relationships

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- seungyoon's pov -

ever since that day, chaewon and i became extremely awkward. when our eyes met, she would quickly divert her attention somewhere else. whenever our paths crossed, she would avoid me as much as possible. even when there was a compulsory conversation, she would only reply with a few words or maybe not even reply. where were the chummy moments we once shared? where did all the laughter we enjoyed go? where did the old chaewon who would always stick around me disappear to? i didn't blame her for not accepting our half sibling relationship, i just hated myself for not persuading her more. i keep thinking — what if, just what if, i had convinced chaewon and somehow made her forget that we are siblings? would she accept my feelings for her then?

it was friday once again, almost a week since i learnt that chaewon was my half sister. i sighed as i stepped into the cafe for work. i felt despaired that my days were no longer the same as before, since chaewon didn't speak to me as much. she used to brightened up my days with her smile and cute actions, but it was never the same since last week. chaewon saw me but didn't react at all, unlike the old times when she would hop beside me and bombard me with many questions such as whether i slept well.

it was yet another hard day to pull through. the only thing that cheered me up slightly was the fact that i only had to work half day today, and that i could visit the music store after work. yes, it was a habit of mine to visit the music store every friday since i loved music a lot. i would browse through the newly released albums and listen to them since i couldn't really buy them. it was basically my heaven, and chaewon always tagged along with me. but as for today, i didn't know for sure.

"chaewon-ah?" i asked nervously.

she turned around to look at me without saying anything.

"do you want to go with me... to the music store today?"

"i'm... fine. i have my own plans." she replied coldly.

"okay then..."

i changed back into my own clothes and headed to the music store. before leaving, i took a look at chaewon once again, but all i could see was her cold, rear view bending over to wipe tables. i sighed and proceeded along.

arriving at the music store, i was welcomed with the pleasant music ringing in my ears. my heart was soothed a little, and a small smile formed on my face. taking a deep breath, i walked towards the "new releases" section. i took my time to browse through the albums and listened to some of them with the headphones provided. i brightened up a little inside and i decided to leave. just as i was about to step out of the store, i heard a familiar voice.

"oppa! what do you think about this?"

i turned to the source of the voice and realised that it was chaewon. didn't she say that she had her own plans? then, i spotted a figure of a male that was no stranger to me too — it was sehun. they were constantly putting on the headphones for each other and played around like a normal couple. especially chaewon, she giggled a lot. didn't they already break up? why are they together again? chaewon is such a pabo... why hasn't she forgotten about the man who broke her heart so badly? i wanted to confront them face to face and get things clear, but i stopped. chaewon would probably hate me and avoid me even more if i try to interfere with her personal life. i hung my head low and went home.

- normal/chaewon's pov -

seeing that seungyoon had walked into a far distance already, i immediately stopped my act.

"i think we're done already."

"are you really okay? you seem very..."

"i'm fine. thanks for the help today, sehun."

"well, if you insist so... then i'll get going. call me again if you need anymore help alright?"

i nodded my head and smiled slightly before waving goodbye to him. all this while, i had actually been taking peeks at seungyoon's expressions. i could tell that he was just as heartbroken as i was and i felt very sorry for that. but there wasn't anything else i could do, other than to make him try to give up his feelings for me.

"yeoboseyo? chaewon? why did you call me? i thought we already..."

"yeah, i know. but we're still friends, right?"

"i guess so..."

"then can you do me a favour?"

"well... if it's within my abilities i'll be sure to help you. what is it?"

"umm... i need you to accompany me to the music store next friday after my work shift ends."

"sure, but why?"

"seungyoon... he has a habit of going there every friday. i need him to see me together with you so that maybe, he can forget about me."

"but i thought you liked him?"

"yeah... but i'm doing this too, only because i like him. just help me out this once please?"

"well, alright then... see you next friday."

a drop of liquid fell onto my hand. i looked up, but it wasn't raining. the sky was still super clear. soon, my cheeks became moist and i realised that i was crying. unlike usual, i decided to walk home. perhaps it feels better to take a stroll when you're feeling down. even when i reached home, i didn't even have the mood to open the windows or change into more comfortable home clothes. i simply just dragged myself to my bed and laid there aimlessly, doing nothing. staring into blank space didn't help in easing the guilt i had for breaking the heart of someone whom i loved and loved me too. unknowingly, tears began welling up and i started to weep again. just like that, i cried for 5 straight minutes and ended up sleeping because of all the energy drained from crying.

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yepp this was yet another short and crappy chapter :-(( sorry!!!
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