Can't Win

The Mall and the Bag

Kim Yi Cheol POV:

It was the weekend. I slowly sat in my bed when I got a phone call. "Hello", I said.

"Kimchi. Let's go shopping today. I'm bored", said Minho.

"I'm coming", I said, as I hung up. Somehow his voice made me jump out of bed and run. I got ready and ran to the front door. He was already waiting there with his car. His family is rich. And what I like about him is that he doesn't try to show it.

"Hey", he said, as we both got in the car.

"Hi. I'm so bored. I literally had nothing to do", I said.

"I had to go shopping anyway. So why not drag my best friend along?", he said. My heart fluttered when he called me his best friend. This date will be perfect. Date hehe.

We made it to the mall. "Can we go here first?", asked Minho, as he dragged me to the lady's section. After an hour of looking, he finally stopped. "So which dress is better, this or this?", he asked. He showed me a pink one and an orange one.

"Well, what is this person like?", I asked.

"She's hardworking, pretty, funny", he said, smiling.

"Well, take the orange one. Is it for your mom?", I asked.

"Sort of", he said, as he scratched the back of his head. He looked cute doing that. I blushed. What's wrong with me?

"Well, let's go. I'm getting hungry", I said, as we bought the item and exited the mall. I was disappointed that this wasn't for me but I was still happy that Minho's mother got something.

We went to a lunch place. It was nice and not too quiet or too loud. We finished eating. We slowly went back home. "So how was your date?", asked Jisoo.

"It was good, but what happened was that Minho went shopping for his mom", I said.

"Jealous that it's not for you?", she asked.

"Of course you would know", I said, as she turned red.

I went to school and sat down in math class. Anyone could tell that there was something wrong with Minho. The way he was daydreaming during class. "Are you okay?", I asked.

'Yep", he said.

It was the next class. "Kimchi, can you file these papers for Minju? She needs to give them to the board", said Hyunjin.

"Right, I will", I said, as I began stamping, sorting, etc. He smiled at me and I smiled back.

I was doing my work when I saw two people talking in whispers. I obviously tried to listen.

"Thanks so much for this Minho", said Minju, as she took the bag from him. Hold up, that's the bag from the shopping mall. So that means it wasn't for his mom. So he dragged me to go shopping with him to give as a gift for someone else?

I internally groaned. It was lunch time, and I already explained to Jeongin and Seungmin about what happened. "How about I ask him if he would date you or not? Then you know what to do with your feelings, hyung", said Jeongin. "I'll ask him once we're walking home".

"That's a good idea", I said. "But what if he says no?".

"You ignore him.", said Seungmin.

"We got a plan", I said.

In my next class, I sat next to Minho. "Kimchi", he whispered.

"Yeah?", I asked.

"I'm bored", he said.

"Just study", I said.

The entire time he looked up at the clock to make sure it was ticking and the end of school came. I quickly left school with Jisoo and her friends because Jeongin was going to ask Minho. I went home and waited for an answer. Jeongin soon began texting me.

"He said 'No way. Kimchi's like my younger brother'", texted Jeongin.

Oh no. He looks at me like I'm his younger brother but I love him differently. Now what do I do? I guess I don't have a chance. That night I slept thinking how much of a fool I was.