It's A Fine Line

37: "There's Something I Need To Talk To You About."

"You actually thought I was going to ask Senthuri out, yesterday?" Mark's asked in disbelief.

"In Jungkook's defense, I thought that too," Hae soo said.

"See," Jungkook murmured, loud enough for only me to hear and causing me to smile.

"I can assure you, I was not. I was just going to give her both the tickets so she could go with whoever she wanted to. And if she asked me, I would've gone with her but only as a friend," Mark emphasised the word friend. "I could never see her as more than a friend. I like her but I've never and will never like her in that way."

"Why not?" Jungkook asked sounding annoyed. "She's beautiful and smart and kind and funny. And she's caring. What's wrong with you?"

I wanted to laugh at how he ended that statement but I was still stuck on everything else he said.
I mean I would have to assume he liked something about me since we're dating but I hadn't thought about it in depth.
I didn't realise he thought that way about me. And that knowledge just makes my heart flutter.

Mark snorted. "I'm a little confused. You get jealous when you think I like her and offended that I don't. "

"Yeah Junglebook," I agreed. "You're sending mixed signals here," I joked.

"I don't want him to like you like that. I just don't understand why he doesn't. "

I smiled at him. "Because we're just friends. Every person can't like every other person romantically or even normally. Whichever person Mark eventually likes romantically, he might see nothing but sparkles when he looks at her. But that doesn't mean Namjoon will too."

"You're right. That makes sense," Jungkook said after a moment of thought. And then he kissed my temple.

"Man, I'm so lonely. I know I should be focused on studying and getting used to this school. But you and Jungkook are together. Hae soo is in love with Jimin. And I don't even have a crush."

"Pfft. You think I'm not lonely? I can't even call my feelings unrequited because I refuse to tell Jimin anything. So yeah, a lot of good that does me. I'm just glad he's oblivious to it even though everyone else can see it. That latter bit is a little disconcerting now that I think about it." Hae soo said tapping her chin.

"Oh. About those tickets, did you want them?" Mark asked.

"I do. I mean I don't really want to feel out of place with all the fancy club people but I do want to go."

"Then it's good I got us tickets on the second night," Jungkook said.

"What? How?"

"When I found out you wanted to go, I got them. Jin hyung knows someone," he shrugged.

"Aww Jungkook," I would've kissed him but I was still getting used to showing him affection so freely. And I still wasn't fond of PDA.

"Hae soo, do you want the tickets because I really don't but I don't want the tickets to go to waste? "

Hae soo bit her apple. "Yeah sure." She replied, covering her mouth while she chewed. "I'll go with my Grandpa. He loves that kind of thing. My grandma does not though. So Grandpa wouldn't get the tickets for himself."

"Yeah, okay great. They're yours. It's not a physical ticket it's some kind of online thing. I'll send it to you," Mark explained. "I thought you'd ask Jimin to go with you," he mused.

"Nah. I'd rather someone roll me into liquid cement than face the possibility of being rejected. I'm going to die alone," she answered rather cheerfully considering her words were quite morbid.