the firsts || p.cy

his first date

"I don't think this outfit will work," I say as I look at my reflection.

Kim Jongin, a longtime younger friend and my fashion expert, rolls his eyes. "It's been almost an hour," he complains while scrolling through his phone. "Isn't your date in thirty minutes?"

Frustrated, I blow my bangs up. "I thought you would be able to help me find something good to wear," I say. "How was I supposed to know your fashion sense isn't as good as I expected it to be?"

Jongin looks up from his phone and raises an eyebrow.

"Okay, I take that back," I say quickly. His stare is nowhere near as bad as Kyungsoo's, but the two should meet some time. I think they'll get along quite well. "I mean, isn't there something that says, 'I'm trying, but it looks like I'm not trying'?"

He looks back down at his phone and shrugs. "What do you think all those previous outfits were?"

I know Jongin can come up with something.

"If you help me, I'll buy you fried chicken for an entire month."

Jongin springs up from his seat and tosses his phone on my bed. "Okay, lay out all of your clothes," he orders with his arms crossed. "But an entire month means thirty one days from now. And you can't complain as I find the right outfit for you."

"Of course," I say as I lay out all the clothes I own.

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I run to the park as fast as my long legs can take me. That kid made me try on sixty one different combinations of outfits before he finally gave me an okay. Thankfully, I see Woori waiting where she said she would be.

Luckily, she's forcing herself not to smile within ten seconds of me talking to her, which is a good sign. Even better, she laughs a little.

"Oh, have I won already?" I ask teasingly, inspired by the look on her face I can see in person. "You're smiling so brightly."

And then that smile suddenly goes away. I try to keep my panic from showing as I try to come up with a good save.

"Ah, you're playing hard-to-get? Okay, let's see how long you can go around with me without smiling like you just did."

I pretend I can't notice how she's trying not to smile at what I said. Relieved, I quickly fall into easy conservation with her. We start talking about me and Toben, though I think she doesn't believe me when I say I'm allergic to him, though that topic somehow leads to my musical skills.

"I am pretty multi-talented when it comes to instruments. Does that count?" As I say this, I keep a careful eye on Woori. At the lack of expression on her face, I quickly change the focus of the conversation to her.

By the end of the date, I am extremely satisfied. I made Woori smile and laugh many times, and, best of all, had her agree to a second date with me. As I walk to my bus stop, I call Baekhyun to tell him the good news. Right now, he should be at his break.

"Chanyeol? I'm in the middle of my shift right now."

"Okay, I'll make it fast. The date with Woori went really well. We're going to meet again on Monday."

"Wait, really? That's so great! How?"

"What do you mean, how? It would've been weird if she said no."

"Okay, you big narcissist. Did she remember you after you told her when you first met her?"

I fall silent at Baekhyun's sudden question. "I, um, didn't tell her about that yet."

"You didn't?" He sounds much more surprised than I expected him to be. "So she still doesn't know that you're --"

"Nope," I say. "I thought it wouldn't be something worth mentioning on a first date."

"Yeah, I guess." He begins to say something else, but somebody on the line calls him. "My break's nearly over so I have to get going. I'll root for you and Woori, though."

"Thanks." I know Baekhyun said it jokingly, but I'm too happy to not take that comment to heart. "Have fun at work. Also, I'm going to need your coupons for that chicken place, thanks," I say before hanging up.

Pleased at how the day went, I decide to celebrate by texting my now-girlfriend.

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This chapter is so (x127) bad, but i want to finish the story, even if it means putting out a bad chapter. Hopefully, it'll get better.