Falling For You Instead | Nishimura Riki

Chapter : 14

I rubbed my hands together, feeling sweat glistening to them as I watched my father sitting on the dining table while eating peacefully.

I slowly approached him. He stopped eating and turned his head to me when he realized I was standing there all frozen.

"Young lady, you can join me if you aren't running late to school." My father spoke up.

I wasn't late for school but I wasn't planning to eat with him either. I shook my head hesitantly and started making my way towards the main door to leave for school.

But when I stood at the doorstep, I couldn't step out. A long and exhausted sigh escaped my lips as I turned back to my father.

"I'm dating someone." I said the words I was longing to say, "He's the same boy who you saw walking me home, father."

An unpleasant silent took over the whole house after those words slipped out of my mouth. But I found a strange comfort in it.

Saying the words I said might not even be considered brave by so many others but for me, it was the bravest thing I could do.
And of course, doing something brave isn't easy. Your hands will sweat, a terror would sit in your heart and you will hardly be able to breathe but what matters in the end is that you found the courage and did what you wanted to do.

I looked up in my father's eyes before I smiled slowly, it was a rebellious but prideful smile. "Nishimura Riki, that's his name."

I took a deep breath and closed the door behind me as I stepped out in the street. At least, I'm not keeping my parents in the dark. I told them that I'm dating Riki and that's enough to fill relief in my lungs.

When I was still walking, I saw a familiar figure standing at a distance.

"Miso!" My crush, who's now the guy I'm dating immediately ran towards me and engulfed me between his arms, making me laugh softly.
He pulled away and placed a soft kiss on my forehead before intertwining his fingers with mine, "let's walk together."

"Miso..." Riki mumbled when we were seated on the bus. I hummed at him slowly. "We both are dating each other, aren't we? You are my girlfriend and I'm your boyfriend, right?"

"Yes, why?" I arched my eyebrows.

"No, just reminding you, so that you don't look at other guys at school."

Boy, I hadn't looked at anyone for the last four years.

"What about you? You can look at other girls?" I questioned, sounding rather serious.

"Madam, if I look at anyone else, my head is all yours to execute." He bowed dramatically, "You know what? I'd rather announce both of us as a couple to the school. If possible, I might even shout it out to the whole world that I'm all yours and you're all mine."

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"Miso!" Someone called my name as I walked in the hallways with Riki. I was walking behind him as I kept looking here and there, trying to find the person who was calling me.

"Ah!" I groaned when I collided with Riki's back as he suddenly stopped walking.

"Chill Nishimura, I ain't doing anything to your girl." I heard the voice of Kim Jun. So it was him all along? I arched my head to look at him as Riki was blocking my view.

"As if I'd let you." Riki scoffed.

It's strange how I only realize that we both talk in japanese all the time when he talks to someone else in Korean.

"Miso, my dad would come to talk to your father." He continued, ignoring the way Riki was shooting glares at him"My father agreed, I hope your father agrees too."

Oh, so he's talking about calling off our marriage? What a relief!

"Agree for what, bastard?!" Riki suddenly grabbed him by his collor as he pinned him against the nearby wall. "I would fucking kill you if you force Miso for that shitty marriage!"

I gasped as Riki threw a hard punch on Kim Jun's face. Dang, he's misunderstanding the situation!

"Riki, leave him! It's not what you're thinking!" I pulled him back, squeezing his arm. He looked at me, "He's talking about calling off the marriage."

"Huh?" I nodded at him. His tensed muscles quickly softened as he gazed at the swollen face of Kim Jun. He flickered his gaze between me and him, "Bro, uh... I'm sorry I guess?"

"Yeah, me too, dude." Kim Jun responded, massaging his face. "I've been a jerk, can't blame you for acting so fast."

I suddenly broke into laughter as they both snapped their heads to me. Riki and Kim Jun also began to laugh with me as the crowd that was gathered around us because of the drama scoffed when they realized how silly we were.

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"So," I jumped, hearing a voice speak from behind. I heaved a sigh of relief when it was Yena. She laughed at my reaction and spoke up, "You're finally dating your acquaintance, hmm?"

I nodded hesitantly, "how'd you know?"

"Oh, well..." She threw her arm over my shoulder, "he announced it in the class today and... uh, I accidentally happened to see you both kissing passionately in the library yesterday."

"You what?!" She quickly ran away from me.

"I've been keeping an eye on both of you! Sadly I couldn't understand whatever you both talked about as it was japanese but yeah, I saw it everytime you both kissed!" She shouted and kept on running as I tried to chase her.

"Yah, Song Yena! you creepy stalker!"

Now I know why she was there when I was crying in my classroom all alone after Riki first kissed me.

She was there all the time. Everytime I needed her, without me knowing. And I thought I was alone.

"Yena, stop right there!" I was still chasing her and I didn't want to give up unless I know that I've reached her.

I finally got her as she was still laughing. I began to pull her hairs and she also grabbed a fistful of my hairs. We both were pulling each other's hairs like we used to do when we were kids.

I found my childhood friend back to me and I don't plan to let her go.

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1 more chapter and an epilogue left (as I said this book would have 10-15 chapters)

Unedited, meh.

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Published : 22nd July 2024