When I Grow Up (Seventeen Jeonghan x CLC Seunghee)

Thirty Six: When I Try My Best To Understand

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Thirty minutes later, Seunghee walks inside Jeonghan's apartment. She just sent Hansol home and she shall explain everything to her boyfriend now why she did those things, because she knows she hurt him just by protecting Hansol.

She finds him in his room, sitting on his bed, bowing to himself. She can feel the rage exuding from him and this side of him frightens her a little.

"Jeonghan-ah..." she softly utters stepping closer to him.

"Where's the brat?" his tone is firm and hard, confirming he's still really mad.

"He went home. I told him to stay away for a few days and let it die down a bit."

She sits beside him now, even if she's a little scared. He raises up his face but still not looking at her, staring sharply on the wall as if it's the person his wrath is pointed at.

"I won't let him get away with it. I need to beat him till he drops the next time I see him."

"Jeonghan please. Just let it go. Let bygones be bygones-"

"I'm not letting it slide this time! I'm not impotent enough to let another guy touch my girl and let him get away with it. Can't you understand that?"

"This is not about that, he's just a kid."

"He's not a goddamn child anymore! He's way past puberty and I'm sure as hell he's very much capable of erection now!"

"What?! Are you listening to yourself?"

This talk is becoming vulgar. She's getting disappointed with him. His internal insecurities are overpowering him to this point.

"Stop turning a blind eye for him. He's not the kid he used to be. He molested you. He mistreated you. And what was the thing he was talking about aside from the kiss huh? What did he do?!"

He's losing it. It's getting hard for her to listen to him. It's becoming unbearable.

She replies with a soft voice, "It was just a hickey-"

Hearing that, he erupts big time, "Bullshit! He did that and you just let him?!"

"I did not! I did not okay?!" she's yelling at him now too. "He forced me. He was too strong and I could not do anything about it!"

"See? Still you're saying he's just a child when he did that and you just forgive him just like that. Does this mean I can force you too? I can finally have sex with you, suck you dry and force my way with you anytime I want?!"

She retaliates now and slaps him hard on the face. She's so hurt she starts weeping. How can he be this self-centered and insensitive? This is unbecoming of him.

"I hate you."

Those words bring him back to serenity. And the slap on his face hurts to awaken him to reality. He has been a jerk. How can he even do this to her? He should be the one protecting her, not thinking about how to violate her like the other guy did.

She attempts to stand but Jeonghan grabs her arm and pins her flat on the bed. He grips her arms tight but carefully and towers over her with his long hair falling at the sides of his face, covering the slightly red cheek. He stares intently at her, but this time, the anger is slowly fading.

Seunghee can see his gentle expression now. But she still can't stop her tears.

"Let go!" she shouts at him, tears streaming down her face.

"Seunghee-ya..." he stares down at her somberly and regretfully.

But Seunghee doesn't give in just yet and struggles under him, "Get off me!"