The Boy Next Door

27.

Throughout the night, I toss and turn in his bed and have nightmares all throughout. I had this one nightmare that Heeseung didn't come and save me, and Hyunwoo did something disgusting to me. 

I wake up in a cold sweat and let out a small scream. I take the shirt off since now it smells like alcohol and sweat. Disgusting. I look around and realize I'm still in Heeseung's room and it wasn't just a terrible dream. I sigh and lean my head back onto the head board, not wanting to go back to sleep. 

"Chaewon?" I hear as the door cracks open and Heeseung pops in. 

"Sorry I heard you scream so- oh." he says while turning around, not facing me anymore. 

"What?" I say confused. Is there something on the wall?

"Your... Shirtless..." he says quietly making me jump up in realization. Oh right. Shit. 

"Oh my god I forgot sorry." I say while rummaging throughout the sheets for my shirt. 

"Wait. Let me get you a new shirt." he says while inching closer to his closet, walking sideways, not daring to face me. 

He reaches in his closet and throws the shirt backwards, as it lands right onto my face. I quickly wear it out of embarrassment and realize it's really loose. My collarbone sticks out of the stretched out collar but I don't mind. 

"Okay you can turn around now." I say while giving out a small laugh. He turns around and even though it's quite dark, I can see his face is bright red. 

"So... Wanna talk about it? Or we could just go back to bed." he mumbles while making his way to the bed. 

"I don't really want to talk about it... But I don't want to go back to bed!" I say the last part a little bit louder then the first. 

"Okay okay... Do you need anything? Water?" he says while giggling. It also makes me realize how starving and thirsty I am. 

I slowly nod and take the covers off to walk to the kitchen. Heeseung stops me at the door with his arm making me stop in my tracks.

"Lay back down, I'll get it for you." he says. 

I shake my head and answer with "I can't be bedridden forever. And I just want to get my mind off things, maybe the pain will distract me."

"Your stubbornness is never going to get old, yea?" he says whole following me from behind. I chug a bottle of water and lean on the counter for support. 

"Are you hungry?" he says making me quickly shake my head. I don't want to burden him anymore then this. Since starting tomorrow, we will no longer have this relationship anymore... Minwoo wouldn't allow it right?

In the dead silence we sit in, my stomach growls like never before. I put my hand over my stomach in embarrassment and beg for it to stop in my head.

I hear Heeseung laugh and say "Let's go." 

"W-Where?" I ask while still looking embarrassment as my face is flushed in a pink tint. 

"McDonalds? The one like five minutes away. It's 24/7." he says while grabbing his keys and a jacket on the table. 

"No no it's okay, I can wait till the morning." I say quietly.

"Well it's not okay for me, so let's go." he says. I nod and head to the bathroom really quickly to wash my face. I now stare at my puffy eyes, messed up makeup, and mascara all over the place on my face.

I quickly rinse it with water and run out the bathroom so I don't hold up Heeseung. 

"Why didn't you tell me I looked like a donkey?" I say while lightly hitting his shoulder.

"Cause your beautiful either way. Makeup up, no makeup, you are always beautiful in my eyes." he says calmly but making my heart flutter. 

We drive to the McDonalds and realize the drive thru is closed. He asks me if I want to come and I say yes, partly because I'm afraid to be alone in the middle of dawn. It's 5:30 am right now so the sun doesn't raise until a bit later. 

"Hi, what would you like?" the cashier says while staring at me intensively. I feel chills run down my back but I just assume it's the harsh air conditioner. He is tall and looks no older then 25. 

"Hmm we'll get two of those meals with chicken nuggets. And we'll get lots of sweet and sour sauce." Heeseung answers making me smile. He hates sweet and sour sauce but he always order it for me. 

"Okay will that be all?" the male cashier says while looking at me again even though Heeseung is the one who ordered. 

"Hmmm..." I say while looking at the menu since I haven't looked at it yet. I lean on the counter and see nothing I really want. 

Right before I look up at the cashier again I see Heeseung's hand over my cleavage without touching me. I widen my eyes at the sight of it but see Heeseung glaring at the cashier and not looking at me. 

"Keep your eyes from wandering off again, ok??" he says while not taking his glare off the cashier. I realize my cleavage is able to be seen if I lean over like I just did. I'm so stupid. 

"Fine. Cash or credit?" the cashier says with his smug grin still on me. 

"Credit." Heeseung says with his voice going deeper and pushing me behind him. 

"Stare at her one more time and I'll poke your eyes out." I hear Heeseung say with his jaw clenching. I poke my head to see the cashier definitely scared or at least spooked. 

"He doesn't mean that." I say to the cashier. 

"No I do." Heeseung replies making me roll my eyes and walk away. He follows me with his glare still on the cashier. 

"Heeseung please stop threating people like that. Coming from you it sounds like you'll actually do it." I say while sitting down in a seat.

"Sorry if I scared you. I just hate when people do that kind of stuff to you. It's disgusting." he says. 

"Welcome to a woman's life. It happens everyday. You just have to live with it." I respond. 

"Where's your little boyfriend? Isn't a boyfriend supposed to comfort and protect you from stuff like this?" he asks making me a bit taken aback. Why am I with Heeseung right now? Shouldn't I be with MY boyfriend?

"Oh... He said he had a lot of work for school. And it's fine, he doesn't need to protect me like I'm a child." I say while looking down. 

"Well your height is still like a child." he says while laughing making me glare at me. 

"Yah! Shut up, my doctor said I was average." I say. 

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