Promise (Me) | Shin Ryujin (GxG) [Completed]

Chapter 24: Painfully obvious

Play '1, 3, 2' by Jeongyeon, Mina, Tzuyu | Twice

Sunset River | Imol gang (일몰 강)

April 19th, Monday

2:45 PM

Ryujin's POV

Right now, I'm happier than before, things went back to normal! Well... Almost.

Between me and Yaneli is a small gap, I left it there 'Just In Case'. I know she's in love with me and I don't want anything to happen.

I still want to have a friendship with her, despite her feelings for me.

Talking about feelings, today I planned on confessing to Arin. I'm sure It'll go smoothly but I can't lie I'm nervous... Very very nervous.

"So why did you call me here, Ryujin?" Arin asked me as she sat down on the bench next to me.

My heart was pumping in my chest more than ever as we made eye contact. I've never been so nervous in my entire life. I never thought I'd ever be this nervous from when I came out.

I no longer have a nervous system, I am the nervous system.

"Well~~~ I wanted to tell you something important." I grabbed her soft hand as she smiled softly.

But does she have to be so beautiful?

"Okay, you can tell me anything!" She intertwined our fingers together, I felt butterflies in my stomach at the 'friendly' action.

"Well uhhh, I wanted to say that... I like you, I like you very much. I-I fell in love with you Arin and I have been for a long while now."

"I... I think you're really sweet but... I never expected this from you and I think we're better off as friends though." She smiled weakly as she started to loosen her grip from my hands.

In that moment my world fell apart. What did I expect? Did I seriously think that my beautiful crush will like me back? 

Confidence drops to zero.

What did I think was gonna happen? That she'll like me back? And that we'll become a happy couple like in those stupid, fake movies?

Pathetic.

"Just don't be sad, we'll still be friends okay?" She tried her best to comfort me but it doesn't seem to be working.

"Okay." I really thought if I should say something else or run away before she spoke again.

"To be honest, I never thought or realized you like me, I-I thought you liked someone else. Well a lot of people thought that, not just me."

Her words confused the fuck out of me.

Who if not Arin? I tried to make it seem like it wasn't painfully obvious but I guess it worked too well.

I decided to stay and have a lengthy talk with Arin about feelings and love in general before going home where I knew my family was waiting for me.

"Who did you think I like?" I chuckled a little as she did also.

Cutie.

"Yanae."

Arin's words came out as a shock to me. Why would I like my best friend? Yes I love her, but only as a best friend.

"Why would I like her?" I asked.

"Well that's painfully obvious." She laughed.

The more she spoke, the more confused and shocked I became.