I Will Fight For You (A The8 Fanfiction)

Chapter 16

I got to the meeting point early. It was the usual bench at the park where we would sit and talk about life and hang out. A mere 3 minutes later, Minhyuk arrived. He was surprised that I was not late since I was a girl. Stereotypes.

"You are so beautiful, I would date you thrice," he complimented me.

I waved off his compliment and we carried on to wherever he was bringing me. He brought me to a restaurant. It looked rather high class. I was worried about the price of the meal. However, the food was much cheaper than expected. We conversed while eating. Throughout the whole meal, I spoke comfortably. There was never a time when I was awkward. I felt happy around him. I enjoyed his company. My heart raced a few times here and there.

"Oh, hey. You've got something there," he mentioned.

Instead of pointing where the stain was, he grabbed a napkin and wiped the corner of my mouth without hesitation. I could have done it on my own, though. As he was wiping the stain on the side of my mouth, his eyes found their way to mine. It was as if he had frozen. He gazed into my eyes, never leaving it. I gazed back too. I looked into his dark brown eyes. 

I felt discomfort. Somehow, I could not stare deep into his eyes like he did. I felt weird. It was as if I was not supposed to look back at him. My eyes darted away quickly. 

"Uh, I-I'm sorry. That was awkward. I don't know what got into me hehe. But did you know how beautiful your eyes are?" he smiled.

His compliment made my heart stop. He had been complimenting me and making me feel appreciated to the point I was purely happy. As I thought about that, I remembered my grandmother's words. I most probably felt this way because Minhyuk gave me the attention my heart yearned for. Either that or Minhyuk was just a better of choice.

At the end of the meal, he insisted on paying for me. He never gave me a chance to reject his offer. Minhyuk's a nice guy. He may look like a delinquent but that was all appearance. Inside, he was the nicest, selfless guy I have ever met.

We left the restaurant and he suggested we walk about the area. We walked down the street side by side. I noticed he kept glancing at my hand from time to time. No matter how close we were in terms of our friendship and physically, I could not help but feel this every time.

Emptiness.

No matter how perfect of a potential boyfriend Minhyuk was, there was this hole he could not cover. I could not put my finger on it but it was a hole that was just there. As much as Minhyuk was a good person, my heart did not feel satisfied. 

It was as if my heart was telling me, "nope. He's not the one,".

I asked my heart why. Why was my heart being so picky? If a good person's in your life, take that person and cherish him. 

I was too indulged in my own thoughts that I did not realise Minhyuk pulling out his phone and opening the V app. He called my name and I snapped back to reality.

"Hey Hee-Young, the group you're working under is Seventeen, right? They're having a V-live now," he mentioned.

I nodded and told him about how I was helping to set-up the place earlier. I also told him I was curious to watch it to see how it turned out. He tapped the screen and their live stream showed up. He led me to a bench to sit down. We sat down and held his phone in between us. 

The boys were in the middle of a karaoke session. They were singing their hearts out and dancing about. It was relieving to see them happy. Almost instantaneously, my eyes had scanned the screen and found Minghao who was joyful. He smiled the whole time. There were times when he would smile at the camera and my heart... My heart did a small flip. If only I could see him smile like that in real life. It felt like forever since he smiled around me. I miss him.