Worlds Apart

Chapter 3 - Forgotten

"It's nice to meet you, Kaelee! We're gonna be good friends, I can tell," Chan said.

"Welcome to the team."

That made me feel slightly better. Not completely better, but slightly better.

He did forget about me.

He forgot about me.

I wanted to cry. I wanted to yell at him, to make him remember me.

How could he forget? I understand maybe forgetting some random person you went to high school with, but me?? Did our friendship really mean that little to him?

I made introductions with the rest of the group and then they headed out, but I called out for Felix to stay. He didn't react.

He ignored me. He freaking ignored me. He ignored me and walked to the door without once looking back. I know he heard me.

I was mad now. Screw crying, my best friend- no, this stranger just walked away from me.

I dropped my luggage and ran up to him, and I grabbed his arm before he could leave.

"Felix."

He didn't turn around.

I stared at his back. I couldn't say anything. Why was he doing this? I'm sure he COULDN'T have forgotten about who I was. He just couldn't have. It was literally impossible. My heart ached. Felix... what happened to you?? I breathed out shakily, and said "What the hell?"

He turned around.

"Do I know you?"

I stared at him with my jaw dropped. How could I not?

"Felix. It's me. It's Kaelee," I gripped his arm tighter. Who cares if it hurt.

He tensed again, looking away. "Sorry, I don't think I've ever met anyone named Kaelee before."

He reached up to his neck and checked his pulse.

He's lying. He's lying to me.

I dropped his arm like it was burning.

"And to think you were once my best friend," I scoffed.

He broke my heart right then and there. He didn't even have to do anything. Actually, that's the problem. He DIDN'T do anything.

He continued looking down, avoiding my eye contact.

I walked away, grabbing my luggage and shoving him out of my way. I opened the door, and looked back at him one more time. I would give him one more chance. One.

He looked at me, an unreadable expression on his face. He stayed silent.

"Goodbye, Felix," I whispered.

"Kaelee, wait-" he started

But I had already walked away.

I gripped the handles of my luggage and blinked back tears. I couldn't cry. Not here.

I met with a supervisor who gave me instructions on where I would be staying, and they said my room would be ready in about an hour or so.

Great.

"KAELEE!" A voice called out.

I didn't look up. I didn't look back. Whatever he had to say, I didn't want to hear it. It was stupid to get my hopes up. I'm not getting them up again just for him to crush them. Again.

I tightened my hold on my luggage, speeding up my pace as I left the JYP building, speed walking to my dorm.

"Kaelee, stop!"

I didn't stop. I was absorbed in my thoughts. I stared at the ground.

He's such a jerk. Why would he act like that to me? Why is he chasing after me now?? It is him who's calling my name, right? AGH I can't deal with this. Today has been an emotional rollercoaster and I can't handle it if he breaks my heart. Wait... Breaks my heart? I'm not in love with Felix. That's even more stupid. Wait, you can break someone's heart platonically right? I'm just heartbroken that I lost my best friend. Yeah, that's it. GOD. He's so- UGH! I know he remembers me. So he's just doing it on purpose then. Why would he do it on purpose?? I-

"AH!" I yelped as a hand wrapped around my waist and yanked me backwards, just as I was about to walk into incoming traffic. I fell over onto the person backwards, and we were both sprawled on the ground. My eyes widened. I was just about to die. I could have died.

My luggage had fallen over and was on the ground as well. I was fine, because I had landed on- OH MY GOD.

I whipped around to see Felix, whom I had fallen on top of after he saved my life.

I quickly sat up, jumping away from him like he was electric.

He brushed off his pants, picking up my luggage and putting it upright. He held out a hand to me.

"Are you okay?" He said calmly, emotionless.

I ignored his hand and stood up on my own, brushing off myself and grabbing my luggage.

"I'm fine." I spat out.

Don't think I haven't forgotten, Felix Yongbok Lee.

I stared at him, waiting for him to say something. Anything.

He shifted uncomfortably, fidgeting.

"So that's it then?" I asked him.

"What's it?" He questioned, still not looking at me.

"Our friendship. This is the end of it?" I said, my heart breaking like it did when he left all over again.

He stayed silent.

I scoffed at him. "You know I dreamed of this? I dreamed of the day I'd see you again. My room back home before I came here was covered in photos of us. My phones lockscreen is still a photo of us." I turned on my phone briefly, the screen lighting up to show the photo of the ghosts of our past.

"I guess some dreams really don't come true," I whispered.

He just stood there, looking helpless. 

Felix, say something. Say anything. Please. 

He stayed silent.

"Bye, Felix." I said, dejected. 

Goodbye, Lix. I guess our friendship really has died.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw him clench his fist, turn on his phone and check it.

As he put it down, I swear I saw that same photo of us on the screen.

Author's Note:

Hellooo

I don't really know who I'm saying hello to haha nobody is reading this

BUT THAT'S OKAY! I'm mostly writing this for myself

I'm not really sure how I want this story to go lol but IT'S OKAY!

Goodbye people of the world