Soulmate System - Minsung

Chapter 16 - Approaching futures

Lee Minho

"Hehehehe." My eyes trace over my lockscreen over and over again.

The picture was perfect, I don't know why I hadn't thought of putting it as my background before!?

Jisung and I had our cheeks squished up together in the Photo Booth at the mall we went to a few weeks back. His eyes were closed and the brightest smile on his face while my eyes were angled at him. Did I look to obviously entranced in this photo?

Whatever.

It was perfect.

"Heheh-"

"Can you stop giggling like a fucking maniac." Changbin sat next to me, arriving earlier than jisung to our shared class. His eye brows were furrowed as his eyes rolled, frustrated.

I glance up at the older, realizing his presence, I clear my throat and turn my phone off, slipping it into my pocket as heat creeps up my neck.

"You're so embarassing hyung." Changbin looks around the room, checking to see if anyone noticed his friends strange behavior and perhaps associated the two of them together

God forbid.

"Sorry..." I let out a small giggle, "I'm just in a good mood today."

"And why is that mr. giggle pants?"

"I don't know... but I just have a feeling todays going to be nice! Like isn't the weather just great! And like everyone's smiling and the future looks..." I stop myself, realizing I was getting into dangerous territory. Because I would be lying if I said the future looked great.

"Okay...?" Changbin looks me up and down, confused, "Anyways, Felix was talking about his birthday coming up next week, I still need to get him and jisung a gift. And that menace seungmin too."

And to add another stab to the soul, the not great future was approaching quickly. My smile dropped as the idea made me heart want to sink.

What if he hated me when he found out?

This question ran through my head hundreds of times a day. Even though one would argue that soulmates meant everything would be peachy and easy.

It wasn't like that.

Though the soulmate system was advertised as aa guide to perfect relationships.

It didn't feel that way.

Hiding secrets felt like the worst thing in the world.

Breaking someone's heart didn't feel perfect.

What if he leaves me and never comes back? What if he ignores the soulmate system? He always thought it was strange since the government introduced it-

My eyes tightly shut as my brain spirals off, no longer imagining the warm feelings in the photo of jisung and I. Instead there were images of heartbreak, hopelessness, and guilt.

What if he stays with Baekho?

Nonono I can't let that happen!

But... but Baekho is already in his mind. He convinced the younger to ignore me and our friends, he changed him in every way.

What if he decides I'm not worth it anymore?

"Minho-?"

And then he's gone forever.

I don't think I could live anymore.

And there's only a week left.

"Minho hyung!" Changbin shakes my shoulders roughly, finally breaking my trance. I hadn't noticed the sweat dripping down mt forehead, the rapid heartbeat, or the shallow breathing that had taken over me.