bodyguard || heejake

chapter eight

A/N: 400 views on this book already! tysm 😭

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we sat in awkward silence for a good minute until sunghoon spoke up. "i do like you jake but as a friend. um, i kinda already like someone else."

i stared at the table - my face was probably so red after he just rejected me. "is it wonyoung?"

sunghoon looked surprised for a second but then denied it. "no, wonyoung-ssi and i are just good friends."

then who else caught his attention? they were probably a lot better-looking than me. maybe it was someone who was actually in his league. i didn't reply and it became awkward again.

"i'm really sorry, jake. but we can stay friends?" sunghoon gave me an apologetic smile.

i furrowed my eyebrows but agreed. "uh, i've got to go now."

i dashed out the cafe as quick as i could, tears threatening to spill but i held them in and breathed deeply. what was i seriously expecting? that someone as popular as sunghoon would like me back? wishful thinking.

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i sat on my bed, rethinking all my life choices and sobbing on my bed. school was a whole other story. i already knew that staying friends with sunghoon was going to be so complicated.

texts swarmed my phone but i ignored it and turned it off.

the babygirlz trio 💖✨

jungwonie:
jakeee
how did the confession go???

ddeonu
he's either too busy on a date rn
or crying in his room
which one

jungwonie
idk
we should go check on him

ddeonu
comingggggg
bring snacks

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my mum came up to my room. "hey sweetie, your friends are here. mind opening your door?"

i sniffled. "no."

she sighed. "they brought your favourite snacks."

i could hear sunoo shout through the door loudly. "there's fudge brownie ice cream. unfortunately it's not mint but it's your favourite flavour! oh and also, a bunch of crisps and chocolate and drinks. i know you want this so open up."

i knew refusing sunoo's offer was going to get me nowhere so i slowly unlocked my door and let them through.

"oh shit, you look.." sunoo was silenced by jungwon's nudge as he glared at the elder. "..amazing!"

i was aware of how bad i looked. i had bags under my red, puffy eyes and my hair was a rat's nest.

"so, wanna watch a movie?" jungwon turned the tv on and played netflix. we were all huddled together on my bed, devouring the snacks the whole night. not a word of sunghoon was mentioned but when i suddenly burst into tears, they hugged and comforted me with pats on my shoulder.

"you're too good for him, jake. trust me, you'll find someone who values you," jungwon assured me softly. that made me cry even harder. how was i supposed to find someone better than sunghoon? five years of crushing on him gone in a single second.

i ended falling asleep and when i woke back up, jungwon and sunoo were gone with the packets and wrappers thrown away. i sat up and texted them a thanks for last night.

another knock at my door scared the shit out of me. i grumbled in annoyance. it was probably my mum. when i opened it, heeseung stood there with a small smile on his lips. my jaw dropped. what was he doing here?

"are you gonna keep staring or can i come in?" heeseung laughed. i mumbled an apology and invited him into my messy room.

"uh, what brings you here?" i tentatively asked.

"sunoo and jungwon told me about what's going on so i came to see how you were doing."

a lump formed in my throat. of course they did. they're getting a good scolding later. "right.."
the tension became palpable.

heeseung cleared his throat. "i brought you chocolate and some ramen. it's my favourite comfort food so we can share?" he said it was a question. "only if you want."

"it's my favourite ramen too," i responded.

"guess we have something in common," the taller male chuckled.

we sat on the kitchen table, eating our ramen with few words spoken. damn, his ramen was delicious - probably the best i've had.

i thanked him for cooking it. "it's nothing. that's what friends do." he replied. "you can thank me by coming to the amusement park with me though."

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heeseung and i spent the whole day together at the funfair. he bought us tickets and payed for everything, no matter how much i insisted. unfortunately, the rule of no one refuses jake sim was broken.

my mood instantly lit up when i saw him holding a ginormous stick of cotton candy. he offered it to me and i took it eagerly. then we went on the rollercoasters together and i screamed my lungs out as much as i wanted without anybody judging. it made me forget all my worries in that moment.

"did you have a good time?" heeseung inquired with a cone of ice cream in his hands.

"yeah i did. thanks you so much, hyung." i expressed my gratitude with a wide grin on my face.

"you really do look like a puppy," heeseung laughed. i frowned. no one has told me that before.

"is that a compliment?"

"of course it is, but you're cuter than any puppy i've seen," he flirted with a playful smirk. that made me turn around with a hint of crimson seeping onto my cheeks.

"whatever."

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when heeseung dropped me off, i didn't even realise i had a big smile plastered on my face until my mum brought it up.

"what's gotten you in such a good mood?"

"heeseung hyung took me to an amusement park," i told her contentedly. "it was nice."

she raised an eyebrow. "is that so? well i'm glad you had fun honey."

i made my way upstairs and flopped on my bed. i didn't think about sunghoon once today.

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A/N: shorter chapter sorry guys