Can't Win

Feelings for the Wrong One

Kim Yi Cheol POV:

I woke up bright and early. Now it was time to follow Seungmin's plan. I went to class and sat in math. Minho soon came.

"Hey Kimchi, so today Minju and I walked from her house to school. It was so exciting", he said. Even though he's talking about another person, how could I ignore him?

"I hope it was fun", I said, trying not to sound sad.

"It was fun. She also said she couldn't wait till next time", he said, so happy. I just hope I get the guts to tell him how I feel before she does. Who am I kidding? He looks at me like a younger brother. I merely nodded and continued listening in class.

It was the next class and obviously Minho went to go talk to Minju. I was annoyed but if I truly love him then I'll be happy, which I was. But I'm not too happy. "So when do you want to meet up?", asked Lee Know.

"We can meet today after school", said Minju. Now everyone was listening. They're going to go out. It's been a month since I've figured about how I feel, and they're planning this.

"What do I do?", I whispered to Jisoo, who was dropping off some papers.

"Don't worry, everything will turn out fine. Same thing happened between me, Jin and Irene", she said, as she left.

It was lunch time and all Minho could do was talk about Minju. By now everyone at our table except Minho knew that I liked him. They all kind of felt bad since my crush was talking about someone else.

When I went home, I was thinking. Did Minho really like Minju? Or does he want to be her friend? I just hoped that she wouldn't tell him whether she likes him or not.

I went to school the next day. "Hey Yi Cheol", Minho said. I raised my eyebrow. He regularly calls me 'Kimchi' like everyone. Why is he using my real name?

"Yeah?", I asked. "Why are you not calling me 'Kimchi' like everyone else?".

"Well, that's because I realized that I have something. Towards someone. And this someone is really special to me", he said. It sounded like he was confessing to me.

"Ya", I said, red.

"I was wondering, so would you help me with telling Minju how I feel?", Minho asked. That's when everything stopped. My entire world froze. So it was Minju the entire time.

"Yeah, I will", I said. I don't know why but my mouth disobeyed my brain.

"Thanks, you're the best Kimchi", he said, making me go red.

It was lunch time and Minho told me to not tell anyone because he wanted to tell them another day. I saw Minju walk by and wave at Minho. I frowned.

"If it makes you feel better, I like Minju", whispered Hyunjin. I haven't gotten to hang out with him a lot. "But I could never tell her how I feel".

"Hyunjin, I regularly walk home or hang out with Minho. He seemed to have you know prioritized me in the back. And anyway, we haven't spent so much time together. So, would you like to walk home with me? We can go to this cafe. I work there. Trust me, the food is great", I whispered.

"Asking me out, huh?", he questioned. "Let me think. Sure, why not? Today date", he said winking. He's the flirty type which is the opposite of Minho. Wait no. I shouldn't be thinking about him like that.

School ended and I looked for Hyunjin. Minho saw me. "Hey Kimchi, want to go hang out with me?".

I thought about it. If I did, then my feelings would enlarge. Plus, he liked Minju. It would be wrong. "I'm sorry. I'm very busy. Jisoo noona needs me at home", I said. Jisoo didn't need me at home because her and her friends were visiting BTS.

I saw Hyunjin. He saw me and ran to me like a little child. "Hey Kimchi hyung. Let's go", he said.

"You don't have to say hyung, I feel like Chan. Just call me Kimchi, that's it", I said.

"Okay", he said, shrugging his shoulders. The silence was comfortable. "You work here?", asked Hyunjin.

"Yep", I said, as I got behind the counter. He also came and followed me. "You're not supposed to be here".

"Why not? I can be here because I work here", he said, with a smirk.

"Hyunjin", I said, as we both began laughing and taking customer orders.

"What?", he asked.

"Have you ever felt so attached to someone that you feel really upset inside when they're with someone else?", I asked.

"Yep. Look at Minho and Minju", he said.

"Hey, Hyunjin. Can I get some coffee?", asked Minho, who was there with Minju. I was now worried. I didn't turn my back at all. First, because I told Minho I was at home. Second, because I didn't want to get more hurt that he's out on a date. Third, because he doesn't know that I work here.

Hyunjin took their orders and made them. Once they went to go sit at the table, I placed the drinks there and called their name but immediately left. I should just be normal. I have to get over this feeling one day. "Minho and Minju, please collect your order", I said, as I faced them.

They came up to me. "Kimchi, what are you doing here?", asked Minho.

"He works here", said Hyunjin, as he placed an arm around my neck. I blushed. But it was out of embarrassment not because I like Hyunjin.

"Oh", said Minho, as his glare at Hyunjin softens. "I thought you were dating".

"Not yet", said Hyunjin, as I rolled my eyes.

Soon the night shift staff came over. Me and Hyunjin were about to walk home. "Want to do something fun?", asked Hyunjin.

"Maybe tomorrow? It's a holiday. You know, I can't match your energy levels", I told him.

"Let me walk you home", said Hyunjin.

"Whatever", I said, as I dragged him to his house.

"Hello Yi Cheol. Is Hyunjin drunk?", asked Hyunjin's mom.

"No, he just wants to still do something fun", I said, as I laughed.

"Oh well, come on in. It's getting dark you can't travel that distance now", said his mom, as she dragged me.

"Kkami!", yelled Hyunjin, as he went to go hug his dog.

I laughed at him. "Hi Kkami", I said, as it came near me. "I think it likes me more". I teased. He rolled his eyes.

"Hyunjin, go give your hyung some clothes!", yelled his mother from downstairs. I laughed more.

He gave me some comfy clothes. We both changed into night clothes and went downstairs. "Have some dinner", said his mom.

"Aww. Are you sure I'm not interrupting anything", I said.

"No, trust me you're not. Having guests is a nice thing", said his mom. "How's Hyunjin doing in school?"

"Eomma!", yelled Hyunjin, as he turned red from EMBARRASSMENT.

We all finished our dinner. Hyunjin and I went to his room. We both turned off the lights and got into the bed. It was in the middle of the night, when I saw Hyunjin on his phone. "Hyunjin, what are you doing?", I asked.

"What?", he softly asked, with tears rolling down in his face.