"Sunbae..." I speak.

"What?" he asks softly.

"I..."

Should I tell him? Should I tell him that I, Rachel Yoo the cold chic girl who is the heirress of RS International, have fallen for him?

But I don't want to be rejected, again. I don't want to lose the only friend that I have. I don't want to hear the coldest word from him, no.

"I um... wanted to say... um that... I wanted to thank you for taking me to that red ginseng store"

I can feel my cheeks burning. Why am I blushing so hard?

"Are you okay Rachel?" he asks worriedly. He puts his hand over my forehead.

Great. He thinks I have a fever because I'm so red!

"Ah I'm okay" I say, removing his hand from my forehead.

He hesitates for a while, as if he wanted to say something but he eventually just faces the steering wheel and starts the car.

"Here" he throws me a plastic bag full of red ginseng.

"I bought them for you" he says. He smiles and looks at me for a second.

"Thanks" I mutter. I'm blushing even harder now!

"Rachel..."

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Here goes nothing.

"Rachel... I like you" 

There it is.

Rachel looks at me with wide eyes. 

Here comes the rejection part.

"Hyoshin are you serious?" she asks.

I try my best to nod without melting in my seat. I keep my eyes concentrated on the road. We're almost at her house now.

There is total silence for a moment, a moment that felt like forever. I could hear my heart beating like a drum.

"I like you too" she says, her voice barely above a whisper.

I slam the breaks.