A Rough Start
Tilting the Hourglass
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CHAPTER3
Patience is not my strongest point. So waiting out in the hot sun for Jae's boyfriend while my two best friends are hung over beyond reason is not sitting well with me. I wouldn't mind so much that they're mindlessly next to me if were in an air-conditioned room instead of sitting on hot pavement. Unfortunately, a certain female told my father we would be picked up any minute when my father was leaving to work. Then there was a certain male who thought leaving our phones on top of my bed as to stay away from technology on this trip would be a good idea.
"I thought Kris said he'd be here in ten minutes, twenty minutes ago?" I asked through clenched teeth. Jae glanced over at me while rubbing her most likely throbbing temples. "He'll be here. Just chill."
"Why don't you text him again?" Jung interjected. I rolled my eyes and turned away. "Just talking about him pisses me off," I mumble, "Let's talk about something else."
Sighing, Jung directed his next question toward his sister, "Isn't it going to be uncomfortable going on a trip with both Kris and Suho?" Referring to her boyfriend and his best friend. She gave him a nonchalant look, "What ever do you mean?" This girl is really something I thought. "Oh you know, just the fact that you hard core crushing on the guy that's best friends with the person you're in love with," I reply flatly.
Just thinking about the predicament she's about to put herself in gives me second hand awkward.
While Jae and I have a lot in common, one thing we definitely don't is our view on relationships and what it means to be faithful.
Jae isn't a bad person or anything, she just draws the line at a different horizon point than I do. I'm the kind of person who won't even glance at another guy if I have someone as mine, while my dear best friend since childhood will both look and text. All innocent of course. She would never do anything beyond a small interest in them. I've never heard of her gaining real feelings or doing more than hugging a guy she wasn't dating. And seeing as how we are so close, she would have told me.
Now this thing with her current boyfriend's friend; I know she's been crushing on him for about a month now, but she's known him longer seeing as she's been dating Kris for a while already. I'm sure her infatuation with the friend is nothing more than that: an infatuation with someone she see's often. That kind of thing happens. There was a point in time where even I had a small crush on Junggie. He's the nicest guy a know, beyond cute, and I've known him all my life. That kind of thing happens...not that I'd ever tell him. Besides, that's long passed.
"Oh it's not like Suho knows," Jae laughed wildly, "I only admire him from afar anyway. He's very handsome, but I'd never actually do anything that would mke him uncomfortable or hurt Kris." She looked down momentarily, a bashfulness to her. "I love him after all."
Junggie and I exchanged disgusted looks behind her back and giggled to ourselves.
Regaining our composure, Junggie gave her a sympathetic look. "We know that. It's you we're worried will get hurt."
I gave them both a lopsided grin. My friends are really sweet, if a bit cheesy.
After another half hour a shiny silver Land Rover finally pull up. Out steps Kris in all his sharp, good looking glory, and from around the car comes another good looking male; one I'd never met before, but instantly knew by his much softer features that have often been described to me and in great detail.
After giving Jae a tight hug, Kris turned to the rest of us,"Hey Jung, Miah. This is my friend Suho, Miah-" Cutting him off I said, "Yeah, yeah. Let's just go." I knew he was trying to introduce me since I was the only one who had yet to meet his friend, but I was too annoyed and slightly sweaty, to bother being polite.
Turning on my heel, I grab my suitcase and mumble my annoyance on the way to the car. I felt a slight pressure as I passed Jae; her having pinched my waist as punishment for my bad behavior. I wince slightly, but otherwise ignore it. I knew she was just as annoyed as me, if not more so, so I'd forgive her for this small betrayal. Her slight of me actually calmed me momentarily, that is until I passed by the Suho guy whom held a stupid grin on his face that pissed
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