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A Familiar Intruder
Si-ri sat lost in her thoughts when a sudden sound brought her back to the present. She quickly realised that the sound was coming from the bushes near the cave. Si-ri quickly hid for her safety, peeping from her hiding spot. The slim figure was moving towards the cave, Si-ri couldn't see the face clearly but noticing the attire she was sure that the intruder was a man. Clutching an iron rod in her hands she stood prepared to attack the coming intruder.
The man was heading towards the cave, whistling.
"This intruder must be a pervert," Si-ri held the rod tight and was ready to pounce on him.
The moment he entered the cave, he encountered Si-ri as she was about to attack him but they both froze in shock looking at each other. The rod was dangling in the air being in Si-ri's hand because the intruder was none other than Min-ho.
Si-ri's rendezvous with Min-ho was radically contingent and unpredictable.
Si-ri bits her lip in furry. She was still trembl
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