"Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" | SaiDa

Dahyun went upstairs for a while to do one of her house chores for today. She went to her room, along with some broom and dustpan with her as she is about to clean her room.

She started cleaning. Fixing her bed, sweeping some bits of dust on the floor, changing the curtain in her window and disposing some things that she doesn't need anymore.

After she opened the cabinet, aside from her nice line-up of clothes and accessories. there was something that caught her eyes the most.

Always has been whenever she visits her closet.

It was a picture album laid just at the side next to the shoeboxes.

She picked it up and it brought it with her as she sits in the bed.

She looked at the title of the book that was written flawlessly by her princess through a calligraphy style.

"Sana & Dahyun's Album Of Memories"

The book was opened, revealing a blank page first. Dahyun flipped it fast because she doesn't even have to see anything in there. 

There, the second page has been revealed to her. It contains, two pictures... but the first one made her smile more.

It was her first picture with this Japanese woman she fell in love with. Her name's Minatozaki Sana.

It was so happy back then that it made her reminisce that memory she had with the woman that captured her heart since Day 1.
                                                                 (FLASHBACK- 7 YEARS AGO)

Dahyun was just sitting in front of a cafe as she just finished drinking her ordered Iced Chocolate Coffee which was her favorite flavor. She was just relaxing her mind after thinking too much of words to place in her own composed song when she furrowed her eyes at something that made her really curious about.

She saw this girl that is walking while switching her gaze back and forth as if she's finding something. Based on her facial expression, it was mixed of irritation and nervousness.

Dahyun then decided to stand up from her seat, wearing her backpack again and finally left the cafe to approach the troubled woman.

"Excuse me, miss?", Dahyun poked her shoulder that caused the woman to turn her head around.

 "H-hi.", the woman greeted, slightly embarassed at the pale skinned stranger in front of her.

"May I ask if there's anything wrong?", Dahyun asked her which you can hear some worriedness in it even if she never even know this woman. "I already saw you going back here for like, 3 times now?", she pointed her index finger from left to right.

"Yeah... I'm lost.", the woman scratched her nape, sighing heavily at how frustrating it is.

"Just like I figured out."

"Sorry, I don't know the directions around here.", the woman chuckled shyly. Dahyun found it cute, just like how she looks. It matched perfectly, she thought.

"So you're not from around here huh?", Dahyun asked her with an interested smile.

"Foreigner."

"Oh. Let me help you then. I mean it's your choice if you want to.", Dahyun offer the woman, adding it with something to lessen how she hurriedly said it to her that might made her surprised. "Trust me, I'm just a music girl who doesn't have an intention to do anything bad to you. Well honestly I can't, I'm too innocent for that. It might not look like it but I assure you, it is.", Dahyun said as she tapped her covered guitar. Her joke earned a small laugh from the woman and that made Dahyun blush as finds out how easy this woman is to appreciate small things.

"Oh well then I guess I'll be really need some right now.", the woman nodded. "I'm actually getting scared a bit.", she expressed it by wrapping herself with her arms.

"So where do you wanna go?"

"Home."

"There's my car, let's go.", then she went ahead first and the woman just followed her from behind. They went inside, with Dahyun escorting the girl by opening the door for her.

Dahyun started to drive away, placing her bag and guitar at the passenger's seat.

"What country are you from?", Dahyun initiated a conversation to lessen the awkwardness.

"Japan.", she answered.

"Woah, you're Japanese?", that made Dahyun gasp in awe. The Japanese woman beside her just smiled at this good samaritan who finds her nationality amazing. " Cool. I haven't met one not until today."

"Really?", the Japanese woman was shocked.

"Yeah. I mean, ofcourse there could be also some Japanese around here but I just don't have a chance to meet one.", Dahyun said. She rotated the steering wheel counter clockwise to make a turn. "When it comes to the foreigner one though, I met one already. She's my friend from Taiwan.", she said proudly.

"Actually I also have my friends here from Japan.", the Japanese woman also shared.

"Where are they?", she asked, side-eyeing the foreigner.

" Home. We live in an apartment together. I actually went out alone because I wanted to explore Korea more but I guess my lack of understanding directions victimized me again so... here I am.", the Japanese woman said, scratching her nape for being embarassed at what she did.

"What about them?"

"My friend Momo went here last year so she knows something around here already." the Japanese woman kinda bragged about her friend.

"Oh. You should ask help for them next time.", Dahyun advised her.  "If I didn't noticed you, there might be a possibility that something bad might happen to you. It's nighttime too. Creeps and punks are around.", Dahyun relaxed her shoulders.

"I know. I'm sorry.", Sana said, lowering her head. She feels bad because her actions even caused a stranger to scold her at how dangerous situation she could've been into.

"It's fine, atleast you learned your lesson. My pleasure to help, anyways.", Dahyun gave her an assuring smile. She just thought she needs to do it because maybe she even made the foreigner sad.

"Wait, where are you guys staying again?", Dahyun asked, looking at the green light from the traffic lights while waiting for the people to cross the street thru pedestrian lane.

"At Gangdong-gu", after the Japanese said that, Dahyun had her eyes raised in surprise.

"Oh wait, I'm just at the next street with you guys.", Dahyun faced her, the look of disbelief is in her face. She never thought that this woman right here is actually her new neighbor who lives near from her.

"Interesting.", the Japanese exclaimed in a way like she just said.

After taking a last turn, Dahyun is now driving at the street she's familiar in.
The Japanese was pointing her the apartment she's staying and Dahyun stopped her car in front of it.

"Here you go."

"Thank you so much uhh....", she was about to finish her words but her face went awkward because she doesn't know what to call on this kind-hearted stranger. Until the latter did it's own move to introduce herself to the Japanese.

"Dahyun. Kim Dahyun. You?"