HEAL || Lee Minho

18. Mutual Teasing

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"Am I so beautiful that you couldn't help but stare?", Haejin spoke as she opened her eyes a little, catching Minho staring at her. She thought of taking revenge for what Minho had said last night, and this thought made her smirk even though her mind wasn't fully awake yet.

Minho, on the other hand was startled when Haejin spoke out of nowhere because he was caught in the act. Haejin had been lying on her back and Minho was facing her, his head supported on his right hand. Naturally, he had started adoring the features of the girl who was laying beside him.

"You are.", Minho replied, in a tone which Haejin was not able to decipher, his words causing her heart to thump out of her chest and her cheeks going beetroot red. She didn't know until now that Minho had such an effect on her and her eyes widened at her own reaction to his words.

"You didn't have to be serious about it though.", Haejin replied cockily, trying to smirk but that was an unsuccessful attempt as her face was spasming and her heart was causing a ruckus inside her.

"Who said I was serious, dumbass?", Minho replied scoffing and smirking, making Haejin raise her eyebrows.

"What?"

"I thought you were joking, so I just joked back.", Minho replied, his smirk widening in the process.

"Get lost." Haejin rolled her eyes, and hit on his chest again like the previous night, making him whine at the pain, but that didn't stop him from laughing his ass off. If there was one thing Minho had been into recently, it was teasing Haejin. The more they had been living together, the more their original, teenage relationship had been restoring itself.

She turned away so her back was now facing him and a thought crossed her mind in that instant, that's how he sees me, a friend with whom he can bicker with, and she felt dumb for  wanting love even though she knew she would mess up if she tries to reciprocate it. It would be a white lie if she said she wasn't attracted to him.

"It hurts, you know." Minho spoke, fake crying, acting like a child, trying to gain Haejin's attention but she didn't turn to him. "And I'm sick." he continued.

"You're sick but you have the energy to irritate me early in the morning? Sure.", she spoke turning towards him, narrowing her eyes in his direction making him chuckle at her sulking expression. But, seeing him chuckle reminded her of how sad he looked last night.

"But seriously though, are you alright now?", Haejin asked, concern laced in her tone as she was reminded of how bad Minho's state was last night. And, she could swear that she saw the emotions in his eyes change within seconds when she asked that question. They were back to being sad again and it pained her, her curiosity and concern increasing.

"I am, thanks to you.", Minho replied with a smile, but Haejin noticed how everything about that smile was fake. She could make out the difference between the emotions in his eyes and on his lips.

"What is it Minho? Don't lie.", Haejin asked, now sitting up, turned to him, as she got more serious. She didn't like the fact that Minho had been lying and that was because he expected her to share her problems with him but he wasn't doing the same.

"It's nothing, Haejin-ah. Don't worry.", Minho spoke, turning to lay on his back, staring at the ceiling.

"You can't expect me to share my problems with you if you're not doing the same. I feel like I know nothing about you but you know everything about me and that's unfair to me.", Haejin spoke, slight anger hidden in her tone.