The penthouse rose high above the Seoul skyline, its wide windows fogged with the breath of winter. Outside, snowflakes drifted lazily, covering the city in white silence. Inside, warmth clung to every corner—rows upon rows of books lined the walls, stacked in precarious towers across the polished wooden floor. Some spines were cracked with age, others gleamed new and untouched, as though the room itself had gathered the wisdom of centuries.
At the heart of it all sat a young woman, twenty-six, hunched behind a mahogany desk that was nearly drowning under scattered drafts and half-empty mugs of coffee. Her dark fingers traced the keys of her laptop, pausing only to adjust the glasses that had slipped slightly down her nose. She wrote as if each word carved a piece of her soul, as though the silence of the snowy day demanded a story in return.
Then, the sound came.
A chime, soft but sharp against the hush of falling snow—the doorbell.
She froze, pen halfway to paper. Nobody was supposed to come. Not today. Not here.
Click! The door opened, she saw two adults standing in front of her door one was a guy about 6'5 tall with his hair permed backwards he was licking a lollipop and obviously look uninterested and the lady about 5'11 ,short hair her eyes sharp like a hawk ready to pry on her next victim she also look bored but determination is seen over her face.
Who are you?
Can we come in the lady said not smiling.
Who are you? The black lady asked again
We are...
Let's come in first, the lady interrupted the guy who was about to speak.
She looked at them like she was rethinking her decision before she made way for them to come in.
Don't get to comfortable she said as they stepped in.
Wow! I never expected to see a house like this in Seoul said the guy ahh as if remembering something am Lee Do Hwan he said smiling widely as he stretched his hand over the black girl.
She looked at his hand then face looking a bit irritated.
What do you want she said as she turned to the girl who was standing beside the guy.
Ouch! That hurts said Do Hwan faking his hurt expression as he smiled widely
We are from Seoul metropolitan police we came to invite you to the station in a person said the girl ignoring her colleague.
The black girl smiled and it disappeared immediately it appeared on her face.
You sound rude short hair, she said sarcastically
It's Kim Mi Na she said ignoring the black girl comment.
Why would the Korean police invite me to the station am just a little writer in Korean and haven't caused any problem list I remembered so what is it The black lady answered
You should come over first we can't tell you the details we just came to invite you.
I hate ru... She paused as she looked over their shoulders a walking inside the house like he owned she immediately carried the nearest book closed to her.
Bend down she commanded the two people front of her and they just bend obeying as she targeted whoever entered her home in his head.
Aishhh!! The guy who was hit hissed loudly as he rubbed his forehead that was obviously bleeding from the hit.
Do you have to be this aggressive he said as he looked at her smiling playfully like the hit didn't affect him.
The two people just turned and looked at him.
Annyeong, he said to them as he went to take the first aid kit as he went to the black lady who was still glaring at him fiercely.
Why are you.... she said obviously annoyed seeing him do you think my home is a brothel you go and come whenever you like huh.
Sorry big sis have been busy he said still smiling, here clean my wound.
She took the kit from his hand completely ignoring the two people who was in her home before.
Should we expect you on Monday then said Kim Mi Na as she looked at the black lady who's attention was in fixing the guy whom she hit head.
She didn't reply at first when she was done she turned and looked at them.
I don't know but you seem rude and I don't like you so go tell your higher ups am not coming. She said and turned going upstairs back to where she was before they interrupted her without turning back.
You.. Mi Na was too stunned to speak
Haha!!, she's interesting said Do Hwan as he smiled widely again sitting down like he belonged there.
The guy who was hit few minutes turned to look at them suspiciously.
Who are you guys. He asked
Who are you. Mi Na and Do Hwan but asked at once looking at him eyebrows raised.
Am her best friend Ryan Kim just call me Ryan he replied
Hahaha! She even kept a rich heir close to her Do Hwan said rather playfully.
You know me Ryan asked
Take a Guess Do Hwan replied smiling as if enjoying the conversation
If Annie doesn't like someone or doesn't want to do anything she can't be forced Annie which is obviously the black girl name. So if you come back again she might disappear it won't be funny he said smiling or rather not smiling cause the smile was obviously not reaching his eyes . As he stared at them sharply ignoring Do Hwan statement before
Woah! Easy there we didn't come to fight said Mi Na looking at him sharply too we were sent to personally invite her to the station.
Did she beat up someone Ryan asked obviously curious
No it's confidential replied MiNa
Ahhh I see. Ryan nodded like he understood I see why she didn't give you a positive answer you obviously are rude
I didn't look at you irritatedly which I know I should have done replied Mi Na obviously pissed now.
Okay, see yourself out am kinda busy you see I can't entertain you both, fix your approaching attitude and come back else Annie would never reply you even if the president kneel to her she obviously hates you now hahaha! He said laughing.
Tell beauty we would visit soon again. Said Do Hwan as he smiled standing up heading for the door.
They both stepped out and the house settled down quietly like no have been there.
Ryan stood stared at the door that has stilled with quietness as he sighed looking up the stairs where Annie was sitting down he just stared at her quietly something like an emotion flashed into his eyes and quickly disappeared like it never came as he headed to room close to where he was standing door shutting quietly.