Trouble

Bambi

"No, I mean, I would much rather walk into a haunted house all alone, than watch a horror movie all alone," I say, nodding solemnly to his question. He grins and chides me for being scared of horror movies.

"They are pretty scary. Did you see the new move for It? I thought my heart was going to burst through my rib cage," A shiver running down my spine even while recounting the terrible nightmares that had been plaguing me after watching that movie. Tae and my father had dragged me to the theatre saying that it, in fact, wasn't that scary. But, I had still burst into tears halfway through.

"I don't like horror movies either. This one time I decided to watch The Shining..." He trailed off, acquiring a dangerous look in his eyes. "I really don't want twin baby girls," Was all that he managed to say as a conclusion.

I wrapped my hand tighter on the pole we were both latched onto as the train stopped at the next station. I bumped into his shoulder and grinned at his dazed expression. He really must have hated that movie.

"Do you know this is our first proper date?" I said as the train started to move once again.

"What about that time we went to the beach?" He asked, recollecting that one time he had been nice and driven me to the beach, to find high-speed winds irking the beach.

"I thought you said that doesn't count," I replied to him, and he began thinking back to that day.

"You got so jealous. It was hilarious," He said, removing his phone to check on something. He puts it back in his pocket after reading something. I maintain a straight face as I think back to those two girls staring and giggling at him.

"It wasn't funny and isn't funny. They were being weird," I said, looking away, and directing my attention to the map which showed that the next stop would be where we would have to get off.

"Aww, you were so jealous that you almost sucker punched them. Remember?" He said, poking me near my ribs and making me jump.

"I want to see you maintain a calm demeanor when you get jealous," I spat at him. He narrowed his eyes and gazed at me as if dissecting what I had just said.

"What have you done that would make me feel jealous? You barely talk to boys, and you don't move out of the library. Honestly, you're all mine," He said, shrugging, and wrapping his arm around my shoulder as the train halts. He directs me out of the compartment and we begin walking, and I am still half in a daze.

"Don't say such things," I push against the side of his chest, to get him away from me and bring my heartbeat back to normal, but he only strengthens his grip on me.

"You're my girlfriend." He said with a smile stuck to his face.

"And I can still hurt you," I said, arching an eyebrow in open defiance of his aegyo.

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"What do you want to see first in the zoo?" He questions, handing me the map and folding his hands behind his back. I notice his black bag, and mentally chastise myself for carrying the same one. We looked like those typical couples who tried matching everywhere they went.

"Let's see the African Pavillions first," I said, reading the map. That interested me the most, apart from the Birds of Prey pavilion.

"Do you want to eat anything? It's almost time for lunch," He said, looking at his watch. I wonder what all my friends were doing at school today. I had to email each and every one of my teachers today saying that I was too sick to attend. I had even informed all my friends that I wouldn't be coming to school today. This thought led me to Seong. I was getting worried about her. She hadn't been coming to school for a week now, and none of my messages were getting delivered. None of my other friends seemed to bothered by her absence, but it still stuck by my side like a thorn.