𝚆𝚎 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚂𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍𝚗'𝚝 𝙵𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝙸𝚗 𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚎 | 𝐇𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐨𝐣𝐮𝐧

10

It was only after a few seconds of talking to Seojun when I felt someone grab my shoulder. They turned me harshly around, revealing it was Seojun. I look at him, confused, but this time: he interrupted me before I could say anything.

"I told you I don't want it." He says as he grabs my free hand, shoving the can in it.

His expression wasn't anything like angry, upset or annoyed. I'm not sure what it was, but his tone didn't match it at all. His tone was most definitely fed-up.

"I was only trying to do something ni-"

"I don't need your pity. I'm not some child sitting in that seat, crying."

That's an oddly specific example. I raise my eyebrow, but frown shortly after.

"Can't you just accept it? It's not like I'm giving you money."

"I don't need you to pretend to be nice to me, got it?"

"Pretend? I'm not pretending. You're a friend of Jugyeong's so-"

"And if I wasn't, does that mean you would still be the rude person that you were a couple of days ago?"

"Rude? I was anything but that-"

"You're right; you're annoying."

"Where is this coming from; you barely know me."

"Exactly! I barely know you, so stop trying to be my friend!" He exclaims.

I stand there, stunned. What is his deal? "He isn't as bas as he seems." I'm calling Jugyeong's bluff on that one. But... I suppose he's acting similar to how I would react.

"You're right." I say softly.

His face falls from his previously tense expression to... something much calmer.

"What?" He says.

"I don't like when people are overly sympathetic to me, so I see where you're coming from. I won't bother you anymore, sorry." I say, feeling nothing but defeat.

He sighs.

"But... I meant what I wrote. I'm sorry about what I said regarding you and Jugyeong."

He becomes annoyed again. Did something happen between him and Jugyeong?

"I noticed that you like her, so-"

"Where did you get that idea?" I figured he would ask while being annoyed, but he sounded like he got caught.

"I could tell by you're reaction from what I said. It must be awkward to share the room with her boyfriend."

He clenches his jaw. Did I go too far?

"Sorry; I'm prying, aren't I?" I ask, actually feeling apologetic.

He looks down, glancing at his cast before he looks at me again. He snatches the can from my hand and opens it. He takes his seat. I stand there, unsure of what to do. He doesn't say anything. I was going to walk away, but I felt like I should stay, so being bold, I sat down next to him.

We sit in silence for a little while. I look at my hands, awkwardly playing with my fingers. I hear him sigh after he takes a sip.

"It is awkward." He says suddenly.

I look up and over at him; he doesn't look at me.

"Do you know him?" I ask.

He nods his head.

"We used to be good friends, but-" His words trail off, like he was having flashbacks to what had torn their friendship apart.

"What do you like about Jugyeong?" I ask, wondering what he would say.

This causes him to look at me.

"Why? Jealous?" He says with a cocky tone.

I can't help but smile.

"No. She's just a very important person to me and I want to know what you like about her."

He hums, smiling to himself, but I don't think the smile was solely caused by him thinking of Jugyeong.

"At first, I thought she was just some other girl who had a crush on me."

I cringe, already regretting asking him.

"I actually only started to hang out with her because it bothered Suho." He admits.

This just keeps getting worse.

"But, it just sort of happened. I can't explain it. One day she was just a friend and then the next, I felt my heart beat faster whenever I saw her."

My eyes widen. Is he really admitting this to me right now? I smile, noticing how genuinely he's expressing his feelings. But, my smile fades when I realize how sad he became thinking about it. He takes another sip of his drink.

"I guess I was wrong." I say. He looks at me. "She would date someone like you." I say as he looks into my eyes.

-

Seojun and I walk back to our rooms. The walk was quiet. After he finished his drink, we haven't said a word. It was a comfortable silence, though. There wasn't any tension.

I reach to open my door, noticing from the corner of my eye that Seojun was going to do the same.

"I wasn't lying, you know." I say quietly while opening my door.

He looks over to me, doing the same.

"Eventually, you will become happy." I say before stepping into my room.

I pause, waiting to see if he would say something back, but after hearing nothing, I assumed he went into his room. I quietly sigh before closing my door.

-

Seojun's POV

"Eventually you will become happy." Yusoi says before going into her room.

I stand there, unsure of what to say or do. So it really is her, huh? I shake my head, hearing her close her door. I walk into my room, closing the door behind me. I look over and see that Suho is asleep. I was about to make my way over to my bed when I stop. I rush over to the trash can, digging through it. I let out a sigh of relief and pull out the wadded up sticky note. I uncrumple it the best that I can.

My eyes scan over it once more as I smile to myself. I walk over to my bed, sitting down and carefully opening the drawer to the small table next to it. I pull out the drink, putting the note pack onto the lid. I set the drink onto the table before I go to bed.