He's My Juliet (Golden Child Jibeom X Reader) [COMPLETED]

Ch. 22: Worlds Falling

Your POV

Ah...

How could this have happened?

"It's all your fault, you wench! You brought him to his doom!"

How could... all of this have happened?

"Is this what you've planned all along?! You wanted him to die, didn't you?!"

After everything...

It seemed like everything was going so well, but...

"I thought you promised! You promised you would take care of him!"

Where... did everything go so wrong?

A hard slap hits me in the face, and my head is pushed to the side, waking me from the trance I had fallen in. And the next thing I know, Tzuyu is grabbing me by my shoulders, looking at me with desperate eyes and a tear-stained face. "Please! Please, tell me this isn't true! Why did you do this to Jibeom?!"

I don't... know...

A single tear slips down my face, and I grimace.

I don't know... at all...

Tzuyu shakes me with all the rage inside her. "Why would you do this, Y/N?!"

I had hoped... that maybe if I tried hard enough...

If I pushed hard enough, then we could be together with no worries, but...

"Why would you do this?!"

"I don't know!" I yell back, crying as I hang my head and hold onto Tzuyu's hands, trying to make her let go of me. "I'm sorry, but I don't know..."

Were we really not meant for each other?

The photo of Jibeom smiling properly sits on the parlor, but I can barely even look at it.

I could barely even look at anyone in here.

What have I done?

Tzuyu sobs infront of me, and sign she is pulled away by her parents, giving me a glare as they walk away.

"You've done enough, don't you think?" Jibeom's father tells me, his voice low and threatening as he gives me a dark gaze. "Or have you come here to bring more misfortune to this family?"

Maybe they were right...

And I was wrong all along.

But... where did I go wrong?

...

The door creaks open, bringing in a little light into the room.

"Y/N?" I hear Jisu's gentle voice, but I don't give her a response.

I just keep my head down and my hands grabbing it as I sit at the edge of my bed, feeling so close to insanity.

Right. Maybe that's better.

Maybe I should just go insane already and be admitted to some mental hospital.

Jibeom's father was right.

They were all right.

I only bring misfortune on others.

Probably even worse.

Mom.

Jibeom.

They all died because I always insisted to be around them.

Maybe I should just stay away from everyone from now on.

"Y/N," Jisu calls my name again, and my eyes widen when I realize that she had already reached me, now sitting beside me on the edge of my bed.

I let out a small gasp when I turn to her, then I quickly move away.

No.

"No. Stay away. I'll..." A sob suddenly escapes me as I move to the edge of my bed, as far as I could be from Jisu. "I'll only bring misfortune to you, too." Then I bite my lip hard so as not to let another sob escape.

No. I shouldn't cry.

I have no right to cry. After everything I did to everyone, I shouldn't even be allowed to cr–

My eyes widen, however, when suddenly, a pair of arms grabs me and takes me into an embrace. And when I come to, I grimace yet again before I continue crying.

I failed.

I failed to keep myself from crying.

But Jisu–

"Y/N," she then says, firmly but gently. "Please... Stop blaming yourself."

I sob harder as I become limp in her arms. "How can I not? What they said is true. You have to stay away from me or else something will happen to you, too." I push at her gently, but she tightens her embrace. "Jisu, please..." I sob again, and I become limp again. And with every passing second, it's like I feel my energy draining from me. "Please... stay away."

"Y/N–"

"Stay away from me, Jisu!" I finally shout at her. And yet, she keeps her hold on me. "Something bad has happened to everyone because of me! Mom's gone, Jibeom's gone, and Yeji's still in the hospital! Even Dahyun is still in a coma up until now! And it's all because of me!"

Tears flowing uncontrollably now, I can barely even see anything and yet I still try to push Jisu, everyone, everything, away from me.

"Please," I beg Jisu. But why is she so stubborn.

"Y/N, stop," she then says, firmly yet again. "You don't bring anyone misfortune or death. Don't listen to those people because all they've ever wanted was to bring you misfortune. They are the ones who tried to separate you and Jibeom, remember? They are the ones who wanted to harm you and Yeji. Dahyun brought this upon herself, so stop blaming yourself!"

I sob even harder, but at this point, I feel like I had already been drained of every drop of energy in me.

I can barely even move a muscle now.

And yet, through my sobs, I still decide to ask Jisu one more question. "Do you also think... I should have never pursued Jibeom because we were never meant for each other?"

Jisu remains silent for a few seconds, and I could have doubted that she was still there if it weren't for the sound of her breathing. Then... "No," she replies simply. As if afraid to say anything else that could hurt me.