The One I Want

36

A month quickly passes by. Minju finally moved into the school dorms, thinking she didn't have many things.

Still, she needed help so Wonyoung came with her.

"Is that the last one?" The taller girl enters the door with a box in her arms. She places it where Minju wants it.

"Yup, that's the last one." The brunette looks around this tiny space.

A rectangular room with a big window directly opposite the door. On the left side of the room were the shoe rack and a long study table. On the right was the L-shaped countertop with kitchen resources. Of course, there's a bathroom just next to it.

It's a lot smaller than the apartment but she couldn't complain. "Thank you."

Wonyoung smiles. "I have nothing much to do anyway. Do you want to go eat before you start unpacking?"

"I'm very hungry." Minju has been up since six in the morning.

"You're always hungry." Wonyoung chuckles. She held the girl by the shoulder and brought her out of the room.

She pats the tired girl's head. "You weren't even the one carrying the boxes," she said. "But you shifted them around so you should be tired. Let's eat a lot then. I have someone I want you to meet."

"Someone?" Minju looks at her as they walked out of the dormitory building.

Wonyoung hums. "I want you to be the first person to see him."

"Him?"

...

Minju soon found herself sitting in one of the school's biggest cafeterias. They serve the best Korean food here that had the most side dishes. She looks at the guy beside Wonyoung. He looks familiar.

Minju observes the way he dresses. A casual loose khaki button-up with black trousers. He has brown hair parted in 7:3, loosely covering his forehead. Neat. He's tall. Maybe one of the tallest guy Minju has met in her life.

Those clear, affectionate eyes tell her he was no trouble. They were great for acting if he were an actor. He looks like one.

Minju looks at Wonyoung. "Who is..."

"My boyfriend."

Very surprised, Minju goes, "Boyfriend?"

The guy leans into Wonyoung's ear. "I thought you said we were meeting your first love." He wasn't quite whispering but felt intimidated by what Wonyoung told her.

However, in front of him was a feisty, little brunette that didn't seem intimidating at all.

Wonyoung gave him a nod and he purely understood. "I'm Lee Chaemin. Wonyoung's boyfriend." He reaches over for a gentle fist bump.

Minju found it funny but accepted it. "You didn't say you have a boyfriend." She grinds through her teeth, smiling at the polite guy.

"I honestly thought I was going up against a guy that great to have taken her heart for the first time. But this isn't any better because I have to compete in the category of being lovable. I don't think I stand a chance but I have a lot to learn from you." He shows a clean smile, turning to Wonyoung with the Did I do this right look on his face.

She looked at Minju who was dying from curiosity. That teasing smile made her want to tell her everything.

"Last year. He came to Harvard for an exchange program. It wasn't even for long, about a month?" She turns to him.