Chapter 38

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Chaeyoung POV

The door swings open to reveal Mina with her cute penguin pyjamas. She seems shocked to see me here as I supposedly get ready for Winter Formal. But, here I am standing in front of her door with black box in my hand. Thinking about that, I seriously don't want to go if not with Mina. But, after seeing Jihyo with heavy heart I accept when Tzuyu asked me.

Flashback

"Chaeyoung, can we talk for a while?" Jihyo asked.

"Yeah." I replied.

"Hmm, I don't know how to say this." She said sigh.

"This lunch, Tzuyu will be ask you out to go with her for this Winter Formal. Can't you give her a chance?" She said.

Again, Tzuyu. What is this all about? Why they all want me to go out with Tzuyu this much? I just don't get it.

"What? What's all this about? Even you ask me to go out with Tzuyu." I said a bit irritating.

"Ha? Who's else ask you to go out with Tzuyu?" Jihyo asked confused.

"Your friend, Mina. She doesn't stop to match me with Tzuyu. Since, the welcoming. I told her already that I didn't feel the same thing as Tzuyu. But, she keep asking me to give a chance." I said sigh.

"Oh, that's the reason I want you to give Tzuyu a chance. I can't bare to see Mina being accused anymore. I bet you know what's going on between Mina and us." She said.

"What's really happened actually Jihyo?" I asked curious.

"As you know, Tzuyu likes you. She asked Mina to help her with you. But, I know you don't have feeling towards Tzuyu but Mina. Everyone can see that. But, being ego and whatever, Tzuyu can't accept that. That's when rumours been spread. I feel so hopeless, that I can defend my friend. Just this I can help her. Please Chaeyoung." She said.

"Hmm, I will think about it." I replied.

End of flashback

"Hey." I said.

"Hey." She greet me back.

"I need help with my tie." Showing her the tie which is slung over my shoulder.

"I see." She replied.

"Who is it?" Her dad calls from the kitchen.

"Chaeyoung." She holler back.

"He needs help with something. So, I will be back in a few minutes." She add and turn back to me.

"Not to be rude, but you look mess." She said pointing at me.

"I don't know. I wasn't really trying to look nice. Its just a boring dance." I said shrugs and sighs bitterly.

"Come on." She drag me upstairs in a sudden rush of excitement.

I sits on her bed and she hand Cuddle to me. Immediately, I starts to pet Cuddle as I really love him. I watches her in confusion as she shuffle through her closet. After a while, she manage to yank out a large shirt in men's size. She toss it into the bed, next to me.

"Change into this." She instruct.

"Whatever you said." I confused but agrees. Without hesitation, I starts to unbutton my shirts.

"Wait!" She yell while covering her eyes with her hands.

"Wait until I'm out of the room!" She said annoyed.

"What? Its not like you haven't seen me shirtless before." I said chuckle still shuffling of my shirt.

"Still-hmm-well-its just weird to take off your shirt in front of me okay?" She argue.

"Whatever. I'm done changing anyway." I said.

"I will be right back." She said dart out of room.

She then come back with ironing board and iron. I carefully placing Cuddle in his tank as he already slipped into food coma. She prop the ironing board on the ground and plug the iron ina, sitting it on the side so it would not burn the board.

"You couldn't even bother to iron you shirt?" She start nagging.

"Well, I'm not really trying to look nice." I replied.

"Why? Cause you already handsome?" She laugh.

"No. Cause I don't really want to go to this stupid dance... wait, do you think I'm handsome?" A mischievous smile grows in my face.

"N-n-no! I was joking." She stutters.

"Ouch! So, I'm ugly?" I asked pretend to be hurt.

"Hmm. No." She face red as she looks like just got slapped by the iron.

"I'm just teasing you." I laugh.

"Anyway, you have a nice date and your friends are going to be there too. There shouldn't be a reason for you not to be excited." She said start to iron out my shirt and tie.

"You're not going. That's why." I whines.

"I will be party pooper. Plus, I will glued to the refreshment table entire time." She said.

"But, still it will be fun if you there." I said.

"Fun? I don't like to being crammed into a room with a bunch of strangers that I don't know." She replied.

"They're your classmate. How come they be the strangers?" I asked.

"Well, I literally talk to no one. So, they are strangers to me." She said.

"That's impossible. What do you do during class then?" I asked still unbelief.

"Hmm, listen to the teacher. Work. Do school stuff." She thinking.

"What if you're bored and done with everything?" I asked curious.

"I do other homework. Or I just stare at the wall. Maybe sleep with my eyes open." She replied.

Unbelievable. Wow, she's really an introvert haa?

"I will be there. I'm not a strangers to you. Plus, you friend would be there too." I said.

"What? And be third wheel your date? But, no thanks." She said.

"You can be my date." I said looking straight at her.

"Don't be ridiculous Chaeyoung." She hand me the shirt and tie.

"Fine. I will get you a date." I said.

"Really?" She asked doubtfully.

"Yeah. I will ask Jeongyeon. He will just need to stand there with you. If he tries to dance with you, reject him." I said.

"Jeongyeon has a girlfriend." She said.

Haa? Really? What I'm missing?

"Since when?" I asked confused.

"Since two weeks ago. Jeez, don't you talk to your friends anymore?" She asked.

"Well sort of. Kinda. How do you know anyways?" I asked.

Well, I'm busy taking you heart.

"I don't know. Maybe cause he asked her out in the middle of math class." She said thinking.

"Well, then.." I really need to get back with them though.

I look at her, with my pleading eyes. She seem get what I want and she sighs.

"I'm not going Chaeyoung. Besides, I don't have a dress." She lean in her closet.

"Problem solved." I drops the black box from earlier into her hands.

"What's this?" She asked confused.

"Open it." I said smiling.

I peers from above, sitting on the bed while she sit on the floor with her legs crossed and the box on her lap. She pull slightly at the end of the silver ribbon and the bow falls apart. Nervously, she lift the covers of the box reveal the dress I bought for her last Friday. I really wants to give this dress to her at the moment I saw it when I went out with my mother and sister. I knew she will look stunning in this dress. It simple but stunning. Just the way she is.

"Where did you get this?" She ask breathlessly.

"Do you like it?" I grins.

"Its really gorgeous." She said still shocked.

"Its yours." I said.

"This is to pretty to wear. Its probably expensive too. How did you even find this during winter?" She asked.

"Don't worry about that. Just put it on, so we can go." I said.

She looks hesitate. But, her eyes can't stop looking at the dress. She keep caress it and smile. But, sudden she looks sad. I don't know what she thinking.

"The dress is pretty, but I don't think I can go. I just remembered I have homework to do." She give an excuse.

"You have all of winter break to do it." I said.

"Wait, winter break already started?" She asked shocked.

"Yeah." I simply reply.

"Do you not like the dress?" I asked her.

"No! I love it!" She answer quickly.

Then, why you don't want to go? I sigh.

"Then, what's wrong?" I pouts.

"I don't feel comfortable in dresses. Never worn them. Kinda have some weird fear of them." She give excuse.

"Oh.." I said in disappointed dropping my head.

"Here. This dress was probably really expensive. You should return it." She said passed me the dress.

"No, you should keep it since you like it." I push her hand that holding the dress.

"But-." I cut her.

"Once you get over your fear of dresses, this should be the first one you try on." I smiles.

"Thanks. Its the prettiest thing I have seen in my entire life." She said sincere.

"Yeah, I'm looking at the prettiest thing I have seen in my entire life right now too." Our eyes lock, and she didn't pull away as I don't want her to do so.

"Get changed. Or you're going to be late." She said.

I get changed as she turn around. I stays sitting on her bed while she stand between my knees. First, she fix my collar and wrap the tie around it, before securing it in loop. My shuffled hair changed into dark waves after a few stroked of her comb. Then, she step back to look at the final product.

"How do I look?" I asked show her dramatic pose.

"I think I did a pretty good job." She said smiling.

"I'm pretty sure it because of my charms." I jokes.

"Sure." She said rolls her eyes.

"Hurry up and go." She push me slightly.

"Fine." I whines.

I stand up and pulls her into tight hug. I just want to hug her and don't want to let go.

"What's wrong?" She asked maybe surprised.

"It cold out and I forgot a jacket. I need a warm hug for the road." I said.

"You're weird." She said.

"Ditto." I said pull away.

I sigh. This is it. Just tonight Son Chaeyoung. Just tonight. But, I wanted to be with her. Talk to her. I rather being with her in the bed talking nonsense that go to this boring dance. But, I'm do it for her. To make her happy. Why I think being love is hard than I'm doing math? Could love be hard as math?

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