Scar Like Memories 상처 같은 추억 (EXO Xiumin, BTS Jin, Red Velvet Irene, Wendy)

Sixteen

Jin's POV

I felt neglected by everyone. They were so immersed in finding clues about the note Wendy left, that no one even bothered to check about me.

Something about Irene caught my eye. She was no longer the girl I knew. The Irene I knew would never ignore me no matter what. She was even wearing makeup-which she rarely does.

"Irene." I pulled her hand. "We need to talk. Why are you ignoring me? You've changed. And are you wearing this makeup for Xiumin? You never did for me!"

"I'm not." Irene pulled her hand back. "This is my life. You can't change it. And yes, I've changed. I've matured even more. I'm not like you. I'm not childish."

"What?" I said. "Are you picking a fight with me? What the heck is wrong with you? I'm not going anywhere until you tell me what's wrong."

"The problem is you," said Irene, looking like she's trying to hold back tears after I shouted at her. "Everywhere I go, whatever I do, you'll always be there. That's what I hate. I've been telling myself that I like Xiumin, that I can forget you. But you keep popping everywhere. I lied to everyone in the world saying that I'm fucking in love with Xiumin. I even lied to myself. But the truth is I can't forget you."

Irene turned away while wiping away her tears. Seulgi was about to hit me for making her cousin cry—again. Irene was right. I was a bit selfish. But I just couldn't seem to lose to her because of my stupid pride.

"No." I pulled her hand again. "You always complain to me about your sad life. Don't you wanna hear mine? Yes. I kept following you. But I did that so that I can get enough of you and so that I won't miss you later. I just can't seem to understand you. I know you're hurt, but I'm hurt too! You don't have a heart, thanks to Xiumin. He threw it on the ground, right? Yes, I overhead you. You must be lucky that you don't have to endure the pain anymore. Without a heart, you won't feel the pain. Mine is beaten up by you. Seeing you is equal to torturing me. You're torturing me everyday with your sweet smile! How can I forget you when I can't even stop my heart from being tortured?!"

Xiumin's POV

"Hey," said Sehun. "I don't know why, but I have a feeling that Irene is somewhat a crybaby. I can feel that she's currently crying."

"Stop," I said. "Stop mentioning her. I'm done with her. I became an EXO member to forget about my past life, not make it a big deal."

"Bro." Tao put his hand around my shoulders. "You can't just forget her like that, can you? Unless you're a playboy like me and Jin, then you have to ask yourself what is love? If you know what it means, date others which is really easy—"

"What?" I said. "Repeat that again. Jin is a playboy? Oh my God. I just did the wrong thing. She's even more hurt now that I broke up with her."

I went to the FBI facility and ran to the lab. I just got a feeling that they'd be there. I saw Jin shouting at Irene. And Irene was crying.

I went up and punched Jin.

To be continued