Love Yourself, Adan.
Episode 1
Adan
What a beautiful day!
Adan
A day with a soft wind, and a day with a beautiful girl.
Laurel
Are you joking, Adan?
Adan looked at Laurel for a while but he was smiling. And he said.
Adan
Beauty is not a joke. It’s a gift.
Adan
Every things has it owns beauty although they can’t be find out easily.
Adan
Like you, Laurel. You don’t know how beautiful you are by yourself and the few others, but I see you. I see your true beauty.
Laurel was gazing at the blue ocean and just listened to Adan keeping her right hand on Adan’s.
They, two, were in silence about 2 minutes and Laurel started to response to Adan.
Laurel
The idea of beauty is always shifting, Adan.
Laurel
Confucius says “everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it”. It’s similar to what you says. But sometimes there’re the things that’s lack of beauty.
Adan stood up and met his feet with the ocean waves. And he read a poem by Thomas Campion out loud.
Adan
“Beauty is but a painted hell;
shee wounds them that admire it,
shee kils them that desire it.
Give her pride but fuell,
no fire is more cruell.”
Adan
Visual beauty? Inner beauty? What’s more important to people like us? We all are greedy, Laurel. And we always think money can win all. But what if … what if …?
Laurel
But, Adan, we are greedier than we notice, right?
Laurel
Everyone wants the perfect ones. Including me. Adan, just keep your eyes on the things that make melting you softly. You’re deserved. You’re deserved to freely feel on the naturally existing things. Just jump out of the shell.
Adan
Pleasure, meaning or satisfaction to the senses like the eyes, the intellect, the aesthetic faculty or the moral sense are the qualities. Qualities to one’s definition. But sometimes or for someone, staying inside the shell is more convenient for him and the others around him, Laurel. Lack of beauty? Never mind for me. Lack is always being a part of my life, isn’t it?
After that, they remained silent and went back to their car.
Episode 2
Laurel
Are you still mad? I'm not speaking against you. Please take some relax, Adan. You must cuz you, literally, need it.
Adan
I have to give up, do I need to, Laurel? Tell me. It’s one of those moody times where I would break into endless soliloquy with myself. Every time I didn’t get the opportunity to do what I wanted to do.
Laurel
Are you sure, Adan? Are you sure you have not?
Laurel
So you fell in love with me, not because of your fullest desire and passion for me, did you, Adan? Tell me.
Adan smiled. Laurel knows that she can always make him smile every time she asks him this question.
Adan
Yes. Laurel, I don’t really love you.
Laurel patted Adan's arm.
Adan
Hey . . . Don’t do it. I'm driving.
Laurel nodded. By teasing Laurel, Adan was always able to reduce his suffocation to some extent.
Adan
I love you beyond measure, Laurel. There’s no limit to my love for you. The main thing is that you won’t leave me. If not, I can’t stand to those things you know, Laurel.
Laurel
Adan, I never thought I would leave you.
Adan
If I’m upset or feel like I’m dying of suffocating, you’re always trying to make me smile. Laurel, I wish I had found you earlier.
Adan kept driving, focusing on the front.
Hearing Adan's words, Laurel glanced at Adan's face.
Laurel
I also wanted to see you earlier. Whatever, now's I with you. I’ll be your paradise, Adan. Now smile. You’re no longer making me in love with that face. You smiles and so you’re cute. Smile. Please smile.
After a while, they two got Adan’s home.
As soon as Adan saw someone in his house, his face looks like a rainy cloud.
Episode 3
Adan parked the car in front of the yard and entered the house holding Laurel's hand..
Sandy was sitting in the living room. There was a glass of orange juice on the table in front of the sofa where she was sitting. Next to the glass of juice were two gift bags that were supposed to be given to Adan's mother.
Adan
Sandy, you arrived here?
Sandy
Yes, Adan. I'm waiting for you. I only found out only when she told me that you were going to the beach outside the city.
Meanwhile, Sandy seemed to notice Laurel next to Adan.
Adan
She's my girlfriend. Her name is Laurel.
Sandy
She’s beautiful. You really have a good choice, Adan. I've even envied your girlfriend.
Laurel didn't say anything, just smiled.
Sandy got up from her sofa and offered Laurel one of his hands.
Sandy
I'm Sandy. You can make friend with me as much as I make with Adan.
Laurel
Okay, I will. We’ll meet next time if we have time.
Sandy
OK. Adan, your girl is so friendly. I really like her.
Meanwhile, Adan's mother, Smantha, came downstairs.
Samantha
Adan . . . Sandy has been here for a long time. I told her you were going to the beach. She said she would wait as long as there was nothing to do at her home. She just returned from England today. I can’t tell her to come home after she has rested. She came us with a lot of presents.
Adan
Sandy, you don’t need to bring us gifts. I’m afraid of.
Sandy
Adan, don’t be. Here’re the gifts for you.
Sandy handed Adan two gift bags.
When Adan opened the bag, it was Adan's favorite perfume and watch.
Sandy
You don’t have to say “thank you.” Well . . . I've given you a present and I'll be back. Aunty . . . I’m leaving.
Samantha
Okay, Sandy. Take care.
Adan and Laurel sat on the sofa opposite her.
Samantha
You did not tell me, Adan, and you should have told me whether you would bring Laurel with you. So, I can plan lunch in advance.
Laurel
Aunty, it’s fine. I’ll eat when I get home.
Samantha
Okay. Then I would not do anything else. I still have to go shopping. Will you send me to go shopping, Adan?
Adan looked at Laurel's face. Laurel knew Adan wanted to accompany Laurel. However. . .
Laurel
Send Aunty to go shopping, Adan. I will take the bus back.
Samantha
This’s a good plan.
Laurel
Then I'm going back, Aunty. Adan, I'm going back.
Adan's face looked sad. Is it because he couldn’t send Laurel home?
Laurel could not help but wonder if it was because of his mother.
Adan escorted Laurel to the front door.
Laurel
Love you, Adan. I'm going.
Laurel left the yard and walked slowly to the bus stop.
Adan looked back at Laurel for a moment and then returned to the house.
Adan saw his mother Smantha's satisfied face as soon as he entered the house.
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