. let's eat before you sleep".

"im fine but..if it's your choice" hanna glance mr.hans to her side. "by the way mr.hans what did you do for the rest of the day?" she sometimes can't read this elder mind and face

"the usual, work. I silently thanked your friends because they give me a plenty of time in my hand to finish my works". she furrowed her eyebrows and crossed her arms

"you sound like im the reason why you didn't finish your work huh'" she retorted.

"it's comes from you, I didn't say anything" she rolled her eyes and scoffed

"tsam.. your unbelievable" they both let out a soft laugh.