I LIED FOR YOU - Na Jaemin

Chapter three

Seoyeon POV

Me and Diya didn't have work today, so she came over to my apartment to hangout together.

We both had an important sleepover every year for the MAMA awards. It was finally that day once again.

"I'm so excited Seoyeon! This year's performances are gonna be sooo good!" She squealed as she sat beside me on the couch.

It was kind of a dream of mine to perform on a big stage. But not with hip-hop or upbeat music. Ballet was more of my thing.

I was a ballerina for 5 years until I broke my ankle and decided to not continue. But it was always a joy to watch Kpop groups perform.

The first group performing was TWICE. I loved TWICE! They had such a cute concept.

Me and Diya were opposites. She liked heavy boy groups while I liked the cute girl groups.

The next group was ATEEZ which was Diya's favorite group. "AH LOOK AT YEOSANG!!" She screamed as she jumped in her seat.

I laughed at how cute she was. She was singing along to the songs and shouting their names.

After ATEEZ was Enhypen. I liked some of their songs, meanwhile Diya knew all their songs.

After Enhypen was NCT. Since they were so large, they came out in units. My favorite unit was NCT DREAM. I didn't know anything about them, but I liked about 2 of their songs.

The first unit to dance was NCT 127. They were so powerful in their movements, they were captivating.

The next unit was NCT DREAM. They performed their song "Boom." I was focused on the performance and that's when I noticed.

"Is that Jaehyuk?!" He popped on the screen with a cute smile.

"Jaehyuk? That's Jaemin." Diya tells me but then slowly realizes.

"NA JAEMIN HAS A CRUSH ON YOU?!" She yelled out loud and jumped out of her seat.

I looked at the screen, that was him for sure. "What the hell?!" I was pissed. Don't know if it was the fact he lied to me or that he didn't tell me he was an idol.

Either way, I wasn't interested. "Girl you're so lucky! People would pay to be in your position!" She shook my shoulders.

"He's a bitch." I say.

"Oh come on Seoyeon! He probably didn't want you to know for a good reason." She tried to convince me.

"If he actually cared, he would have told me!" I exclaim.

I took out my phone and clicked on his contact.

Jaehyuk

We need to talk.

___

I shut off my phone and continued to watch the awards, trying to get my mind off what had just happened.

Jaemin POV

After we performed we went backstage and had a talk with our manager. I took my phone out and saw a notification.

Seoyeon 😵
We need to talk.

Jeno was right, I sighed and turned my phone off. I looked up to see Jeno looking at me. His eyes went to my phone then at me. I nodded at him.

We both put our attention back to our manager. Once he finished talking, we all split up to go get changed.

Jeno went to my side and walked slowly so we would be far enough so the guys couldn't hear us.

"What'd she say?" He asked.

"She said we need to talk. It didn't seem too happy." I watched him shake his head.

"That's not good."

"Don't worry, I'll probably call her tonight." He smiled.

"That's smart, I can help you out if you need it." I smiled.

"Thanks Jeno."

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I got home from MAMA exhausted. I took a shower before I went into my room. Jeno was waiting for me.

"You should probably call her before she falls asleep." He says, I nod.

I took out my phone and texted her to facetime me. I didn't want to call her in case she was sleeping.

I sat at the desk next to my bed. Jeno sat on my bed so he wasn't in the frame. She dialed me in seconds.

I answered. Her hair was in two braids, pink pajamas, and slight makeup on.

"Get your story straight." She told me strictly as she crossed her arms.

"Listen, I know you're probably mad because I lied to you and I'm sorry. It's not that I wanted to, I just didn't want you to find out I was an idol and immediately stop talking to me. The first time I laid eyes on you, I knew you weren't the type to date an idol. Not saying we would date but I thought you were really cute and didn't want you to just let me go so fast."

Her eyes were focused on my eyes, it felt like she was actually in front of me. "That's not a good start Jaemin." She said as she rolled her eyes, I felt butterflies in my stomach. "But you're right, I'll be honest, I'm not interested in dating an idol and being in the public eye. And this didn't make it any better." She was avoiding eye contact now.

"I'm really sorry, and I mean it. It's honestly kind of stupid to even go for someone knowing it could hurt me." I laughed as I realized what I was actually getting myself into.

I watched her grab her water bottle, her hand was shaking. "Why is your hand shaking? It's just a video call." I crossed my arms, she looked at me before she started choking on her water.

"Ah! I'm sorry!" I laughed while she was coughing. Jeno was giggling quietly beside me.

She finished her coughing fit and sighed. "All I have to say is, if you cared then you wouldn't go and do something stupid, would you?" She ended the call without saying goodbye.

I stared at the black screen. She was wrong, I do care but I'd still do something stupid just for her.

"I mean, it's a start!" Jeno exclaimed. I looked over at him with an upset look. "Don't get too worked up about it, it's not like she said she'd never talk to you again."

"She practically said that." I say.

"No, not really. She just said she wouldn't be interested in dating an idol but she's still technically willing to go for it."

I stared at him, where the hell was he getting this information?

"Jeno, don't try to make me feel better. She doesn't like me."

Jeno got up and patted my shoulder. "Don't give up so quickly." He said before going back to his bed.

I sighed and decided to sleep on it.