“JB ssi, your wound..”

 

The moment I heard that all too familiar voice, I already half-expected that it was Jiyeon, although I still don’t know if I really could expect her coming here at this time of the day. You know, her schedule is jam-packed as it already is; how could she even have time to spare in here when she could even have her lunch somewhere? So I’m torn between whether I heard her or not. I know, I’m thinking too much. All I needed was to turn around to check if it really is her, right? Okay. I’ll do it.

 

As I turned around, my heart sure didn’t lie, I knew why it started beating like any minute it would jump off my chest even just by hearing her voice alone, I knew it was her. Jiyeon is indeed right in front of me now. I have a lot of questions in mind like you are now but I have no time to contemplate all that,

 

“That was because of me, right?”

 

I blinked, “Neh?” What was she talking about?

 

“Your wound; It’s all my fault, “she stooped her head; her expression gloomy.

 

“No, it isn’t,” I didn’t know what more to add because technically it is her fault but it also isn’t actually. Aishh. My mind’s wasted. I don’t know how to comfort her but all of a sudden her face brightened up and then she approached me,

 

“I have plasters here with me; I’ll be your nurse!”

 

Now, how do I react to that? Oh no, what do I do to myself? I’m such an incompetent company, “Are you sure? Is it okay?”

 

“Yeah. It’s alright, it won’t hurt,” she excitedly responded and gave me an okay sign.

 

“Nah, I’m not talking about that,”  I’m not that kind of sissy man who’s all so freaked out about all those cleaning and stitching wounds and so I added, “I’m talking about you. Are you okay with it?”

 

“Of course! It’s you who I should be asking that. You’re the hurt and wounded one. And it’s because of protecting me,”

 

“Nope. It was due to my recklessness, not your fault.” Defintely not. I’m the clumsy one.

 

“No matter how you see it, I’d be glad to put these plasters on you.”

 

Is she serious? She’s just too thoughtful and too sweet! I really don’t care if I’ll suffer from diabetes or something. Flail humor? Eeeek. Whatever. The point is she’ll make a great girlfriend, I swear!

 

“What?!” she suddenly asked me, I think I stared too much, I couldn’t find the right words to say.

 

“I promise, this won’t hurt,” she winked at me and continued with applying ointment on my wound.

 

I burst out laughing. This girl sure is amusing me all over again. She’s still talking about how I shouldn’t worry about me getting sissy afraid of medications. She really had a good sense of humor. After regaining my composure, “That’s the very least thing I’m worried about right now,” especially seeing how she was all too focused on carefully putting the ointment and plasters on the scratches on my arms. She looked so adorable nursing me like that.

 

“Have you eaten already?” I suddenly remembered it was actually lunch time.

 

“Yah!!!” she barked at me after earning one of those fruitful slaps from her again.

 

“What?” I asked, what did I earn that slap for anyway? I was just concerned about her.

 

“You.. You really think I eat too much, don’t you?”

 

I’m getting really slow at picking up what in the world do girls think. Did she just misunderstand what I said again?

 

“I knew it! I was really heavy. That’s why you even lost your balance and we fall and roll and we.. “

 

If she continued telling me more on that tale, I’m sure it’ll only make the atmosphere awkward so I cut her off from telling further on, “You’ve got the wrong idea Jiyeon ssi. It’s because I didn’t take my lunch yet, and I’m just wondering if you could join..”

 

I definitely redirected the conversation successfully but whoa, where did I even get that kind of courage asking her to have lunch with me?

 

“That is if you haven’t had your lunch yet,” I added in the hopes of making sure she didn’t misunderstand anything again.

 

“JB ssi, are you asking me out? For a lunch date?”

 

I told you, she’s without doubt just too straight-forward, too frank.

 

“Neh? I’m just worried if you already had lunch since everybody thought earlier that you went to attend your endless schedules just after finishing your filming and now that you’re here, most probably you haven’t had enough time to take your lunch, ‘cause obviously,.. “

 

She cut me off, obviously not convinced with my lame plea, “Ssshh. I get the point already. Don’t be going around the bush. Kaja! Let’s eat!”

 

 

Even though I was kinda lousy in giving excuse earlier, did she just agree to.. to have lunch with the likes of me? And.. s-she even considered the thought of having a date with me?

 

“But..” Yeah. Throw rocks on me or curse me for being a kill-joy when she already just agreed but I just have to make sure.

 

“Are you going to have lunch with me or not?”she asked impatiently and pouted. She is definitely serious about this! Damn it. I needed to have a good impression. Where do I bring her?

 

“Let’s go then..” I lead her to the parking lot, I’ll think about where to bring her when we’re on the road later.

 

When we reached the parking area, we were supposed to go to my car but she grabbed me towards their vehicle,

 

“Come. I have some packed lunch here with me. Let’s eat here,”

 

I was fixed right to my place. I don’t know how to deal with this. My first date with Jiyeon is in this car? And instead, she’s treating me when I should be the one paying our food bill and all? Someone needs to hit me right on the head just to make sure I’m not having a nightmare.

 

“Wae? You don’t like it?” She noticed how I actually didn’t like the whole situation, “My T-ara unnies even prepared this. I just thought it’s too much for me to eat so I thought I could share it with you but..”

 

Aww. That’s too nice of her. She’s being nice to me again. Too nice actually. And I’m such a pabo for even thinking negative of this set-up.

 

“No, it’s not like what you think. I’m just wondering if you’re sure about this..”

 

“About what?” she started unpacking the lunch boxes.

 

“If someone would see us here, it’ll only start rumors that might not be good for your career,”

 

“Hello? We’re in a far-flung area. No paparazzi would go all the way here just to visit a filming set when they have tons of other issues to cover in Seoul alone. And besides, they could still visit us when we’re back in our official set in the city.”

 

She started munching off with the food and I had my share too. We were alone in the car. Her manager and driver went outside for necessity.

 

“You have a point there but how about our co-actors?”

 

“Wae? What’s wrong with eating with your co-actor? Isn’t it a casual thing between all of us here?”

 

OUCH. So this lunch date is just typical for her when I, on the other hand, almost thought that we actually had that understanding already. I mean, not that deep yet but something a little special. Because you know after all that happened between us(the kiss and the confession) , she didn't get the least bit angry or even hinted that she's dumping me plus, she also nursed my wound and even sharing me what her t-ara unnies exlusively prepared for her.

 

I thought too much of this.

 

I thought this is just exclusive for me but I guess I was wrong. I hoped and assumed too much.

 

I have to think of an excuse,

 

“It’s not that.. Hmm. They have also invited me to lunch earlier, in fact, it was a group get together date but I turned their offer down. That’s why you found me alone earlier.. Of course if they’d see us, they might misunderstand or something..”

 

Even the food doesn’t taste right anymore. The last time I tasted T-ara unnies packed lunch, it tasted awesome but now, GARBAGE.

 

 It’s really hard coping up with having my hopes crashed just like that. But I know I have to get by..

 

“Ow. Is that so?If that’s the case, then what are you doing here with me?”

 

I almost choked with her response; she's totally oblivious to what I might actually feel with her words.