Secret Feelings | 2kim

thirty five.

chaewon

"that's minjoo!" i was about to leave the room but yena stopped me. "listen!" she told me while holding my wrist. we put our ears near the door to listen about what's happening outside.

"yuri, i remembered everything!"

my eyes widened and i met yena's gaze who's also shocked about what we heard. we stepped backwards but we could still hear minjoo whining from the next room. 

"chaewon!" yena cupped my cheeks and i did the same to her. "yena! what am i going to do?!" i asked while panicking internally. "c-chaewon, i don't k-know!" yena is now panicking too. 

"confess to her tomorrow, this is such a mess!" 

—

we forgot it is a holiday today so they don't actually have classes. what a good timing to ask minjoo out on a late night date but the thing is... how am i going to ask her?

i am now in front of her because yena, yujin, yuri, and wonyoung pushed us together. i looked up so i won't meet her gaze. someone made a noise behind me so i looked back and saw them peeking at the door. 

"go away" i mouthed to them and they closed the door. "c-chaewon… t-they said y-you are going t-to a-ask… s-something… w-what is it?" minjoo asked while looking down, fidgeting her fingers. 

"oh r-right, are you free tonight?" i tried not to stutter but i failed because i'm too nervous. i bit my inner lip as i waited for her response. "y-yes…" she answered and shyly tucked her hair behind her ear. 

fuck, my mind went blank. 

i secretly looked at the back to seek help from yena but i remembered that i told them to go away so i looked back at minjoo. "minjoo…" i called her and gulped. 

it was an easy task for me to ask her out before but why am i having a hard time right now? is it because i'm going to confess to her later and i don't want her to be disappointed?

"minjoo, go out with me" i said and extended my hand to her with my palm facing up. i heard a short gasp from her before she answered.

"s-sure…" she slowly put her hand above mine and looked at me. her face is so red, oh my god. she let go of my hand and covered her face. "yuri!" she screamed as she ran back inside her room.

—

the dorm was quiet and it seemed like they were sleeping already. i slowly went out of our room to go to minjoo's room. i opened the door and saw minjoo checking herself on the mirror. 

"minjoo" i called her in a whisper-like tone. she got startled for a bit before walking towards me. "don't surprise me like that!" she whispered and hit my arm. 

she looked at me from head to toe and then she looked at her outfit next. "we look like a couple," she said before clinging to my arms, giggling. 

what did the others do to her and she's being like this again?

—

after we arrived at our destination, i opened the car door for minjoo and she playfully hit my arm after she got out. i handed her a red rose that i bought earlier and her eyes lightened up. 

"chaewon, i didn't know that you are a very romantic person," minjoo said as she put the rose near her nose and smelled it. "am i?" i blushed and scratched the back of my head. 

—

we are currently sitting on a plain picnic blanket on the top of the car hood, looking at the beautiful view of the city. her shoulder slightly resting on mine as we talk about a lot of stuff. 

should i do it now?

i took a deep breath first before calling her name. "m-minjoo…" i stuttered so i secretly bit my tongue. "yes?" she replied and looked at me. 

"if someone's going to confess to y-you… do you prefer i l-like you or i love y-you?" i shyly asked and looked away, pretending like i'm fixing my bangs. 

"the first one" she answered and i felt her moving even closer to me. "i like you…" i said in a very inaudible tone. "hm?" it seemed like she didn't clearly hear what i said. 

"i like you, minjoo"

she turned her upper body to my side and put her hands on my shoulders before proceeding to kiss me on the lips. i blushed because of her sudden action. 

minjoo pulled away from the kiss and looked at me straight into the eyes. "i like you too, so we are girlfriends now" she said and giggled. i wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her closer, giving her a kiss on the lips. 

now that minjoo is my girlfriend, the next step is to marry her.