Don't Make Me ~ Kang Minhee

Fourteen

Timeskip~3 days later

Taeyoung and Seongmin arrived back with food for everyone. There wasn't enough space for everyone to be in the kitchen at once, so we took turns getting our food.

It was the first time Minhee and I had seen each other in a few days. We both isolated from everything to try and recover. He didn't grab much to eat, and neither did I.

I went to my room to eat so the boys could sit at the table. It was from one of my favorite restaurants. Seongmin suggested it to help me feel better. And to make Minhee feel better, because conveniently, it was one of his favorites, too.

My plate was cleaned, and I just set it on my desk and laid back down to scroll on my phone for another few hours.

Someone knocked on the door. Unsuspectingly, I said, "Yes?" I slowly saw Minhee appear, and I jolted upwards in shock. He looked upset and scared, but he walked in, staying at the door.

"Kyunghu-" he began. He couldn't look at me, but I couldn't blame him. "I'm sorry." I was surprised.

He looked at my face, but not at my eyes. He could tell that what he said wasn't what I was expecting, and his face turned to regret.

"I should be sorry. I overreacted." His regretful face changed, but I couldn't tell what it was.

He paused and fidgeted with his hands. "No, I'm the one who distanced myself, and made you mad and confused, and caused all of this." His voice was unsteady, and he couldn't say anything else. I shook my head and stood up.

I walked to him and hugged him tight. He was really surprised, but wrapped around me, too. His head rested on mine, and his grip was strong.

We hugged for a while. It was refreshing. I didn't remember the last time we'd hugged, since he didn't like skinship. But this was one of those times he made an exception.

"I think..." I said, backing out of the hug. "Things are better as they are now." He agreed with me, which made me feel much better.

"Can we forget that all of this happened?" he requested. "Just go back to being friends?" I nodded, and for the first time in days, I saw Minhee smile. I couldn't hold back a smile of my own.