At least that was for Hae-Rin whose heart seemed to be working against her, creating a secret plan that Hae-Rin had no knowledge of.
When she woke up, dreams still clinging onto her like desperate fools, she had first noticed that she wasn't in her usual space in the daycare where she slept. There was no annoyed Eun-Yoo mumbling at the side, no Ji-Su's guitar melody, and no annoying residents grumbling and complaining about anything and everything. Then, as she held her eyes closed, trying to tell her dreams to go away, she felt a soft touch on her wrist.
There was a weight on her shoulder, too, like someone was pushing her down but also not. She could feel strands of loose hair tickling her neck and ear and she felt some of it on her cheek, too.
With her eyes still closed, Hae-Rin remembered that she had fallen asleep in the quarantine.
Her eyes shot open.
Hae-Rin saw her book, neatly lying on her lap, closed and ready to be read. Her hands were on top of the book and her bracelets were on display.
Hyun-Su's fingers were holding the charm of Wendy, fumbling the silver with his thumb before moving on to the Peter Pan bracelet. Hae-Rin, still trying to wake up and process everything, watched as Hyun-Su's fingers turned and twisted the silhouette of the flying Peter Pan charm.
She felt her heart skip a few beats and felt it plot its secret deeper, rooting it to the point of no return.
Hyun-Su's fingers gazed on her skin, some touching her older scars, some lingering on her pulse. He was now, with only one hand, holding both Peter Pan and Wendy side by side.
Hae-Rin could feel him watching the bracelets, felt the burning gaze on her skin.
She gulped, wondering how long had Hyun-Su been awake with Hae-Rin's head on top of his, wondering how long had he waited so that he could move and, as embarrassment hit her, she wondered how annoyed or bored he must have been while Hae-Rin slept, forbidding him to move.
That thought seemed to do it and Hae-Rin slipped away from her trance.
She stirred, pretending that she was just waking up so as not to let Hyun-Su know that she had been awake for a while.
