Broken Guitar Strings

Chapter 14

(ALLIE’S POV)

He stays there for a bit, and then says, “Chanyeol-”

“It’s true that everyone wants us to be together. But that doesn’t hide anything I feel for you. Let me tell you something. This whole relationship with Chanyeol is fake.”

“What?” He sounds really confused. “You don’t like each other?”

“I...he’s started to take interest in me, for real. And he has already claimed me as his.”

“Oh.” Lay frowns.

“The thing is, Lay, you’re so great. I know how I feel about you but I don’t know how I feel about him. It seems like the whole world wants Allie and Chanyeol, but I want Allie and Lay more.”

He looks at his feet and nods.

“So don’t worry about it, okay?”

“I just don’t want to make him mad-”

“You’re not going to. I like you, okay? Only you. Remember that.”

I know he still feels upset, because even though I like him, he doesn’t want to upset Chanyeol or anyone else. I decide to not talk about the whole marriage situation with him. I’ll work things out, and I’ll try to hurt the least amount of people as possible.

 

(CHANYEOL’S POV)

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been trying to get closer with Allie. Whenever I give her small pecks in the hallway she doesn’t seem...naturally happy. She seems off. I know I should be satisfied with myself because she’s now officially mine, but I’m not because I know that she isn’t completely satisfied. After school, I stop her in the math wing upstairs. I hate how the math wing is so small and in the corner of the school. I mean, everyone has to take math. Why not have something like art up here?

“Hey.” I call.

She turns around with a concerned look on her face.

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing.” She turns around and starts walking away again. I speed walk up to her and grab her wrist from behind. She stops.

“What’s wrong.”

“NOTHING!”

I pull her wrist backwards so she falls backwards into me. I rest my head on her shoulder and I see tears starting to stream down her face. “Something’s definitely wrong.”

She turns around. “Chanyeol, I don’t want to make you unhappy. You have everything you’ve ever wanted. But I don’t, okay?”

“What?”

“I’ve...I’ve started to develop feelings for Lay.”

Oh. I knew it would come to this.

“And?” I can feel my heartbeat speeding up out of anger. Why am I getting angry? It’s not like any of us can control her feelings.

“I don’t know. Both of our families wish for us to be together. You want us to be together. And it would be best for the public. It’s like...the whole world is against me, Chanyeol. Against me and Lay.” I know why I’m getting angry now. She barely knows Lay. I’m a lot closer with her, and yet she chooses the imperfect situational option. God, everything would be so great if only she loved me back.

“I’m so sorry. I really am. We can date. We can do whatever. I just want you to know that a piece of my heart now belongs to Lay.”

 Then she walks away, making me feel stupid standing there alone. I can’t deal with her right now. You know what, if trying to be nice won’t win her over, I’m going to try the other way.