August Nights || Kim Mingyu

38. Hwa

"But I don't wanna go Gyu, my family sucks! And the brother I actually like won't be there to be my shield" I complained on Saturday morning.

Looking after Mingyu was a fun distraction, I hoped he'd forgotten about this stupid lunch at my house.

"You have to go Hwa, she's your mother" he pulled the blankets off me.

"She's my birth-giver. That's it" I protested and pulled the blankets up.

"Well, I want to meet her!" He yanked the duvet and kept it in his hands.

"You're not invited and I'm not going" I threw a temper tantrum and burried my face in the musk-scented pillow.

He's right. I have to go, but I'm never EVER going to tell him that.
I waited for him to leave the room before I messaged Cina.

Me: are you going home today?
BabygirlC: Nah, I can't gatecrash every function
Me: It's not gate-crashing, you're family
BabygirlC: so you're going?
Me: Do I have a choice???
BabygirlC: put on your big girl panties and just go for an hour so there's no problems
Me: 🤬
BabygirlC: 😘

I screamed into the pillow and then got out of bed.

"Are you done throwing a tantrum?" Mingyu handed me a cup of coffee.

"Yeah, now I'm ready to throw hands, say I threw a tantrum one more time. I dare you"

He laughed at my annoyance.
"Is it that time of the month Miss Moody?"

I sat my coffee down and punched him on the arm as hard as I could. "Don't EVER say that again! It's rude! You don't bleed and suffer from cramps AND BLOATING every month so you don't get to say that"

I ignored my throbbing fist. "Ouch," he chuckled and rubbed his bicep "Is your hand okay?"

"Shut up!" I stormed off to the bathroom. It was that time of the month.

Great, now I have to deal with my family while I bleed out.

"Mingyuuuuu-" I shouted "Please go to my apartment and bring me a dress"

He came to the door "You have two dresses here"

I feel like he's trying to annoy me.

"Well, I don't feel like wearing those just go and choose one! And bring me a pack of pads when you come back" I could feel him blush.

"I- er- o-okay"

He's too old to feel flustered by the word pad.

Mingyu brought back a dark grey maxi dress made from jersey-like material. I bought it last month but didn't get to use it.
He passed it to me through the crack I left open at the door, with a grey tights and a packet of sanitary pads.
"I didn't know that type you'd want" he stuttered.

"Thank you my love" I felt guilty for arguing with him.

"I also got you a heat pack and some painkillers for periods I found in your apartment, I'll leave it on the bed"
He pulled the door closed.

After I showered and got dressed, I found the packet with the pills on the bed with a pink sticky note

Sorry for being insensitive
Love you
(Even if you bully me)
GyuMingyu

Yup, if the blood wasn't enough to know I was on my period, crying over a stupid note definitely was.

"What happened? Are you okay? Is it the cramps? Did you take the pills?" Mingyu burst into the room.