I was getting ready for school and feeling lighter than air. Jong and I had made up yesterday and we also confessed our feelings to each other, which means we're now boyfriend and girlfriend. Wow, I can't believe I'm somebody's girlfriend. I can't believe I have a boyfriend. I can't believe I have somebody as great as Jong. As I was brushing my hair and getting all my stuff ready for the seven hour day of classes, I heard my phone chime in the other room. A smile spread across my face as I went to my room to get it. My phone was lying on top of my desk, my Snapchat notifications going off. I smiled and swiped open my phone to Jong's messages. 

jongjong95

jongjong95

I saw your Snapchat story and saw you were awake, so I wanted to send you a good morning text. Good morning, my love~

pandadaniela

Good morning, Jongy. How did you sleep?

jongjong95

I haven't slept yet. Just about to go to sleep, actually. I just knew it was morning for you and wanted to send you a good morning text. 

Oh, that's right. It was around 11:00 PM for him, even though it was 7:00 AM for me. Yet he still stayed awake just to send me a good morning text. He was just too sweet. 

pandadaniela

Awww Jong, you should get to sleep, I don't want to keep you awake. We can text when you wake up in your morning. Maybe I'll be done with school by then. 

jongjong95

Alright, Daniela..I'll miss you. I hope you show up in my dreams~

Even though we're dating now, he still knew how to make my heart soar. 

pandadaniela

I hope so too~ Goodnight, Jong.

jongjong95

Goodnight, lovely~

Oh gosh, this boy was going to kill me. 

I smiled and shut off my phone, stuffing it into my backpack. I slung my backpack over my shoulder and went downstairs to walk to school. 

At school, I was greeted by none other than my friend Amber. "So, what happened with Jong? I'm invested in this story!" She asked, excitedly. I couldn't keep from smiling. "Well, I told him about everything. I apologized for ignoring him and I also told him how I felt about him." Amber gasped. "Oh gosh, what did he say?" I smiled even bigger. "He said that he felt the exact same way about me and..now we're dating." Amber's eyes lit up and she started screaming right in the middle of the hallway. "YES! You had your happy ending, oh my gosh, Daniela, I'm so happy!" She almost jumped on top of me, hugging me in a death grip. I just laughed along with her. "Thank you! Thank you for all your help yesterday too." She let go of me and put her hands on her hips. "Anytime, girl." She winked. "Now, let's get to physics." We both linked arms and started walking to our class. 

Suddenly, before I knew it, the first 6 classes of my day were over and we were in my Foreign Language class. This had become my favorite class just because at the end we were able to share our pen pal experiences, which meant I got to talk about Jong. As the rest of the kids told the class what they did, the teacher called on me to share my experience. "Daniela, how did you do with your pen pal this week?" As I stood up, I could see Amber from across the room making hearts with her fingers. I held back my laughter, but the blush on my cheeks said everything. "Well, Jong and I this week talked about our families." I remembered everything we discussed. 

"He told me that he has his mom and dad and he also has an older brother. His older brother's name is Kim Jisung and he's seven years older than Jongwoo, which would make him 25. The two were really close, but recently his brother went off to serve in the military." Just thinking about this made me remember how sad Jong was when he left. How he couldn't sleep for nights, how he couldn't stop thinking about him, and then that picture he sent of the two of them just hit me in the heart. I couldn't help but feel sad every time I talked about it. "He's been having a hard time with his brother's absence, so I've tried to console him. I'm able to make him feel better and he's doing much better now, but it still hurts to think that deep down he's really missing his brother." I sat back down in my chair and let out a sigh. 

"Thank you, Daniela. Yes, as we're learning through the pen pal program, different countries have different customs. Now, South Korea has an order that once a young man is eligible and of the right age, he must be drafted and serve in the military..." The teacher started and educational lesson about the history of South Korea, but I couldn't pay attention. I just felt so bad for Jong. I hope he was doing better with his brother being gone. I hope his brother can come back and visit him, even if it's a short visit. I know that will make him so happy. I wish there was a way I could arrange for him to come home for just a little bit..

Maybe there was. 

Suddenly, ideas started flowing through my head. I jotted it down a bit on my notebook just so I wouldn't forget. I started piecing everything together in my mind until I had the perfect plan. I knew what I was going to do as soon as I got home. Suddenly, the bell rang and it was time for the class to all file out of the room. Amber found her way to me through the crowd and looked at me. "You have your idea face on. What are you going to do?" I smiled at her. 

"I'm going to get Jong's brother back to him."