Hear Me | Stray Kids (Minsung)

Trust me

Bangchan somehow survived another day of avoiding Han, but he knew that the younger one was determined to find out the truth and he probably couldn't keep it up for much longer.

"If only I were faster..."

Then Changbin and Jisung would still be making their music, and he would just secretly help them, that's how it should be... although not...

He had already made a mistake by starting to write them in the first place. Instead, he should have accepted the fact that what he dreamed of wasn't meant for him and that apparently, that was his fate. Instead of now destroying friendships and the dreams of other people.

"It was nice watching you while you ruined my life?"

"Why am I doing this to him again..."

-I'm sorry, Changbin

He said to himself, lowering his head onto the desk.

-They say confession alleviates guilt...

Unexpectedly, the doors of the student council room opened, and in the doorway stood none other than

-Jisung? What are you doing here?

-What I've been trying to do for a week now, but this time you won't get away with it so easily

Chan shook his head in disbelief at the words of the younger boy.

-You know, when someone behaves like me, it means they don't want to talk about it

-Really? I didn't figure that out.

Jisung tried to pretend to be greatly surprised, then just smirked at Chan.

-So let me surprise you, because you see, when someone behaves like me, it means they want to help someone, and by 'someone' I mean Changbin, but now someone else is you too.

The end of the statement genuinely surprised Bangchan; he didn't know what to say now, no one had ever tried to help him, he was always the one helping, well, almost always...

Chan felt sad at the recalled memory, then looked at Jisung.

-I don't quite understand why

-Why what?

-Why do you want me to join so badly, you don't even know me...

-That's actually kind of funny, you know.

Chan raised an eyebrow, not fully understanding what the younger one meant.

-You see, some time ago I had a similar situation with Changbin, only then he was the one proposing to join forces, and just like you now, I didn't understand how he could even think of us creating together. After all, he didn't even know me, and suddenly he was talking as if he knew everything...

Han paused for a moment, then continued after taking a deep breath.

-But now that the roles have reversed, I know how he felt. It's kind of like intuition, because you see, song lyrics tell us more than we might think... So that's probably why I feel like I've known you and Changbin for a long time already, only you see...

At this point, the boy started walking towards the window, and when he reached it, he continued speaking while looking at the view outside.

-I want to get to know you both even better, so will you give me that chance and... trust me?

At that moment, Chan fell silent, not knowing what to do.

"Maybe confessing this is a good idea... but what if it's not"

The chairman hesitated for a moment but then stood up and approached the younger one. And when he was next to him, their eyes met, and Chan began to speak.

-You've changed over these past few weeks

-Less than you think, I just took off a kind of armor that I've been wearing for many years..."

The boy looked back at the schoolyard.

-I'll try, Jisung

-Hee?

-To trust you, I just don't know if you'll want me to when you find out the truth...

-We'll see how it goes.

Han replied, waiting for Bang to finally tell him what happened between them.

-So...

(The whole story was told from Hyunjin's perspective in the previous chapter, so I won't repeat it.)

-Why did you hide how it was?

Jisung asked when he realized that the older one probably had nothing else to add.

-My parents told me to lie...

-And why?

-Because one of them was the son, a friend of my parents, besides, my parents were afraid that I might get involved in it too, so...

-You listened to them

There was no hiding the disappointment in Han's voice.

-I told you, you'd change your mind when you heard it

-And who said I changed it?

Chan turned his head towards Jisung, not entirely sure if he understood correctly. However, after determined eyes of the boy, he was convinced that he didn't make a mistake.

-But you must have had a reason for simply obeying your parents, it doesn't change the fact that you made a mistake, a very big mistake, but...

Jisung turned his gaze away from Chan again.

-You can still fix it if you just talk to Bin honestly

-From what I know, he doesn't even want to talk to you, let alone me

You could hear from Chan's voice that the very thought of confronting Changbin scared him, so Han touched his arm in an attempt to calm him down.

-Relax, you see, when we're here chatting like this, a certain someone has just arrived at Bin's house

Jisung winked at Bangchan, who was now in a good confusion.

-I hope he succeeds