𝚃𝙷𝙰𝚃 𝙵𝙴𝙴𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚆𝙷𝙴𝙽 [𝙴𝙽- 𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚂𝙴 𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙴𝙼]

Chapter 14

It had been an hour filled of laughter. Sunoo and Jungwon did not let me breathe the whole time. The elders were engrossed among themselves occasionally joining in the story. And Niki, well, he was pouting the whole time. Because I wasn't listening to him. And each time Niki tried to gain my attention, jungwon was the most satisfied one. He immediately started another topic, making Sunoo giggle.

"What about your friends?" Sunoo asked. "Are they into K-pop?"

"They are, actually. Most of them. All of them love enhypen." I said.

"Woahhhh really?" Jungwon was elated.

"Yeah. Shireen is your biggest fan." I told Jungwon.

He was really happy. I could not understand how one single fan could make him this happy.

"She calls herself your wife."

To this, everyone in the car made a whooping noise, and jungwon blushed really hard.

"What about me?" Sunoo asked in anticipation.

"Everyone agrees that you're really cute. It is common knowledge that Sunoo equals cuteness." He looked really proud. By this time, everyone in the van was listening.

"Me me me," Sunghoon was chanting.

"Ah, sunghoon. My friend likes you since Iland. She mostly praises your skating." I smiled at him, and he looked happy with my response.

"And me?" a voice asked from behind.

I had avoided him since the start of the journey. And I think he noticed it but did not say anything. I had hoped he would keep it up. I turned back to Heeseung.

"Of course, they consider you really hot. The Ace of Enhypen." I said nervously. His stare was giving me chills. He sat diagonal to me with his hand on the seat behind Sunoo. when he spoke again, I swore I could hear a smirk in his voice.

"Do you?" He asked.

There was pin drop silence in the van.

"Do you what?" I feigned innocence.

"Do you consider me hot?"

A roar of Ooooos and Aaaaahs and a lone whistle tremored in the van. Everyone looked at me, ready for another round of whistle. But God saved me again. A phone rang in the van. Its loud tune disrupts the silence in the van. It was the driver's phone. He started talking on the call in Telugu.

"Tell me." Heesueng proded again.

I looked at Sunoo for help, but he was having too much fun in my misery.

Accepting defeat, I started to answer, "Yeah, ye-" but I had to stop midway because of something I heard. My mouth shut on its own, and my head snapped to the driver. He was laughing now. Telling the person on the other side about a girl who looks too greedy. He wished he had found her earlier.

I looked around me. Everyone's gazes on me. Some worried and some confused about my expression.

"Yes, you're hot heeseung." I tell him with a small smile. His eyes narrowed, and he looked at the driver.

I turned back to face the front. I knew how it must look to someone else. One girl and seven boys are going to the outskirts of the city. Even though it is a theme park. I must not look good in this situation. I look forward and see the driver staring at me in the mirror. I put my face down and scratch the back of my neck. I feel a hand on my shoulder. Niki's face looked worried at my state.

"What's wrong?" Jungwon asked me.

"Leah, you good?" sunghoon.

Right. I shouldn't allow someone's unsolicited opinion to affect my time. The moments with the boys will fade away just in a blur. And just in a few hours of knowing, they were worried about me. I smile at the thought. That's right. Why am I thinking about some random perverts opinion.

"I'm good." I said to no one in particular,

I look in the mirror, and the driver looks away immediately. I smile wide at the maknaes.

"Do you guys want to listen to music? We can sing along." I said confidently.

Sunghoon and jake looked at me in surprise. Sunoo and Niki bounce in their seats while Jungwon narrows his eyes at me.

"Anna, konchum patalu pettochha?" I say to the driver, looking straight at him through the mirror.

He looked at loss for words. And stared at me, taking note of my face.

"Bitolu chetta matalu konchum ekku vinpistunnayi." I said with a knowing glare.

"Alage madam." He said and gave the speaker cable to Jay.

"Jay, can you please put something on?" I ask Jay, not removing my glare from the mirror. Moreover, the driver never looked at my way again.

Jay quietly took the cable and started browsing. I smiled settling back into my usual pleasant expression and looked at the rest of the boys. Sunghoon and jake went back to murmuring among themselves. But the 4 boys at the looked at me with different expressions. Sunoo looked confused as to what happened. I gave him a reassuring blink, and he smiled softly, leaning back into his seat and closing his eyes. Niki was boring holes in the driver's seat. Jungwon's hand grazed mine as he looked at Jay. I did not turn back and decided to ignore the burning gaze coming from Heeseung.

Translation

Anna, konchum patalu pettochha - Sir, can we play some songs

Bitolu chetta matalu konchum ekku vinpistunnayi - I'm hearing some garbage from outsiders.

Alage, madam - as you say madam