Hae-Jun:  

At 7:30, I was about to leave the ballroom, but out of nowhere  Kim Yoo-Ra -my ex-girlfriend-suddenly dashed in front of me, and I was shocked that she had the audacity to speak to me again. 

"Oppa! Dance with me!!" her voice slurred, and right away I noticed that she'd been drinking. (*Word used to address boyfriend*)

"Go away, Yoo-Ra. We're not talking anymore," I coldly replied.

"Oppaaa! You have to forgive me!" She squealed , trying to show some aegyo. (*Word used to address boyfriend*)

"Yoo-Ra, I'm warning you, leave me alone!" I yelled at her, completely annoyed at that point. First, Hae-Ri hadn't showed up, and now this idiot wasn't leaving me.

To my agitation, she threw herself at me; literally. She tripped over her own foot, and fell on me! Due to my usually caring personality, I grabbed her by the arm and helped her up, which made her even more greedy.

"Hae-Jun Oppa, can you gimme another chance? Jebal!! Sarangheyo! Jinja saranghae!" she said in a baby voice. (*Word used to address boyfriend*, Please, I love you, I really love you)

It totally disgusted me, this whole thing. I couldn't believe what I had got roped into. Maddeningly, Yoo-Ra grabbed the precious bouquet before I could even answer, and childishly hurried her head into it. She then jumped and grabbed my neck, almost throwing me down. I stumbled backwards, and pushed her away from me, but she hung on- like tteok.

I was just about to scream at her for the millionth time, when someone tapped my shoulder and called out my name, "Hae-Jun? Jinja mianhe-" and her eyes widened. (I'm so sorry)

I just stood there, speechless. What was it with the bad timing lately? Hae-Ri must've got the totally wrong idea; and I didn't blame her for that at all. Too make things worse, Yoo-Ra was now totally out of her senses, so to prevent herself from dropping to the floor, the was still hooked on to me.

 I almost pushed her aside, but she swung her head forward and softly said to me, "See you tonight." 

I felt her behaviour -especially her words-  sickeningly abhorrent, and I squirmed. But I wasn't quick enough, and I noticed that Hae-Ri's eyes welled up with tears. She spun around, and ran out. 

"Yoo-Ra! Micheosseo?! Get away from me, you simp! I can't take this shit any longer! You've hurt me in the past, and I'm not gonna let you ruin it for me, again!" I yelled in agitation, throwing her off of me. In my entire life of 21 years, I had never opted for violence, but I simply couldn't stand it this time. (Are you insane?)

"Oppa! Don't leave me! Fine, it's your loss!", she said, scrunching up her face, and bursting into tears. When we were dating, I had suggested her to stop drinking so often, but as usual, she paid no attention to my words. (*Word used to address boyfriend*)

At that point, a lot of people had started looking in our direction. Some were sipping on sodas, while others had glasses of cocktails in their hands. Without turning to look at Yoo-Ra even once again, I left the ballroom, and broke the code by entering the females' block. 

Naturally, nobody was around, and Hae-Ri was nowhere to be seen. I violently swore at myself, and searched for Hae-Ri in every part of our campus. I was completely out of shape, and that felt me breathless by the time I scoured the entire place. By then, I was really worried and scared that she had made some rash decision.

I disobeyed the rules by leaving the campus after 10pm, but for once, I didn't care. I had to find Hae-Ri. I simply had to, and there was no way around that. I ran and ran, till I got to the main road, where I stopped to think. Where would a heartbroken 20 year-old woman go? My brain remained un-helpful in the situation. Suddenly, I remembered something that Omma had told me about 4 years ago, when I was in highschool.

"Adeula, females tend to take these type of things pretty hard. We're just made that way," she had explained to me, when I had fought with my first girlfriend. (Son)

"But Omma, she's completely ignoring me! Who does that?" I had asked.

"Oh Hae-Jun! I myself, have done worse! Once, when I had got rejected by a guy in my college, I was so heartbroken, that I went to a bar in the middle of the night!" she exposed herself, now laughing about it.

That was it! Hae-Ri must've gone to a bar! It didn't sound like her, since she didn't usually drink unless it was an occasion, but it was worth a try. I decided to take a look at the bar that was closest to our campus.

Not surprisingly, the bar was extremely crowded, and I was flowing upstream when a crowed rushed past me. I finally got around to the counter, and  sure enough, I saw Hae-Ri slumping with her head down. She was no longer in her black dress, but instead, she wore a white-laced spaghetti top with a beige sweater, and a pair of white boot-cut jeans. Her hair was held up in a messy bun, and a few strands were let out in a cute way. I smiled to myself, relieved that I had found her.

Before I could reach her, a man with hair down to his shoulders, stood behind her, and I watched his hands slowly slide down her back. Without thinking twice, I aggressively slapped him, and he fell hard, his nose bleeding. My eyes widened at the damage I caused, but I was steaming mad. How could anyone be so shameless to even attempt to sexually harass a woman in public?!

Before I knew it, I was calling up the police and having them arrest this guy! I wrapped Hae-Ri's hand, and dragged her outside. The cold air hit us, and I held her face, wondering if she was okay. She hadn't said a word, all this while.

"Jinja mianhae, I didn't mean to hurt you. Theres nothing going on with me and Kim Yoo-Ra. She's just a crazy-" but Hae-Ri didn't let me complete my sentence. (I'm so sorry)

She wrapped her long fingers around my neck, leaned in, and kissed me! I was gratefully surprised, and once she pulled apart, I wrapped my arms around her waist, and hugged her tightly. We didn't let go for a long time.

"Joha, Hae-Ri. I like you so much. Please forgive me, you've changed my life, and even though we haven't known each other for long, I find myself missing you even when we've met just the previous day. I-I can't live without you!" I confessed. (I like you)

Much unexpectedly, I found tears streaming down her face. I wondered if I had somehow upsetter her, but then she laughed. Oh, so were they tears of joy?

"I like you too, Hae-Jun! I've never heard a guy being so honest about his emotions, and I feel like I don't deserve you...but I can't stay without you either, you mean so much to me! I was so hurt when I saw you with..." she said.

I placed my boney finger on her lips, shushing her.

"Forget that even happened, please. Yoo-Ra was uncontrollable, and I was trying so hard to get rid of her, but I think she was drunk. I would never ever think of doing that to you!" I said, frustrated at my stupid actions.

"I think I understand," she said forgivingly.

"Keuraeseo...will you be my girlfriend?" I asked, blushing, as this was not at all how I had planned the big moment. I waited in suspense. (So)

"Yes!" she grinned, and hugged me. I laughed in relief and joy at the same time. I lifted her up, and twirled her in the air.

I hoped that Hae-Ri and I would stay together for a long, long, long time.