𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐀 𝐊𝐈𝐒𝐒 - 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐆

14 | lie to my face

I watch as Felix looks at Chan as he talks to the group, seeing how he occasionally would smile fondly at my brother.

Felix had been my friend for years and Chan was my brother. I knew they were both good people and I knew if what Minho told me was true, they would be good for each other.

How could be upset about this? I'm doing the same, aren't I?

It didn't feel that way, because my mind always went back to how this wasn't real-but then again, it was for them.

Felix giggles and I smile at him, "Um-I'm gonna go to the restroom"

I stand up and Hyunjin and Felix do the same "We'll join, ain't no way you're leaving us with them" Hyunjin says.

As we walk away I heard a whistle, making me look over my shoulder to see the boys watching us, and with the smirk on Minho's face, I knew it was him. Chan playfully pushes his shoulder as they all laugh.

I roll my eyes and we walk into the school. We were at lunch so everyone was either outside or in the cafeteria but truthfully, nobody likes to be in the musty cafeteria.

We push open the restroom door and I go to the mirror, looking at myself as I turn on the sink to wash my hands.

"I think we need a beach day, it's so hot out," Hyunjin says dramatically, leaning again the wall beside me. Felix nods and I notice him fixing his hair.

I turn the sink off and grab paper towels, drying my hands-I look to Felix "Hey, I wanted to ask you something"

He looks at me and I could already tell he grew nervous as his eyes wavered "O-Oh, what is it?"

I Threw the paper towels and I shrug "I just heard that the guy you've been seeing is Chan-"

"I wanted to tell you but-"

"We didn't know how you'd react"

I look to Hyunjin with my brows furrowed "You knew?"

Hyunjin's eyes widen and I scoff bitterly "I was gonna tell you that I was okay with it but now seeing that y'all weren't gonna tell me at all makes me rethink it"

"It's not like that" Felix says "I was gonna tell you, I just don't know when"

"If y'all hid this, what else are y'all hiding?" They look at each other and I laugh bitterly "So, there is something?"

Hyunjin frowns "We should just tell him" Felix mumbles.

I cross my arms "Yeah, just tell me"

"We knew Dylan was cheating on you"

I stare at them, not knowing how I should feel as I turn around and walk out of the restroom. I didn't hear them follow me, because I knew Hyunjin probably regretted telling me and was going off on Felix whose was most likely gonna tell him I should know.

I should know. No, I should have found out when they did. They should have told me, I was their best friend.

It all made sense, they hate Dylan-They hated me with Dylan but they never spoke out about it, they use to hide the disgust and mumble incoherent words when he was around. It was recent until they openly showed their disliking for the boy.

I walk out of the school and that's when I heard them running to me, making me turn to them as they called my name "I don't want to hear it" I said, "Not now"

I turn back around and walk to the others, sitting down and I noticed how they look between the three of us. Probably sensing how our moods changed.

"Are we not gonna talk about the sudden tension?" Changbin says.

"What tension?" I say sarcastically "Everything's fine" I force a smile, looking at Felix "Fucking perfect"

"Definitely not okay"

"Seungmin, shut up" Hyunjin snaps.

"Okay, can we all calm down," Chan says, trying to cut the tension.

"I'll calm down when my best friends don't lie to my face" I look at them.

"We wanted to protect you!" Hyunjin reply.

"I don't need y'all to do that"

"You coming to us crying because of all the shit things Dylan has said to you does mean we need to protect you," Felix says and I think it shocked us all. Felix was never a person to speak his thoughts, not like this, and I could tell he regretted it immediately.

The group went quiet and I knew others were looking from the table by ours. I felt a hand on my thigh but I pushed it away, standing up and saying "All the more reasons why you should have told me" before walking away from them.