ONLY YOU // NOREN

19

"Renjun we are here for you" said haechan who was standing with jaemin beside him.

They immerged jaemin in their plan too.

"I can't do it"

"You can do it, fighting!"

"But I am scared"

"Nothing bad is going to happen, don't worry"

"Just go with it" jaemin said.

"He already went to the rooftop searching for you" haechan exclaimed.

"Okay okay I'm going" renjun heaved a heavy sigh and stepped out of the class going towards the stairs that led to the rooftop.

"Haechan" someone called out from behind.

"Mark?"

"I want to talk about something"

"Say it" said haechan looking at mark.

"Its kind of private you know, lets go to the garden"

Haechan looked jaemin who was also looking at them. "Yeah go and don't come back" jaemin said.

Haechan smacked his arm and went away with mark. Jaemin chuckled at him, he felt a little bit curiosity only little bit, he wanted to know what are they gonna talk about.

They both sat at the bench near a tree under the shadow, because who wants to sit under the scorching sun.

"So what do you wanted to talk about?" Asked haechan in the awkward atmosphere surrounding them.

"Its actually.....I don't know how to say it" mark heaved a sigh and massaged his forehead in frustration.

"Just say it, I am getting curious now"

"I—I know you love jeno—"

"You are wrong, I don't love him anymore," haechan interrupted him.

"Oh—okay. So I wanted to tell this so many times, but I was just a coward for not saying it. I don't know what you think about me, but don't be shocked after hearing what I am going to say"

"Just say it, my curiosity is eating me up"

"I love you haechan"

The awkward atmosphere became the silent one. No one dared to say anything, just staring at nothing.

"Y—you, I mean . Why me?"

"There is no reason. Its just I like you"

"Mark, I am sorry" guilt was displayed on his face.

"Its fine, I just wanted to tell you that" his voice cracked a bit.

"I am sorry, I never really thought of you as more than just a friend, I am really sorry"

"Don't be sorry, and its my last year so I wanted to confess, even if you rejected me, its fine. I knew that you don't love me. But you deserve to know"

"We are still friends right, we are not going to be awkward with each other?"

Mark became silent at the question the latter just asked.

"Mark"

"Haechan I don't know anymore, I don't know anything. I don't know if I would be able to see you"

"What do you mean?"

"It will only hurt me seeing you. I can't stop loving you. I don't think that we can be good friends like before."

"Mark, I am sorry, I am really sorry" haechan said with hurt expression.

"No no its not your fault. But yeah, I don't regret loving you. I just need some time to move on" mark stood up from the bench and looked down at him.

"Can I just get a hug before I go"

"Y—yeah" haechan hugged him tightly. "You are really a good friend you know. I don't want to loose you"

"I guess its a goodbye" mark pulled away from the hug and left haechan alone.

Mark left with his aching heart, moving on is not simple. And seeing the person daily that you got rejected from hurts more. It hurts knowing that they won't love you the same way as you do to them.

He wanted to cry but he has to be strong.

After a while haechan also left the garden and went to his classroom where jaemin was waiting for him, tapping his foot impatiently.

When he saw haechan he stopped tapping his foot.

"What did you talk about?" He asked.

"Jaemin" haechan raised his head and looked at him. He looked like he was about to cry.

"What happened?"
"What did he do to you?" Jaemin asked grabbing his both shoulders.

"He said he loves me"

"What" jaemin muttered under his breath.

"And he doesn't want to be my friend anymore, he said he won't be able to see me again."

"I rejected him, and now he is hurt. I ruined our friendship. He said goodbye, that means he will never see me again"

Tears started escaping his eyes.

Jaemin heaved a sigh and hugged him closely. 'Just why does god has to make him cry, why can't they see him happy. He is already heartbroken and now their friendship is also broken. Why does god want to see him like that. what has he done so wrong to deserve this, he doesn't deserve all of this pain. he deserve happiness only. he deserve to be happy. he is such a nice person, why does everyone likes to hurt him'

'but he has me I'll make him happy.'

"Haechan, look here" jaemin wiped the tears from his rosy cheeks.

"You have me, you don't have to be sad"

"Really? You won't leave me?" Asked haechan sniffling.

"Yeah and don't cry you look ugly" jaemin retorted.

"I hate you" haechan constantly started hitting him.

"Stop it hurts" jaemin said laughing.

"You always know how to ruin my day" haechan slumped on his seat.

"I am sorry"

"Hmph" haechan turned his head in another direction with his pouting face.

"Fine I won't tease you now" jaemin ruffled his hair.

"Promise?"

"Yeah promise"

Haechan finally smiled at him.

"But if you see you look really ugly when you cry" jaemin said. Seeing haechan's mood changed in a matter of a second he knew he was going to die. Jaemin ran away from there followed by haechan who was furiously running after him with his wooden scale.

"Yaaaaahhhhh STOP THERE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DIE"

"I'LL DIE IF I STOP NOW"
Jaemin really know how to change haechan's sad mood. He loves to see haechan getting all furious.