SPLIT (COMPLETED)

all in the past

"Happy birthday, Sooyoung!!!", all of them shout as they see Sooyoung coming in with Chanyeol who fetched her from work.

Sooyoung is startled with the noise coming from the house as she looks at everyone present at the living room. Her eyes filled with tears when she sees her mother and Chaeyoung along with her workmates, Irene and Wendy are gathered to surprise her. Even her boyfriend, Sungjae is also there shooting the party poppers that blasting confetti around the living room.

"Omo, Sooyoung! Why are you crying?", Wendy asks as she approached the birthday girl first.

"How am I not? Both of you left early and didn't wish for my birthday like usual. And then, Yook Sungjae! You! You said you're outstation. Liar!", Sooyoung cries messily as she is both touched and angry at the same time. "And then, Park Chaeyoung...I thought you're still angry with me.", she adds as Chaeyoung comes to her with a colourful box in her hand.

Chaeyoung wipes Sooyoung's tears away and gives her a sisterly hug. She knows how Sooyoung has been wanting to be close again with her but she is the one keeping a distance with Sooyoung. Even though her relationship with her cousins' family has become better since she met her aunt months ago, she still being distant with them because she is worried they will find out about her disorder.

Only when she went for her treatment with Dr Lee Hyeri, she gets the courage to meet her cousins' family again.

"Happy birthday, Sooyoung unnie.", she says as she gives the birthday present to Sooyoung.

"Thank you, Chae.", the elder replies while taking the big box of presents from Chaeyoung.

"Okay!", Chanyeol shouts while shooting another party popper that make the other flinched in surprise. "Sungjae, bring the cake here. My sister needs to blow the candles so that we can eat the cake now.", he instructs Sungjae to take the cake from the coffee table to Sooyoung.

Sungjae does as he is told and Sooyoung closes her eyes to make a wish. Moments later, she blows the candles and cuts the first slice of the homemade cake with a big smile. Her mother asks her to taste it first but she refuses and feeds her mother instead.

Chanyeol joins in to take a bite and a little bickering happened between the siblings. Their mother is the only one that can stop them as the others could only watch with laughter. Chaeyoung watches them too and smiles at how happy her cousins' family are.

"Such a happy family.", the Voice in her head echoes in a cold tone.

Chaeyoung tries to remain calm as she takes a glance at her smart watch. She focuses at the heart rate monitor and sees that her heart rate is still at a stable level.

"Are you not going to do anything? Do you think they deserve to be this happy after what they did to you?", the questions asked bother Chaeyoung's mind.

She slowly shakes her head as she steps back from everyone to calm down.

Rosé is really pissed off with what is happening in front of her. She hates to see the person that triggers her to exist be happy in front of her. She feels unfair with it and tries to convince Chaeyoung to not let the happiness keeps going on.

"Don't you feel unfair, Chaeyoung? They can be happy like this while you're alone without your family. Without your parents and sister. They shouldn't be this happy. We should stop them, Chaeyoung. We should..."

"Chae? You okay?", Chanyeol's voice startled Chaeyoung.

She looks at him and pulls her hand away from his touch. Then, she excuses herself to the toilet leaving Chanyeol in curiosity.

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After Wendy, Irene and Sungjae left, Chaeyoung stays at the veranda alone watching the moon in the night sky. Sooyoung and Chanyeol are inside cleaning the living room before Chanyeol finds Chaeyoung at the veranda. He makes sure Sooyoung and his mother do not see him when he walks outside to see Chaeyoung.

He walks quietly until he reached beside her. She seems to be lost in her own thoughts because she does not realize of his appearance at all. She only sees him when he snaps his fingers in front of her.

"Oh, Chanyeol oppa..hey..", she greets him with a smile while crossing her arms on her chest.

"Are you alright, Chae?", that is his reply to her.

It makes her feel a bit weird of the sudden question but she tries to stay relaxed with his company. She tells him that she is okay and that he has nothing to worry about her. He nods his head before taking a look at the smart watch that Chaeyoung is wearing on her wrist.

"You use that watch to check your heart rate, isn't it?", he asks before he sees the change in expression on Chaeyoung's face. "I know why you use that watch, Chae. But, I didn't find out from Jungkook. I found out by myself. From the first time I saw you at the mall and then, at the theme park. Then, the way you suddenly ran away after you met with my mom. All of these are just my observation but...as a doctor, I just want to know...do you have DID, Chae?", he asks further.

"Chanyeol oppa, I beg you please don't tell anyone else. Especially your mom.", Chaeyoung says in a low volume while looking back inside, worried if other people see or listen to them.

Chanyeol pats her shoulder and nods his head at her. "I have one more question...Is it..because of my mom?", he asks slowly just enough for her to hear him. "Is she..."

"It's all in the past, oppa. I've forgiven her. Besides, I'm currently having treatment for this. You don't have to worry about me or be angry about the past.", Chaeyoung cuts him off not wanting him to look at his own mother badly. "Promise me you will not be angry with imo.", she asks him before Sooyoung comes to the veranda.

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Jungkook looks at Chaeyoung who is already asleep on the bed after the long day at her aunt's house. She looks tired after helping her aunt to prepare for Sooyoung's birthday surprise that evening. He slowly walks to the bed before his eyes land on the photo album that she brought from her aunt's house that is put beside her pillow.

He goes to take it and slowly gets on the bed without making a sound trying to not disturb Chaeyoung. With the dim light of the night lamp on his side, he opens the photo album that consists of Chaeyoung's photos with her parents and sister when she was young. He looks at each photos with smile that gets wider on his face as he turns the pages one by one.

Apparently, the photos are arranged from her parents' wedding photos until her childhood photos. When Jungkook almost reach the end of the photo album, his smile fades as he realized something.

"It can't be...", he mutters while looking at Chaeyoung's sleeping face beside him.

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Eighty fourth chapter ✔