Minjeong still widening her eyes. Did Jimin just say the right thing? She ain't dreaming right?

"Minjeong-ah... I like you"

Minjeong blinking her eyes few times again before asking her questions.

"You... like me?", Minjeong asked and Jimin nodded her head in embarassment. She avoiding the curious looking eye from Minjeong right now. Minjeong eye still widening in desbelief.

"Really??", Minjeong asked again, somehow making Jimin's sighing in disappointment by putting head down.

"You know what? Nevermind. Let's just pretend that I never told you that---"

"No. I was just curious. Me? Why?", Minjeong pointed to herself but Jimin seems to doesn't want to answer that.

"I mean... I do feel something about you, but I just couldn't figure it out myself. When you said that you like me, somehow all the worriness inside my mind when the moment you said that you like someone all vanished. I'm glad actually..."

Minjeong turn her head, looking somewhere else after saying the truth about her feelings. Rather than being annoyed or disappointed with the statement, Jimin suprisingly showing a bright smile on her face. Her eyes formed into crescent moon and all the positive aura somehow can be seen coming out from her.

"So, you feel something?", Jimin asked and this time Minjeong only answer it with a nod. She totally embarrassed with what she just said.

"I like you because you always there for me. Even tho we just met thru the online platform, you always there for me when I'm happy or sad. Your chats really made my day since years ago and until now, it still that way it was. When I was lonely and ended up chatting you, you answer my chat in no time and I'm always grateful for that.

For years, I always liked you and until now, even after I know the real you, I still like you Minjeong-ah~", Jimin smiled to the younger girl.

Minjeong face slowly became red in embarassment, her eye still avoiding the older girl but she nodded her head while listening to Jimin's explanation.

"T-Thank you... for telling me that..."

"You are not happy with that? Why are you avoiding me?", Jimin smirked to Minjeong just to teased the girl. Didn't want to make this into a misunderstanding, Minjeong hurriedly locking her eyes to Jimin again.

"N-No! I'm happy! More than happy!", Minjeong answered with her trembling voice.

"But you still couldn't figure out what did you feel?", Jimin asked and Minjeong nodded her head.

"How about this. I'll wait for your answer until you figure out your own feelings. By the meantime, I'll always keep my feelings locked on to you. Is that okay?"

"Yeah...", Minjeong nods.

"So, another deal for us?", Jimin pulled out her pinky finger, trying to make another deal with Minjeong. But this time, it's more crucial than other deal they've ever made between them.

Minjeong looked at the finger Jimin pulled out just now, then she moved her eyes to the older girl face. Jimin keep her smile towards Minjeong while waiting for an answer. Minjeong do know that she felt something, but she couldn't tell that is because she also liked Jimin as a friend or more.

Liking Jimin wasn't a bad idea, Minjeong thought. It's only that Minjeong just need time to figure it herself.

Pulling out her pinky finger, she interwined the finger with Jimin's and stamped their thumbs together as a promise. Minjeong slowly lifted her head up, looking at the older girl while shyly showing her timid smile.

"It's a deal", she said.

"I'm glad I told you about it. Now my hearts feel much more lighter around you~", Jimin smiled.

"

So you're telling me that you went out with Karina just now and she told you that she likes you??!"

Minjeong pulled the phone away from her ear. Ning voice surely can make her ears bleed. This chinese girl's voice was just out of the world.

"Calm down. Gosh, Ning. I told you that that's what happened. Why aren't you believing this?", Minjeong rolled her eyes, then lying her back down on her bed in frustration. Ningning keep asking the same question over and over again.

"Okay fine. I'll stop. But seriously, it was too shocling for me to accept this fact. Karina liked you! Not recently, but she secretly liked you for years! I just... wow. You're amazing eonni. I mean, you are amazing, but Karina liking you is much more amazing! I mean... You are an amazing person. You are kind, silent, shy, beautiful. But I just couldn't understand why did she liked you. I mean---"

"Gosh Ning! Your questions hurt my head. You asking too much!", Minjeong pinching her head.

"Sorry. I was just... shock. You know? I wasn't against this. So, what did you told her?"

"I said that I need time to figure out my own feelings---"

"You said what??!"

Minjeong pulled the phone away from her ear again. Ning Yizhuo is really amazing for making people exercising by pulling and putting back their phones on their ear.

"Oh my gosh, eonni I couldn't believe you! Why didn't you say the truth?"

"Truth? What truth?"

"That you liked her too! For a long time already!", Ningning lectured Minjeong thru the phone.

"I wasn't! I mean--- not yet!"

"What a lie! I saw that smile on your face everytime she chats you. I saw how excited you are when she asked you to go out with her. Isn't that definitely showing that you also like her too?"

Ningning words paused Minjeong from saying anything. Did she acted like that all this time? She did't realized that herself. But Ning saw it, so it must be right... right?

"I'm not sure myself Ning...", Minjeong sighing, disappointed with herself.

"Now since you are aware with her feelings, you will also aware with your own everytime you saw her at campus. That's when you'll figure out yourself, what will your heart say at that moment", Ning explained.

Ningning was right. Since now she know what Jimin feels for her, Minjeong also should be aware of herself everytime she was around Jimin. She also gonna be aware of every actions and reactions she will make at that moment. Maybe that will help Minjeong to figure out her own feelings.

"Thanks Ning. You sounds like an older girl to me. You seems like you know everything about love and this kind of relationship. Don't tell me... you've experienced this yourself?", Minjeong faking her gasp, covering her mouth with her hands.

"Yeah I know it since I experienced it. While you were busy having some 'friendly date' with Karina these few months, I'm having a great time with my girlfriend~", Ningning sound so happy with her words right now.

"W-Wait. You have a girlfriend? When? Who??"

"Yeah. Me and Aeri eonni was together for 2 weeks now"

"What???!"

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TBC