[mature] She didn't know who she was texting.
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Jae is a twenty-one year old Korean-American university student whose life is just ordinary. Struggling through the confines of cultural differences between her lifestyle and ethnicity, Jae finds her...
I take this opportunity of silence to think about the events that have just unfolded in the last 10 minutes or so.
I am texting a random stranger from which my mother has recommended. This whole arrangement seems too much like the 90s except instead of letters we are doing it through text. It's 2018. I was sure up until this point that my mom trying to set me up with people was over. But I was wrong.
She has met a new level of desperation. She went to lengths in order for me to be texting a person I don't know. I mean, I don't even have a face to put with him. All I know is that his name is Justin.
Justin? I highly doubt he goes by that name in South Korea. Maybe because I am from America he felt the need to use his international name. I sigh. I'm overthinking this.
Why do I care so much? Maybe it's the fact that it is so mysterious that I want to know more. Maybe if not romantic, I can gain a friend from where my family is from. My parents are always complaining that I ignore my Korean roots. Maybe this can be a new beginning.
"Hm," I sigh. I've only spent a few hours watching various videos on my laptop but it feels like I've been laying in bed forever. I check my phone absentmindedly, not knowing why I thought I would've gotten a text.
It's 1AM in South Korea. He must be sleeping.
My phone buzzes, a notification from twitter lighting up my screen. I am happy to see it's from a K-pop group I follow. I unlock my phone and smile at the screen. Why is Jungkook awake?
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I happily like and retweet his selfie. Jungkook is the youngest member of the k-pop band, 방탄소년단. (BTS). As a Korean American not only do I listen to k-pop, but of course I would support a group as they have begun taking over the American Market. Although my bias is Taehyung, I love all of them.
"So cute," I gush and start scrolling down the replies. It would be nice to see actual replies instead of spam; but, nonetheless I'm happy about all the attention they are getting. A notification pops up on the top of my screen.
J: hi
You: why are you awake? sleep!!
J: ahh work got just done
You: just got done*
I cringe at myself as I click send. I don't want to be that person.
