Jejudo .

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We were all off the plane, and me and Haneul were holding hands and walking like we were on our last breaths. I look over at Lee, who's walking just right by me, and he smiles, chuckling once he sees how we look so done with everything. "I can see how tired you are, Hana. Rough plane ride huh?" I look right back at Haneul, and somehow all her energy is back, and I don't have the energy for this right now. I notice he doesn't mention Haneul when he says that, but I don't focus on it much. I stay casual just thinking about what to say. My brain isn't started up yet. She hits my head, whispering to me to respond back. I'm casual with it, looking at him back, but not dead in the eyes. My body would shut down if I looked into his eyes. Not in a .. sexual way. Or like a crushing way.

"Oh, yeah. I didn't sleep at all, we both woke up at 5 so.. And she was being an ass, and wouldn't stop yapping about everything." Haneul laughs and looks the other way. The way her torso moves, when she laughs, is so clear that she's amused about our interaction right now. She looks right back and Felix looks just as amused as her. I am the only one here not getting the joke. I roll my eyes and hit Haneul back. She stops laughing and looks at me like she thinks she can scare me. "It's only fair I get one hit back for a righteous reason." She shrugs it off cause she has sense, and continues being tired once Felix walks off, but he does glance at me to see if I am okay, according to Haneul. I never noticed his eyes here. I would be looking at Haneul, or focused on the ground, or just looking anywhere but wherever he is.

"You're dumb. You don't feel anything, nothing at all? If I were you, holy shit.." "Hey, nobody cares about that. And no, I'm not into him. Tell me why I should be into him." I roll my eyes at her as we pick up the car from this shady garage behind an expensive hotel. I thought we were going to stay here, so I got happy for a bit til I realized what was going on. The hotel we were staying at was just decent, but if there was a bed, no biggie. But I'm still expensive. So I had to throw my expensive fit, as a joke.

All of us caught a bus to a fancy hotel in which I thought we were staying. The ride was a bit long, I'd say. But it felt like infinity when Felix was sitting in front of me, stealing looks at me with that innocent smile. But I could tell it was all friendly and not anything more. But his gaze made the butterflies in my stomach start fucking around again. Way worse this time to the point I got cramps. But I noticed Haneul staring at my every move. "I fucking caught you staring. We're finishing that conversation earlier in the car." I roll my eyes. Felix looks at me and does a little head nod, meaning to ask 'What's wrong?' with that one head move. I shake my head, telling him with my head 'Nothing.' And Haneul goes insane. Fan behavior. But me and Lee are nothing serious.

"You doing alright? You look seriously nervous." He laughs, but his face is concerned. I was just staring at him and back at Haneul. "Cramps. Stomach ache. I have a stomach ache right now." I put my hands over my waist, watching how his hands take a glance at my arms and how that cute pout or frown formed on his face once I really did look like I was in pain.

 "Oh, where..-" Before Felix could finish, Haneul hits me from the back. "I'm being so deadass! I'm not fucking lying!" "Where did the damn stomach ache come from then?"  I roll my eyes. I think this girl hasn't heard of menstrual cramps. I look at Felix, and he's smiling at the way we argue, he didn't even get to finish what he said. Bangchan was laughing silently with that dimple of his popping out.

We hopped into the back of the car, just me, Sejeong, Haneul, and Hyunjin, We fit Bangchan too, so it was okay, I couldn't continue what we were talking about. Haneul then whispers in my ear. 'Code name, basketball.' She smirks and I get it immediately. But basketball? She just can't be serious. "Okay then, so Fe..-Basketball," I gulp, looking at her then around, then back at her. "What is there I should like about him?" I smirk, leaning back, and laying on Bangchan's arm. He's obviously uncle, so I get every right to lay back like that like a child. He gets himself involved and smiles. "Yeah, Haneul, what should she like about basketball?"

"Oh hush, old dude. You don't even know what the topic is about." Bangchan ruffles my hair and wraps that arm around me. Uncle behavior. I look at Haneul with a pure smile. "So..?" "You should like him 'cause he's captain." I freeze. Captain..? Captain of what? I mean he's fit so he has to do some sport. Or maybe he just goes to the gym to keep that pack of bread he's got there? 

"Of..?" "You think I'm gonna say it? Everyone will know if I say it then." I try and think, I look at her in her eyes and tell her to use looks to tell me. And I didn't understand jack. But bangchan, being a smartass, guesses who we're talking about. "If this is about Felix, just spill it. Literally nobody here cares about 20-year-old drama enough to talk to Felix about it." And Haneul still doesn't trust it. "I don't trust your words, old dude." "Trust me, I'm not stupid that I should go talking about gossip like this. I'm more interested in gossiping with anything else, not this." Haneul immediately just took it as the green light and smiled.

"So he's captain of soccer. The soccer team of the college is like 20 minutes away from our college?" And I let out a soft gasp. Nobody wanted to tell me earlier? That's good for him then I guess. "So he's a soccer captain. What else?" "Does that not cut it for you? Dating a soccer captain has everything good that you want." I roll my eyes and point at her. "Yah, if it means interacting with everyone he knows, then no its not. I'm not a fucking social butterfly, I lied when I said that shit. I'm so introverted it's almost a joke." "It's not even about that!"

I was so close to losing my shit. What does she mean it's not about that? Then what is it about? His looks? The way he types? The way he's got a chocolate bar body? It could be those. Haneul could give a shit less about his fucking personality and she's here for the damn looks and body. She's picky with her bitches. But still. I mean yeah he gave me butterflies on the plane cause I was fucking nervous to text him. The way he types is nothing. I've seen worse, like someone using medieval time words while typing. It made my head hurt, and its nothing compared to this.

If only I could say this all out loud. But I shouldn't get so pressed. Haneul is always messy when it comes to finding me a man after so long. This time she chose Felix, at the wrong time. Maybe when the rumors are dismissed, then she could ramble about this blond-haired boy all day long.

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