Ride Home || l.haechan

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Right, Aria was the one who commanded Haechan to be at her house before 8 AM. She figured that the earlier they leave, the more places appropriate for different types of dates they can find.

"Aria, kung ayaw mong tumayo dyan umusog ka nalang para makahiga ako. Ikaw nagsabi saking 7AM, inaantok parin ako." He proposes. Nanlaki naman ang mata ni Aria.

She jumped out of her bed fast enough to make Haechan fall to the floor just before he can tuck himself beside her.

He exclaimed in pain and God knows how sorry Ria felt but she can't come to close to her bestfriend. Not when he looks and smells like a baby who just come out of the shower. His hair is still damp, and his eyes almost closing.

He looks effortlessly handsome in the morning, Ria can already feel her heart pounding so hard inside her chest and her breathe pacing irregular, she's scared he might noticed it if he was too close to her.

"Maliligo nako!" She shouted almost flying towards the bathroom, while Haechan was left rubbing his back on the floor totally confused.

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Haechan was already sitting at the dinning table when Aria went downstairs all ready. He pointed the seat he save beside him for Aria but she opted to seat across which baffled him.

First she threw him out of the bed and never said sorry, now she's ignoring him? Aria knew it would make Haechan sulky.

Haechan and Aria kissed Aria's mother cheeks as they casually bid their goodbyes. Haechan was silent as he open the car door for Aria to the passenger seat and when he placed his phone to her lap just so she could play their favorite songs for day drives.

"Uy." Ria called him out. Haechan shortly glance at her before proceeding to drive his car.

"Sorry." She whispered.

"Ano may sinasabi ka?" He asked, obviously acting oblivious. Aria rolled her eyes, she hates apologizing. She would rather have you ignore her, than apologizing first. However, Haechan's case was always different.

"Wag na nga!"

He chuckled. "Oo na forgiven." He maneuvered his car to a mall's entrance and parked.

Ria was giving him silent treatment and Haechan couldn't help but laugh at how extra grumpy she is today.

Ang taas talaga ng pride kahit kailan.

"Bakit ka natawa?" She irritably asked and raised her brows.

Haechan shook his head, trying his best not to laugh. "Wala wala po madam."

Totally annoyed at her bestfriend, Aria was ready to smack Haechan's arm for holding his laugh so hard as if his lungs are about to burst when he swiftly held her wrist and pull her towards an arcade somewhere inside the establishment.

Aria didn't know how and when did they actually get to the place, she was so focused on looking at his hands on her wrist and him mostly. She placed her hand on top of her chest— her heart was pacing back and forth in an abnormal rate, what does this guy trying to do to her?

"Ri." Haechan handed her a handful of tokens.

"H-huh?"

"Saan kako gusto mo unahin laruin?" Napalingon si Ria sa palagid.

"Teka akala ko ba we're supposed to ocular places perfect for dates with Olive that you're planning?"

Haechan shrugs, "Bakit hindi ba perfect place rin ang Arcade for casual dates?"

Aria made face which made him chuckled. "Ah basta tara na nga basketball nalang tayo."

Aria was disinterested at playing basketball and Haechan was very much aware of that, but he plans on changing that today.

"Basta ganito mo hawakan ang bola tapos shoot mo..." He instructed while Aria was too busy calming down her beating heart at their proximity.

"Shoot mo." And so she unconsciously did. The ball surprisingly went inside the hoop and back to hers.

"See?" Haechan walks to stand beside his bestfriend. "Ano bati na ba tayo?"

Aria played with the tokens on her hand before abruptly placing few of them to Haechan's. "Sorry... natulak kita nang hindi sinasadya. Sorry hindi kita pinansin, tapos parang ako pa yung galit, ayan ok na ba sorry na." She meekly said.

He smiled, Aria may struggle at saying it directly but she definitely has her own ways of apologizing— exhibit a: Giving some of her tokens to him, kahit siya naman ang originally bumili nito. Haechan appreciates her effort for trying.

"Hindi mo kailangang mahiyang sabihin sakin yan, Ri." Aria looked up to faced him. "Magsorry ka lang, para akong bola na magbabounce back tapos bati na ulit tayo."

He looks right through her eyes and emphasizes once again, "All you have to do is apologize. And I'll do the bouncing back. We're good, we're good."