My dance teacher is cute | Haobin

38 - Save me

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Keep me afraid - nessa barrett
Save me - bts
Everything I wanted - billie eilish
Hurts so good - Astrid
Daddy Issues - The neighbourhood
Mockingbird - eminem
Make the angels cry - chris grey
Take my hand - zb1
Reflection - the neighbourhood
Sweater weather - the neighbourhood

POV: Zhang Hao | THURSDAY EVENING

I'm cold.

I'm alone.

The room is pitch black, the darkness pressing down on me. The curtains are closed, hiding any sign of moonlight.

It's the kind of night where the silence grows so thick, it's like it's swallowing me whole.

One of those nights where I can't help but wonder if all of this is even worth it, if life will ever get better, or if I'll be trapped in this hollow loneliness forever.

There's nothing I can do.
Nothing that ever changes.

This isn't even my room—it's where she put me when I misbehaved. Where they lock me away when I've messed up again, when I'm too much.

And it's so cold in here, so much colder than it should be.

Then, I hear it—soft footsteps outside, coming closer.

My heart was racing.
A wild beat of fear and hope tangled together, pounding so hard it hurt.

I feel myself start to shake, the panic rising up my throat.

What if it's...no.

It has to be him. It has to be Hanbin. I squeeze my eyes shut, holding my breath as the door opens.

A figure stands in the doorway, dark and silent.

But I know it's him.

Relief floods me, so intense I can barely stand it. Without thinking, I run to him, desperate, clinging to the idea that he's here for me, that I'm not alone anymore.

"Hanbin!" I cry, throwing myself into his arms, holding onto him tightly.

But he doesn't hold me back.

He doesn't move at all, and fear seeps in, cold and sharp, as I feel him push me away. Hard. My legs buckle, and I hit the floor with a harsh thud that knocks the air from my lungs.

My mind went blank, unable to process what's happening. I look up, dazed, my voice a broken whisper.

"W-what...what are you doing?"

He's here to help me, isn't he?

To take me out of here, to tell me I'm safe. He's supposed to save me. But his face is blank, emotionless, his eyes hard in a way that sends a chill through me.

"I don't want to stay with you anymore," he says, his voice so cold it feels like it could cut right through me.

"You're just...too much, Hao. A burden. I can't do this anymore."

I feel like I'm falling, the floor dropping out from under me.

His words hit like a slap, each one knocking the breath from my lungs, sending my heart racing in wild panic.

"N-no," I whisper, shaking my head as if I can deny the truth if I try hard enough.

"You said you'd stay, Hanbin. You promised...you promised you wouldn't leave."

His gaze doesn't soften.

"How could I stay with someone like you?" he spits, his tone turning harsh.