Don't Touch My Heart 2 //LMH✔️

Chapter 17: Unsustainable

|But then a third voice makes my heart stop.

<Don't worry, that's not what I'll be angry about.>|

I freeze my limbs and I stare at Minho, not wanting to look the source of the voice in the face.

Minho is keeping his widened eyes on the girl who is standing on the other side of the closed gate.

<Do you want to pretend I don't exist? You are not dreaming but I think you can consider this a nightmare, Eunbi. I trusted you and you insisted so much on befriending me. Why?> Seojin talks again, seeing how I wasn't willing to turn around to face her.

I sigh and I slolwy step closer in front of her, the gate keeping us at distance.

<Would you let me explain or are you determined not to believe me?> I ask, hoping that she'd give me a chance to cleanse myself from accusations.

Seojin crosses her arms and she shifts her weight onto her right leg, arching her hip.

<If it'll make you sleep more peacefully... go ahead.> She says, scoffing and unlock the gate, stepping out of her property.

I take another deep breath and I try to calm down.
It had to happen sooner or later.

I got myself into this mess and now I have to find a way to resolve it. I hate disappointing people.

<So... I was serious about helping you with... you know...> I start to say but I hesitate, not knowing if I should say his name. I'm not sure if she wants me to reveal it. Even if I've already done it, I don't want to make her angry on another thing too.

<Yeah, helping me with Minho. I guess there's no reason to hide it now.> Seojin says, tilting her head and glancing at Minho.

He just looks down and sighs.

<Yes, and I thought that everything was going as planned but he found out I wasn't you and...> I try to explain but it's harder than I expected.

<...And? Have you gotten back together?> Seojin asks, her eyes flickering between me and Minho.

Wait, she said "back together"?

We nod in guilt and Seojin looks at the sky, slightly nodding as well.

<You know...> She begins to say, slolwy lowering her eyes to me and Minho. <I knew about your past. The news was still going around at school that you were dating Minho.> She starts to say, making me arch an eyebrow in confusion.

<So why did you ask me to pretend to be you and go to that party?> I ask, not understanding why she'd ask me to do that if she knew me and Minho were exes.

Seojin bitterly smiles and shrugs.
<You think I didn't see you at the gym? The way Minho looked at you sitting on top of him, the furtive whispers in the other's ear and the tension that made the surrounding air freeze. Even without rumors, anyone would have suspected that there had been or there is something between you two.> Seojin says, making me embarrassed and kinda self-conscious.