Let Me Love You [EXO Chanyeol]

Chapter 24

Kim Sunhee

I slowly opened my eyes and found myself in a hospital room. Memories of what went on during the previous night flooded my mind, from fainting to Chanyeol's little speech. I sighed deeply as I stared at the white ceiling.

Suddenly, a cough echoed throughout the room, and I had to hold my heart because it felt as if it was about to jump out of my chest. I turned to face the producer of the sound, which was, of course, Chanyeol.

"Don't scare me like that." I pouted and scowled at the same time.

He laughed as he shook his head. He moved the chair closer to the bed and took a seat. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm good," I replied, smiling shyly at him. For some weird reason, I felt my face heat up, so I turned to face the wall instead of him.

"Is there anything you want?" he asked. I heard him stand up and felt him get near me.

Dugeun, dugeun.

I turned to face him, without knowing that his face would be so close to mine. Our faces were centimeters away from each other, and our noses were almost touching. My breath hitched in my throat as I stared at his beautiful eyes, blinking uncontrollably.

He blinked and shook his head a few times, then smiled slightly. He sat back down.

My heart calmed down. Well, just a bit. "I'm fine, thank you."

He cleared his throat. "Was everything comfortable last night? Could you get some sleep?"

"Yes, Channie, everything was alright. I slept beautifully." I grinned at him. "Thank you," I whispered.

"I'm glad, but what is it that you are thanking me for?"

I shut my eyes tightly before responding. "For everything. For being so sweet, dedicated and attentive. Thank you for being here, and thank you for being so understanding. Thanks for your support."

He stroked my hair. "I should be the one thanking you," he whispered.

"Anyway, I couldn't sleep last night. I was worried sick." He took a deep breath. "I'm still trying to figure out how to help you out, since I'm guessing you won't get professional help. I can't shove food down your throat either. So tell me, how can I possibly be of any help?"

"Just stay by my side and I'll be okay," I accidentally blurted out. When I realized what I had said, my eyes shot wide open and I gasped. Then, I smiled sheepishly, feeling more than embarrassed.

A soft blush overtook Chanyeol's complexion, but I pretended to not notice it. "Kim Sunhee!" he exclaimed in a soft voice. "Stop being so flirty."

"I-I wasn't flirting!"

He gulped and looked away. "Anyway," he began, staring off. "The doctor said it was a slight case, but I have to make sure that you have at least one meal a day. We can work on it slowly, there's no rush. If you feel uncomfortable, you can let me know. Or I don't know... what do you want to do?"

I nodded in understanding and then sighed. I knew that he was right. I would've probably done the same thing if the roles were exchanged. "Alright."

"So I gave it a lot of thought and came up with a fun idea. Every time I manage to make you feel anything, anything that's good, of course, I'll treat you to a meal. I mean, not every single time, but if I make you laugh, or smile, or you know, anything else, at least three times, then I earn myself the right to take you out to dinner, or lunch. So we can do this every so often. Whenever we see each other."

Brilliant idea, but... "But why would you treat me? Isn't working your butt off to make me happy enough? I should be the one treating you."

"Because I love treating you, and I know you can't refuse my offers." He wiggled his eyebrows and smirked.

I laughed. "You're right."

He gave me a sympathetic smile. "There's something else about this plan of mine."

I stared at him questioningly. "I'm all ears."

"You have to promise that you'll try with all your might. I want you to prioritize yourself." He held my face in his soft hands. "I know it'll be hard in the beginning, and I'll understand it if things don't go perfectly every now and then, but I need you to try as hard as you can. I won't ask you to do it for me, either, but for yourself. I want you to be healthy, because I want you to live a long life and be strong enough to endure anything. I'm confident that you can get through this."

My face was boiling by now. "I-I." I blinked several times. "I'll try..."

"That's my girl- I mean, best friend." He grinned and scratched the nape of his neck. Maybe my blushing face made him feel awkward.

I laughed. I don't know what exactly got into me at the moment, but all of a sudden, I felt the urge to hold his hand, and I did.

His hand was loose in mine, but after a few seconds, he smiled and held mine tightly, rubbing circles in my skin with his thumb. I wasn't sure what exactly I felt at the moment, but there was certainly something. I felt electric.

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Kim Minseok

I woke up quite early that day, hoping to be able to take her back home. I was actually very busy, but I still spared some time for her. At least enough time to drive her back safely.

I quickly made my way to the room where I knew she was staying. Instead of knocking, I slowly slid the door open, in hopes of surprising her.

Halfway through that, though, I noticed that she wasn't alone in the room. Chanyeol was in there with her. They were holding hands as he smoothly caressed hers. I watched them through the small gap and felt my stomach clench.

In the past month, I developed strong feelings for that girl. She supposedly liked me, which she actually showed, and I felt so lucky to have finally found someone who liked me back.

The only thing was that she always put Chanyeol first. I mean, I get that friends go before romantic interests, but she was always talking about him, or ditching me for him. He did the same thing. They both claimed to feel nothing for each other, but it didn't feel like that.

Suddenly, Chanyeol spoke up and said something that broke my heart into a thousand pieces. "Sunhee... I love you."

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Yay, I finally got to update. -claps-

I've been busy all week, studying for some exams that are 30% worth of my final grades for 4 subjects, so I'm really stressed. But it'll finally be over tomorrow and then I'll be going on a trip with my class!

After that comes graduation, and I kind of have mixed feelings about that.

Anyway, I'm so glad I got to update. I kinda love this story, hahaha...

Hope someone out there does, too... maybe someday.

~heroinarry