Not my bias

Chapter 47 - Confused

Mira's pov

"Hey, can you look at these files?" One of the other junior doctors placed about six big patient patient files in front of me on my table. He didn't give me a chance to even acknowledge it before he walked away, leaving me feeling a little helpless.

My group of interns had been assigned file work for a week and this was just the second day of it. I felt tired already as I opened up my third file for the day. I could always take these home and look at them, I thought. I reached into my bag for my phone.

No new messages. It had been two whole days since I had seen Mingyu.

What was Mingyu up to? Why had he just completely stalled like that. I was actually worried he might have freaked out about us and changed his mind. Or Maybe it was an urgent shoot he forgot about and he had to leave in a hurry. Either way I was really unhappy with waking up alone that morning. I didn't know his new number so I couldn't even leave a discrete text.

I knew he was fine because Hybe issued a statement saying Mingyu was Prada's new face just last night. Which was exciting but I didn't know how to congratulate him. This was a weird start to our relationship. Was this what dating an actor/Kpop idol felt like? Maybe if I was an idol I would understand better.

I spent the next two hours working on the patient files until it was finally time for lunch. I dragged myself to the cafeteria and grabbed a plate for myself.

"Upset about the desk job?" Daniel came and stood beside me, grabbing a plate for himself while we moved ahead in line.

"Super depressed." I said, noticing that his hair was somehow different.

"Well, if you're tired I don't mind helping you out." He offered but I shook my head, smiling.

"I know you're pretty stoked with your own share of emergency ward duty work. I can sit this week out quietly. It'll be like therapy." I told him and he nodded slowly.

"So, I was wondering if you had time to meet some place outside of here." He asked me and I paused briefly. I wondered if I should mention my two day relationship with Mingyu that wasn't looking good at the moment.

"I'm just... I have been—" I started to say when I looked at his face and realised that I had the perfect excuse ready.

"You're engaged. Daniel, oh my god, I just forgot—" I said when he sighed.

"I got out of that." He stated and I stared at him in shock.

"I'm.. sorry it didn't work out." I said, still a little concerned that he might have broken it off in a rush.

"Don't worry, it's not because of you. I've been trying to break it off for a while now." He told me and I hesitantly nodded along. We moved passed the line and went over to a free table.

"But still, I'm sure it meant something." I told him and he shook his head.

"Other than a business deal? Not really." He said, looking a little upset. I decided not to probe that topic anymore.

"So, do you want to hang out?" He asked me again and I watched him while I struggled to chew my rice.

"Actually," I started to say, secretly hoping that Mingyu hadn't already bailed on me.
"Mingyu and I kind of started dating." I said, my own words feeling like a burden. Daniel stopped eating and put his chopsticks down.

"What?" He said, leaning forward and raising his eyebrows. I pursed my lips and nodded at him.

"When?" He asked me.

"Just two days ago." I said, putting my chopsticks down because I suddenly lost my appetite. Mingyu hadn't bothered to somehow leave me a message and had disappeared and here I was, talking about our new relationship.