apple of my eyes | k.junhoe [completed]

Chapter 5

"I really don't like anyone! Junhwe is just talking nonsense!" I tried to convince them but it was impossible. I was lying and I was pretty sure that everyone noticed it. I really felt like ripping Junhwe's head. Why did he say that? And he just left me there speechless and having to handle all those people.

We got off the car as we arrived but they just wouldn't leave me alone. What did I do wrong to deserve this? It wasn't like I didn't trust them or I judged that we weren't close enough for them to know. If I was to like someone else, they would the first to know but that wasn't the case. It wasn't just anybody but it was Kim Jinhwan.

So I couldn't possibly tell them and made things awkward between us. Sometimes there was thing that was better left unsaid. If Jinhwan oppa wasn't their friend, if only he wasn't their closest friend, I would have told them without hesitate but in this kind of situation where I knew that it was just a one sided love, I couldn't possibly tell them. So I just avoided them, not wanting to be surrounded by them.

Jihye was the only one to know as she wasn't really close to them and beside she is a girl so we understood those kinds of stuffs better. And of course, Junhwe knew. Why else would he say that if he had no idea that I liked Jinhwan oppa? I knew he would do that one day or another. He just couldn't keep his mouth shut but I was the same when it came to him. I felt the urge to tell him everything and I hate that, I hate the fact that I couldn't hide anything from him. To him, I was an open book.

"Just tell me already!" Donghyuk followed me all the way from the car to our base camp and I just blocked my ears as I was tired of hearing him demanding me to tell him. He was acting all cute and stuffs, he knew I couldn't win against him but I really couldn't tell him. It wasn't time yet.

"Donghyuk-ah, just leave her alone. There must be a reason why she doesn't want to tell us."Hanbin said clearly as he patted Donghyuk's back and walked past us. If you heard it quickly it sounded like he was helping me out but for some reason I felt like he wanted to make me feel guilty and he succeed as I was feeling guilty about hiding stuff from him.

"No! I want to know! I'm your best friend, Koo Ara! You tell me now!" But Donghyuk wasn't like Hanbin, if he wanted something he had to get it and I knew that side of him really well. Even at that moment, I really felt like killing my brother for making trouble. He was such a trouble maker. It wouldn't hurt to keep his mouth shut for once.

"Fine! But promise me you won't tell anyone! Especially you can't just run to him and tell him everything!" I gave in and warned him as I wasn't really sure how he was going to react. It was my first time admitting to him that I liked a guy. And the fact that the guy was his close hyung didn't help me at all. I feared a lot of things at that moment, what if Jinhwan oppa found out that I liked him. How would he react? Wasn't it going to be super awkward for everyone as we were always together?

"Wait! I can't just run to him and tell him?"Donghyuk paused and he seemed to be thinking about something. Then he just stared at me, widened eyes. I knew it wasn't a good thing from the way he grinned at me so mischievously.

"He must be one of us, right?" He smirked and I didn't answer and just stood there frozen so he was even surer that it was one of them. I just couldn't believe I was going to tell Donghyuk my biggest and only secret.

Only because you are my beloved friend, Kim Donghyuk!

"Koo Ara~ who is it?" He smiled so widely and asked me excitedly. I didn't know if it was a good idea to tell this guy something like that. It didn't look like he was going to stay quiet about that. But I trusted him with my secret, I'm his friend, he should take my side.

"Is it Hanbinie? Nah! It can't be. You guys are such good friends to love each other." He wanted to know so badly but he didn't let me answer and tried to analyse the situation by himself. Kim Donghyuk, you sure were special... and weird. I just watched him went on with his observation and explanation.