"Morning Min-chul, hehehe"
"Hmmmm...morning, hyungnim..."
Jung is acting weird.
Not because of the makeup incident, but because of who put it on my face. Whenever I come home, he has this grin that makes a man want to commit war crimes.
A grin that makes you want to punt a baby; that kind of grin.
Anyways, ignoring him is the best course of action. However, this isn't even a problem in my mind, perhaps a minor inconvenience.
The REAL problem is how the hell I'll complete this damn quest to make Ji-woo like me. I can tell that she is just on that verge and a teeny weeny push can make her fall.
However, no matter how hard I push and no matter hard I try to gain her favor, she ends up seeing it as a "friend thing" and does it back.
Feeding her? She feeds me from time to time.
Indirect kiss? Indirect kisses everywhere! Hell, we share water bottles sometimes!
Hugging? Oh, she can bear hug alright.
Nothing works and the problem is that this ISN'T friend behavior; she just doesn't know that.
As a seven year old girl, she should have some knowledge of liking boys, but it seems that I may be her true first friend.
Sad and annoying.
I've tried watching romance movies with her after school and that helped a bit. Especially the ones where it ends in marriage.
That reminded her of the marriage thingy she was talking about where she wanted my babies and such.
Right now, I'm slightly panicking since there are only five days left until the quest ends and I fail.
It's Friday and on about Wednesday afternoon next week, the quest will fail and I'll fall into immeasurable debt.
I got to school with a better resolve to make her fall even harder this time! Every trick in the book is coming out!
As I sit down next to her, I start making my moves.
"How's your day" move! It shows how caring you are! Listening move! Shows how much you want to hear the woman's stories.
And one of the most lethal, sparkly eyes + smile move! The perfect seduction tactic!
But no matter what I did, all she did in response was blush, twirl her hair or act bashful. The problem is that this isn't on purpose! She is actually embarrassed!
Aaarrgghhhh!!! Why don't you just acknowledge you like me so we can be done with this while thing?!?!?!
(Ji-woo POV)
Again with this stupid fluttery and thumpy heart feeling. Why does my chest always feel so tight whenever I'm with him?
It isn't like this with mom and it isn't like this with dad even though they are my friends like Min-chul. So why the heck is it like this?!?!
Talking to me? My heart goes wild.
Feeding me? My cheeks feels hot.
Listening to me? I can't help but smile.
Especially when he talks to other girls like the co- So-young, his other "friend". My heart gets especially tight whenever that happens.
Nothing helps me calm down! Not squeezing my palms, not thinking about random numbers; nothing! I even got a stupid nosebleed on Tuesday when I watched him swim!
I thought it was an accident but it happened again on Thursday! What an embarrassing moment for me! I never get nosebleeds unless I feel hot...
...oh wait! Isn't it because I feel hot whenever Min-chul around? So, do I get nosebleeds whenever I watch him swimming? What is wrong with me!?!?
No matter what I searched up on my phone, no matter what I asked mom's doctors or the maids in my house, none of the gave clear answers!
It was either heart failure, heart attack and the maids even gave a disease called "love".
Love? I eventually searched the definition of love and it was definitely not what I was feeling yet it was. For instance, yes, I want to have a b-baby with him, but I don't think he likes me back.
Maybe sister can help!
After school and bidding Min-chul a goodbye, I enter the car with mom to return back home.
Arriving home, the car continues driving on our driveway for a minute more before reaching our house's front door.
Greeting mom and I were our measly 15 maids. Not that the maids are measly, but compared to mom's friends, it's a much smaller number.
As we step out of the door, mom's personal butler, known as "Mr. P" hands her her itinerary for the day while he brings me over to the playroom.
"Aiiishhh! Bro, you are blind or what? You got your R! Use your R! We are going to lose and my hair is gonna fall out because of you! Arrrghhh!!!"
When I walk in the air conditioned room, I hear someone yelling while seemingly pressing a million keys on the keyboard a minute. She is, of course, my sister.
Mom really doesn't like sister's gaming and swearing habits, but she can't say anything as sister's grades have always been on the top 1 of the entire district and top 3 of Korea; never dropping down a place since starting high school.
Right now, she is in her second year of high school and even started her own little company that brings in profits here and there.
Again, mom was dismayed but couldn't help but congratulate her daughter.
Since mom's answers always seemed like she was teasing me, mom's doctor friends were all heart related diseases and some of my aunties mentioned "love", I can only ask sister.
Well, there are some good qualities about sister...
"Umm, unnie? Can I ask you something?"
"Not now! I'm sti- ahhh, my little sister~ abububu...ngahahaha! Oh, damn! Q! Q! Go go go! I'll answer in a bit, okay~"
The contrast of her sister amazes even her. From baby talking and head patting to cursing and yelling; it's as if she has multiple personalities.
Nodding my head, I sit on a nearby bean bag and start playing a mobile game on my phone to pass the time.
After 20 minutes, I finally hear the noise that alerts me to her finishing her game.
"Aaarrrghhh!!! This is all your fault, you damn crazy bastard! You! Are you an amputee playing this game? Perhaps maybe even a paraplegic?!?! God! How'd you get into grandmaster league?! Damn it!"
As sister throws her headset aside angrily, she starts rubbing her temples in frustration. I silently watch her with my puppy eyes so when she looks at me, she calms down.
It always works, no matter what. Today wasn't an exception.
"Grrr....ahh! My wittle baby sister! Nyahaha! You're so cute cute cute!!! I wanna smush you into paste!"
As my sister rubs her cheeks against mine while carrying me, I try not to struggle too much so she'll stop quicker.
She remembers that I needed to ask her something and places her long fingers on her chin while recalling what I was saying.
"So...whatcha what from your cool older sister, my little baby?"
"Ummm...what happens if you're around a boy and your heart starts tightening?"
"A boy huh~~~?"
After hearing my question, my sister smirks a bit before seriously thinking about this. I guess she also doesn't know, huh?
"What happens when he talks to other girls?"
"My heart gets tighter"
"What about when you aren't near him? Do you want to be near him?"
"Ummm, yeah, I guess so..."
I already start feeling embarrassed with her questioning. Why do you need to know how I feel about him?!?!
'Well, I know why, but it's still embarrassing...'
"Ahhhh, you see, little one. I have experienced this quite a while ago before I settled down with PurpleCultivator_23"
"PurpleCul-...is that your online friend?"
"He's a champion league! Champion! Ahem ahem, I'm getting worked up. Again, so your heart gets thumpy and all that when he's there..."
While thinking out loud, she unconsciously pets my head while tapping the table with her finger. It is hard to believe that this is the same woman who earns thrice the average salary a month from her online store...
"Alright! I know what you are diagnosed with. You. Are. In. Love"
"H-h-huh?!? N-no! I'm not!"
"Well, think about it. Your heart is thumpy, you don't like him talking to other girls meaning that you are jealous and you want to be near him"
"Yeah, but isn't love when both of the people like each other? He doesn't feel that way with me..."
Wrapping her arm around my head, she starts clicking her tongue while rubbing my shoulder like a drunken person.
"Ahhh, tch! That's because you are too passive, my little baby sister!"
"I-I-I-I'm not passive! It's just that this isn't love!"
"Ehhh, alrighty then. Why don't we test this theory. When is the next time you meet him aside from school?"
"Oh! He will come over on Sunday to swim"
"There! That's your chance to turn this wittle bittle crush into a blooming! Flourishing love!"
Stretching her arms as if she finished selling a scam to her clients, I can't help but clap. She turn a speech about a 2B pencil into a speech about a mechanical pencil.
"Huh...I guess you're right...thanks, unnie!"
"Ohohoho! Don't thank me! Thank...yourself for listening to wise words"
"Yes, I will! Thank you, Ji-woo"
'Ahhhh, what gullible little sister I have; how very cute'
While Ji-woo is patting herself on the back, her older sister starts thinking about what the boy will be like. I mean, NOBODY has ever talked to Ji-woo for more than a day.
'I'd better thank him then'
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(A.N) yo! Another chapter for you readers and I hope you enjoyed this one!
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