How to Not be Awkward (Chanyeol)

Lesson #11 Trust and Fall

They greeted us as soon as we arrived. The place was quiet with the only laughter breaking out was from Chen and the other guys. I wasn't the only girl. The cheer squad and the guys' girlfriends are also here.

I could tell it was a kind of exclusive thing because not everyone was invited in the place. It was just the varsities and their friends of some sorts. Drinks were being passed around while the other guys tend the fire. Yifan smiled at me though I have a feeling he's just drunk.

Chanyeol pulled me by his side as soon as he caught up with Sehun and me. I was grateful because the pounding of my heart was really starting to bother me but also disappointed because Sehun didn't take me back. Hah, as if. Sehun smiled at me before disappearing in the cooler to get some drinks.

Chanyeol kept murmuring under his breath with words I couldn't even understand. I tuned him out since I know he wasn't talking to me. I could tell he didn't want me to be here and that bothered me a bit. I spotted Luhan who was talking to Minseok and when he saw me, he began walking in our direction.

Luhan smiled as soon as he reached us, hands going on my hand. I took it, being kind of used to Luhan's greeting me like that. Chanyeol's word repeated in my head and I almost laughed at Luhan's face.

Nobody would believe Chanyeol if he told anyone that he thinks that Luhan is starting to like me.

"You're going to play?" Luhan asked but before I could respond he turned to Chanyeol.

"You're letting her play?" he asked him and I was confused. Why does it seem to me that everyone doesn't want me to be here?

"Sehun dragged her here." Chanyeol responded airily. Luhan raised his eyebrows as if to say, 'elaborate'

"Yeah, I did." Sehun suddenly materializes again, handing Luhan a drink.

Luhan took it but he didn't smile at him. I refused to look at Sehun but I could feel his gaze on me.

He's just drunk. I kept reminding myself of that. Just like Yifan and everything was just because of alcohol. Sehun wouldn't be this friendly with me just out of nowhere.

Chanyeol however, grimaced at Sehun. He put an arm on the small of my back.

"Let's go sit now." he told me. I smiled at Luhan one last time before letting Chanyeol steer me away from them. I tried to look at Sehun but Chanyeol seemed to not want me to look back. His hand are way too forceful than any other times he did that to me but I chose to ignore it.

He sat at the ground with me following him, not forgetting to fold my legs since I was still wearing a dress. I looked back and saw Luhan talking to Sehun seriously.

"You're being rude to Sehun." I accused Chanyeol. I admit I was a little irked by it. I thought our plan was for Sehun to like me? Why does it seem to me that he doesn't want Sehun near me?

He looked at me without smiling which really is weird. He's never this serious around me.

"I'm mad at him for dragging you here." He said lowly. He shrugged his jacket off and draped it on my knees to prevent the wind from blowing my dress off.

I looked at him critically, disregarding his act of kindness towards me for I was really starting to get confused by him.

"Would you be honest to me? You're acting weird. What's going on?" I whispered. I didn't want the others to know we were arguing.

Chanyeol ran his hand on his hair, a clear sign that he was getting frustrated. "This game... it's not- you're not..." He sighed, leaning on my ear he said, "Just stay beside me okay?"