Could Love be Hard as Math?

Chapter 7

Mina POV

Next morning I woke up with heavy heart. I didn't sleep too much last night as I keep thinking the way to told Tzuyu. I can't tell her. I can't tell Tzuyu that she was indirectly rejected. She's been texting me all night and since this morning. I didn't even have heart to read her messages. I didn't know how to reply.

Now, I'm currently at the cafeteria sitting at our table lunch. Whole day I was avoid them because I don't know how to react. I sigh and let my face plummet into the deep depths of my backpack. Tzuyu will be here soon and I don't know how to sugar coat. Again, I sigh.

"Why don't you go with her?" I said.

"I'm not going with her." He replied.

"Why? I thought you are going to asked her?" I asked.

"I didn't say I'm going to go with her." He said sound a bit pissed.

Tell me, how I'm gonna to tell Tzuyu? Arghh. I can smell the bag of donuts and bread through my backpack. I bought a bunch of donuts to share with my friend. Nothing much just I hope I mainly can distract Tzuyu with her favourite ones, bread. Yeah, bread could be Chaeyoung competitor. And I don't think Chaeyoung could win over the bread. Here I am comparing Chaeyoung and bread. The thought of disappointing Tzuyu makes my stomach turn, and the smell of donuts and bread starts to make me nauseous.

"When are you going to give up the habit of trying to suffocate yourself with your backpack?" Sana said with a sigh.

She plops on the seat on my left. "Tzuyu is gone crazy. She won't stop talking and blabbering about going homecoming with Chaeyoung. She keeps complaining that you are not replying her messages." Sana complain to me with her stern face. I just give her a weak and crooked smile.

"I was in shower." I replied weak.

"For six hours?" She raise her brow.

"Well, after that I was eating my dinner." I answer again still with weak smile.

"I know you love to eat. But, do you eat you entire fridge? And six hours is excessive." Sana's expression softens after she see Jihyo making her sit straight.

"It didn't go well did it?" Sana quietly whisper to me.

I look at her and Jihyo then slowly shake my head. Sana and Jihyo tilts their head back and sighs. Then, I can see from far Tzuyu was looking for us. At me to be exactly.

"Mina!" She runs towards me and sits to my right.

"What did he said?" Tzuyu asked me excited.

'He said he doesn't want to go with you. He's interested with someone else. I'm sorry. You can get better. Let's go shopping after school. I will even try on some to make you happy. I might come to homecoming with you. So, don't be sad. I got you some donuts and bread.'

"I didn't get chance to ask him." I blurt out.

What the hell Mina? You spoke to much in your mind then that's it you can told her? You even lied to you best friend. The heck. This is making me sick. I feel like want to throwing up.

"Aww, really? Why not?" Tzuyu whines, hugging my arms and making her famous puppy eyes. She even pull off her signature pouts. Arghh!!

"Clearly its Minari we are talking about. She's practically mute and having a gold in her mouth around everyone except for us." Jihyo try to explain for me.

"But, you're his tutor. You guys must talk and comfortable around him. You spend must of the time with him, Mina." Tzuyu still whines.

"You could always ask him yourself." Sana suggests.

Its easy for Sana to said. She's always the one who rejecting the boys and girls. Not the others around.

"I will just have to get him to ask me." Tzuyu said.

Sana gives me a grimace. While Jihyo just give me a sympathy smile. I'm sure none of us can stop Tzuyu once she sets her mind on something.

"Oh, Hai, Chaeyoung." Jihyo said in a panicky voice. She tries to warn us to stop talking about Chaeyoung.

"Hai, Jihyo. What's going on? You guys seem in serious conversation." Chaeyoung asked while making his seat on my left after Sana moved beside Jihyo.

"Nothing." Four of us said in simultaneously. Way to be subtle.

Chaeyoung make his unbelieving face to us.

"Who wants donuts and bread?" I said offer quickly.

I give a breathy laugh and pull out the greased stained bag out of my backpack. First, I pull out the one for Tzuyu and hand it to her before placing the bag in the middle of the table. While Chaeyoung is too easily manipulated by food. He disregards whatever we were trying to hide from him and takes out donut glazed with strawberry. Strawberry again? I swear his is addicted to strawberry. Before he could take a bit, someone ripped a piece of it and popped into their mouth.

"Jeongyeon!" Chaeyoung glares at him jokingly before quickly taking a huge bite of whatever is left of the donut.

Then, one more Chaeyoung friend are quick pursuit. I recognise him then immediately. He's stand out in a crowd as he's so white. I think his name is Dahyun. Well, people called Chaeyoung and his friends the three musketeers. As they are so popular, handsome and nice. They are athlete who bring a lots of victory to our school. Moreover, they are smart too. They basically is perfect.

"Mind if I have some?" Dahyun asked. His head turning to see who's the owner of the bag of donuts. I nod and he takes out two chocolate glazed with one each his hand.

"Hey, stop taking her food!" Chaeyoung growls.

"Its fine. Really." I assure Chaeyoung.

He rolls his eyes at Dahyun and flashes his famous dimple smile at me. I cough. Whenever he doing that, its felt like a hammer knocked into my chest from the inside.

Jeongyeon tries to steal Dahyun's donut but he quickly stopper one in his mouth and secure the other while slap Jeongyeon hands away.

"Jeongyeon right? You can have one too." I extent the bag towards him and Jeongyeon takes out vanilla frosted donut.

"Thanks—." He stop then look at Chaeyoung smirk. Then look back at me.

"Thanks Mina." He said smiling sweetly to me.

I cough as I'm shocked he knows my name. Maybe, Chaeyoung told him my name. Wait, that's mean they talking behind me about me. I just smile back to him and pull back the bag and there's one donut left. Thank goodness I bought a lot. I was preparing this for a sob fest with Tzuyu. I slide the bag towards Tzuyu.

"Don't you eat?" Tzuyu asked.

"I don't feel like eating." She gives me a concerned look.

"Why? Aren't you hungry?" She asked.

"No. I'm just sleepy." I said fake a yawn.

"At least have a bite." Tzuyu said still concern.

"I will eat after school. I'm craving fries with a lot of ketchup right now. And that's all I can think about." I lie again.

I feel so bad for Tzuyu. I don't want her to be rejected. I will for sure try again after school. The least I could do is convince Chaeyoung to go to homecoming. Maybe then Tzuyu can have one dance with him. I pretend yawn and Chaeyoung pops a piece of his donut into my mouth. I almost choke on it from surprised.

"Problem solved." Chaeyoung said, satisfied. While lick his finger look at me.

I look around see the two his friend smile widen, while my friend look shocked as I am. But, Tzuyu looks even shocked than I am. Hurt even.

"Are you girls going to homecoming?" Jeongyeon starts a conversation. Damn. My stomach turns again with guilty. I bury my head back into my backpack and try to cancel out the conversation about homecoming.

- can't wait for perfect world. They all look hot in white and red -