troublemaker

7 | Mia Thompson

V and I went to a barbecue restaurant downtown of Seoul. It was one of my favorite restaurants in Korea. "Do you know what you want?" I asked, looking through the menu, not knowing what to order from the many delicious choices. "I don't know, everything looks so good." He whines, flipping back and forward through the pages.

I laugh, "I know, right? I've came here so many times before, yet its still really hard to pick something every time." We laugh. I look at V for a while. He had messy styled light brown hair and his uniform on, which was a plain white t-shirt and dark jeans. He had a black leather jacket on top, making his cute image look like a bad boy.

V is so adorable. He has such a baby face and a big smile, making me want to pinch his cheeks every time I see him. He suddenly looked up at me, "What?" Oh, crap. I've been caught staring again. "Nothing." I quickly said, looking at the menu again.

I hear the bell jingle above the door, indicating someone has walked in. I look up, not really analyzing the person walking in. Then, I quickly take a second glance. My eyes go wide at the sight of JB walking in. But he wasn't alone. He was with a girl. A girl?!

I squeak and duck down, not wanting him to see me. "What are you do-" I put a finger to my lips and make shushing sounds. "Shut up!" I whisper-yell. V looks behind him and spots Jae-B. "Oh, it's Jae Bum! Hey, Jae Bu-" I quickly kick him under the table, making him duck down and hold his leg in pain. "What the fu- hey!" he hisses. "Don't call him over here, are you crazy?!"

I grab the menu from the table, opening it and covering my face with it. "Why don't you want him to see you?" He asks. "Aren't you guys close?" I don't answer him, keeping my eyes on Jae-B and the girl. "Who is she? I'm way prettier than her! Right?" I look up at V with hopeful eyes. He looks back at the girl and laughs, "Yea. Wait, do you like Jae-B?" I look up and glare at him. "Oh my god! You do!"

I groan and kick him once again under the table. He squeaks, which makes Jae Bum look back at our table. I gasp and quickly cover my face with the menu again. Please don't come, please don't come, please don't come! I peek at their table again, and see JB looking at his menu. I sigh in relieve and slouch against the booth. "Why don't you just tell him? It's not like your ugly." I hear V say.

I quickly look up at him, "So your saying I'm not pretty?" He quickly shakes his head. "No! I mean yes, you are. You're very pretty!" I laugh at his nervous reaction and shake my head. I look back at Jae Bum's table and see that he isn't in his seat. I instantly freak out, "He's gone!" I whisper-yell towards at V. "What?!" V says, looking around the restaurant.

"You looking for someone?" I jump and look beside me to see JB standing beside our booth. My heart suddenly started beating faster than before. "J-Jae- B! What brings you here?" I nervously chuckle. My eyes were wide, like I've just been caught doing something I wasn't supposed to be doing.

Wait. Why am I even acting like this? I was here first!

He raises an eyebrow at me then looks over at V. "Oh! V!" They fist bump, "What are you two doing here?" JB asks, making me roll my eyes. "To eat, what else?" I say with an 'are you serious' look. "Wait, did you know I was gonna be here?" He asks, his eyebrows scrunched. I look up at him with an annoyed expression on my face. "Are you kidding me? How the hell would I have know that you were going to have your precious date here?" I say, making him raise an eyebrow. "You could of followed me? And we're you in this with her?" V quickly shakes his head, "What?! No! We were at the club then we came here!"

I roll my eyes once again, "Anyways, why do you care? Don't you have a date waiting for you?" I raise an eyebrow, pointing at the girl. "Why do you have an attitude? What, are you jealous that I actually have someone in my life and you don't?" I shut my mouth and blankly stare at him. My eyes started to burn, tears threatening to come out.

I turned away and put my phone in my purse, getting up from my seat. I look up at him with a blank expression. "That was really low of you." I push him aside and start walking out of the restaurant. "Uh, Sorry!" I hear V yell out sorry behind me towards JB. "Wait, Mia! That-That's not what I-Mia! Fuck!" I hear Jae B yell behind us and I let out my tears as I walked out of the restaurant.

I rapidly walk down the sidewalk, avoiding all the stares from the people around me. "Mia!" I hear V yell out, but I continue walking. I suddenly get yanked back by my arm, making my body twirl around and smash against a hard chest, tears continuing to roll down my cheek. "It's okay." He whispers, wrapping his arms around me and placing his chin on my head.

We stayed still for a while as I cried, but I backed away a while later - not wanting anything to be awkward between us. I wipe my teary eyes and wet cheeks with the back of my hand and sigh. "Thanks." I say, barely loud enough for him to hear. "I'll take you home-" I shake my head, a small smile on my lips. "It's okay, my house is just up the road."

He nods, a small smile on his lips. "Are you gonna be ok?" He asks with worried eyes. "Yea." I nod my head, "Goodnight." I turn around and start walking up the side walk.

"Wait!" I quickly turn around and V makes his way towards me. "Can I have your number? You know, just in case, and stuff." He chuckles, rubbing the back of his neck - making me giggle. "Hey, you laughed!" He smiled, pointing at me. I laughed and nodded, taking his phone and giving him mines. We exchange numbers then we said goodbye, walking our separate ways. I sigh, slowly walking to my house.

I look over and see a store around the corner - quickly making my way towards it. I buy a pack of beers and sit on the seats outside the store. I close my eyes and take a swing. "Asshole." I take a swing. "I hate him." I take another swing. "Stupid. Stupid. STUPID!" I crush the can and throw it on the ground.

I can already feel the beer kicking in, making me dizzy and slow. I look up to see the man from the store looking at me strangely. I smile widely and wave, "Thank you, ajusshi!" I hiccup then giggle, taking the beer pack with my last two cans of beers - getting up from the seat.

I start walking the opposite way from my house. I trip over my own feet as I make my way down the sidewalk. My feet feel tired, so I take a seat at the bus stop area. I take out another beer and quickly open it, rapidly drinking it in one swing then crushing it, throwing it on the ground. "Ugh!" I lean back on the seat waiting for the bus to arrive.

- A part of this chapter was inspired by the KDrama "High School King of Savvy" starting from where Mia went to the near by market.

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