A summer afternoon

The sound of an acoustic guitar filled the warm summer afternoon in the Choi’s backyard. Beomgyu, with his hair disheveled and a shy smile, watched from the kitchen doorway as Yeonjun, his brother Minho’s best friend, tuned the strings with a concentration that seemed almost artistic.

Minho was inside the house, busy playing a video game, leaving Yeonjun to entertain himself while he waited. However, Beomgyu had been studying and reading on the porch all afternoon.

Do you like music? Yeonjun suddenly asked, looking up and surprising Beomgyu, who had been staring longer than he should have.

Yes, Beomgyu replied, calm and carefree even though the 16-year-old boy that everyone at school admired was talking to him.

Yeonjun smiled, putting the guitar aside. Come, sit down. I'll show you something simple.

Beomgyu left his book on the table and walked over to sit next to her on the grass