Bittersweet ❈ ∫ JaemJen【✔】

❈ Chapter Nineteen: Postponed

"Where's Jaemin?" Jeno almost rolls his eyes just by hearing the mention of his best friend.

Maybe he's being too bitter and being dramatic, that's just something he thinks about at random times.

"He's not here, obviously." He gestures to his side, no one standing there occupying the spot like before and now has been replaced with... Nothing but air.

His friends exchange glances with their eyebrows furrowed when they heard the tone of voice Jeno is currently using.

"What's with the attitu– ow!" Chenle grunts, glaring at Jisung beside him who glares back after kicking his foot.

"Did he say why?" Mark gently approaches with his tone.

Jeno shrugs his shoulders as he drops his backpack on the floor before dragging it lazily towards where the others were.

"He has a date." He replies to Mark.

"WHAT?!"

"HA?!"

"Oh shit."

Meanwhile, Renjun shakes his head while pinching the bridge of his nose as if he was disappointed– well, he kind of is.

Mark stands up from his spot on the carpet floor and takes Jeno's hand, pulling him along to sit back down with the younger boy immediately complying.

"I mean– he can date whoever he wants, but... You know..."

"We understand, that shit hurts." Mark drapes an arm around his shoulders and rubs his arm to comfort him.

Donghyuck raises a brow and asks, "who is his date?" Mindlessly throwing his book to the side and rests his chin on his fist, intrigued.

Jeno hums, ignoring Mark's eyes glaring at Donghyuck, as if telling him to shut up and not bring up the topic any longer.

"He said Xiaojun hyung."

"Wait, him and Hendery aren't a thing?" Renjun scrunched up his nose, forehead creasing as he tries to process it, still confused.

"Yeah, I thought they had a thing?" Chenle comments with a frown on his face.

"I don't know but they for sure have a date," Jeno said, trying to be nonchalant about it like he doesn't really care.

But they all know he does.

Hence the looks he's getting afterwards, it has him sighing. "Can we please just study or something?" He grumbles.

Snatching the book Renjun was previously reading before he got here and flipping through a random page, then staring at it blankly.

Mark looks up at them, gesturing for them to change the topic if ever starting a conversation as Jisung stands up to get some snacks.

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"Hi, Jeno hyung!" The said raven haired boy almost shrieks in surprise, taking a deep breath and exhaling in relief when he sees it's just Jisung.