𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧ˡᵉᵉ ʲᵉⁿᵒ

07

As soon as Jeno reached home, he called Jaemin, regretting what he had agreed to a few hours earlier.

"Yeah Jeno, what's up?" Jaemin asked tiredly, as if he was woken up from his evening nap.

"Don't get mad at me but, I want you to know that I really don't like Jinhee. She's not my type nor do I want anything to do with her." Jeno started.

"I haven't told you guys yet but my feelings for her are disappearing so no I won't be mad at you. But why are you telling me this?"

"Because, she asked me out today."

"She did that on Valentine's day too. I was jealous you know." Jaemin chuckled.

"Don't be. You're better off without her, trust me." Jeno mumbled something about Jaemin deserving better. "She threatened me, Jaem. She printed out pictures of my childhood and I, I got scared."

"Oh." Jaemin stayed silent for a few minutes, recalling the conversation he had with Jeno and the others a few days ago, during a sleepover at Donghyuck's when Jeno decided to master up his courage and tell them about his traumatic past.

"What do I do? I agreed to date her for a few months because of our parent's business but I feel uncomfortable whenever I think about her right now." Jeno was close to breaking down.

"How about I come over right now? You'd feel better after talking face to face and I'll drag the others with me. They have nothing to do anyway." Jaemin suggested, eyes focused on Jisung eating a baguette on his bed, leaving crumbs resting on the blankets as he chewed peacefully while watching Sword Art Online.

As soon as his friends had arrived, Jeno invited them in. Jisung was holding a stack of large steaming boxes of Pizzas, in which the dough was covered with bizarre array of toppings. Renjun placed cans of energy drinks on the coffee table before all of them could take a seat.

"You didn't look yourself at the race today. I knew something's bothering you." Chenle was the first to speak. He opened the Pizza boxes and helped himself, taking a large slice to dig in.

Jeno sighed, opening a can of Redbull. "Jinhee's crazy. Forcing someone to date her isn't how you get things done."

"That bitch." Donghyuck cursed, standing up angrily. "If she dares to try something funny on you, on all of us, I won't stay still."

"We know, Hyuck." Jaemin chuckled, forcing the brunet to sit back down.

"For now, let's give her what she wants. We can't risk anything yet." Mark advised. "She's not a scary girl to begin with."

Chenle snorted. "Scary? Not much but she's a murderer."

Everyone's eyes widened, including Jeno's, who had no idea what he had meant by Jinhee being a murderer.