ODD BOY OUT | Minsung |

4. White Day

"Last night's study session was so tiring!"

"I know right, what should we eat?"

"Uh- Yeseul, do you remember Jeongin?"

"How could I forget? He stole my boyfriend!"

"He's been sitting with my friend recently at lunch. And that friend, he is too nice. So I am worried about him!"

"No way! Does someone even eat lunch with him? Tsk. Tell your friend to watch his back."

"I know right, and that's why I told that friend of mine about it."

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"Say yes! Say yes!" The next morning, the whole class gathered around cheering and hooting, in middle was Jeongin looking down at the ground as it is the most interesting thing at that time. While in front was the senior, Kwon! With a bouquet and a box of chocolates in his hand, he was looking at Jeongin with a smile displayed on his face.

"It took me a long time... but... will you go out with me." He said looking everywhere but at Jeongin while giving the bouquet and the chocolate box to him, waiting for him to take and say yes.

The whole class went silent as they waited for Jeongin's reply.

After a while of gathering the courage to speak. "I am sorry." He finally spoke backing away a few steps.

"Wow, Kwon Hyung must be mortified. How is he going to face coming to school now?" Someone from the crowd spoke.

"But isn't that Yang Jeongin? The one who stole Yeseul's boyfriend?" Another said.

Jeongin can hear all of them saying and bad-mouthing him. Han who was also in the crowd can hear them say the same thing Felix said to him about Jeongin the other day.

The senior, Kwon was taken aback by his answer. He was overconfident about it, about the answer and he knew that no one can say no to him or his looks(?)
He scoffed and looked at Jeongin before speaking.

"Yah, Yang Jeongin! Do you think you can walk all over me? How could you embarrass me like this? Haha, Given the rumours about you, no one else would ever ask you out."

And as on cue, the bell rang and everyone slowly started going to their seats and for some, to their respective classes, including Han too. But Jeongin was still standing there looking down at his feet.

Han slowly walked out of the class before taking a last glance at Jeongin, as the teacher arrived.

White day. And bad rumours are going around about Jeongin.

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"Don't be upset, baby. You did nothing wrong anyways." Seungmin said who was sitting beside Jeongin in a cafe along with Han and Minho sitting across the table.

"Are those rumours really fake?"

"Minho!"

"Tell us the truth! We heard the rumours too." Minho asserted seriously.

Jeongin looked up to see Minho looking at him with furrowed eyes. He looked scary at the moment.

"Tell us or I am leaving," Minho said while standing up from his seat, Han quickly stopped Minho by grabbing the sweatshirt he was wearing, refraining him from going.

"When I was young, my family wasn't well off and I had a bad case of atopy..." Jeongin finally said which made Minho sit back on his chair.

(A/n: Jeongin narrates his past story in 3rd person pov. The bold italics are what he actually says to his friends, explaining to them about his past.)