They left the beach a little after sunrise. More people started arriving. They couldn’t risk being seen. GD didn’t say it but Dara understood when he suggested that they already move.

Dara found a copy of GD’s CD, took it and flipped through the pages.

“So, tell me about your album’s concept. Why an apple?”
“Coz it’ll be so weird if it was an orange, strawberry, or grapes.”
“Nice point.” Dara smirked. “It’s very Twilight-esque.”
“Yeah. But it’s really just a representation of a heart. coz this album is about me, the kind of music i love, my feelings, my life. If I were holding a real one wouldn’t it be quite creepy? like those Jesus illustrations. You’ve seen those?”
“Yeah, but I don’t remember seeing him blonde.” Dara chuckled.
“Haha. Clever. But If you think of it it’s also as if I’m asking everyone to have a bite of my music, have a taste of my life. You know…”
“Yeah. I love it. It’s different but it’s all you still.”
GD smiled proudly. “Thanks. So what’s your favorite track?”
“Hello, of course. The Leader too. I love the siren blowing a lot, i don’t know. You all sound great. Really impressed with Chaerin. What can’t she do?”
“Yeah, she’s amazing.” GD answered. So she doesn’t like Butterfly?

Dara inserted the CD into the player and selected track #4.

“So tell me about Butterfly this time.”
“I wrote that while I was in Japan…was so lonely…got online.. saw your pix at the Stop Illegal Downloads event…
…you were so beautiful there especially when you were looking at Bom noona’s paper crane… “
He stopped.
“I think I changed my Cyworld to In or Out that time,” he continued. “But you were so cold…You’re always so cold to me.”
“Ay, stop whining. What did you want me to do?.. but how do you explain this 3-lettered name. You don’t think I’d actually believe that YOU crap you told me!”

“Why, would you rather I said 7-lettered name?”
“Why not? You were so specific about Sept. 19 in This Love.”
GD slowed down and pulled the car over aside.
“Why’d u stop?” Dara asked.
“Cos I don’t like where this is going, ok? It’s you.”

He took Dara’s hand and wrote on her palm -산다라 . Who else could it be?”
“I don’t know. They say Aoi.. Ji.”
“They who? You believe them than me?”
Dara just bowed her head. “Sorry… Let’s go already. I still have to catch Go Hye Sun before she leaves the apartment.”
GD was too deep in his thoughts to care about Go Hye Sun. He just simply started the engine and drove ahead.

“Dara!” GD called her as she was about to enter their apartment.
GD held the elevator inside.

“We’re okay, right?” He asked.
“Of course.” She smiled, touched his cheek.
“Anyeong, Blondie.”
“Anyeong.”