My best friend's girlfriend

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Minji sat up straight, gazing into my eyes.

- In general, I ... - how difficult it was. To look at her and know that my words will cause her, if not pain, then obvious displeasure. - I have to say that ...

Minji looked at me, then slightly lowered her eyes and at the moment when there was another pause in my speech, she issued:

- Is that a hickey?!

I blinked in surprise. What?

- I ask, is it a hickey on your neck ?! - Minji abruptly moved to me and pulled back the collar of the shirt. - SIYEON! I didn't think you love that, "Minji laughed, letting go of me. - And who is she?

I blushed. Heck.

- It's not a hickey, - I muttered embarrassedly and got up from the sofa to go to the mirror. Damn it, apparently, Bora did not calculate the strength of her teeth and bite.

- Believe me, Siyeon, I have had enough sex in my life to and I know what a hickey looks like" Minji continued to laugh. - Well, who is it? Why didn't you tell me? Is that what you wanted to say?

What can I answer her? I was going to tell her the truth, but I didn't plan to tell her that Bora and I had come this far. Now what? "Never mind, this is my new girlfriend who tried, by the way, this is your ex - Bora, we have been dating for the third week already", is that right ?!

- Is that Yoohyeon? Yes? Tell me! - Minji's eyes burned with interest. - You said she annoys you?

- This is..." I finally found a voice. "It's... yes.

Damn me! What a coward I am!

- Wow, how did this happen? Did she call? You? Tell me, - Minji sprawled on the couch, getting ready to listen.

- Well ... No, it ... It happened by accident. I didn't want to ... I just ...

- Yes of course. This is not the first time you sleep, and you still "didn't want to," Minji smiled. - And what? You are dating?

- No," I shook my head in protest. - We're not dating.

- It's a pity. She looks like a pretty good girl.

- Yes she is, - I nodded understandingly.

- I see, you are just fucking? - Minji stretched out in a knowing tone.

- I say, I have nothing with her! - I was angry. How long can I woo this Yoohyeon!

- Yeah," Minji giggled. - Tell that to your neck sucker. Both of you are like teenagers.

***

For the rest of the evening Minji made fun of me. And I cursed my cowardice. After all, I could tell everything frankly. It didn't matter how she reacted, but I wouldn't feel the remorse that overwhelmed me more and more. Now I was not only hiding something, now I also blatantly lied. No wonder they say that one little lie leads to another. And in the end, this is a huge confusion of lies that you will sooner or later have to unravel.

I thought about this especially strongly when I came to Bora a week later. Now we acted differently - if I went to her I came with Wolfy. So I didn't worry about her, and I didn't have to rush home in the morning to walk her. The three of us were sitting in the kitchen, waiting for the delivery of only ordered Japanese cuisine, when Minji called me, and I was looking at the phone in confusion. Finally, with a sigh, I answered the call:

- Hello?

- Hello! - judging by her voice, Minji was in a wonderful mood.

- Hi, Minji, - I answered and looked sideways at Bora, who squeezed my hand in support. She was aware of my confession fiasco, and although she didn't like my excuse too much, she said she understood me.