“OW!” the lady had poked me for the 100^th time

“Stop moving” she hissed

“I’m not moving…”

“Oh.”

“You look beautiful” my mother walked into the fitting room

“Thanks, I don’t really like the color, but…”

“It complements you well.” I heard a familiar voice

I turned around to find Key standing in the door way

“Thanks” I smiled, he was wearing a black suit, and his hair was nicely done instead of the usual messiness he had going on.

“Are you ready for tomorrow?”

I inhaled

“not really, I don’t really like events like this. I get all nervous and tongue tied.”

Key chuckled

“Don’t worry, I’ll be there with you the whole time.” He smiled as he stepped next to me.

Our reflection in the mirror wasn’t that bad, we looked awesome together, and if I did say so myself, I looked pretty hot.

“Will you be my official date for the Maxwell Ball?” Key asked me as he took hold of my hand

I thought for a moment, I wanted to pull back my hand but at the same time, I felt my crush coming back

CRAP

I smiled

“Sure.”

“Great, I’ll pick you up at 7”

I nodded as Key left the room I hadent realized that I was holding my breath

 

 

Today was the day.

I was ready to go and as I stared at myself in the mirror I only had one thing on my mind.

Minho

I wanted him to be my date to the Ball, but he probably wasn’t even going, I wanted him to be the one waiting for me down stairs for me instead of Key.

Why I wanted this, I have no idea. Maybe I would have more fun if it was Minho instead of Key.

I held up my dress as I walked down, Key was at the foot of the stairs waiting with his arm held out

“What?” I asked

“your supposed to hook your arm on it” he whispered

“Oh.” I quickly took his arm

“Did your parents leave already?” he asked

“yeah, My father had to be there early since he’s giving a speech” I nodded

“ Yeah, my Father is making an announcement too.” He seemed to be thinking about something else

“You okay?” I asked

“Huh? Oh yeah… im fine”

 

The Maxwell Ball was a benefit Event that was held each year for the Maxwell Employees and their executives. Maxwell Inc was one of the most well known Interaction Games. Also known as Maxwell Games. My father had been working for this company for years. So many years before I was even born.

“This is my daughter, JiWon.” My Father introduced me with pride to each and every member of the Maxwell Corporation

“She certainly is very beautiful.” Said one of the older gentlemen that were there.

“Thank you.” I smiled

I didn’t really know what to do. Key had left me to go do a Meet and Greet with his father, so I stayed with mine.

“Honey I want you to meet, an old friend of mine.” My father lead me to the refreshments, there was a Tall older gentlemen standing next to another guy that was just as equally tall.

“Mike Choi.” My father laughed as the man turned around in a jiffy

“Henry?” he held his hand out to my dad the younger one was still turning the other way. “It’s been ages. We live next door to each other and we don’t even get together.” Mr. Choi laughs

“We really should.” My father laughed as well. Just then the young man turned around and I dropped my hand purse as I realized that the guy was MINHO!

He looked shocked as well.

“Minho, this is-“

“JiWon, I know.” He interrupted, he bent down to pick up my purse

“have you guys met before?” my father asked

“Yeah, we go to the same school dad.” I said in a matter of fact tone as I took back my purse

“That’s Great.” He smiled “then I leave you in good hands. I have to go talk to a few buyers.” My father and Mr. Choi walked away

“Why are you here?” Minho asked, he was checking out the pastries

I scoffed

“Im Key’s date.”

Minho turned around to face me.

“He asked you?” Minho threw back his piece of cake.

“Sort of.” I fidgeted with my hand bag

“I don’t know what you see in him.”

“whats that supposed to mean?”

“I don’t think he’s the best guy for you.” Minho began to walk away.

He cant just say something like that and expect me to be okay with it.

“Hang on” I called out after him but he didn’t stop so I followed him.

“Then according to you, who’s the right guy for me?” I followed him onto the elevator.

“I don’t know. Just not key.” He answered irritated

“why not?”

Minho shook his head

“He doesn’t know how to treat girls… okay. That’s why.”

“Oh, okay, and you do? Cause last I checked you ditched your girlfriend at the carnival,”

“I think this is your stop.”

The elevator dinged but the doors didn’t open.

Minho pressed the button to open the doors but nothing.

Just then the elevator made a horrible clunk.

“What the heck was that!” I held on to the handle on the wall

“Shot, I think the elevator is jammed.” Minho said as he tried to force open the doors.

“Shut up. This cant be happening.” I said to myself. I hated small places, and this place was definitely small.

“Do you have your phone?” Minho asked

“No, it didn’t fit In my hand bag…”

“Well, I have no signal.”

“So what? We just wait here?” I panicked; It was already getting hard to breath.

“Some one is bound to come. Don’t worry.”

“No, I do worry, a lot. I don’t do well in small places.”

“Your claustaphobic?”

“Maybe. “ I slid down to the floor

“Whoa. Are you okay?” he sat down next to me

“Yeah…”

“Just breath in normally okay…don’t think about the elevator just close your eyes.” Minho placed my head on his shoulder.

Closing my eyes helped me picture some other place, but the fact that I was so close to minho made my breathing even worse.

“This isn’t working.” I sat up

“lets just talk then…”

“About what? How key isn’t good enough for you?”

Minho laughed

“he’s not good for YOU.” He shook his head “I just don’t want to see you get hurt by him.”

“And why would I get hurt?”

“Because, He and Krystal…”

“You know?” I shouted

“You knew?”

There was an awkward silence

“How did you find out?” I asked, Tiffany couldn’t have told him, and im pretty sure it wasn’t me.

“Krystal told me everything last night… “

“Minho, I’m so sorry. I didn’t tell you because I didn’t want to hurt you feelings...”

“Nah, its cool, Key told me everything too. I cant rly blame him but I am a little pissed off.”

I nodded my head

“I don’t doubt that.”

“ That’s how Key is though, he doesn’t care about who he hurts, he just does what he wants.”

“Your just saying that because he was with krystal.” I said harshly. As soon as I said it I felt horrible and wanted to take it back… but it was too late.
Minho stared off into space

“Maybe, but that’s not why im warning you.”

“Then why?” I whined

“Because…I think I…” he trailed off

“you think you what?” I urged him to go on but he kept quiet and I didn’t ask him again

We sat there for about an hour, it was starting to get hot and I was getting sleepy.

“Try ringing the bell again.” I barley had energy to talk.

“No use, it doesn’t ring…” Minho was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed. He looked so peaceful and calm. So much unlike me

“It feels suffocated in here.” I pulled on my dress.

“feel free to take it off.” He joked

“HA HA. Your funny.” I said sarcastically

“it is kind of hot in here.” He said as he removed his coat

“Poor Key… I left him out there alone.”

“Poor KEY?” Minho sat up to look at me. “Poor Key? We’re the ones stuck in this hell hole and your worried about HIM!”

“Geez, sorry I mentioned it.” I moved away from him.

I had never really seem Minho mad, but right now he seemed very much pissed off.

“JiWon, you could do so much better than that guy.”

Suddenly Minho’s voice was calm again, but with a hint of…pain?

“I don’t want to talk about this.” I said awkwardly

“If you go out with Key he’s only going to make you suffer…”

“Minho…”

“He has Krystal… I mean do you really think he’s going to leave her? For you?”

I scoffed

“Because I cant compare to Krystal.” I said softly

“What?” he asked

“I cant compete with Krystal.” I repeated louder. “I would never stand a chance…”

“What do you mean-“ just then the Elevator doors opened and I was so glad. I jumped up and saw my Father and Key standing there

“JiWon!” Key shouted as I ran to my father

“are you okay?” my father asked as he looked back to Minho “Are you okay son?”

“Yes Sir.” Minho nodded

“I didn’t know you were here?” Key walked up to Minho

“Yeah…I was just leaving though.” Minho had his hands in his pockets

“Right.” Key nodded “Come on JiWon, I’ll take you home.”

“Yes, thank you Key, I still have a few things to finish up here.” My father headed off and I left with Key.

“See you at school Minho!” Key shouted

Minho didn’t say anything back, he just waved and kept walking

“How long were you in there?” Key asked as he opened the car door for me

“About an hour I think…” I spaced off as I saw that Minho kept walking. Could it be that he was walking home?

“That . Minho doesn’t say much huh?” Key closed the door.

I scoffed. As if, Minho talked too much.

“He’s a good kid” key said once he was in the car

“Yeah…”

“Too bad Krystal left him…” Key shook his head

“Say what?” I turned to face him

“Yeah, it all happened so fast that I didn’t even know it was happening.”

“So…they aren’t… I mean, Minho and Krystal aren’t together anymore?”

“Ofcorse not. Minho’s wouldn’t stay with her after that. He seems like a guy who doesn’t care but deep down what he looks for in a girl is loyalty. For him it’s the most important thing.

“I see” I agreed.

“At tiffany’s party… she kissed me. Not the other way around.”

“Whoa! Tiffany’s party!?” Was that What tiffany was talking about?

I suddenly had a flash back to the other night on the Farris  wheel, when Minho told me why he had kissed me… he did it so that I wouldn’t see Key kissing some one else… but if it was krystal then he must have seen it too…

“Yeah, Minho confronted me about it and we got everything straight but… the other night Tiffany caught us in the park…”

“Oh, yeah… I mean, yeah?” I almost blew it.

“Yeah, I called her out to tell her that what she was doing wasn’t right… but she got the message all wrong.”

“Oh.” So then this whole thing is Krystals fault. She’s the one playing with both of them.

“I’m really glad you came tonight.” Key smiled at me.

I felt my stomach do little flips, it had been a while since I felt it.

I shook my head

Right now I was just too confused, between Minho and Key, and Krystal in the middle of them.

Honestly, Krystal was gorgeous, she had a bubbly personality and she seemed to know how to get guys, what was I compared to that?

“You okay?” Key asked once we reached my house

“Yeah. Im fine.”

“Cool, so I was wondering if I could drive you to school tomorrow?”

I felt my eyes grow wide, I didn’t know why but the first thing that popped into my head was Minho

“Um, I don’t know… I was going to get a ride from Tiffany.” I tried to sound as polite as possible

“Okay” he laughed “then how about we do something this weekend?”

“That sounds nice” I smiled

“Great, see you tomorrow then”

“Bye…” I climbed out of the car.

I searched Minhos house for any sign of movement but nothing, maybe he wasn’t home yet…

“Goodnight JiWon!” Key called out

“NIGHT!” I yelled as I reached my door.

I looked over at Minho’s house one more time. I wonder if he was okay? I hope he wasn’t too tired walking home and all…

Minho…

Please be okay…

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