Chapter 50

"Can you tell me how your day was?" I hear Hyun-Suk's question when everything has already turned into a pleasant silence.

"There was nothing new," I say, moving away from him and taking a few steps to look around. "Can we sit under the tree?"

"Can we stay here? There might be insects there."

"Are you afraid of insects?"

"Me? Of course not."

"That's good, because I was thinking about how to tell you that there's a caterpillar right on your shoulder."

"What? Get it off, get it off!" I see Hyun-Suk squirming around and I burst into laughter. The sound echoes throughout the place, making me look around once again and lose myself in enchantment.

"That wasn't funny," Hyun-Suk says, coming closer again.

"It was too," I say. "Come with me, Hyun." I pull his hand so that he walks to the tree with me. "Now I