Chapter 1

김지성 stared blankly down at her empty glass. It was lonely in the bar, and only her and the bartender, an old 여자, were left.

"Are you going to just sit there for the rest of the night?" the 아줌마 asked, cleaning a glass. "Do you need another drink?"

지성 shook her head a little, already feeling her eyes grow heavy. "아니요, 아줌마. 감사합니다."

The bartender stared for a moment at the girl, now awkwardly slumped over on the glass surface. Cupping her hands to her mouth, she yelled, "야, 민욘기! 왔!"

A pretty boy with milky skin and handsome features walked out of the swinging door. "네? 할머니, 뭐예요?"

"Please take her to your home," the woman gestured to 지성. "I don't want her alone, and I don't want you alone either."

The boy brushed his bangs out of his face, and sat down on a stool beside her. He poked her a few times with his middle finger.

The woman saw him and slapped him with her rag. "야, 바보! Do it right!"

He scowled, but gently shook 지송 awake. She yawned and stretched a little bit. "야, get up," he said.

She looked up at him and stood. He grabbed her arm, and started pulling her towards the door. "가자."