The Way It Is

fourteen

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Chapter 14

"Oh, you're here--is everything alright?" Hyunjin immediately placed his phone down upon seeing Yiyeon by the doorway. "Yiyeon-ah?"

She slowly nodded, "I don't know why... but I feel like I have broken up with him again..."

"What?" He raised a brow as he helped her sit down. "Can you tell me what happened?"

She sighed, "Jeno and Doyoung-oppa drove me home," she looked down. "And he... he said good night, but I know that he means more than that." She hugged the pillow on the couch. "Earlier... I took photos with Jaemin and Yangyang—" her eyes widened.

She quickly stood up and picked her phone and wallet up, much to her cousin's confusion. She didn't even change her clothes to more comfortable ones.

"Where are you going? It's 9 in the evening," Hyunjin said, blocking the door.

Yiyeon looked at him, pleading, "Hyunjin, I'm supposed to meet with Yangyang after school... but fuck!" She cursed as she puts her shoes on. "How the fuck did I forget?!" She yelled as she pulled her hair out of frustration.

Hyunjin was still blocking the door, much to her annoyance.

"Hyunjin, please... this is my last hope," she sighed. "I don't wanna lose someone again..."

"W-What?"

"Just let me go... once... this time, please?" She asked as she held the knob, then left.

She ran towards the nearest bus stop hoping that maybe, just maybe, Yangyang is still there.

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"Jeno-yah, it's time to eat downstairs," Taeyong said as he peeked inside Jeno's room.

He saw the younger scanning something on his study table. Jeno turned around to look at his brother and nodded, "I'll be eating later, hyung! Don't worry."

"Okay then! Don't skip dinner," his brother reminded him before he closed the door.

Jeno sighed as he looked outside. He saw tiny droplets of moisture on the window. He looked away as he realized that it was about to rain. He let out another sigh as the song he was listening to just ended.

Hey mom, I know we're gettin' old
And the lines on our hands have changed
But you still look at me the same
Hey mom, guess what? You're really tough
And I know you did all you could
Just to make sure my life was good

Jeno looked at the output that he made with Yiyeon. Even if it hurts, he remembers what he promised her before they could even begin with their project.

"Don't worry. I won't bother you ever again after this task..."

"So this is how we must really end, huh?" He chuckled bitterly.

Sorry for the fights and the tone of my voice
Sorry for the nights when I made the wrong choice
Life is flyin' by, and it's hittin' me now
I hope it's not, but

"Wait up!" Jeno yelled as he chased Yiyeon, who was running away from him. "I said, wait up! You might trip over onto something!"