Serendipity

4 : NEHA & YOOSIN

I wait for them outside the school. The day went without Junghoon disturbing me. He kept on asking if Yoosin has been treating me well. In a way, I felt guilty for lying to him. I laugh whenever Junghoon gets protective. He feels like a friend to me now. 

I spot the boys getting out of the school. "Took you long enough," I fold my hands in front of me. 

"She's so cute when she's mad!" Sunghoon ruffles my short hair. I push his hand away. 

"Let's go," Lee says and we head to the cafe. I order 6 bobas. Each different flavor for each person. I carefully carry to the tray towards our table. Yoosin comes to my rescue. 

"Let me help," he takes a random tray and places 3 bobas on it. 

We chat about school and Junghoon. 

"Let's play Truth or Dare!" Jimin says. "I'll go first! Daniel!"

Daniel looks shocked. "Truth"

"Did you have a crush back in Australia?"

Daniel blushes. "I-I"

"You have to say the truth!" Sunghoon says. We laugh as Daniel stammers 

"Uh yes. I did." Daniel finally says and we all break into a flood of oohs and ahhs. "My turn. Sunghoon."

"Dare," Sunghoon says. 

"Do an aegyo!" We all break into laughter as Sunghoon hits Daniel on the back. But he does his aegyo. It is so cute that Jimin pinches Sunghoon's cheeks. 

"Ok enough!" Sunghoon says. "Yoosin!"

"Dare!" Yoosin says.

"Neha don't be mad at me ok?" Sunghoon says to me. 

"Ok?" I say unsure of what will happen. 

"Yoosin, I dare you to kiss Neha on the cheek again!" The rest of them, except me and Yoosin, laughs. Yoosin glances at me. Our eyes meet. 

Unfortunately, he sits just beside me. "Ok," Yoosin says. I can feel the others desperately looking at us. Quickly, Yoosin pulls me into a hug and kisses me softly. 

"Nice man!" Lee says. Jimin pats Yoosin on the back. I stay there in shock. He kissed me twice! What should I do? 

"Ok me," Yoosin says. "Neha!" I turn, startled. 

"Truth," I say since I cannot handle another dare. 

Yoosin pauses for a moment. His eyes searches mine. What is he looking for? "Truthfully tell us what bothers you now."

I open my mouth to say that nothing bothers me, but I notice Yoosin's eyes. He knows that something is up with me. "I want to know...that. Please don't get me wrong...but, can I be friends with you all?" I finally blurt out. 

"What?" Jimin puts his around around me. "You are our friend since we met you."

"Ya, why would you even think that?" Lee asks. Sunghoon and Daniel nods in agreement. 

"I just thought, since you didn't say that you were my friends," I say. "I thought you were just being nice."

"We wouldn't ask you to treat us bobas if we were just being nice," Jimin pouts. I chuckle at his cuteness. 

"I wouldn't kiss you either if I was just being nice," Yoosin says with his face dead serious. I nod.

"Ahh," Daniel says. "Come on don't ruin the mood now Yoosin." He pulls us all into a hug. I feel Yoosin's reluctant hands behind me. I don't want to let go.  

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YOOSIN

I saw it in her eyes. Her shock, her hesitance, even her smile told me. She was conscious about how she was, how she talked. 

I pull her closer into the hug. I want her to be my best friend, maybe even more than that.