Prologue
Have you ever felt like there’s no one to lean on? It’s hard, right? I know that. Yeah. You can call me a loner. I can accept that. I’ve been one for too long. I have been so lonely for a very long time. I couldn’t even know the feeling of loving and being loved.
Maybe that’s the reason why I don’t care about the others. I don’t mind them. I don’t give a damn on other people’s lives. Tss. It’s such a waste meddling with others’ business. I hate it. I am cold. I am untouchable. I am ill – tempered. I don’t socialize. I just talk to my friends. No one, I repeat, NO ONE CAN GO AGAINST ME. Coz if they do, *gestures a horizontal line on the throat* they’re dead as hell.
But that stopped now. I’ve changed. I don’t know why but this has happened for the first time in my whole lifetime. Hehehe. You think I’m crazy coz I used such ‘obscure’ words. But that’s alright. I’ll pass on this one. Why? Because I am happy watching a very beautiful scene.
Ssssshhhh. Don’t squeal. She might wake up. *smirks*
This girl. Tss. I can’t even help myself but to blush just by thinking about her name. This girl really helped me. She made me change my view in life. She gave me the reason to live. She gave me the reason why I should be thankful that another day has come again. She gave me something to look up for everyday.
I know you might think I am crazy right now. But… Yeah. I think I am crazy too. Crazy in love. *blushes*
Are you curious of who she is?
Tentenenen~ tenen! Confetti please~
Okay, I was just trying to make you laugh.
What? It’s not funny? Tss! I know. I’ll introduce you to her.
She’s Hana Lee. She’s nothing but a simple girl. She’s rich, intelligent, loving, sweet, kind and all the other good adjectives. She’s perfect! And… she’s my princess.
What? You wanna know how she looks like? Hmmm. How would I explain? She’s… AHA! She’s cute, pretty, beautiful, attractive, sexy and gorgeous. *Thinks again* Tss. She’s nowhere near those adjectives. She’s way, way, way, way~~~~ far beyond those good words. She’s even prettier than Aphrodite. You know, the Goddess of beauty? Hehehe.
Well, that’s enough! *Coughs* I sound like an i***t here already. And I can’t let that happen. It’ll ruin my image.
So, as I was saying… Wait. I’ve introduced her to you but you don’t even know me. *smirks*
Well guys. You might just wanna back out first. I don’t want any crazy readers over here. Promise me something first. You won’t tell anyone about me. No one knows my true identity. Yeah. Not even my princess.
*Brings out pinky finger*
Promise me? Please? Good.
I actually have three identities… Or just two? Whatever. You’ll know soon.
So… I am Chester Kim, Hana’s ‘always sleeping’ seatmate. Well, that’s one side of me.
Two. I am L, the cold student who Hana helped and treated. I am also her beloved neighbor. My house is just four houses away from hers. Without the houses in between, I could even watch her sleep at night in her room from my room. That must have been perfect. Do you think I should burn the houses between our homes down? No? Okay. Let’s just leave them like that.
And three… I am The Masked Guy, her prince who always protects her from the ones who bully her. She doesn’t know me and I know for 100% that she’s dying to know the real me. *smirks* That’s how ‘AWESOME’ I am.
You choose.
But above all… I am just one person. And I am telling you… I am a heartless, cruelest, coldest and *coughs* most handsome gangster in Seoul.
… And I am Hana Lee’s Masked Guy.