It’s been a few days since you met Minji for the first time. You haven’t gotten her out of your mind and keep looking at the photo you took of her. After some thinking, you contemplate texting her, and you give it a shot, “Hey, it’s me. I want to ask you if you are free sometime this week. I want to ask you on a date, maybe lunch or dinner?” You click send and hope for her reply.
You wait for an hour, the evening, and no reply. You tell yourself, “She must be busy with her group. She’ll text me when she’s free.”
A day passes, and there is no response; you can’t help but feel a bit disappointed, but you have too many things going on yourself, so you try to keep yourself busy.
A few days pass, and you are currently at the gym with one of your friends from school. “Hey, you seem distracted, what’s up?”
“No, I’m fine.”
“You sure? You’re not yourself. Look at you; you’re running and lifting less than usual. That’s not you, bro.”
“Yeah, I guess you’re right. I’ve been distracted.”
“Tell me. If it’s something I can help you with, I don’t mind giving you some free advice.”
“Haha, you know that advice should be free; you don’t charge someone for it.”
“I mean, you’re not going to pay me per se; you just need to pay for dinner.”
“Ohh, then something from the convenience store, then.
“Don’t be like that; how about some fried chicken or some meat?”
“Okay, okay, I’ll think about it.”
You tell your friend about Minji, how you met, and the text message you sent her. “Dang, bro. She’s cute. I mean, there are three options: either she’s busy, bad at texting like my girl, or ignoring you.”
“I hope she’s just busy. I think she’s cute, and I really want to get to know her better. Hopefully, I didn’t come off too strong and scare her.”
“Hey, don’t worry about it too much. If she blew you off, my girlfriend has a single friend. Maybe I should introduce you to her.”
“Nah, I’m good.”
“You sure?”
“Yeah.”
“Alright, don’t say I never help. Let’s hope she’s busy and forgot to text you back.”
“Yeah…”
The two of you continue your workout for another hour. After finishing, you go to the shower and change into different clothes. You gather your things in a rush after noticing you’ll be late for class, “Hey, bro! You dropped your phone.” You don’t seem to hear him as you leave the changing room in a rush.
“Hmm… there’s a few messages.”
He looks at your phone and sees it’s from Minji. He runs out of the changing room and tries to catch up to you when he notices her calling your phone. He answers your phone, “Hey.”
“Sorry to call you this early, I’ve wanted to…”
“Haha, sorry. He forgot his phone at the gym. I’m trying to catch up to him; just give me a bit. Oh, I’m his friend, Jin, by the way.”
Minji can hear Jin running and panting as he runs as fast as possible to catch up to you. “Dude, wait up.”
You turn your head and see Jin running frantically towards you, “What’s up?”
“Phone… here, it’s her. Your girlfriend” passing you the phone.
“Hello, Minji?”
“Hey, sorry I haven’t replied back. I was really busy with practice.”
“Haha, it’s fine. I’ve been busy myself with class.”
“Oh… so that means you’re not free today?”
“No, I’m free. I have two classes today, but I’m free after 4 pm.”
“Oh, that works. Where do you want to meet?”
“Hmm… are you up for some Fried Chicken?”
“Yeah.”
“Okay, there is a place near the company building. I’ll send you the directions and see you at 5 pm.”
“Okay, sounds good. See you then.”
After your class, you rush back to your apartment and tidy up, shower, and get changed for your date with Minji. You debate what to wear since it’s been a while since you had a date, and you really want to impress Minji. After much debate, you decide what to wear, do your hair, and go to the restaurant to meet her.
You arrive at the restaurant, find a seat, and wait for her to arrive. You text your friend and tell him how nervous you are, and he wishes you luck.
Suddenly, you hear the door chime go off and see Minji looking for you. You wave your hand, which catches her attention, and she walks toward you. You stand and pull the chair for her, “Did I make you wait long?”
“No, I just got her about five minutes ago.”
“Oh, okay, I was afraid I was going to be a bit late.”
“Haha, no. You made it just on time.”
She smiles and places her phone on the table before picking up the menu. “I come here a lot since it’s close to the company; they really have some good chicken.”
“Oh, if that’s the case, then I’ll leave the ordering to you,” giving her a smile.
“Okay, but don’t be upset if you don’t like it.”
“If you ordered, then I know it’s going to be good.”
“Haha, okay,” she blushes. She calls over the waiter and places two orders of fried chicken and two cold sodas.
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