The Boy Next Door

34.

Heeseung's POV:

In my dreams or should I say nightmares, all the people I love, gets taken away by some kind of tall shadow.

"Mom!! Please don't leave!!" I scream while running and running after her but nothing.

"Oh poor boy. Its a shame." I hear from above me as I put my head on my thighs and rock back and forth.

"Chaewon... Chaewon!" I scream again realizing her lavender scent. I reach other for her but before I can reach her she disappears into thin air.

"Wake up. Heeseung wake up!!" I hear a loud male voice from around me.

Before I know it, my eyes are fully opened, and all the terror and voices in my head starts again.

I look at my ceiling and take a sigh of relief. Is this real? Real or not real.

"Bro I thought you were dead. Are you okay?" I hear Sunghoon's voice say calmly. I look at my finger and move them around just to make sure this is real.

I feel the pounding headache and a bright sunlight on my face but mostly, my body is stiff.

"Chaewon made breakfast, come." he says making me finally realize. Wait. This isn't my house. This is Chaewon's.

I jump out of the bed rubbing my forehead. What happened yesterday? I don't remember a single thing.

"Your up." I hear Namjin's morning voice say loudly.

"Wait so how did you bring us here?" Boram says making me curious as well. I sit near them and eavesdrop on their conversation.

"I made some high schoolers at the bar carry you guys. They were so gullible. I told them I would call their parents for drinking and they got all scared." she says while laughing to herself while flipping some pancakes.

She turns around with the plate of pancakes and we make eye contact. I stare at her gleaming face and see a red spot on her left cheek.

"How did you get that?" I ask while breaking out eye contact.

"W-What?" she responds in a sullen tone.

"On your cheek." I say coldly. I don't know how I should be acting to her right now. Does she want me to ignore her? But she would have never took care of me if she didn't care right?

"Oh... I banged it on the... fridge door! Last night." she says, oddly nervous.

"Eat everyone. And I've contacted the school and put on my best show to tell our professors on how traumatized I was form the party and I needed you guys to protect me or some shit." she says getting some gasps and worried looks from everyone.

"Don't worry guys, I'm fine, really. Just eat your food." she says while noticing everyone's stares. I stare at her red cheek and raise my eyebrow to the story.

It makes no sense, why would she bang it on the fridge door? And her eye is swollen, what happened?

I try hard to think about last night but all I get is a massive pain.

"Hey princess, are you okay? You seem quiet." I hear a deep voice grumble as he walks in. I dart my head up at the first two words and see it's Jake. Princess? Do they have pet names now? Why does my body feel so hot and I'm itching to say something now.

"Jake I told you to knock it off with the silly names. I have a boyfriend and you probably are dating the whole population of girls." she says making me giggle to myself.

'Atta Girl.' I say quietly so no one hears.

"Fine fine. Where are your parents?" he asks.

"Working. They said they had a lot of cases or something." she says while sighing.

"Are we just gonna ignore the awkward tension or what? I'm literally suffocating. Chaewon you don't have to act like you care for Hee-" Jukyung says before Boram shoves pancakes in her mouth.

"Let's move on... Is everyone free today?" Sunghoon asks. 

"Chaewon, I'm really sorry. Did you mean everything you said?" I blurt out, getting weird looks from everybody. 

"I did. I meant it when I say I didn't care anymore. Do whatever you want." she says making me clench my jaw. She doesn't mean that... Does she??

"What if I start smoking? Do drugs?" I say and wait for a reaction. I see her dart her head up but she tries to calm her expressions. 

"Do it. I don't care. But I think your mother wouldn't want you like this." she says making all my strength of holding my emotions back, go away.

"How do you know what she would want or not? Now your just someone I've known." I say while walking out towards the door. 

Why am I so fucking dumb? I should have held it in. Do I even want her back? Cause my actions don't seem like it. 

I need her so fucking badly, but I just can't hurt her more then this. It's better to stay away right? She wants this...

"Heeseung-oppa!" I hear a shout from my living room. I turn my head to the direction and see Yookyung sitting with my father with tea on the table. The fancy tea set is out, I wonder what problem we will have today. 

"Son, Yookyung came earlier and we waited for you! She is such a sweet angel isn't she? Well you too get to it!" he says while kissing the back of her hand and walking towards the door. 

"The driver is waiting. Come on!" Yookyung says while grabbing ahold of my hand. I shake it off, knowing my father is still watching. 

We walk out and to her car and we sit in silence for a couple seconds before I knock some sense into me. I'm not getting married but that doesn't mean I can't be nice right? She'll have problems with her parents after this anyway. 

"Where are you going?" Yookyung asks while grabbing my arm. 

"To grab my wallet. I'm not that inconsiderate, Yookyung." I say while getting out of the car realizing the door is wide open and so is Chaewon's. 

I walk into my house hearing Chaewon's clear voice say something but my brain is all fumbled from the alcohol. 

"Will you stay silent about last night? It was a mistake from my part. I-" my father says before I come in. 

"Last night? What happened last night? What fucking happened last night?" I shout, realizing the worried look on Chaewon's face. 

"Tell me what happened last night." I say since no one was replying.

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