Kyungsoo ran as fast as he could to her dorm. He thought about what he was going to say to her but he knew nothing he would say would make anything better. He just knew he had to be there for her. When he got to her room, her door was already open. He looked around and didn't see Sehun anywhere. He ran up to Areum who was crying. He sat beside her on the bed.
"I didn't want you to find out like this. It wasn't supposed to be this way. I was going to tell you when I was ready." Kyungsoo panted and tried to catch his breath.
"What difference does it make?! You cheated on me and with a guy! I didn't even know you were into guys!" She yelled in anger.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know myself! I wanted to tell you as soon as possible but I didn't know how and I wasn't ready. I'm still not ready."
"You could have at least broken up with me instead of dating someone else behind my back!"
"I didn't want to hurt you." He said with sadness in his voice.
"Oh, well I sure am really fucking happy now!"
"Please forgive me, Areum."
"Just get away from me! I can't even look at you!" She turned her body away from him and covered her eyes. Kyungsoo embraced her and rubbed her back. She pushed him away but he kept hugging her which caused her to throw punches at his chest. When her hits weakened, he hugged her tightly and he rested her head on his shoulder.
"I just feel so fucking stupid." She said after she calmed down.
"You're not stupid. It's all my fault. I thought I was taking your feelings into consideration but clearly I wasn't. I really care about you and I don't want you blaming yourself because this is all on me." He admitted while rubbing her back. She stayed quiet for a while.
"How could I not know you're gay? We've been friends forever and I just... I... I never saw this coming."
"To be fair, I didn't know it either. It wasn't until I started taking notice of my feelings which was a while after I met Jongin. I realized that my feelings for girls in general were different than my feelings for guys. I just never thought about it seriously. Half of me wanted to break up with you but the other half didn't want to hurt you. I love you a whole lot just not in the way I thought I did. You're more like a sister to me."
They talked some more and exchanged each other's feelings and thoughts. Kyungsoo told her everything he was thinking while he was realizing who he truly is inside. Areum was as confused as he was at first but when she saw the way he smiled while talking about Jongin, she understood.
"Can I be honest with you?" she asked. Kyungsoo nodded his head.
"Don't ever think you have to lie to me. I want us to always be honest with each other." He said, rubbing her shoulder.
"I just feel like all my love was wasted. I don't think I could ever love anyone else. You were such a great boyfriend and now I know it was because you tried your hardest to always agree with me and never get into an argument."
"Don't worry, Areum. You'll find an amazing guy who will treat you better than I did, someone who loves you the way someone should love their significant other. If you happen to get with jerks who mistreat you, then I'll be there to break every limb in their body." Kyungsoo said while throwing fists into the air. Areum giggled and hugged Kyungsoo.
"We can still be friends, right?" Kyungsoo asked, hugging her back. He wanted to be sure that they would never lose the connection they had.
"Of course not." Kyungsoo frowned.
"We've been through so much. I could never be friends with someone who's just like a brother to me." She added. Kyungsoo smiled widely and gave her another squeeze.
