One Night, Forever After | DAERIN

CHAPTER 1 : DANGEROUS WOMAN

Dangerous Woman is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande. It was released through Republic Records on May 20, 2016. Grande began work on the album shortly after the release of her second studio album My Everything (2014). Grande served as the album's executive producer, alongside Max Martin and Savan Kotecha. Guest vocals on the album are provided by i, Lil Wayne, Macy Gray and Future.

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"I'll be there in 20 mins"

"Soobin, it's past 8 PM now. Where are you?"

I'm staring at my phone, debating whether I should send another message to Soobin. It's been over an hour since he said he'd be here.

We had plans for our date tonight since it's our 3rd anniversary. Honestly, I'm disappointed but not surprised. How many times has he done this? I've lost count.

I'm wondering what his excuse will be this time.

I turned off my phone and got up from the couch to change my clothes. Looks like there won't be a date tonight. Just great.

Soobin and I work at the same company but in different departments. We met at one of the company events, and as cliché as it sounds, he fell in love.

He claimed it was love at first sight and pursued me for months before I started to fully like him. He's a very patient guy and puts in a lot of effort to be with me, which is why I liked him. But lately, he hasn't been the same. Over the past few months, he's been consistently late, and sometimes he cancels our plans at the last minute.

Even though he has reasons for his behavior and tries to make up for it with flowers and food, I can't help but feel hurt.

My phone rang, snapping me out of my thoughts. It's Hanni.

I'm kind of hesitant to answer the call. Hanni is my best friend, and she knows me really well. I'm worried that if I pick up, she'll hear in my voice that I'm not okay.

"Hey, Dani! Sorry for calling, I know you're out now with Soobin..." she trailed off.

"Hey, Hanni. Yeah, I am," I said, trying to sound upbeat. "What's up?" I asked, knowing she wouldn't call me during a date unless it was important.

"Nothing much. Just checking in on my pretty Dani. How's the date?" she asked suddenly.

Crap. Don't tell me she guessed the date was canceled again. I need to come up with a convincing answer. Actually, scratch that—I need to sound like I'm really on a date.

"I'm having a great time, of course!" I said, probably too cheerfully.

I wish I really was on a date with Soobin tonight. Just thinking about it makes my heart ache. This was supposed to be our day, and here I am, pretending I'm having a blast.

Hanni just hummed in response, which is odd because she usually asks more questions. I guess my acting over the phone is convincing enough.

"Alright, I'll let you go so you can enjoy the night with Soobin," she said. "By the way, let's hang out tomorrow night since it's Saturday."

"That sounds good. I'll see you tomorrow," I replied.

I sighed after the call ended. I hate lying to Hanni and hiding the truth from her, but I don't want to make her think badly of Soobin.

I went to the bathroom to brush my teeth and do my night routine. It's still early, but I have no energy for anything except sleep.

Once I was done, I went straight to bed and checked my phone one last time to see if Soobin had replied. But still no reply. I started crying as hot tears streamed down my face. Shit. I hate feeling like this.