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The female protagonist suddenly asks Daniel out on a date! Will he accept?
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I'm screwed. That's the conclusion I reached after careful consideration. I'm screwed. I'm going crazy. I was like Laboum's Solbin, "Let's go somewhere right now"... and Daniel liked it so much he went on an impromptu date with me. We'd only met twice. Is this how America is? I almost wrote a post on the intellectual site titled "Please save me, I'm losing my inner strength." So what happened was...
"Daniel! Do you have time after school today? If you do, let's go somewhere together!"
"Huh? Yeah, I'm good. Where are you going?"
"uh?"
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So, Daniel and I headed to the theater to watch a movie right after school. What the heck? I was so drained, like a bank account being sucked dry by some agency. Seriously... Huh? Seriously? I can't tell if I'm walking on my feet or my hands. Ah... This is driving me crazy. Has this guy never been on a date? Or is this even a date? I'm so confused I could die. Ah... Lord.
"But what are we going to see?"
"Huh? Let's go and decide first. Aren't you hungry, Daniel?"
"What are you talking about? It hasn't even been two and a half hours since we had lunch."
"Huh? Oh, I see! Haha."
I'm screwed. Ah... I felt like an idol who failed at magic on V Live. Ah... I'm so screwed. Han Yu-jin, 17 years old, single, this is my first time dating in my life. I wanted to turn on Naver right away and search for tips on dating success. I wanted to study trendy dating grammar like the song of a group with a long name, like "You and I, who are different, gathered together with one dream." Ah... I'm going crazy, really. Daniel was walking next to me, muttering something good about himself. Hey, say something... Huh? What are you doing with your mouth shut! Sigh... What can I do? As I was sinking into depression, Daniel suddenly put his hand on my waist and pulled me into his body.
"Eugene, are you okay? Don't just walk with your eyes on the ground. A bicycle just passed by. Be careful."
"Huh? Uh... Oh, thank you. Sorry..."
"No, there's no need to be sorry... Just be careful."
"huh···"
Ah... what should I do. I must have looked stupid. Why was the movie theater so far away? Also... it was my first date, so I wanted to do well, but it wasn't easy. In fact, I botched it because I tried so hard. We hadn't even started yet... I wanted to cry. What was that excitement I felt when Daniel caught me? I was going crazy. He wouldn't even be interested in me, right? He'd probably date that pretty, rich girl from my school. Since I've already messed up this time, I should mess up nicely. I can do better next time. If there's no next time... I'm not going to think about it now.
Arriving at the theater and trying to buy tickets... the romance movie I wanted to see was sold out, and there were only two seats left for a weird and creepy horror movie. This is driving me crazy. Excuse me, Goddess. I said I'd fail miserably, but I shouldn't make that happen, right? Yes? Answer me. I bought two tickets, crying and biting my lip, rubbing my pounding head. Daniel smiled faintly, as if he liked it. Do you like it? Haa... Okay, as long as you like it. Your face is the best.
Daniel and I entered the movie theater, in an awkward atmosphere and on an awkward street. It was, well, a pleasant awkwardness. It was definitely a pleasant, good awkwardness...
"Would you like to sit inside or outside?"
Daniel took off my jacket and asked me. When Daniel asks something, one eyebrow goes up. That's... pretty cute. He seems sexy, too... In my 17 years (well, 16, actually), I've never seen such a handsome ordinary person. Wow... handsome. And I accidentally blurted out the words.
"Wow... he's really handsome."
"huh?"
Ah... I'm going crazy. What would have happened if Daniel had understood Korean? It was a blessing in disguise. I answered in my usual Konglish, "I don't care," when I'm flustered. So, Daniel sat inside, I sat outside, and we adjusted our clothes, and soon the movie started.
The movie was just okay. It wasn't particularly scary, just a repetition of cliches... I guess. But Daniel wasn't like that. He kept flinching and being startled throughout the movie, and even grabbed my hand. He was quite... cute. It even made me think it was worth watching a horror movie, so that says it all. By the time I'd finished watching the movie, the clock was already pointing to six.
"It's 6 o'clock, I think I should go."
"Yeah, it's already 6 o'clock. Bye, Eugene. And... I'm sorry I interrupted you while you were watching the movie."
"Huh? No, no."
I guess he felt bad about holding hands. He was cute... Listen to him, Daniel. A handsome man like you, especially a man you like... can almost always be forgiven for anything you do. (But if you really do anything, I won't let it go.) I waved at Daniel and said goodbye to him, and was about to leave when Daniel spoke.
"And... I can understand Korean."
"uh?"
uh?
uh???
Wait a minute. What does that mean? Thinking back... This. An incident from when I sat down flashed through my mind.
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"Wow... he's really handsome."
"huh?"
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Oh my goodness. This is driving me crazy. Does that mean you get it? I'm dizzy. What should I do? Did he catch me slurring? Daniel chuckled at the sight of me with my mouth agape and my eyes wide open. Then he said, "Goodbye," smiled, and gave me a big wave.
"ah···"
I think it's ruined.
TMI
· I'm sure no one asked, but... yesterday marked exactly one year since I joined FanPlus! Time flies, haha.
· Yes... Daniel can understand Korean!
· Sorry for the delay, and thank you for watching today too. Subscriptions, comments, cheers, and ratings are a huge help! (•̀ᴗ•̀)
