My Yellow

Part 52 - Rose

I itch the back of my neck as we walk off the plane. I feel tired and overall like shit. I walk next to Makayla, awkwardly turning to look behind me, behind us is Zeena. Makaylas little sister. "Explain to me again why she's here?"

"She has a really good opportunity for an art school," Makayla grips her bag. "So Shes gonna test the waters here."

"Right," I adjust my hoodie and keep walking, looking for any of the staff members that were supposed to pick us up.

"Is that Jiung?" Makayla whispers to me.

"Hm?" I squint through the bright light of the airport, and there stands Jiung. He's anxiously tapping his fingers on a coffee. I smile a little. During the flight he asked me how Makayla likes her coffee, and now I know why. My eyes shift next to him, and I lock eyes with Intak. I give an awkward wave. I clear my throat and fall back a bit to stand next to Theo. Wanting comfort, I latch to his arm. At first Theo places his hand on my arm. I look up to him and watch as he spots Jiung and Intak. He shoves my arm off and walks a bit faster than me. I stop in my tracks.

"What was that about?" Keeho stands next to me.

"I don't know," I whisper. "Maybe he's just excited to see them," I say with a nod and pick up my pace again. I stop again to fix my grip on my suitcase.

"Look," Keeho nudges me

"At what?" I lift my head up and watch Jiung walk to Makayla. He shakily hands her the coffee. I watch her say something but we are too far away to hear. Jiung takes a step forward and plants a kiss on the center of her forehead. I hold my breath and look at Keeho. He seems to be holding his breath too. We both look back to Makayla and Jiung. They're hugging now. "Well I'll be damned," I whisper and shake my head with a smile. We start walking again, and I pass by Makayla.

"Oh hey Rose!" Makayla perks her head up and pulls back from Jiung. She walks to me. "Jiung had a great idea of going on a double date with You and Theo," she gives me a smile.

"Oh that sounds like fun," I give a smile back.

"A date?" I hear a snicker. I turn slowly to Theo. "No thanks," he shakes his head. He isn't looking at me.

"What?" My voice breaks. "What do you mean?"

"It's fine, you guys should have your own private date first," Makayla nods.

"No," Theo crosses his arms. "I don't want to do a date at all. Not with her."

"I don't.." I can't process this all at once. Everything is going so fast.

"What are they talking about?" Intak whispers. "Wait don't you like-"

"Enough," Theo ticks his head to the side. "I said what I said," I can't form words. What made him be like this? One second he's talking to my dead dad and the next... he acts like I'm revolting.

"Rose come on," Makayla grabs my arm and starts to pull me to the bathroom around the corner. Zeena perks her head and runs after us. Makayla pushes me into the family bathroom that has a lock on the door. She pulls zeena in, shuts and locks the door. "What is happening?" Makayla asks me. I blink my eyes.

"I don't know," I say in a breath. "I don't fucking know."

"He came to me.. asking for advice on how to ask you out and now he wants nothing to do with you?" Makayla whispers.

"Maybe he changed his mind," I wrap my arms around myself and shut my eyes. "It's fine. I'm fine," I feel like the world is spinning.

"What aren't you telling me?" Makayla steps forward and puts a hand on my arm. I move back.

"Nothing," I say and open my eyes. Zeena frowns.

"Rose," Makayla says more stern. "What did he do to you?"

"He didn't do anything," I hug myself tighter. "The other night we.. we like kissed okay? He said all of these things about wanting to be with me and now," I sniffle feeling the tears starting to form. "No I can't cry." I shake out my hands.

"I'm going to murder him," Makayla swings open the door. I hear her shouting, followed by Zeena shouting like she's hyping Makayla up. I stand in the bathroom and take in a breath before running out. I run to Makayla and go to pull her back right as she Slaps Theo. The noise echoes through the almost empty airport. Everyone is silent. Theo clenches his jaw and looks at his feet. "You are truly disgusting Taeyang." I purse my lips together. "Playing with a girl who just had the worst weeks of her life, I hope you burn." Makayla clears her throat, or what I think is her clearing her throat before I watch her spit on Theo's shoes. "Come on Ro," Makayla grabs my arm. I reach for my suitcase and grab it as Makayla drags me out of the doors and to a black SUV.

"Not to play devils Advocate," Zeena calls catching up to us. "But what if something happened to make him like this?"

"Shut it Zeena," Makayla opens the trunk and loads all of our bags in. "When we get back to the dorms we are moving you out of Theo's room understood?" She slams the trunk shut and gets into the car. Zeena and I share a glance before we get in too. Makayla is in the passenger seat, Zeena is by the window in the back and I'm right next to her in the middle seat. The door opens and I turn my head, watching as Theo gets in. "Oh hell no," Makayla unstraps her seatbelt and goes to open the door.

"It's fine," I say more quiet than I wanted. "Whatever," Makayla mutters something and buckles back in. My body and head hurt. I cant wrap my head around the sudden change in him, and I don't know if I want answers or just to push him out of my mind. I was vulnerable with him. Beyond vulnerable. Feeling a buzz on my leg, I jump a little. Theo's phone is conveniently placed and I see a message from Han Sungho. I furrow my brows trying to read it before Theo flips his phone over.

"Give me a few days," Theo whispers at a Tone only I can hear. "Trust me okay?" I watch Theo extend his pinky to me. I look away from his hand and move closer to Zeena. "Rose," he whispers a little loud.

"Oh I know I did not just hear mr Taeyang speak to Rose. I will happily upgrade from a slap to a punch," Makayla turns her head to look at Theo. I bury my face into Zeenas shoulder and feel myself just start to cry lightly. It's silent, but I feel my shoulders shaking. Zeena pats my back awkwardly. I feel the car start up when someone gets into the drivers seat, then we start to drive. I lift my head up and wipe my eyes. I look down and realize I'm still wearing his hoodie and suddenly it feels like acid on my skin. I have never been more grateful that I put on a shirt under it. I pull it off of and hand it to him. The car makes some sharp turns, before coming to a stop at a red light. I feel my phone buzz. I take it out of my pocket and see a message from Theo.
Taeyang:
Trust me okay? Please.
I start typing back.
To Taeyang:
No. It's not fair how one second you make all these wild promises and even KISS ME and the next you act like this. I might be overreacting, but I genuinely don't want anything to do with you right now.
From Taeyang:
You're not overreacting. I understand. I promise I'll explain.
To Taeyang:
Do you? Really? And explain what? I can easily just push you out of my life.
I scoff a little loud and flip my phone over. That was the icing on the cake. I furrow my brows as we pull into the dorm section of the company building. Something in my brain clicks. Why is Sungho texting Theo?