Fourth Avenue Cafe - Ty

“Hey..pssk..yea you! Come here for a sec.” a voice from behind him called

“Yes?”

“So I heard you’re engaged with Jessica Jung”

“Yea so? What’s it to you?” the boy questioned him.

“Nothing..nothing” he waved his arms defensively

“I see, is that all? I have a meeting to attend.”

“Er..we’ll chat another day.” He turned and walked away

“Hey, what’s your name and how do you know Jess?” the suddenly possessive boyfriend inquired.

He turned around with a lazy expression and mumbled “Ty Kim” and left.

“I’ll be seeing you around, Ty”

***

“Hey you..”

“Kim…what do you want now?”

“Ooo what’s with the attitude man?” Ty mocked him, as if they were buddies for a long time when they actually only met yesterday.

“Look, let me cut to the chase. How much do you know about Jessica? Don’t try to lie, I know. And I also know your families set you two up.”

“What the…how did you know and why are you so curious?!” annoyance was written all over him.

“Relax, I’m not trying to steal your girl away from you. I just thought you should know some things about her. I think the two of you look good together.”

“Er..thanks?”

“Jessica hates cucumbers, in fact she’s allergic to them. She can’t even smell them, if not she’ll feel like barfing. She doesn’t like anything made from cucumbers either, like lotions and what not.”

The boy listened attentively as Ty went on.

“She hates it when people wake her up, so you can forget about the whole sweet good morning texts. You’ll just piss her off.”

“Jess is really picky when it comes to trying out new stuff, especially new food. She’s the kind that person who always order the same thing when she goes to a restaurant she frequents. She won’t touch anything unless recommended by somebody she trusts.”

“She also doesn’t eat all those extras like garnishing on food. Garlic, onions..stuff like that. She needs somebody who can get her out of her comfort zone and also help her clear her plate.”

After talking for an hour or so, Ty was interrupted by his phone. He replied the message and turned back to the person sitting across the table from him.

“I gotta go. See ya”

“Wait..how do you know so much about her and why are you telling me those stuff?”

“I’m just an old friend of hers. I don’t have much time left. Please take good care of her.” Ty got up from his seat and jogged away.

***

End

A/N: i had no prior planning for this.

hey guys! another song to recommend :D

Yasashisa no Riyuu by ChouCho

it's from an anime called Hyouka (the word literally means Ice Cream) while the title..i think it means Gentle Reason or something because:

1. Yasashisa means gentle or kind

2. Riyuu means reason (sounds almost the same like in Chinese hor? that's the awesomeness of Japanese)

Bar Scene

A lonely figure walked aimlessly on the banks of the river which runs through their city. Tears cascaded down her cheek as she walked, barefooted with her heels in hand.

How great would it be if happiness was as simple as a love song?

That was the only thing on her mind

***

A young man was nervously fixing his tie in the toilet of a bar. Fidgeting with it, he didn’t notice his friend coming up.

“Why are you still here?” his friend questioned

“Almost done…”

“Are you sure you want to do it this way? It’s so unromantic.”

“It’s romantic because nobody has done it this way before”

“Alright..alright..now come on, let’s go back.”

The two men went downstairs to join the rest of their friends. They were having a fun night out. With everybody on the table slightly tipsy, they decided to play the classic game of Truth or Dare. All sorts of question were thrown across the table and also all sorts of ridiculous dares. The bottle spun and stopped at a short haired girl, who so happened to be that young man’s girlfriend.

“So, Truth or Dare?” the others asked eagerly

The girl was hesitant and looked at her boyfriend for help.

“Truth..truth..” he said

“Alright then..truth it is” she announced to the table.

“ok ok ok! I got one! So how many were there before you two met? This question is valid right?”

“How many what?” she asked back

“Oh come on, stop pretending. How many men were there before you two met?”

“Hey, do you know how many were there?” another friend asked him

“I don’t know..I could’ve sworn she told me she was a virgin” he shrugged and the whole table roared laughing.

“Shut up” she playfully slapped his shoulder and continued “ok ok, 3..there were 3..happy?”

And with the bottle began to spin again. The young man was sitting anxiously thinking why hasn’t the bottle landed on him yet. He looked at his friend on the right and gave a nod. The next thing you know, the bottle stopped pointing at him.

“Woohoo!!! Finally!! Come on! Truth or Dare?”

“Dare” he bravely replied.

“Alright! Propose to her.” The table fell silent as soon as the dare was said.

“Hey..guys, why so quiet all of a sudden? Don’t scare me” she asked the gang when she saw her boyfriend got up and kneeled.

“This is my Dare and also my Truth. From the first moment I saw you I told myself that I have to marry you. Will you marry me?”

Before she could react, another person had came up to the table and stared at the young man and the shifted her gaze to the girl. Slowly she bent down and whispered huskily

“Congratulations..” before crashing her lips onto the girls, leaving the whole table gasping at the sight of the two girls kissing.

The girl pushed the intruder away a few moments later after a bit of a struggle. Standing up right, the intruder merely smirked and walked off.

Everybody was stunned, to say the least especially that young man.

***

Tbc

A/N: based on 想幸福的人. i own nothing.

Tonight

another song to recommend :D

Pixie Lott's All About Tonight

Fourth Avenue Cafe - Epilogue

Fin

It has been a few years. Somehow I found time to pass rather slowly now, or perhaps it has always passed at this pace but I never really noticed it. Semesters had gone by and I barely made it through. My friends got worried when I returned to campus looking like all the life had been sucked out of me that time. They found out about what happened soon enough. Our old gang members too. Each went to pay their last respects to our ‘comrade’ as we would call each other all those years ago.

I find myself here time and time again whenever I’m back in town. There’s just something to it, I don’t know what, that draws me in almost every single time I pass by. Sometimes I’d just stand outside the shop and just scan the interior for a while before walking away.

So here I am again today, the same as the day before. I’m at this seat, the very same one I sat in years ago while goofing off with him. I gaze at my cup, a drink I know I’ll never touch. As I trace the cup’s edges, I silently pray to hear those two words just once more

“Hey Jess!”

I sighed knowing that I will never hear them again. I wish for him to come up to me and tap my shoulders one last time but of course, I know that will never happen again no matter how hard I wish.

No more spending afternoons catching up.

No more teasing each other.

No more café dates.

No more…

I closed my eyes and took one deep breath and exhaled. Opening them, I made my decision. I had to let go and so I did. With one swift movement I was off the seat and out the door, walking away and refrained from turning back.

Today is my last day in this country and I came back to say goodbye to an old friend, an old crush and also the Fourth Avenue Café.

Fourth Avenue Cafe - Fin

Part 1

“Hey Jess! Fancy running into you here” the boy chuckled “seat taken?”

“Haha very funny..and I know you’ll plop your butt on the chair even if I said it was taken.”

“Point taken” he grinned and sat down with an ‘oof’

“Hey, why is it that this seems to be the only place we can meet?”

“Huh?” he asked while munching his sandwich, revealing the mushed up contents in his mouth.

“EW! Close mouth while chewing please. And I was saying that why is it that I don’t seem to be able to bump into you anywhere in town besides here?”

He nodded and swallowed before answering

“Because..I’m in my room most of the time.” He shrugged and took a sip of his juice.

Jessica looked at him quizzically and he returned the look with a comical one while wiggling his brows, causing her to burst laughing.

“Stop it I’m serious! Why are you in your room most of the time anyway? You should be out chasing girls or something..or do you already have a girlfriend which I think I have the rights to know about.”

He waved his hand to brush off the idea of him having a significant other.

“I just..have some stuff to do..”

“And does these stuff interfere with your meal times?”

“Pardon?”

“Meal times, ya know? You lost quite a lot of weight since high school graduation.”

“Baby fats disappear by themselves when you hit 20 ya know.” He snickered.

“Oh shut up you..”

That day was rather different. After chatting for about half an hour or so he suggested that they go for a walk seeing how nice the spring weather was that day. She agreed and the two left the café, chattering away like two kindergarteners.

After strolling along Fourth Avenue for about an hour or so the two bid each other goodbye as the day darkened. Another unspoken promise was made that they would meet again tomorrow in what they have come to refer to as their café on Fourth Avenue.

***

“Mom, I’m going out. Be back in a while.” Jessica called out to her mother before she opened the front door.

“Jess are you going to the café to meet him?” her mother’s voice echoed throughout the house.

Jessica turned around to see her mother walking towards her with a rather unreadable expression plastered across her face.

“Yes mom..why?” she questioned with one brow raised.

“Oh honey..didn’t he tell you anything? Or at least hinted to you?” her mother’s expression fell further, causing Jessica to worry.

“Mom what are you talking about? What didn’t he tell me? Mom!” Jessica shook her mother by the shoulders when she fell silent.

“He…he passed about an hour ago..his brother just called me. Apparently he was suffering from a hereditary disease for some time now, the same one his father died off. He even dropped out from college because of treatment..” her mother couldn’t continue as she choked on her tears.

Jessica couldn’t believe her ears. Her eyes widened and her knees threatened to give way but she managed to hold herself upright and stormed out of the house.

She drove like a maniac, not caring the constant blaring of honks she received from the other drivers along the way. She didn’t even bother to park properly when she reached the hospital in their sub-urban town.

She fumbled to check her phone’s inbox to confirm the room he was in. Her mother text her the details after seeing her daughter rush out with no prior knowledge whatsoever. Along the way she could hear the nurses whisper to each other about the patient in her destination

“That poor boy in 309…”

“I know..”

“He would have lasted a bit longer…”

“If he didn’t keep missing his treatments these two weeks…”

“He disappears almost every afternoon for hours..”

“And he was such a fine young man too..”

“It’s so sad he got diagnosed so early…”

Jessica stopped and let the conversation she just overheard sink in.

He’s been sick all along and he never told me…

He’s been missing on treatment sessions and he never told me…

He’s been shortening his life by spending time with me and he never told me…

He never told me…

Jessica gathered the remaining strength in her legs and marched to room 309 where the first thing she heard was his mother’s accusing voice and his siblings trying to calm their mother down.

“YOU!! This is all your doing!!! If you never showed up he would still be here with us!!”

Jessica instinctively backed out of the room slowly as she saw that his mother was ready to pounce on her if it weren’t for his brother restraining her.

“Mom she didn’t know anything. You can’t blame her”

“Of course I can!! If that girl never showed up your brother would still be here!! He would still be here!!” his mother cried in anguish as she pounded his eldest son’s shoulders.

Jessica’s eyes alternate between his mother and his body resting on the bed for a few moments before deciding that it was not her place to stay. Quickly she turned on her heels and left the room, ran down the corridor while wiping the tears off her eyes.

***

Jessica missed the funeral. She couldn’t bear to see that scene again. The hurt in his mother’s eyes were too much for the young lady to handle. She waited at a safe distance for everybody to clear after the ceremony was over before slowly approaching the grave.

“You stupid dork! Why didn’t you tell me anything?!” she muttered under her breath as she made herself comfortable sitting in front of his tombstone.

“You should’ve told me…” she trailed off reading the carvings on the stone before her.

Ty Kim

2013-2033

Brother, son and dear friend,

You will be missed.

***

A/N: done! woohoo!! with approximately 2,200 words, i'm pretty proud of myself for not giving up on this haha i think the trick for me to finish something is to write the beginning first..then post it up..then write the ending..then think how to link the head and the tail lol

so..feedback? please drop a line or two. i'm borderline begging you guys to. please?

thank you for reading this. =]

Epilogue

Fourth Avenue Cafe I

Intro

Jessica went back to the café a couple of days later. She liked the little shop a lot, the ambience and it didn’t helped that her usual group of friends weren’t having college breaks at the moment so she was pretty much alone during that break. Armed with her book, she took her seat at her usual table and continued from where she left off previously. That was until she felt something creeping up behind her.

She slowly turned her head and was greeted by a loud “BOO!” and gave off a high pitched squeak. The culprit threw his head back laughing and went to take a seat at her table.

“Not. Funny.” She threatened and glared at the laughing boy who was wiping tears from his eyes.

“Sorry, couldn’t resist” he managed to reply in between chuckles.

Jessica scoffed and turned her attention back to her book, much to the boy’s chagrin.

“You weren’t this boring in middle school…you used to think of ways to get back at me…” he mused

“Well some of us grew up” she said in a tone harsher than intended and immediately berated herself when she saw his expression fell in an instant. “Sorry…”

“No worries! I’d expect nothing less from Jet High’s Ice Princess”

“Right….”

“Ya know this reminds me of the time in middle school..remember when we scared the heck out of our homeroom teacher?”

“hahahaha!! How can I forget?!! We got enough detention to last the year!!” Jessica burst laughing at the memory.

And the two started talking again like before. Her book was abandoned, so was his drink. They went on and on reminiscing about the good old days, when everybody was still living in the moment instead of eagerly wanting to grow up.

It was actually that summer when they were 14 that they started drifting. Everybody’s parents seemed to want to keep their child to themselves, they wanted their child to stay away from one another’s because they thought their child had had enough of these kiddy games and playmates. That was the loneliest summer for them. Well, at least Jessica still had him to play and hang out with. Their parents were good sports unlike the rest so they let their kids be.

“Hey..what else do you do while on your break? IMHO you’re coming here practically every single day. Are you that boring of a person now?” he chuckled

“Well smartass..I do have other activities besides sitting here reading..”

“Such as??”

“Such as…” crap I really don’t have anything to say!! “Such as..doing chores of course. The house doesn’t clean itself up ya know..” Jessica regretted the moment the words left her mouth.

“HAHAHAHA!!! So you really DON’T have anything else to do? HAHAHA!!!”

“Whatever I am leaving.”

“Sure Jess! I’ll see you here tomorrow!! Haha!!”

Jessica stepped out the shop and shook her head at the boy’s childishness, failing to suppress a smile from forming.

***

She’s late today..ok ten more minutes then I really have to go

*ring ring*

“Hello?”

“Where are you??!! Why did you leave your room AGAIN?!”

Crap..busted “Sorry mom I’ll be back in about 15minutes! I promise!”

“No, come back now!!” his mother was furious at his actions and he knew it.

“Ok..give me 5minutes” he sighed and hung up.

Just as he was about to get up from his seat, the door opened, revealing a slightly panting Jessica who immediately scanned the café for a familiar face.

“Over here Jess” he waved as he walked to the door. “You’re late today” he teased

“I know..got stuck babysitting my mom’s friend’s kid. She said they’ll be back an hour ago but…” she paused. Why am I explaining myself to him anyway?!

“Relax, I gotta go. Mom’s on my case. Yikes!” he smiled at her and quickly left the shop.

Seeing him disappear into the corner of the block, she sighed and left.

No point going in now anyway.

-meanwhile-

“Where have you been, young man?! I told you so many times before never leave this place!” his mother started to nag the moment he opened the door.

“Yes, mom. I’m sorry for sneaking out..again..”

“Don’t even bother promising me there won’t be a next time because I know..there will be one. Why can’t you just listen and stay? It’s not like I want to nag you on this, it’s just..”

“I know..for my own good..” he interrupted

***

Tbc

A/N: ok so i have a rough idea where this is going so yea..haha feedback? thank you for reading

The End

HoMin

was listening to Tohoshinki's TONE album (Japanese) and i'm liking these two tracks a lot =]

Back to Tomorrow

[FULL][AUD]Tohoshinki - Back to tomorrow from manaras on Vimeo.

Telephone

=]

Fourth Avenue Cafe Intro

“Hi!”

A brunette looked up from her book as she felt somebody tapped her shoulder and was greeted with a toothy grin from a blonde haired boy.

“Oh? Hi! What a coincidence”

“Yea..hey, Jess mind if I share the table with you? Everywhere else is full…” he trailed off as he stood awkwardly with his tray of coffee and sandwiches.

The brunette chuckled and nodded as she scanned the vicinity of little bustling café. She cleared the table and the boy graciously sat down.

“Haven’t seen you in a while, Jess. You on break from college?”

“Yup, two weeks off then it’s back to that dead hole…” she took a sip of her drink.

“Can’t be as bad as my place. It’s so dead I don’t even know why the built a college there” he unwrapped his sandwich and took a bite.

“Dead places are better study environment, no?”

“ya waight..weew boohed thuu deatffft derr”

“Swallow then talk please” Jessica laughed at his silly antics.

“Sorry, I said ya right, we’re bored to death there. I mean seriously..no theatre, no mall, no bowling alley!” he rolled his eyes while describing the little town his college was in.

Jessica smiled at his actions. It has been a while since the two of them had a chance to talk like this. Ever since middle school graduation their group has been separated as everybody else started growing distant and in the end, enrolled into different high schools in the district. Jessica was glad to have at least one member of their group in the same high school as her. They talk from time to time but they weren’t as close as they were when they were kids.

He is quite the chatterbox and a very sociable person. He has been talking for about two hours now. His coffee has gone cold and his sandwich, half eaten and still in his grip as he waved his arms all over the place to gesture as he told his stories from college. Jessica sat there quietly, laughing occasionally and listened. Book untouched after he sat down, the brunette is enjoying her time with her old friend, not minding that he did most of the talking.

“Whoa look at the time.”

He scratched the back of his head as his face scrunched up thinking how long he had been talking.

“Sorry for talking so much”

“It’s alright, I don’t mind. Besides, it’s fun listening to your stories.”

“Really? That’s a relief!! Hey Jess I gotta go. I’ll see you around aye?”

“Sure..see you around”

He turned back to wave at her and jogged away while she, after having enough of staring at his form, turned around and went the opposite way.

***

tbc?

***

erm..feedback would be very much appreciated. i'm still considering whether to continue or not.. thank you for reading =]

part 1

Happiness

ohohohohoho!!! Rainie Yang's new song/mv is out!

:DDD

and it's titled 想幸福的人 [Xiǎng xìngfú de rén] (a person who wish to be happy).

honestly i was expecting a more upbeat song when i saw the title because..i don't know, the title just gave off a feel that the song would be somewhat similar to 仰望 [Yǎngwàng] (Longing For) (title track of her previous album in 2011)

and it turned out to be a ballad! FUUU!!!!

well, i'm not really complaining since i like ballads. this is no exception.

first of all, the song itself is good and the MV is just beautiful! (please note that i'm only referring to the scenes where she was walking down that lane from dusk to dawn, the lighting and everything was perfect!! i could care less about the 'story' part of the mv actually..)

and..there's a kiss scene ._.

/)__(\ *close eyes*

was absolutely dumbfounded..mouth hanging wide open and all

but still..take a listen to the song..the mv doesn't matter does it? =]

oh and how's the new background? =] it's a screencap from the MV

Better

found this song today and i like it :D

sharing is caring =]

Kim Ji Soo & Taru - Better

#TypicalACSian

i got bored so i thought i'd humour myself? haha

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a lansi rant post

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Sanpo

hope you guys like this song as much as i liked it =]

Chizu Sanpo by Kukui (chizu means map while sanpo means walk so i'll let you guys translate the title yourself since i'm not very sure how to put it in English lol)