3 Things I Hate About You

12. Confession 1

"Hey, did I grip you too hard?"

"N-no! I was just shocked. It-it's okay." I tried to smile.

Never did I expect this area to have infirmary nor did I ever expected to be a burden again to Chanyeol. The infirmary was quite far and I think I'm pretty heavy so I feel bad that he had to carry me all the way. But I wouldn't want to say to him to not carry me since I quite enjoyed it.

"You know you didn't need to carry me like this." I sheepishly laughed.

Chanyeol rubbed his neck. "It's alright. I have a lot of muscle and you were really light."

I blushed so hard when he said 'you were really light' because it's either he has a poor sense since I consider myself as heavy or he's really muscular.

One thing that made me kind of worried was when he frowned as he looked at my arm. "Are you sure your arm is okay?"

Seeing that he sat on a chair beside the bed I was laying at, I sat up and nodded at him.

"You don't need to worry, I'm really fine." I smiled. "My head's already better with this ice pack."

He finally smiled. "Thank you."

I swear to god his smile was so endearing and his pushed back hair was so distracting I couldn't resist but to squeal on the inside and close my eyes really tight to avoid squirming.

"Hey, hey," He lightly laughed. "I thought you were okay."

I lightly whacked his arm. "Seriously Chanyeol, I should be the one thanking you. Not you thanking me."

Chanyeol flashed a smile once more. "Alright, alright, I'm welcome."

This time I laughed loudly at his response because it was just hilarious and his face was so mischievous. I regained my sense a minute after.

"Thank you, Chanyeol. If you weren't there I would've been beaten up."

Chanyeol looked down in the process of smiling. He clutched his hands together without any noise. "It's nothing really."

"Aigoo," I scoffed. "Stop saying it's nothing. You're currently my hero now."

He suddenly had that 5-year-old smile in his face that I swore I almost lost my sanity. I forgot how to breathe for a moment.

"Hope I'll be your hero in the future as well." He grinned.

I giggled. "Oh sure you will be."

"I like saving people. Especially the ones that I care a lot." He looked away.

My ears couldn't believe what he was saying at first – did he just? A surge of adrenaline was rushing through my body, my cheeks felt like it was warming up.

I sheepishly rubbed the back of my neck. "But really, Chanyeol, I've never met someone as lovely and kind as you."

Chanyeol had this sad but smiling expression planted in which my heart suddenly felt heavy of guilt that I couldn't even speak. He simpered and my heart beat became uncontrollable.

"Me too."

He suddenly got on his feet – sitting sideways on the bed – and embraced me in his arms. I was shocked, obviously; and my stomach did that flip-flop thing I could not describe.

Daehyun's POV

"Daehyun! Have you heard about the quarrel thing in cabin 3?" Youngjae came up to my bed. "There was Minha too!"

I lightly frowned at what he just said. "Quarrel?"

"Yeah! Apparently there's this girl who just came up to the cabin and messed everything up. They all have been in contact with her."

I scoffed at his way of words. "You mean they've been somehow bullied by her?"

"Yes!" Youngjae exclaimed. "But I think Minha's state is the worst!"

I stood up in reflex, knowing that that girl is easily hurt. "What? What happened to her?"

"I'm not sure, Dae. But she's in the infirmary right now."

Without hesitation, I dashed towards the door, trying to figure out where the hell this infirmary is. I didn't even know there was any because this place was a goddamn forest.

"Wait!" He shouted.

Looking annoyed, I glared at him. "What?"

"The thing we talked about last night... I think this is the chance. She might be alone now, I'm not sure, but this might be the best chance."

"You–" I was speechless. This guy actually thought about the things I said. Wow.

 He broke a big grin at me and said, "You can do it! I know you can!"

I awkwardly rubbed my neck. "Oh shut up, will you. I'll try."

Youngjae cheered loudly at me and the others who were resting at their bed looked at him weirdly. "Calm down!" I quietly shrieked. I stood straight, full of pride, and stride forward. But then it hit me.

"Uh, Youngjae?" I asked.

"Yeah?"

"Would you care to tell me where it is?"

Youngjae clasped his hands. "Ah! Sorry, it's just near the muster area. Want me to come with you?"

"No no that's alright."

I tried to regain my memories of the place, and thanks to my good brain I managed to know where it was before asking other people who was sitting outside their cabins.

But one thing I was curious about was, why is she always getting hurt? I mean like, out of all the people in her cabin, why is she the targeted one?

That was one question I could not understand.

Moving on, I finally reached the infirmary. The place was quite small, but the windows were quite too big compare to the construction. But there were curtains, obviously, so I didn't need to crouch down and hide in case she looks out.

Is she alone in here? What if her friends are inside? I wouldn't just want to barge in finding out that she's already taken care of. What was I doing?

Should I just say 'I love you'? Ah, no, that's just lame. My heart was going berserk. I had a serious debate of whether I should say this or that, and that took me quite a while to snap back to reality.

I took another step forward and carefully grabbed the handle, but only stopped by the sound of people talking.

"I can't believe I'm actually going to say this."

The first voice I heard was Chanyeol chuckling and that made me quite fired up – what the hell was he doing there?

"It's okay, go on." Said Minha. "I'd love to hear it."

"Would you be... my girlfriend?"

My mind was dazed and stunned at the same time. "W-why's this jerk..." I whispered to myself. No, this is not happening right now. After all the courage I had just now – it's all going to be wasted.

"Yes!" She shouted.

My hand limply let go of the grip. I was confused. 

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