Horror shot through me like a caffeine overdose. I scrambled through my messages, and there it was—the accidental link. One of those stupid pop-ups must've sent it straight from my phone... to him. My crush. The boy I had just kissed.

Oh God. Did I just send him a link to an adult site?
Great. First i see and then click on link and WTF...buy premium subscription $5 bucks?

No.No.NO.NO

Before I could even begin typing my apology, my phone began to ring.

I stared at the screen, mortified. Min-jae was calling.

I considered running away to north korea, and just burying my phone in the garden. But I picked up.

"Uh, hey." - I

There was a pause. Then, Min-jae's voice, barely holding back snickers:"So... are you trying to send me a message, or did you just decide to fully embrace being a pervert with me tonight?"

My face erupted in flames. "NO—I mean YES—I mean, not like that! I swear, it was a pop-up, I didn't mean to.." I stammered, so embarrassed I could hardly breathe.

He burst out laughing. "Ji-hoon... please tell me you weren't actually trying to send me this stuff."

"I was downloading a movie!" I blurted out desperately. "You know, that new action one everyone's been talking about recently? I found this site that looked legit, but then suddenly there were all these pop-up ads everywhere and I was trying to close them but they kept multiplying and I must have accidentally clicked on one and—"

"Ji-hoon." Min-jae's voice was gentle, amused. " first take a Breath."

I took a shaky breath. "I'm so sorry. This is so embarrassing. You probably think I'm some kind of perv.."

"I think you're very adorable," he said softly, cutting off my panic. "And terrible at making excuses."

My heart stopped. "What?"

"The movie just came out in theaters yesterday, Ji-hoon. It's not even available for download yet."

Oh God. I was the worst liar in the history of lies.

"I..." I started, then gave up completely. "Okay, fine. I was curious. About... things. After what happened tonight.."

The line went quiet for a long moment. When Min-jae spoke again, his voice was different warmer, more serious.

"Ji-hoon?"

"Yeah?"

"Tomorrow come school early. Meet me in the front of school gate."

My pulse spiked. "Why..why early?"

"Because," he said, and I could hear the teasing in his voice, "I think it's time we had a proper conversation. About us. About what we want. About all those things you're too curious about "

Before I could respond, he added quietly: "And Ji-hoon? Next time you're curious about something... just ask me. Okay?"

and Then suddenly line went dead , leaving me staring at my phone with my heart hammering against my ribs.

What did he mean by 'proper conversation'? What was he planning? And why did the thought of being alone with him in an empty classroom make me feel like I was about to spontaneously combust?

I tossed my phone on Bed and buried my face in my pillow, but sleep felt impossible. All I could think about was Min-jae's voice saying "just ask me"...

To Be Continued..