CHAPTER 6: School Festival (6)

I saw A-yeong going to the toilet so I followed her. "My dear A-yeong. Why didn't you tell me that this is a meetup and not just a regular drinking session?" I smiled at her but my face is grim. I feel so betrayed! Why are they the only ones that have a partner! "We-well… Umm… I thought you were busy that's why we didn't invite you, also I thought you don't like going on a blind date and stuff like this that's why we didn't tell you, but all of a sudden you tag along!" She complained as if this was my fault!? "Who told you I don't like to meet guys?! I liked to try going on a date with a guy too you know!?" A-yeong looked at me and sighed. "Oh come on! We've been together since high school and I know that you still like him so that's why I didn't include you whenever I set up blind dates and meetups like this… Plus he's going to kill me if he found out that I set you up with someone." She mumbled the last part and since I was distracted and monologuing inside my head, I wasn't able to hear the last part she said. "What did you say? I couldn't understand the last part." I told her. She just looked at me as if she's angry at me and just left me there in the restroom. I just ignored it and did my business and also washed my face so that I can be refreshed.

When I came back, I notice that Ye-in and Dahae are missing and from the guys' side the guy name Eo-jin is gone as well. "Where are the others?" I asked A-yeong while sitting down. "Oh, they just went out to buy some cigarettes." She told me then went back to flirting with that Chul-soon guy. I just ignored them and continued drinking my beer. Flirt for all I care! Hope that you guys don't become a pair so that we can be single together! I was cursing them in my mind. "Cheers?" The guy that was sitting a few chairs away from me is now sitting next to me and smiling while holding his glass up… Wait, this was the guy flirting with Dahae earlier, what's his name again? "Cheers." I held my glass up to him as well and then continue drinking, minding my own business again. Then he looked at me again and held out his hand to me. "Hi, let me introduce myself. I'm Lee Gyu-ha. I wasn't able to get your name earlier." He smiled while still holding up his hand waiting for me to shake his hand. I looked at him then at his hand. "I'm Seo Mi-ran," I said while briefly shook his hand and curtly smiled at him.

"I noticed that you are not talking much? If you want we can have a nice chat so that we can get to know each other better?" He said while leaning closer to me. This perv! Does he think I'm a reserve?! Now that Dahae is not here he can use me as a substitute since he's bored?! I just ignored him and kept drinking. "Whoa! You're a big drinker! Let me get you another glass since you have already finished it." He said then he stood up and got another drink for me. He gave me the glass and lift it to his glass and said cheers to me again and drank his glass bottoms up. I did the same but when I was drinking my beer, I furrowed my brow... This beer tastes funny. While I was trying to finish the glass, someone suddenly grabbed the glass from me and slammed the glass hard on the table startling me. "Hey what do you think you're doing…!?" When I looked at his grim face, I was so shocked. I didn't know if I'm just drunk or if this is happening! I mean, why is he here?! "I think you already have enough alcohol. Let's go. A-yeong noona, here's her part of the bill." He gave A-yeong some bills and looked at the guy that was sitting beside me like he was some criminal and then grabbed my hand and dragged me outside.

I was so surprised that I pulled my hand from him. I don't know how to feel about this. I mean, I was trying to move on from my feelings for him and then he suddenly shows up while I'm intoxicated! I might blurt out things to him that I might regret! While thinking about this, I was about to run away from him but he grabbed my hand again and dragged me at the side alley. He pushed me against the wall and his face serious and angry. "What? Trying to run away again? Just try, I won't let you escape again." Eh?! He must have noticed that I was about to run away from him. "What are you talking about Mingyu? And what are you doing here anyway?! Can you move away and let me go? You are too close!" I tried to shove him away but he didn't budge.

"No. I won't make the same mistake twice and let this perfect opportunity slip away from me again. This is already delayed for 2 years, I won't let any bastard take you away from me!" As he said that, he suddenly came near my face and kissed me! My eyes went wide like it was about to pop out of my head. I was stunned because of the sudden events, like is this even real or am I dreaming again? If this is a dream, I don't want to wake up anymore! While thinking that, I felt his lips on mine and it was so soft! I never knew a guy's lips can be this soft as a marshmallow and because of that, I have lost it and just attacked him! My hands just grabbed his face, shifted the angle of my head to get better access, and slightly opened my mouth to lightly bite his lips. I can see his eyes went wide in shock, feeling his mouth opened a little bit, I took this chance to enter my tongue in his mouth and moved it inside, even felt his tongue and tried to suck it. Ehhh? He tastes like a minty strawberry, so delicious!

I don't know how long I have devoured his lips but when I let go we were gasping for our breaths. I can see he was a little bit shocked, pleased, and a little bit shy? When he looked at me, he squinted his eyes showing some suspicion. What? Didn't expect that you will get eaten instead? I just realized that his hands are inside my shirt and he was rubbing my waist. "Um, Mingyu? Can you please remove your hands?" I think that kissed had sobered me up and realized that this is not a dream and might lead to something forbidden! And since I sobered a little bit, now I'm feeling shy and embarrassed at what I did, I want to run away and hide somewhere!

"Why should I? I think you should take responsibility for what you did to me! You did this to me before and then ran away! Now you did it again and from the way I see it, you're trying to run away again. No. Take responsibility!" He was glaring at me when he said that. Me?! Did that to him before?! What the heck is he talking about?