Off Key

#58

Felix called Seungmin over to his house.

The whole week had passed and the wedding was already going to be tomorrow.

The doorbell rang and Felix opened it, seeing Seungmin.

"Felix, what happened? What did you need?" Seungmin asked in a bit of a worried tone as Felix just shook his head.

"Just come on in." He said as shut the door as soon as Seungmin entered.

After Felix closed the door he went to the couch, patting the spot next to him.

Seungmin sat down in confusion as to what Felix needed still.

"We called you over here to talk to you." He said as Seungmin stared at Felix.

"We?" He asked and saw Felix look behind him to see, Minho, Jisung, and Changbin all entering from the kitchen.

"Okay, what the hell is going on?" Seungmin asked, eyes bouncing off from everyone in the room.

"We're here to talk some sense into you," Minho said as Seungmin slightly tilted his head.

"Some sense?" He asked as the boys moved in closer.

They all looked at each other as if waiting for the next person to speak.

"Hyunjin," Changbin said as Seungmin became quiet.

"What about H-hyunjin?"Seungmin mumbled out. "Seungmin, we all already know," Jisung said as Seungmin blinked.

"What? That I have feelings for him? That I can't ever be with him? That I'm too late?" He said standing up and lashing out to his friends, stating the obvious.

"That's the thing, you can," Felix said standing up. "Who said you can't be with him?" He said as Seungmin shook his head.

"I'm literally getting married. There's a lot of things and people telling me I can't." He said as Minho shook his head.

"That's you. You and Chan are stopping yourselves and are using the wedding as an excuse." He said as Seungmin scoffed.

"Seungmin, you're the one who makes this call, it's never too late to call off the wedding," Jisung said.

"It's an arranged marriage. Arranged!" Seungmin sighed. "I don't have a choice."

Changbin scoffed. "It's your wedding! Your dad started it but who said you can't finish it?"

Seungmin looked like he just got an idea but soon frowned after.

"But aren't I too late?" He said as they shook their heads.

"No! Now go run to him and confess!" Felix said smiling like a happy angel.

Seungmin smiled and mentally reminded him to thank his friends later, turning around and heading out the door.

~~~

Seungmin drove to Hyunjin's house.

His head was pounding with wild thoughts going through his mind telling him to turn around and just continue without confessing.

But his heart was telling him something else.

His heart was telling him to say it all. To pour out all the words and feelings he's been trying to get rid of.

It was beating fast, anticipating this moment, but he was scared.

What if he moved on? What if he lost feelings? What if-

Seungmin shook his thoughts away and continued to drive.

Once he arrived at his house, he knocked on the door, patiently waiting.

He heard footsteps from behind the door, and his heart started beating fast again.

As the door opened, the big smile that he had, slowly faded away.

"Oh, Yeji, hey," Seungmin said, trying to not come off as rude.

Yeji snickered. "I have a feeling you're here for Hyunjin?" Seungmin slowly nodded his head, being polite.

"He's not here at the moment, but do you want to wait for him?" She asked, seeing Seungmin give a soft smile.

"No, it's fine, I'll call him later," Seungmin said, but Yeji could tell there was something else.

"Did you need him for something?" He shook his head while thinking of an excuse.

"I was just, around the corner.." Yeji crossed her arms.

Seungmin saw the face on Yeji's face and stepped back.

"Well, I'm gonna head out now, um, bye." He said trying to hide his embarrassment.

"Wait, Seungmin!" Yeji stopped him and stepped closer.

She sighed. "I know how you feel about Hyunjin."

Seungmin turned bright red this time, not knowing what to say.

"And, I think you're an incredible guy for him, and you're amazing but, stop breaking his heart."

Seungmin froze. He wasn't expecting the conversation to turn all of a sudden.

"He's my big brother, and you've brought out a side of him that I never thought I'd see, which I appreciate, but I've never seen him this heartbroken before."

Yeji felt tears welling up in her eyes but blinked them away.

"So, please, just let him go."

Seungmin closed his eyes and took a deep breath, trying to control his emotions and thoughts.

"I understand." He said quickly before heading to his car, ignoring Yeji's calls from behind him.

He drove.

And he drove.

Until he arrived in an empty parking lot, where he let it all out.

All of his emotions, his tears, and his feelings.

You're hurting him. He deserves better. Let him go. Let him be free. Forget him. You should've never listened to them. It was all stupid. She's right.

~~~

The next morning came and it was busy.

Felix, Changbin, Jisung, and Minho were hanging out when Felix got a call from Chan.

"What's up, Chan?" Felix asked with a smile as the rest were laughing about some joke Changbin made.

"What time are you guys gonna be here?" He asked as Felix became confused. "Gonna be where?"

"To the wedding?" Chan said as if it was obvious.

Felix closed his eyes, almost disappointed.

"We'll be there." He said as he soon ended the call after.

The rest saw Felix's reaction and asked questions.

"What happened?" Changbin asked, locking his hand with his.

"Chan just called, asking us when we're going to the wedding.." The rest all sighed after except Jisung.

"But why is there a wedding if Seungmin-" He cut himself off, realizing.

"He didn't do it, did he?" He said as the rest sighed, giving him the answer.

"Well, we tried," Minho said laying his head on Jisung's shoulder.

"Yeah, we did," Changbin said.

The energy felt like it had been brought down until Felix clapped his hands together.

"I think we should all get ready." The rest agreed and got changed, getting ready to leave.

Today was going to be an eventful day.

J: Next one is gonna be a big one, hope y'all are ready ;)