IN THE MALL
"So what is the great surprise that you have for me that you are so sure I will love?" Taner asked Mia as they were entering a store in the mall. Mia looked at her thinking of a way she can convince her to go on the date with her.
'What can I say that will convince her to go and also not strangle me? I am so dead'. Mia thought screaming internally.
"Earth to Mia!!!!" Taner screamed waking Mia successfully from her dilemma. 'What is she up to now? I swear I will kill her if it is something stupid', Taner thought to herself.
"Well since you insist I will just tell you, but promise not to kill me". She tried bargaining.
"If it is not stupid, I promise not to kill you immediately". Taner said smirking, already thinking of different ways to kill her.
"That does not sound reassuring at all, you have to promise me".
"I promise you that if you start talking now I would consider killing you slower". Taner replied with her hand wrapped around her shoulder already squeezing it slightly. Mia almost cried feeling the pain on her shoulder. She gulped audibly and accepted her fate.
"Please remove your hand first". She bargained staring at her pitifully.
"Alright, now speak". She said removing her hands from her shoulder and relaxing against a pillar, with one leg stepping on the pillar and her two hands in her pocket, staring intently at Mia. Her whole vibe was already saying 'IF YOU SAY ANYTHING STUPID YOU ARE DEAD'.
"So the thing is ... I may have told him that I have a friend that is single and he may have suggested doing a blind date with his best friend who is also single..." Mia said tentatively and looked at her guiltily, waiting for her reaction.
"So what are you saying?"
"I am saying we are going on a date, as in, you and me". Mia said quietly. Taner face immediately became blank; she could not believe what she just heard.
Taner stood there speechless for mare than twenty minutes before she came back to her senses and started laughing like a crazy person. People passing them looked at them weirdly.
Mia became scared seeing her reaction, she asked carefully. "Are you okay?" she was ready to run for her life in case her friend has gone crazy.
"You are such a good joker; I almost fell for this one, good one". Taner said still laughing.
Mia was confused because she wasn't joking; she looked at Taner seriously and said, "I am not joking, I'm being very seriously right now".
Taner once again started laughing. The passerby started staring at them weirdly again and even started gathering a little. Suddenly Taner exploded; "What the heck are you staring at!! Get lost all of you!!" Everyone was shocked by this and immediately got scared and stopped watching them leaving hurriedly.
Once again she turned to look at her friend. This time she was not laughing but was staring at her coldly and angrily. Mia shivered feeling the chill and silently prayed,
'Oh God I have always followed the right path and do your will, I only have one request and that is for me not to die young, at least let me die together with Hangul who agreed to my stupid plan'.
"Why the heck would you arrange a blind date for me?" Taner asked looking at her coldly.
Mia gulped loudly before replying, "I know this is not an excuse but I was scared to go alone and I wanted you to go with me so I won't do anything stupid, also I was thinking about you too, I know you don't believe in love after that incident but you can't keep living you life like this, I swear I only had good intentions".
Taner stared at her friend for a long while. She knew her friend was only thinking about what's good for her, but she just doesn't feel like going. She doesn't want to meet anyone right now. Maybe deep down she is still waiting for him to come for her.
"Sorry Bell, I can't, I just can't". She said shaking her head.
"Come on Taner, please do it just for me. I know you are still waiting but I suggest you keep your options open, please do it for me, just me, I promise after this one I won't set you up on any blind date again". Mia tried convincing her. She started whining like a child and thought,
'I will continue until she agrees because this is my last option'.
Mia looked at Taner and with tears coming out of her eyes, she said, "if you don't go….I will not go too and I will disfriend you and travel out of this country and never return!"
Taner looked at Mia surprised at her sudden outburst and she knows she is going to regret the next word she is going to say.
"Fine I will go". She admitted defeat.
"Where will you go?" Mia asked smiling devilishly.
"I will go on this stupid date". Mia was very happy, she carefully took her phone out and messaged someone typing, and "Operation convince Taner was successful now it is your turn".
Mia happily entered the boutique with Taner behind her. Immediately, the store personnel saw her, she left whatever she was doing and ran to welcome her enthusiastically.
"We are going on a date so I want something lavish for myself but get something simple and cute but stand out for my friend". Mia instructed the staff. The staff immediately nodded and disappeared looking for her request.
"I don't want any cute dresses". Taner was immediately against the idea but Mia immediately stopped her quickly.
"Come on, it is just a dress and I am sure you will look lovely wearing it, besides I won the bet so you have to listen to what I say".
Taner was already regretting her decision but she can't do anything now, it's too late so she must go along with it until the end.
'Beside, how bad can it get'?
(Author: smirks…. If only you know)