Betting On A Boy // Hyunlix

Redemption

Minho's POV:

I don't have much hope, but I need to try. I'd rather get screamed at and rejected rather than do nothing.

I knocked on Jisung's front door, hoping the bag of food would be a decent bribe to let me in.

"You got a lot of balls showing up." Jisung groaned, only sticking his head out the door.

"I brought your favorite." I sighed, holding up the bag. He rolled his eyes and dragged me inside to his room.

"You have five minutes." He said, already eating the ramen I got him. I was grateful he was giving me a chance to explain.

"I'm sorry."

"Skip to the good part. I don't need to hear an apology if I don't give a shit yet."

"The bet was my idea."

"Yes, I know."

"Hyunjin picked you and-"

"And you picked Felix. Yeah, I know all that. I just wanna know why and if you ever cared for even a second."

"It was stupid, there's no excuse. Hyunjin has awful taste so when he picked you, I didn't think much of it. I wasn't expecting to fall in love with someone. Jisung, you have to believe me."

His eyes softened once he looked up at me with puffy cheeks. I always thought he looked so cute when he made that face.

"Karma really bit you in the ass, huh." He went back to his cold expression and continued to eat. "That's what you get. You make a stupid bet and now you're in love." He shrugged, seeming completely unbothered.

"Sungie, I'm-"

"You don't get to call me that anymore either." He smiled with a hint of rage. "Minho, I hate to break it to you, but you're doing an awful job at trying to get a second chance here."

My eyes widened after he said that. Does this mean there is some hope?

"What will I have to do?"

Jisung sighed, putting his finished bowl to the side. "How out of character would you say this bet was for you?"

"Very." I nodded expressively. "You've known me. I keep to myself, I care more about school than friends, and-"

"Well, that's obvious since Hyunjin is your only one." He scoffed.

"Anyway," I said, wanting to get back on track. "I don't sleep around, you're the second person I've ever been with. That's what the bet originally was too - who could hook up with someone first? Hyunjin thought it was stupid because it would be too easy for him, so I panicked and switched it to what it was. No one is ever interested in me, it's always been Hyunjin. I've always just been the reserved sidekick, I've been second best. I told you about my ex, even he thought the same when he left me for someone else. So I didn't think anything of it because that's just my luck and I didn't think Hyunjin was capable of making someone fall in love with him. It wasn't supposed to work. We were never supposed to be together, but I couldn't help myself because you made me feel like your first choice. I felt like someone actually cared about me for once and I didn't want to let that go. You made me so happy and all I wanted to do was show you that. Jisung, I love you. I love spending time with you. I don't like smiling, I don't like showing emotions. But you made me realize that it's not so bad when it's with the right person. I promise I'm telling the truth. Hyunjin and I called off the bet a while ago because he genuinely loves Felix. You got to know me so well so quickly; you know if I didn't care, I wouldn't even bother to show my face. But I'm being one hundred percent honest with you when I say this: you mean the world to me and I'd do anything for a second chance. I just want to start fresh so it can be genuine instead of a bullshit lie that I know is my fault. Please, Jisung, I'm so sorry."