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~Forgetful Lies~

Irene's P.O.V.

Recess, Lunch, Dismissal... only one name is floating in my mind. Slater Song. Why does he even have the guts to suddenly approach me like that and hug me infront of all the students? He even told me that he was ready to move on, so everyone loked at me as if he's my boyfriend now. Why did he even suddenly hugs me and tell that in front of the whole school?

"Did that Slater guy even saw you here?" Jade asked me as we started to go to the parking lot, thank god it's already dismissal time.

"I don't ever want to see him, I'm getting a hard day just because of him" I uttered, it's true though no matter how many times I wanted to take his thoughts out of my mind, I still only got the same response. Think of him again and again, it seems like my mind is already playing tricks at me.

"I think we need to go" Out of a sudden Jade and Wendy stared to stop walking and it looked like they were staring at a person ahead of us, I didn't dare to look in front because Jade and Wendy seems to be pranking me.

"Where?" I asked but they only started to run away from me.

"We'll be back!" I furrowed my brows only to see Slater looking at me from a far, he started to walk towards me but I just stood at the same spot.

"Are you bipolar or something? Jekyll and hyde? The last time I checked you, you were still frowning and crying on your bed." I uttered as I saw him giving me a look of sadness but it immediately changed into happiness, I guess he doesn't want to talk about the things which happened last time.

"Come with me" That's the only thing he said before holding my wrist and pulled me towards his car, I was right. This was the new car I was looking at earlier, it seemed so foriegn and new to me so I thought there was a new student coming here but I guess, an old student wanted to prove me that he was already staring to move on.

"Wait, where are you taking me?" I asked him as I took his hand off my wrist, he opened the passenger's door for me but I didn't go inside. Instead, I looked at him and crossed my arms over my chest. Does he think he can suddenly pull me like that and I will immediately follow him like he's my dad? I'm not an easy girl considering that fact that I think he's already bipolar because he was crying last night and then he was livily the whole day today.

"Jinwoo hyung agreed that I'll take you to somewhere I used to go" He reasoned out, and why would I even have the will to go to that place when I know that this person I'm talking to isn't the Slater I once knew when he were still busy maintaining the cheer leading team and the basketball team. I'm sure he isn't the person I was also talking to the last time, he was broken and all, he can't just change moods over night!

"And why are you going to take me there?" I raised my eye brow and looked boredly at him, I don't have the time to play games with him because all I wanted to do is to just sleep and do my homeworks at home. I wanted to rest and stop thinking about him which made my day too much hectic and disastrous. He was the one who kept on running in my mind for about 12 consecutive hours.

"Nothing, you're beautiful" I smiled. Forcedly, and smirked after. He knows how to play games very well, but let me just remind him that I don't want to play games especially when he wants to make me feel fluttered.

"That doesn't answer my question" I gave him a glare but he only smiled at me, that stil didn't answer my question.

"I wasn't planning to" He answered and tilted his head, telling me to go inside the car. I was about to walk away from him when he suddenly trapped me between his body and the car's door, now great. I can't do anything but to follow him. I might even need to brace myself knowing that he could do something which makes me traumatized. I can't just trust him again when he's in this state.

We drove around for 30 minutes until he decided to park the car at a cliff, it wasn't scary but it was actually wonderful. I could clearly see the sun blazing and shinning like no other, Slater sat on the cliff as he waited for me to sir beside him. Even though I still hate him that doesn't mean I really hate him and hold a grudge at him that long.

"Do you usually go here? It's beautiful" I uttered, I wasn't really expecting to see this side of him today. I was used to see his dark and broken side so seeing his cheerful and smiling smile made me confused.

"I know" That was the only thing he uttered before we suddenly kept quiet.

"I remembered your words yesterday, I should forget her already. She's gone and I can't bring her back" He started, he can't lie to me. I know how hard it is to move on, it was always hard to let go of the person who once loved you, and you, yourself once loved. It was like a give and take, if she already moved on, you should too. Because you're only making it hard for yourself to admit that she's really gone. That she's already in the arms of someone who can love her much more than you.

"You're only saying that because you wanted me to belive that you've already moved on, It's hard to move on if you really loved that person dearly. She was your world and everything revolves around her" I don't have any experience about love, I don't have a boyfriend nor someone who wanted to court me. I was just educated by love with the help of my friends, I saw them get hurt, I saw them get broken but I also saw them began to move on and find another person who would give meaning to her. Love is about patience, you need to be patient just to find the right one for you.

"I don't understand, you told me to forget her and yet you're talling me that I should remember her now?" That's because you're still not willing to let her go. You just wanted me to believe you that you're already strong, strong enough to let her go. But your heart is still telling you to love her the way you should be, you wanted to make everyone around you a fool because you wanted everyone to know that you are strong but in fact you are weak. Weak enough to love her still. Weak enough to lie to me

"I just wanted you to be yourself, I don't want to change you. Whoever is in your heart, she should always be there" I uttered as I placed my hand on his heart, he looked beliwdered for a bit but he suddenly stared at my eyes and held my hand that was placed on his chest. I don't understand what's happening, he was looking at me as if he was worried but glad at the same time. Then I suddenly felt it, he pressed my hand on his chest a bit more... then I could feel his heart beating erratically.

"But what if she's already replaced? Replaced by you"