“Why? Don’t you like Minhyuk?” Hara asked.

“Minhyuk is nice and all but dating him would not do it any better. In fact, I want him to be my guy best friend ‘til he’s got a family,” I said. Yeap, with him being so nice, if he was my best friend rather than Donghae, we wouldn’t be doing what Donghae and I are doing behind their backs. He could be my protector, instead. That kind of big brother’s protectiveness, maybe he could give.

Minhyuk agreed and smiled at me. He gave me a thumbs-up.

“I will always be your guy best friend ‘til death,” I heard Donghae said monotonously. And again, the others laughed while I gave him a cold glare. “I mean it.”

I raised an eyebrow to that and uttered, “Whatever you say, Dope.”

“Seriously, Jessica, you would prefer someone who isn’t in our school?” Myungsoo, Hyomin’s boyfriend, asked. I nodded. “What do you like, older than you or younger?”

“I prefer older,” I answered.

“How many years?” Hyomin added.

I thought for a moment. “A year to three years, I guess. That would be great because I want someone who’s mature enough to handle our relationship.”

“Huh! Donghae, you’re out!” Eunhyuk suddenly burst out, pointing at Donghae. We looked at him questioningly. “What? I’m just saying.”

I rolled my eyes. Then I heard Donghae said, “Shut up, Hyuk. You got to stop talking before I could beat you up right now.”

We merely laughed though I don’t get it.

***

Later that day or should I say dismissal, I tried so hard not to cross path with Donghae. I’m just a little bit pissed of what he was saying earlier. And now, I just found from Minhyuk that he and Dara are going to have a movie date. . He’s being romantic now, eh?

It pisses me off. I’m getting angrier and angrier every second passed. Damn it! You got to control yourself now, Jessica. It’s because from what I am seeing, your little man is having an affair with someone. “Damn it.”

Just as I was about to get in my car, I heard him call my name. . With such focus, I tried so hard to pretend like I did not hear him and got into my car as fast as I could. Started the ignition, I drove away. Just as I was meters away, I looked at the rearview mirror for his figure.

Sorry, Donghae but you got me like this.

Half-heartedly, I drove to my place, ignoring the reality that anytime, Donghae will fall in love. But how am I supposed to stop him? Do I have to say that we are for each other? Do I have to tell him to stop what he’s doing like how he is doing it to me? Damn!

I reached home in no time. And they’re outside, probably checking if their yard is still okay. They must have noticed my car and stopped to meet me. As I parked my car, Dad opened the car for me.

“Welcoming our only princess,” he said.

I suddenly enveloped myself in Dad’s