𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕖 𝕠𝕣 𝕞𝕚𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕝𝕖? [𝕙𝕪𝕦𝕟𝕝𝕚𝕩]

Chapter 16 ₊˚⊹ ♡

"Anyway, here are your drinks! Come back again!" Jin grins, placing them on the table before skipping back to the counter.

"Even the drinks here are amazing!" Mei says, taking a sip of her Lychee Milk Tea. Me and Jang-Mi also take a sip and fall in love (a/n: with the drink not each other) immediately.

"This has the perfect amount of sugar level and the pearls aren't overcooked or undercooked. The milk should be a bit more because the concentration is slightly high," Jang-Mi blurts out loud, "Oops. Sorry, I didn't mean to--"

"Don't be! All you did was give feedback on the drink!" Mei interferes.

"You have an outstanding taste!" I say.

"Well, I do like cooking. But I need it to be perfect. So I do learn how to cook professionally," Jang-Mi says.

"Woah! You should become a chef!" Mei exclaims.

"You think so?" Jang-Mi asks.

"Of course!" Mei replies.

"You can be like - Cookin' like a chef I'm a Five Star Michelin," I say in a deep voice, pretending to mix something invisible in my hands. The girls crack up at my act.

"Actually the max is 3 Star Michelin," Jang-Mi says between giggles.

"Wait really!? Jisung told me it was 5 Star! Damn! I didn't even know! All this time I thought I thought it was - Cookin' like a chef I'm a 5-Star Michelin," I gasp dramatically, making the girls break into a fit of laughter again.

"Alright Alright, It's pretty late. Do you want to head home?" I ask the two girls. They nod.

"I can call Uber and go home with Mei, what about you?" Jang-Mi asks.

"I'll just get my sister to pick me up! Don't worry, you guys head home!" I say. They both agree, thanking me once again before leaving.

I sigh in satisfaction. This week has been a rather long one and many surprising events have popped up. I can deal with what happened today, later. For now, I just want to go home and relax and watch some K-drama and eat sushi and certainly NOT think about Hyunjin--

"Felix?" a voice calls out. I groan in annoyance.

"What now!? I grumble furiously. I turn around to be met with Hyunjin. Before I could whine, I was pulled into a strong hug by Hyunjin.

"Wha-- MMF!" I muffle as my face is stuffed into Hyunjin's hoodie. I try to push him away but he only tightens his arms around me. I stop fighting after a while and allow him to hold me. He then pulls away and I'm left shocked by what I see. Hyunjin is crying.

"What in the mother cow--?" I gape.

"I'm sorry Lix. I really am. I didn't mean to hurt you. I genuinely didn't know about what Jang-Mi did. I just acted rationally and slapped you without choosing to hear your side of the story. I swear to god I'm so sorry about everything I told you," Hyunjin cries. I don't say anything but I just smile.

"It's alright. Don't worry about it," I reply. As much as what Hyunjin did, hurt me, I love him too much not to forgive me.

"Oh, and you know when I said I'd never like you?" Hyunjin asks.

"Yeah...?" I say.

"I don't think I'll ever like you..." he says. My heart drops but I don't show any emotions.

"Oh, that's fine--"

"Because I love you..."

My eyes widen for a moment before I cringe.

"That sounded cringe," I mumble.

"Hey! That's not the point!" Hyunjin whines, covering his face that is a deep red.

"Oops! Sorry, sorry. Uh... I don't know how to answer a confession..." I sigh.

"Okay, then I'll put it this way. Will you be my boyfriend?"

"No."

"What!? Why--"

"Because my friends might kill you," I state, "Also, they don't approve of you. And they hate you..."

"But I promise I'll take care of you! I won't let anything happen to you," Hyunjin exclaims.

"I don't know Hyunjin... you need to be at least on their good side. Let's not date for now but we can see later. But for now, I need to clear up this messed-up story... RIGHT AUTHOR??"

author: Oh no. He's looking at me! I didn't mean to complicate the story, ToT.

"Anyway, first try to be friends with my friends... so you can earn their trust," I tell Hyunjin.

"Fine. But don't date anyone else or I might get jealous," Hyunjin pleads.

"That should be fine... wait... IT'S 7:42? I HAVE TAEKWONDO. SHIT-- BYE HYUNJIN!" I yell, not leaving him any reply, before running to the car park.

"Olivia! Pick me up!" I shout to my sister over the phone.

"Augh. Why is it the moment that I sit down to relax, that you always call me up!?" Olivia groans, "I'm coming..."

-- next day --

I walk into school with a fresh mind. I took last night off so I could fix my well-being and have a relaxing night.

Let's keep today a simple, no-problem day--

But my train of thought is interrupted by a very loud voice screaming my name. Okay, not a voice, but many voices.

"I want to fucking die," I mutter, with a fake smile that stretches across my face. Problem No. 1. Let's fix this.

"FELIX!" they shout again. I see Sunoo, Jeongin, Sunhgoon, Jay, Ni-ki, Jisung, Seungmin, Jungwon, Jake and Heeseung all standing in a circle near the bathrooms. They're all beckoning me to come over. I take a step forward but my mind wanders back to yesterday and I immediately stop. Okay, I don't want to fix it anymore. Let's just run away from this one.

Without a second thought, I ran in the opposite direction towards the staircase that leads to the library. I can hear many footsteps behind me but I use my speed to the best capacity, losing them in a few moments. I sigh in relief.