Hoe 101 ✔️ | Han Seungwoo

chapter 24

| kookheon's point of view

Ara stood in the doorway with her hands stuffed in her jean pockets, confusedly staring at the unfamiliar face in front of her. Then she said, "I'm sorry to bother, is Kookheon here?"

Then her eyes met mine, standing behind Yoona with a slight smile as I said, "I'm here."

Yoona didn't move from her frozen spot. Once Ara noticed me she smiled a little and almost made it into my dorm when Yoona abruptly stopped her with her hand, "Uh, hold on," she said, "This is so childish of me but I have to ask, why are you here meeting with him?"

Ara furrowed her eyebrows together and looked at me for an answer. I rolled my eyes and approached the two of them, gently setting Yoona aside so Ara could pass. "Yoona just go, this has nothing to do with you."

Yoona raised an eyebrow at me as Ara made herself more comfortable in my living room. I turned away from her for a moment and grabbed Yoona's hand before literally dragging her outside the door.

"Yoona, don't ever come back and do this whole thing again, or should I make myself more clear?" I asked her, "Stop showing up to my dorm at random times, stop asking my friends about me, and stop showing up in front of me because I am through with you." Then I shut the door.

I didn't feel the need to process her expression in my mind as I turned back around and approached Ara on the couch, "Okay, sorry about that."

Her head raised from her phone screen at my sudden voice and she gave me a smile, "It's totally fine, who is that by the way?"

I sighed and scratched the back of my neck, "Her name's Yoona. She's my ex."

Ara made an o shape with her mouth and nodded, "Sounds about right."

We just sat there in silence after her remark, not knowing what to say to the other. I looked over to my kitchen and asked her, "Want any water?"

She shook her head and pointed to her stomach, "I just ate. Kinda full."

I nodded.

Then the silence continued.

"Um." Someone suddenly said and we both raised our heads to where the voice came from, spotting Tony's head peeping out of our room door, "Did Yoona transform into another body or am I trippin?"

I face palmed at his reaction and let out a chuckle, "This isn't Yoona, Tony. It's Ara."

Tony's eyebrows both raised up and he let out laughs, "Oh! Ara, I've heard so much about you from Kookheon." He came out from behind the door and came closer to us, "He talks about you all the time. Like al-"

I quickly stood up and covered his mouth with my hand while gripping his shoulder, "Ok that's enough of you, goodbye." Then I dragged him all the way back into our room while gritting my teeth at him.

He smiled sheepishly at me before shutting the door closed, leaving me standing awkwardly in front of Ara who was now standing herself up, "Maybe I should tell you the reason why I even came here."

She continued as I showed her I was listening, "You see at the barbecue, I just noticed you looking a little down and I wanted to come check on you...is everything alright?"

I stood still. She reminded me of what happened back at the barbecue earlier. My eyelids drifted slowly as my lips quivered a little. My chest started aching again.

"Come on, we've been teasing each other for too long now, can we just date officially?"

"Are you asking me out?"