IT'S ALWAYS BEEN YOU [STRAYKIDS BANGCHAN × READER]

Chapter 7

Some toilet flashes go on, soon followed by chattering noises from some girls.

"Did you see that girl?"

"You mean the one with that short skirt? That girl, that came with those pretty boys? God, how pathetic does she want to be?!"

Water splashing noises.

"Right? A skirt with those thighs? Disgusting."

Your grip around your phone thightens. You really didn't want to eavesdrop on them, but from the start, you felt in your guts, that they were talking about you.

Your eyes start watering, looking down at your legs.

"Eww, yeah. You really could tell that she was trying hard to get the boys' attention with that kinda look though."

"OH MY GOD, yeeees! When she leaned over?! How frickin' obvious..."

"and pathetic. "

Both giggle.

Biting your lip, you make sure you're not making any sound, feeling the silent tears drop down on your skirt.

It's not only the fact that they're saying such things behind your back, but also that this isn't the first time today hearing those comments.

Your self-esteem is hitting rock bottom, making you start doubting yourself.

It was one thing, acting all tough back then, but now ...

You're not so sure about that.

All your excitement to go party? Gone.

The only thing you wanna do, is to crawl into your bed and hide yourself from all those judging eyes.

Now sitting in this little cabin, not able to fly from the harsh words, is the worst, since stepping out is not really an option for you.

Their chatter goes on.

"I mean, even the hottie beside her was embarrassed as she almost showed her ass to the guys on the other table. Even giving her his vest, to cover up ..."

"Don't you think that was her strategy? Judging by the way she looked at him."

"Who cares? As if she could play in his league."

"Guess you right about that."

"Actually, I was thinking of trying to go up to him and ask for his number. He's so my type."

"Okayyy. You go girl!"

The voices get quieter as they seem to leave the woman's bathroom.

As soon as the door closes, you finally take a deep but shaky breath, trying to calm yourself.

But the crying does not stop, which makes you even more frustrated.

For sure is, that you won't be able to sit back on that table, feeling all comfortable and all. You just have to make up an excuse to leave this place as soon as possible.

Giving yourself a few more minutes till the tears finally stop falling.

You get out of the toilet room, wiping your face in front of the little mirror to make sure you're not having mascara-smudged and puffy eyes, although you can't cover much of your little breakdown.

You'll just gonna walk head down, covering your face with your hair.

Luckily, as you walk up to your table, the two girls from the bathroom are nowhere in sight.

But the boys seem to be in an excited mood, cheering and giving Chan a tap on the shoulder.

"Wahhh, our Chan-hyung is so cool.", Han says.