IN LOVE WITH A MAFIA – Episode 15

  The airy cold blew across Kendra’s face as she stared at Jong. The young man inched closer to her, as she took a step backward, with a throbbing heart. She didn’t want to be there but didn’t regret it. She wanted answers—they were all she sought. She felt hot in her denim, and the coat she wore made her annoyed. Despite the atmosphere being cold, she still felt hot. The expression on her face showed that of discomfort. Jong could easily see she wasn’t so comfortable with him.

  “Is it the cold?”

  Kendra breathed a yes. “A-actually, I-I’m hot,” she hesitantly made it known to him.

“Hot, you say?” Jong arched his brows. Amazed by her words, and clearly showing it, he asked her to take off her coat and leave only her gloves. “Just in case the cold decides to affect your palms,” he teased.

  “Even your jokes are lame,” Kendra muttered as though she knew him so well.

  “Hm?”

  “Can you just get to the point and let me be on my way?” Kendra threw him an angry look.

  “Oh.” He chuckled. “Sorry,” he said the ‘S’ word again.

  He was getting on Kendra’s nerves, acting like ‘Mr. Goody Man’. The second look Kendra gave him, made him get right to the point. He started by clearing his throat and went right on to introduce himself before anything.

  “Jong Harper…”

  “Is that your name?”

   “Taiyong Jong…”

  “Taiyong…?”

  “Jong-Su.” He completed.

  “And here I thought it was ‘sigh’,” Kendra couldn’t hold back the words that wanted to break free.

  “Sigh?”

  “Just kidding.” She laughed at his reaction. “But Psi?” She curved her lips in the cutest way Jong couldn’t help but stare at.

  “Yeah, I gave a fake name… intentionally,” he was standing close to her.

  Kendra didn’t realize this until their eyes met. Her body remained stiff as her legs were rooted to the ground. “What am I doing?” She finally got herself.