Devoted | Joshua Hong

12.

Hansol's pov
I saw Paris walking out from her class. I chased her and she noticed it. I thought she was going to slow down but no, she ran away so I went faster.

"Paris! Hold up!" I yelled across the hallway. She just giggled and continued to run away.

Luckily, she ended at a dead end and I trapped her.

"Got you know,"
"You sound like a rapper, haha. Get it? RAPE er?"

I gave her a poker face. She never gets over her lame pun jokes.

"You free?" I asked her.
"Nah. I'm priceless," she chuckled and smiled showing her cute teeth.
"Want to get some coffee?"
"Sure why not. I haven't eaten your aunt's chicken pie for ages,".

We walked together to my aunt's cafe. She couldn't stop teasing me for being famous soon and ends up relating them with my damn eyebrows.

"I need to do your makeup, of course. Those eyebrows tho,"

Seokmin was another friend of mine. He worked here to get extra money but only on Tuesdays. He took our order and went away while giving me a mischievous look.

The coffee was served and we both laughed at random people who walked by the cafe window. It was a thing to us since we were little kids. The laughter ended with a quiet atmosphere.

"I wanted to talk," I said in a more serious tone.

She looked me in the eye, still smiling after the laughs.

"It's about us," I continued.

Her smile soon faded.

"Do I have some kind of problem with you?" Her eyes suddenly turned sad.

Damn it Hansol. You made her guilty.

"No! It's just uhm. I don't know where to start" I became frustrated.

"Hansol, we've been best friends for ten years. Why are you being so awkward?"

I had to tell her everything. I gained all my strength, took a deep breath and sighed.

"The truth is, I like you, okay?"

She froze. And suddenly she made a small giggle.

"Oh Hansol, I like you too! We're best buddies why shouldn't I like you?"
"No, Paris. I really really like you. Recently I get so nervous and flustered when I'm being around you. I try to deny it because I've never felt that way towards you but I think I'm a victim of those people who fell for the own bestfriend. And I want you to know that," she just kept staring into my eyes.

I was about to tear myself because today I'll either gain a lover or lose a bestfriend.

"It's okay if you don't feel the same way. Honesty is needed in any relationship, right?" I smiled wryly.

"Well I thought you'd never liked me back," she suddenly spoke.

Wait, what?

We kissed. On the fucking lips. It was a miracle.

A few strands of my hair covered my face. She slide it away with her fingers. We both locked our eyes to each other.

"OMG DID YOU CONFESSED TO PARIS??????!!!" Suddenly Seokmin appeared.

Shit. He would always ruin the moment.

If I could, I would start shooting lasers with my eyes to him. Paris just laughed and her cheeks went red.

"So... aren't you gonna explain me how you actually fell for me? Seriously, when did the spark came? Please insert actual date and time" She teased me.
"I met you, therefore I love you. End of discussion."

I was so embarrassed but I pecked her on the cheek before I came to the kitchen, ready to kill Seokmin.