Chapter Four
Nami Island is so beautiful!
There, beneath my feet, was a beautiful mess.
We just finished at Petite France earlier and it was equally fabulous!
Both Crimson and Crystal were awestruck when we saw the two places.
Gone was the awkward atmosphere we used to have between the two of us.
We took turns snapping photos of one another and even posed for a jumpshot.
I cannot believe that we can get along like this.
Must be the Korean air!
It is only our first day of tour here yet I wanted to stay here for life.
Gone were the days I dreamt of seeing these beautiful sight in front of me.
In the first two places we visited, my phone has stored more than a hundred of snapshots of me and the view.
How much more on Crimson and Crystal's phones and cameras?
After two hours at the Nami Island, we got back to our bus and we were gushing about our photos.
"Oh my gosh! This shot is so gorgeous!" Crimson exclaimed when she saw my the photo which I took of her. "I love you already, Cyn! And oh, look at this one too! I looked like I really belong here in my outfit!"
She pointed at her photo that I took with her back turned to me while she was looking at the tall yellow-colored leaves of fall.
Meanwhile, Crystal was silently grinning at her and me.
She must have heard it too.
Crimson? Loves me?
Yeah. Must be out of her excitement.
Duh. As if, she will really consider me as a friend.
"Alright everybody, since we went to two places already, we'll proceed to lunch first before going to our next stop which is at the cosmetic shop and Seoullo 7017 before we call it a day, aryt?" Cloud said on behalf of Ms. Kim, our Tour Guide here.
We all mumbled yes and Cloud kidded about us getting beat after being so hyper at our previous places.
He let us took a nap since we still have an hour drive to the restaurant after arriving at the ferry dock earlier.
The then noisy bus became quiet as all of us fell into a slumber.
I have to admit. I'm pretty knocked out too.
We woke up, after an hour, to a Korean song playing in our bus.
We got out and wearily blinked and yawned as soon as we got out of the bus.
Me and Crystal with Crimson became inseparable after our breakfast earlier.
We sat together in one table and enjoyed a sumptuous meal.
We finished at around three in the afternoon since we had our late lunch.
Our next destination is the Charm & Charm cosmetic shop and as usual, Crimson bought makeup goodies.
After spending an hour there, we drove to Seoullo 7017 and spent another hour.
I was awed at how beautiful and neat Korea is from this view above.
After a few snaps, we decided to have dinner and went back to the hotel.
The three of us were baffled when someone from our group commented on how we look like.
"You guys must be very close! You look cute linking arms like that!" A woman, in her late fifties, smiled at us with her daughter and husband beside her at the elevator when we stepped out of it.
"They looked like Powerpuff Girls, mom!" A kid commented to her mom who grinned at us and waved to go to their room at the far end of the hall.
We looked at each other and blinked.
There we are, my arm linked with Crystal in between me and Crimson.
We looked like Powerpuff Girls!
Me and Crimson automatically pulled our arms but Crystal was tough.
She held her ground but me and Crimson were stronger.
Ending, we all stumbled to the carpeted hallway.
Luckily, no one was there so our embarrassment was between the three of us only.
I groaned and stood up.
"Hey, help me up!" Crystal complained but Crimson ignored her and entered the keycard.
Since I cannot take it, I helped her up.
"Geez, thanks Cyn!" Crystal smiled at me. "See you tom, Cyn! Good night!"
I just nodded in acknowledgment and yawned.
As soon as I went inside my room, I locked the door and dived into the bed.
I looked at the clock and saw that it was nine in the evening.
While still on the bed, I connected to wifi and video called mom and dad.
As usual, mom was consistent with her reminders.
After a few chitchats, we said goodbye.
I showered and changed into comfy pajamas and set my alarm for tomorrow.
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Second day in Korea came and here we are at the Duty Free shop.
We are given an hour to do our shopping before we headed to North Seoul Tower.
Now that we are here, Crimson was in her usual hyper self.
"Hey, take my picture here!" Crimson exclaimed and Crystal obligingly did.
Crimson did the same for Crystal while I contented myself with a selfie with the tower.
Then our eyes rested on the love locks.
It was as if we understood each other and we all did our group selfie.
Afterwards, we had our solo pictures before we went to the top floor for the view deck.
We were amazed by how fascinated the view is.
Once we were done with our photo ops, we had our lunch and then went to Lotte World before we called it a day.
And Lotte World was beyond words.
We enjoyed our time there and rode some rides.
We were laughing our asses out when we saw this in front of us.
And we went in again to enjoy two more rides before we call it a day.
We had our wackiest shots and had a blast.
It was a day to remember.
It seems like we are kids again.
And, this time, I know we are being genuine.
It's nice to finally look at Crimson without hatred and fear.
Gone were the days of being bullied.
We got the chance to talk to each other when Crystal went to the restroom earlier.
It turned out Crimson was envious of me and my achievements and my relationship with my parents.
Crimson's father passed away when she was ten years old.
Her mother remarried and she was left alone with her grandmother.
Her envy at me before intensified when she saw both my parents attended our graduation with happy smiles on our faces.
Crimson was an honor student too but no one was there to put on her medal.
It was our teacher who put it on her.
I felt pity for her but Crimson automatically waved dismissively.
"I have outgrown that attitude before. I am just my natural self." Crimson chuckled.
I ignored her complains when I gave her a brief hug.
"Let's move on from the past, shall we?" I asked and she nodded.
"Hey, quit being mushy! I hate this!" Crimson exclaimed again and I laughed.
I saw Crystal approaching us with cotton candies in her hands.
"Quit the cheesy stuff. Let's eat this before we have our dinner! I'm craving for something sweet!" Crystal said and handed the pink cotton candy to me and blue for Crimson.
She sat between us and we just smiled at each other as we ate our snack.
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