Today me, Minho and Junsoo planned to go shopping for our Christmas dinner. Only few days were left for Christmas to come and I was very much excited about that. It was my second Christmas here in Korea.
On my first Christmas here, Junsoo was not there, so me and Minho had spend it alone by ourselves. But, this year three of us were going to spend it together and Ho-Jun will also going to be there, as I've promised him a Christmas dinner. We all are going to have so much fun together.
After Christmas, I'm gonna head back to India for New year and gonna stay there for few days. Gosh!! It has been a year, since I've last visited India. I was really missing my parents, brother and my two best friends.
Minho and Junsoo were also going home for the New Year. That's why, we planned to buy gifts for all of our loved ones to give them on New year, along with the stuffs for our Christmas dinner.
We've decided to go to the Times Square Mall for shopping. It's one of the best Malls in Seoul. It had many stores and restaurants inside it and we all liked it very much.
Around 6pm, Minho called and told me that he have arrived and is waiting for me to come down. I didn't waste another minute, I grabbed my bag, locked the door and went downstairs.
I saw Minho's car parked in front of my apartment.
"Hey Min Min!!", I waved at him as I approached towards his car.
He shot me a glare when I called him that.
"Dare to say that again and you're gonna make your way to the Mall by yourself only", he said through gritted teeth.
"Ok, ok, I'm sorry! Don't get angry now".
"Now, get on or else we're going to be late, we've to pick up Junsoo also", he said as he started his car's engine.
I got inside and sat beside him on the front passenger seat.
We were soon to reach Junsoo's apartment. We picked her up and headed towards our destination.
It's was around 7:30pm, when we finally reached the Mall.
"Ah, finally we reached", I said while stretching my arms.
"You girls get inside and wait for me. I'm going to park the car", Minho said and drove off to park his car.
"Let's head inside, shall we!?", I asked Junsoo.
"Yeah, let's go", Junsoo replied and we made our way inside the Mall.
Soon it's gonna be Christmas, so the Mall was decorated very nicely. At the centre of the Mall, stood a large Christmas tree and it looked mesmerizing with all its decorations. Snow was falling on it with the help of a snow machine, the snow added more charms to the tree's beauty.
Junsoo and I stood there looking at the tree. Children were running and playing around the tree and the parents were clicking pictures of their children playing around the tree.
"Girls!! Ready for shopping then!?", we suddenly heard Minho's voice as made his way towards us.
"Yeah!!!", Junsoo and I replied in unison, our voices full of excitement.
"So, were should we head first??", Minho asked as we made our way up on the escalator.
"We're suppose to buy gifts for our parents and friends, then shall we start with buying gifts for parents our first??", I asked while looking at both of them.
"Ok", Minho and Junsoo replied.
We made our way up to the second floor.
I decided to buy a nice costly watch for my dad and a beautiful pendent for mom. I haven't visited them for so long, so I decided to buy them something costly from here. I also brought them some premium quality tea.
Minho brought a pair of nice shoes for his dad and Junsoo brought a nice shawl for her mom and a nice tie for her dad.
I brought a classic suit for my brother. I've missed him the most in my time here in Korea. He have started a business along with his friends, it has been two years since he started it and it was making nice progress. I was very happy for him.
I also brought a beautiful red dress and a cute white dress for my two best friends. Before I came here for shopping, I've called their mom asking about their size, so that I can buy dress for them and told their mothers not to say them anything about me coming back.
By the time we finished buying gifts for all, it was already 8:30pm. We still had to buy stuffs for our Christmas dinner though.
"Hey guys! How about I take few bags from you and headed back to put them in the car", Junsoo offered.
"Can you manage to carry all these stuffs??", I asked while looking at Junsoo.
"Yeah I can, I didn't buy much. I've only two bags, so I'll take two bags from each of you and head back", Junsoo replied.
"Ok then", I said and passed my bags to Junsoo, Minho also did the same.
"You guys go and buys the stuffs for our dinner, I'll meet you guys in the restaurant on the ground floor. It's my treat today", Junsoo said and went off.
Minho and I looked at each other and smiled, then went to buy ingredients and other things for our dinner.
We brought many things, I also brought many snacks to take back home. We also brought a cute medium size Christmas tree.
"Let's buy the meat and vegetables some other day", Minho said and I agreed.
"Shall we buy chocolates and ice cream too, for Christmas??", I asked as we headed back to keep the stuffs we brought inside the car.
"What?? Ice cream in this cold??", Minho asked.
"Yes, please, please", I pleaded.
"Ok fine!", Minho finally said.
"Yayy....Minho you're the best".
"Yeah, I know", he said while giving a smirk.
We put the things inside the car and headed to the restaurant where Junsoo told us to go.
As we entered the restaurant, we saw Junsoo sitting there, waiting for us.
"What took you guys so long??", she asked as we made our way towards her.
"The shops were a bit crowded actually", I said as I sat down.
"So, see what you guys wanna eat and give the order. Don't hesitate, it's my treat, order whatever you want to", Junsoo said while passing us the menu.
"Yah!! Let's spend all of Junsoo's money wholeheartedly today", I said looking at Minho and grinning from ear to ear.
"Yah! Let's do it", he said giving me a hi-fi.
"You guys won't change. Children are better than you guys", Junsoo said while letting out a sigh.
Minho and I both laughed and stuck out our tongues at Junsoo.
We ordered mixed fried rice, ginseng chicken soup, soy sauce crab and Kimchi also.
"Oh guys! I forgot to tell you. Ho-Jun will also come for the Christmas dinner", I said while eating my fried rice.
"What!??", Minho asked, nearly choking on his food, then he looked at me in shock.
"Umm....yes", I said while giving a stiff smile.
"But why did you call him??", he asked sounding curious.
"Well, the reason is.....because of me, he hurt his hand so badly two times in a row", I said looking down, playing with my food.
"But Minji.....", Minho said looking at me, he didn't looked happy about me, calling Minho over for dinner with us.
"Now, excuse me! Can anyone one of you tell me what's going on and whose this Ho-Jun guy??", Junsoo asked finally.
I told her about everything that happened, about how I nearly died trying to save a puppy and how Ho-Jun got hurt trying to save me.
"So, this guy...you don't even know how he looks??", Junsoo asked at the end.
"Umm...no", I replied.
"And you want to call him for dinner with us. What if he's a bad guy, then what?? What are you going to do??", Junsoo asked.
"No! He's a nice guy and I know it. I won't stay alone with him you know, you guys will be there with us too", I replied.
Junsoo and Minho didn't say anything, they just looked at me.
"C'mon guys, it gonna be alright. Trust me!", I said.
"Ok, we trust you", Minho said finally.
"Thank you, guys", I said while smiling at both of them.
"Did you informed him about that the dinner is going to take place in your home??", Minho asked me suddenly.
"Shit!! I forgot. Let me call him now only and inform him about it", I said and pulled out my phone to call Ho-Jun.
I dialled his number which I've saved in my phone, after only two rings the call was picked up.
"Hello! Ms. Kim??", Ho-Jun voice came from the other side of the phone.
"Yeah, it's me. I forgot to say that the Christmas dinner will take place in my house", I said.
"What?? Your house??", he asked sounding shocked.
"Yes! Is there any problem??", I asked curiously.
"Umm....no. I'll be there", he replied.
"Ok, I'll send you my address and time when you've to arrive".
"Ok, Ms. Kim".
"So then, see you later".
"Yeah, see you later", he said then I hung up the call.
I looked at Minho and Junsoo, they were chatting among themselves. I also joined them and after dinner, Minho drove us to our home and he also went off himself.
Now, I just wanted to take a warm bath and sleep peacefully in my bed. I was tired like hell, from today's shopping.
I went inside my apartment, took a long warm bath and went off to sleep. Tiredness got hold of me and I fell asleep.