Complicated||Han Jisung

|Chapter 19|

As I was walking towards the underground parking lot, I ended up coming across someone that I didn't want to. Bang Chan. Shit was the first thing I thought. The moment Chan saw me, his expression turned shocked, to happy, to annoyed. Or mad, I couldn't tell which one it was, but something was telling me it was both.

Chan started walking over to me and I don't know why but the way he was approaching me said that I was going to get a lecture. Unconsciously, I was backing away every time Chan stepped closer to me. I think he noticed because once he was at a close enough distance, he stopped walking and put his hands on his hips. "Hey (Y/N)." Chan spoke in a soft tone, but I could tell he was holding back from yelling at me. I was looking down when he started talking but the moment that he spoke, I couldn't help but roll my eyes. It's just an instinct I have for everything.

I looked up, only to see that Chan's expression hadn't changed even though his voice was soft. The annoyance and anger on his face told me everything that he was trying to hold back, which I didn't understand because if I was him, I would've let everything out. "Hey Chan. Listen, it's great seeing you but I need to get back to my dorm. There's something important I need to do." With that sentence, Chan's expression deepened. His eyebrows were frowned more than before, his jaw was clenching and unclenching tightly, and his eyes were glaring at me with such strong emotions.

As much as I didn't want to admit it, the way Chan looked scared me a little, but I wasn't the type of person to get scared easily and I won't start now. As I was walking past Chan, he stopped me by saying something I hope wouldn't come up. "Are you at least going to see everyone since you're here? I mean everyone's worried about you and Jisung would love to know you're back." Stern and serious is all I could hear from Chan's voice. As if what he said wasn't a question but a statement. It was understandable that he was like this, but I didn't care.

My mind for the last three weeks has been on my family, only them. That won't change and I won't let Chan put other people inside of my head. I can't let my guard down on what's important. The plan is for me to leave and take care of my family, not to be all friendly with Stray Kids and lovely dovey with Jisung. I can't let that happen. I won't let it happen.

My back was facing Chan, so he couldn't see my face but if he did, he would've seen a frown in my brows, the thin line of my mouth and the sadness in my eyes. Doing everything I could to control my voice, I took a deep breath and said, "No, I won't. I have something to do that's more important. So don't tell anyone that I'm back, that's a promise Chan. Don't break the promise." With that, I walked away and made my way towards the underground parking lot.

Once I got to the dorm building, the driver helped me with my suitcase, and I walked inside. Since all members of Stray Kids were at the JYP building I didn't have to worry about seeing any of them. However, that didn't mean I was completely off the hook. Elle was still nowhere to be found and I had no idea if she was in the JYP building or if she's here. Hopefully I don't see her, but I have a feeling it's not going to be that easy.

After a little time, I made it to my door, but of course I had to have trouble with my keys. I assumed that my keys were at the bottom of my bag meaning I had to dig for them. Giving Elle - possibly - enough time to come outside, see me and then try to talk to me. This is going to be a mission.

Digging into my bag, I managed to touch the keys and pull them out of my bag. Just as I got the keys out of my bag and was about to put them into the key slot, Elle walked out of her dorm room and looked straight at me. The only thing I can think of is that she heard me or someone outside and wanted to see who it was, or Chan texted her and told her I was back. Either way I'm not happy and if it really was Chan, I will kill him later.