DON'T LET ME GO | PJM

Chapter 26

It was the first time for Krystal to come visit Taemin's house. It was clean and organized compared to her house, so she felt ashamed. He was a busy businessman who lived alone but he could arrange his home neatly.

Taemin also cooked for her and it was great. After finishing their meal, he felt uncomfortable with the smell because he was cooking. He went to take a shower. Krystal was sitting on the sofa, watching TV. After finding the channel that she wanted, she laid down but there was something underneath.

She stretched her hand to take it. It was his wallet. When she was about to put it on the coffee table, something fell down. It seemed to be a photo, she looked at it and her heart dropped. It was an old photograph of him and a girl. He looked young and he was hugging the girl. They were all smiling and seemed to be so in love.

Krystal knew about his dead girlfriend. He didn't hide this from her, but she didn't know that she looked exactly like her. The moment she looked at it, she thought it was her. She could finally understand how this man never had a partner beside her, he could have any girl but he chose her. She thought she was lucky to encounter him but she didn't expect that she was just a substitute? It was clear that Taemin treasured this photo a lot. He still loved this woman, he never could erase her from his heart.

She didn't really mind if he still loved her because after all she was his first love. She thought that one day he could forget about her. But when she looked at this picture, it seemed to be just her wishful thinking.

When she was occupied with her thoughts, Taemin, who had already finished his shower, took the photo from her hand and put it inside his wallet. He didn't say anything. He seemed to have no intention to explain but Krystal's eyes were already red. "Taemin, you don't have anything to say?"

Taemin stared at her, still remaining calm. "It's just a photo."

'It's just a photo.' Krystal couldn't understand how he could say it so easily.

"The woman in the photograph is your first love right? Why does she look like me?" She tried to confront him.

"It is just a coincidence." His tone was still calm.

"Coincidence?" Krystal chuckled bitterly. "I was wondering how could someone like Mr Lee be interested in someone like me, so it turns out you see me as her substitute because I look like her?" She yelled then left his house.

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Jimin was teaching Y/N to play the piano. She never had any musical talent, especially in playing the instruments. No matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't do it. Even Joon Min could do it.

Jimin poked her forehead out of resentment toward her constant failure to meet his expectations. Y/N glared at him: "You said that I couldn't master the piano because I hadn't encountered you. You said you could teach me, but you can't. It is your failure then."

He raised his eyebrow at her and smiled. "Isn't it obvious because you are stupid?"

When she was about to say something, her phone rang. "How was your date? What did he cook for you?" Y/N knew Krystal had a date with Taemin at his house. But all she could hear was her sobs.

"I want to break up with him." Krystal said between sobs.

Y/N was startled, she thought she heard it wrong. "What happened?" Everything was okay before, how could this happen?

"Do you know why he's with me?"

"Why?"

"Because I look a lot like his first love. He definitely pursued me because he sees me as her substitute. He doesn't really love me, not even a little bit."