"This inn has been in existence since the joseon era. The Kim couples use it for first meetings all the time," an old lady wearing a hanbok said as me and my parents walks towards the room which will be used for our first meeting with my future wife.
Honestly, I'm not interested nor I want to be here in the first place. Heck I don't even wanna marry who the fuck this person is. If it wasn't for this shit I would've been together with Minju having our lovely date.
"My family used this inn for the first meeting with my own husband," mom excitingly said. Whatever mom I don't care about this whole set up thing. Just thinking about it makes me unhappy.
As we walk along the way, I saw a couple having their own wedding photo shoot and what caught my eyes is that the bride..... Doesn't look happy at all. She looks as if she was forced. It somehow reflects my own thoughts and feelings about this.
I'm gonna meet my future wife.... I sigh.
Flashback to yesterday
"WE'RE GONNA MEET THEM TOMORROW?!" I shouted as soon as my mom broke the news about meeting them tomorrow. "Yeah and what about it," she said it as if it wasn't a big deal. Okay maybe it wasn't but IT IS TO ME!
"Isn't it so soon? Why are we rushing?" Eyes are particularly shaking in fear. "Isn't it better? As they all said, strike while the iron is hot. So it's better do it sooner and meet your future wife sooner."
What should I do? Minju and I are awkward right now. She even avoid me since that day. I'm not even sure if we're together right now.
Like can you imagine me walking up to her and be like, "not trying to be stupid or anything.... I'm just wondering what exactly are we?"
The next morning
I try to bail out on the meeting early in the morning and dash out to school without my parents concern. And that doesn't go well did it? The moment I went into class, everyone was like wonder what the fuck am I doing here.
Even the teacher was shocked like isn't me coming to school is a good thing? I'm trying to be a good student by actually studying. I should be a role model to other students and the teacher should compliment me but what do I get?
I got dragged out of the classroom and the school called my parents. They say I'm just wasting my time and should just focus on my future as if failing in class wasn't a bigger deal.
Regrets..... The reason I decided to come today wasn't only because I want to escape. Precisely because I don't want to have any regrets. I planned to talk to Minju today but I didn't see her anyway. Maybe I got dragged out before she even arrived here.
I'm going to get out of here before any of my parents or relatives showed up to pick me up. Just as I was about to slide open the door, a shadow of a figure can be seen from the other side of the door.
"Chaewonie?" That voice... I recognise that voice.... "Minju?" Trying to open the door but once again got stopped. "Don't open the door! Just hear me out please.... I know you can hear me from the other side."
Sigh. Does she really hate me? Does she not care about me? Does she hate looking at me? Am I that kind of a jerk? All these thoughts are haunting my mind right now and I hate it.
"Chaewonie... Why did you come to school today?" Is that it? She comes here just to ask that? It reminded me why I came here in the first place and just thinking about it makes me want to punch this hard concrete walls surrounding me.
"You know why... You know how I hate this whole set up by the governments.... You know how I feel about you... And I'm not lying when I said that I want to be with you forever," I clutch my hands as tight as I can. Gritting my teeth together as I tried to say each word.
