he's not what you really think

5: i can't go back

《YOUR (STEPHANIE'S) P.O.V》

it's so late right now and i feel bad that i've stayed here for so long. i should leave...

"stephanie, it's pretty late now and it's too dangerous for you to go home. why don't you stay for the night?" mark says.

well, sleeping over for a night wouldn't hurt, so i accept the offer. mark looks at me and sees how tired i am, so he takes me upstairs.

"this is my room, but you can sleep here for tonight. we don't have a spare room, so i'll just sleep on the couch in the living room."
"oh no, it's okay. i'd rather you sleep with me than on the couch." i blurt out.

whoops... that sounds kinda needy. oh well. mark  smiles widely. the moonlight shines through the window onto his flawless face. i lie down and mark lies next to me. after a minute, my butt vibrates. i ignore the message and put my phone on the bedside table. i close my eyes.

"good night Stephanie."
"night mark."

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i open my eyes to see mark staring at me. his gaze mesmerises me. he quickly snaps out of it and hands me my phone.

"uh someone's been texting you all morning and it sounded really urgent."

i thank him and turn on my phone. there are exactly 100 messages from my gross ex boyfriend,  luhan. what the fuck does he want now? i open the conversation and scroll to the start of the new messages.

Luhan

[YESTERDAY 10:01pm] hey baby, i'm coming home soon. i'm sorry for leaving ya, but i'm going to be with ya. get ready for me ;)
...
[10:26] have you been thinking about me? ain't i the hottest?
...
[11:05] stephanie, i know you're there babe.
...
[11:40] i'm nearly theree. are you waiting for me??
...
[TODAY 12:07am] i'm here now, but where are youuu?
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[8:07] where have you gone off to babee? i'm gonna go find ya.

WHAT THE FUCK. i broke up with luhan a month ago. he loves cheating on his girlfriends and i hadn't known until rachel told me that she saw him with another girl. luhan is some sick asshole. what does he want now?! i'm not going back home. i don't want to go home. i can't go home. but where else can i stay? a tear slides down my cheek.

"stephanie what's wrong?"

i suddenly lose it and tears gush out of my eyes. mark hugs me and i cry into his shoulder. he makes me feel safe. i wish he could be my boyfriend.  at some point,  someone opens the door.

"mark hyung, can you co―, whoa lovebirds in here!!!"

jackson.

"hey, hey she's crying." mark says in a hushed voice.

the other members come up, ecstatic, but once they see jackson's expression, they know something is wrong.

"wait, what's wrong?" jb asks.

i whisper in mark's ear that's it's okay and i tell everyone the situation. they nod their heads, understanding that I seriously can't go home.

"well... you could stay here." jr. suggests.
"are you sure? where will i sleep?"
"we can rearrange the stuff in the living room and you can sleep there." jackson says, glancing at mark.
"or you can sleep in my room. with me." mark whispers.

damn... i would really like that.
Everyone smiles and the 6 members leave the room, leaving Mark and I alone.

"Are you okay now?" Mark asks.

"Yep. Sorry about your shirt..."

"Haha, it's okay. Why don't you go downstairs and eat something while I change. Then we can sort out everything."

I nod my head and leave the room, closing the door. Mark is so caring.

...To Be Continued...

[author note] hope you enjoy :)