Hope

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I lay on my bed looking at the roof.
I sighed

And I realized how much I've been sighing lately, due to everything going in my life.

I felt peace right now though , since Tan's clingy entitled ass wasn't around me for once.

It's been a week since he's told everyone and he leaves no chance to touch me.
He tired to kiss me multiple times but I try to trick him by making excuses like let's spend more time together first as a couple.
Bunch of crap

Lowkey I just keep thinking of Young do , no matter how much I try to stop myself.

He's been emitting an unfamiliar aura lately, I always feel like his eyes are on me but whenever I do look his way , that doesn't seem the case.

It's weird.
Well ... what isn't at this point?

I chuckled and shook my head.
I grabbed the manga I was reading and continued reading it.

Ah peace.

The next morning I decided to go for a jog early morning , as I was jogging past the convenience store where I once met Young Do , my steps halted on their own and I started walking in.

I went in and grabbed the sandwich he recommended that day . A small smile played on my lips as one of my earbuds suddenly got snatched away from my ear.

"Mm , I like this song" I looked at Young Do as I felt a little light flicker inside my chest.

It stunned me so much that I trailed off looking elsewhere for a few seconds.

Am I happy to see him?

"Congratulations though" he wished as he returned my earbud.

I looked at him in pure confusion.

"The engagement,  y/n" he said with a smile on his face , his bully smile,  the one he smiles to hide his true feelings.

Why can i read him so easily ?

"Oh, thank you I guess" I said,  my voice sounding unenthusiastic.

I felt his gaze bore into me as I took my phone out of my pocket to see multiple texts from Tan asking what I am doing.

He constantly needs to know what I am doing. I chuckled seeing his texts because the past week whenever I told him I was reading or writing or watching something and when I trailed off in conversation getting immersed in my excitement about the said thing. He'd just change the topic to something else , he doesn't even try to care about what makes me happy.

And so I replied 'nothing'

I grabbed the sandwich now feeling sad how no one at all understands me and went to sit outside to eat it , not registering Young Do's existence anymore unknowingly.

He followed after and sat across from me with cup noodles boiling hot.

"I love those noodles  , good choice" I commented and smiled as I bit into the sandwich.

"I like the other variety of this brand more , what was its name ? The yellow one" he said and seemed in his chain of thoughts.

I giggled and said "samyung hot chicken!"

"Yes!!"

"You have a good taste , I give you that" I commented with a nod of approval.

"I do , indeed" he said softly all of a sudden.
He smiled at me and I caught a glint of sadness in his eyes as he stared at me longingly .

I cleared my throat suddenly feeling a little tension.

He sensed and asked
"So what else do you like ?, maybe we have more in common " he said with playfulness in his eyes.

'Mmm, don't know how I'd feel if we do" I laughed.

He looked at me with an eyebrow raised "I know I'd be over the moon if we do" he said making my lips part and I stared at him with my cheeks red.

I bit into my sandwich to escape the feeling I was feeling. My heart was beating out of my chest and my mind was haywire.

What is he doing to me?

....

We spent the next hour discussing what we like and bickering so often.

Turns out we do have very much in common.

We both love dogs, both read manga which totally blew his mind and he couldn't stop swooning over how awesome he thinks that is and it was honestly so adorable.

I don't think I have laughed so much in a long long time.

"Would you Wanna meet him ?" We were talking about his dog and he showed me his pictures.

" omg ofcourse" I got so excited I almost jumped in my seat.

"Oh wait but you said he bites anyone you tell him to and he rarely ever likes anyone" I squinted my eyes at him in suspicion.

"Are you gonna bully me , you bully?" I said half comically half seriously.

He started laughing.

"I don't bully the people I like and I hardly like anyone" he said looking elsewhere.

I didn't know what to say to that.
But given I'm engaged,  I didn't wanna say anything that would lead him on in any way.

"I guess I'll just have to work my magic then, dogs usually find me likeable" I said As I stood up.

He chuckled as he stood up too.

"Don't worry either way , he won't bite a Friend of mine" he reassured making my eyebrows raise.

I was at a loss of words yet again

"Anyway see you at school , y/n" he said

"See ya- "
That's when my phone rang and I picked it up but I kept thinking what he referred to me as.
'Friend'

You felt that same pinch In your chest again.
Unbeknownst to you he felt something in his chest as well , but for him the  feeling had been a constant since quite a few days and the pain you felt was nothing compared to his.

Even more so now that he knows you have so much in common with him, it was even harder for him to control his feelings. But what can he do?

The only thing that comforted him was seeing that you didn't have your ring on your finger this morning.

He didn't know why exactly you took It off , even it was worth getting happy over or not , but he couldn't help and think that it had something to do with you being forced into this engagement and it gave him hope.
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Authors note

Pardon my mistakes  , I'm practically asleep

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