the forbidden embrace

10

"i can see how you feel." the voice snapped nicha out of her daze, as she turned to look at the person who was talking to her. it was soojin.

nicha showed a small bitter smile. "i wish she could see it...." she looked over at miyeon, who was singing while twerking? against both shuhua and yuqi, going absolutely crazy.

"you can be the one who initiates it all you know," another voice, which nicha recognized as soyeon, appeared from behind her.

"i know, but i'm just scared she doesn't like me back. i don't want to ruin what we have now..." nicha said honestly, drinking one whole glass of wine at once. the wine was quite mild and honestly, it barely had any effect on such a heavy drinker like nicha.

soyeon wrapped her arm around nicha's shoulder, causing her to flinch a little, since nobody really did it to nicha other than miyeon. nicha couldn't tell if soyeon didn't feel it or simply ignored it. "just go with your heart. would you be happy just being friends forever?"

"and plus, look at the way she looks at you. she is whipped for you. the last time we went out, all we heard from her was minnie this, minnie that. normally, all our miyeon talks about is herself, herself and herself. you changed her so much. i'm pretty sure you have an effect on her minnie." soojin's words warmed nicha's heart. it gave her a slight confidence boost, but she couldn't tell if miyeon felt that way.

she looked at the happy miyeon, and couldn't help but to let our a sad smile. why couldn't things be more straightforward and simple?

what would her father say if he found out she was dating a girl? would he let her off? what if he targeted miyeon?

nicha just wanted to cry. she hated how helpless she was. she loved miyeon, and she didn't know if she felt the same. she loved miyeon, but she wasn't supposed to, for she was a girl. she loved miyeon, but what would be the consequences?

"when i met yuqi i fell for her. honestly i was scared to tell her i liked her. she was the purest person i met. i just wanted her to be mine. but i was scared.. i had no idea if yuqi was into me, or even into girls. but i was even more scared i would lose her. i told myself to not live like a coward- even if i got rejected, at least i tried. i wouldn't have any regrets just being her friend for the rest of her life." soyeon gave a small, genuine yet embarrassed smile when yuqi looked over. nicha admired her, korea frowned upon same sex relationships. soyeon was really brave.

"honestly minnie, i can tell you miyeon is a pabo. she's probably confused with her own feelings too. you need to be the one to sort them out. we can try, but our words will never have the same effect as you have or her. i remember there was a period she was very upset because of her project not going through, we tried so hard to make her happy, all you did was bring her lunch and a teddy bear, and she instantly brightened up. i know you mean a lot to her, she does too." soojin continued, giving an encouraging thumbs up. "i don't want to rush you, but miyeon is quite pretty. she's gonna get taken if you don't claim her soon. i heard there's some guy in her company named jinyoung that's really into her."

nicha gasped in horror, making a mental note to check out who this jinyoung person is. she glanced in miyeon's direction, smiling a little. "how should i ask her out..?"

soojin and soyeon shared a glance, giving each other a high five.

to: myeon 🎀
hey myeon, can you come to jovial ice cream shop today? we can get some ice cream together tonight!

nicha waited in anticipation. she had everything ready. she was excited to say the least.

to: minnie 💖
okay! see you tonight 😙

if there wasn't anyone around, nicha would have squealed in delight, but she didn't want to act like a softie in front of all her employees.

she slumped onto the couch, looking at the picture strip of her and miyeon, and couldn't help but give a small smile.

"chan rak khun*, cho miyeon."

*(i love you in thai)

if only nicha knew that loving miyeon would come with huge consequences...