- I hope you study this very well at home, as it is very important for what I will teach you next week, understood? Well, I hope you have good weekend.
And another week done. I pack my things, while Sofia waits for me impatiently at the door. We left the room and started walking through the building's corridors.
- You know, Theresa? Yesterday, I received some very interesting information.
Interesting? I don't know why, but I feel like I already know what she's going to say.
- What kind of information? – I try to look as innocent as possible. However, I doubt that Sofia is believing my act, just by the half smile that her lips form and her accusing look.
- That a certain person had an outing with another certain person yesterday. An outing that my sources described as romantic. And I was a bit shocked, since that first person didn't tell me personally about that outing. Or whatever that might mean.
- A certain person what? – interrupts Anna, having just left a classroom we passed.
- It was Bea, wasn't it?
It was obvious that she was going to tell the others. I saw it straight away from the look she gave me when I entered the bakery, laughing like a fool while Seungmin was telling me a story. I even signaled her not to say anything, but I should have known that it was impossible for her to keep this from the others.
- Actually, she wasn't the first to tell me. But that's not the important thing. You didn't deny anything! In other words, it's true! Are you going to tell me what happened?
- Hey! I also want to know!
And that's why I find myself, right at this moment, trying to think about how to translate what happened yesterday into words. All I remember was the successive heart attacks and respiratory arrests I suffered (shoking). It was simply fantastic. If I thought I couldn't like him more, I was wrong.
- I don't even know where to start!
- You can start by telling us what you said at the bakery the other day. I don't know if you noticed, but all you told me when I asked you what happened was that you needed a little time to recover and you asked me to see if he had told the other boys anything – Anna grips on my shoulders – RECOVER FROM WHAT, GIRL? TOLD WHAT? I want explanations! Details!
She's right. I probably should have told them what had happened. But at the time, I was scared of what would come after the conversation with Seungmin and I didn't want to be telling them what had happened and them either giving me hope or waking me up to reality and me being disappointed in the end anyway. I wanted to have everything figured out before I told them anything.
Honestly, I would feel a bit embarrassed when they asked what Seungmin and I would be. I didn't even give the guy a chance to discuss it with me. It's also not like I can tell them much about what kind of relationship we have right now.
- So, in short, I kinda admitted that I was ignoring him... because I saw him with someone else... because I liked him.
They look at me with their mouths so open, they almost hit their jaws on the floor.
- You? You admitted to liked him? First? – I nod my head. I don't think I like the way Sofia is doubting my abilities (can I blame her, though? no) – And what did he say next?
- That he liked me too – and, no longer able to contain it, I start to smile like a crazy person, the other two still completely shocked. They looked like two statues in the middle of the corridor.
- And then?
- Then, Bea kicked us out so she could close the bakery, and I fled home with Iris.
- And there is our Theresa – comments Anna, while Sofia slaps forehead. Don't judge me. It was a lot for me. I needed time to recover.
- Continuing... yesterday, Seungmin didn't come to class, right? And I even thought I wouldn't see him at all. However, when I was leaving the classroom, I was dragged to another empty one.
- OMG!
- I know! To put it simply, he asked me to be his girlfriend.
-WHAT? OH MY GOD! Are you kidding!?
- Nope! I told him no.
- YOU WHAT?? ARE YOU DUMB?
-I want to take things calmly-
Anna looks at me as if I had three heads.
- You, literally, for the last few months, have been obsessed with this boy and when he FINALLY tells you that he feels the same and that he wants more, you say no?
- It's not that I don't want more! I just need time to get used to the change.
- I guess everyone has their own beliefs.
- After that he asked me if I wanted to spend the afternoon with him and then we went to an ice cream shop and ate ice cream.
- Girl! I love ice cream! I'm already liking this Seungmin guy! – Sofia's enthusiasm makes me laugh. I love this girl!
- Right after we finished eating, he took me to a bookstore. We spent two hours there just looking at books...
- Boring – interrupts Anna.
- I think it's cute – says Sofia.
-... and, as we left, he bought me a book.
- Marry him now! He gave you a book? It doesn't get any better, Theresa! Don't let him get way– great minds think alike, Sofia.
- We may or may not have held hands while we walked.
When I say this, they both squeal. I know! Now think as if you were in my place at that moment. I died, visited heaven (seeing what I will never have) and came back.
I still feel the way his fingers intertwined with mine. And, when he approached me, when he took me home, and gave me a little kiss on the forehead (it could have been somewhere else, but whatever).
- Theresa? Please tell me yes – begs Anna – Did you two kiss?
Does she think I would have the courage to do that? I wanted to (my pillow is a witness), but I don't have that kind of confidence. And I doubt he'll try, since I told him I wanted to take it easy (I'm really stupid).
- Do you really think we did it? Me and Seungmin?
- You and me, what?
I feel an arm come over my shoulders, pulling me against his body, and a kiss on my forehead.
- I missed you – he whispers in my ear.
I'M DEAD! NO WAY!
I can only see Anna and Sofia's smiles. But the latter, just to be a killjoy, soon changes her expression to one of disgust.
- Ew! What did I just see?! I'm leaving. Bye.
And with that, she walks out the door, leaving just me, Seungmin, Anna and Hyunjin.
- Yeah... Hwang? Are you also going to the pools complex to train?
- To the pools complex? Isn't it closed for maintenance today? – he asks, confused. But, when he notices Ana's pleading eyes, he connects the dots and realizes what she means – Ah! Right! Yes, I will! I was getting it mixed with yesterday.
- But you said that you went to train yesterday... - Seungmin can't even finish the sentence, as the other two are already around the corner, getting out of the building.
- Now, it's just us... - says Seungmin, as he turns to me, so that we are face to face -... alone... - he ties my hands, pulling them behind his back, so as to hug him. I rest my head on his chest-...without interruptions...-I feel his arms hugging me and his chin resting on my head. He swings us from side to side.
- I hope you know that we are in the middle of the corridor. We are not alone!
He laughs.
- Why? Do you want to go somewhere more private? For example... my apartment... my bedroom...
I start hitting his chest.
-Don't be a perv!
He starts laughing. Dickhead! I'm a saint! Have some respect!
- Disgusting! – comments Han as he passes us with Chan and Changbin.
- Leave them alone – Chan defends and then addresses us – We were thinking about going out and find something to eat. Do you want to come?
- I think they preferred to do other things, right? – says Changbin with a suggestive look. I hope he's not implying what I think he's implying. These jerks all have corrupted minds.
- Want to go? – Seungmin asks me.
I nod and, like that, the five of us leave the building, Seungmin with his arm resting on my shoulders.
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