astro || where are you? ✔

Chapter 4 - It's me Rocky!

"Right, it's you! Remember me? It's me Rocky. Your Junior High School friend!" he exclaimed.

"Really?! Rocky?! Wow you've gotten cooler than before, huh."

"Sure I do." he bragged.

"Oh, let me introduce you my friend, this Yeo Shin, she came from Canada, but her mom is Korean. Pretty, isn't she?" Yerin said as she puts her arm around her friend's shoulder.

"Yeo Shin." "Rocky." they shake hands.

"I guess, you look good together." Yerin chuckled.

"Oh shut up, Yerin. You know I like you too much since long time ago."

"What?" Shin asked.

"Oh nothing. He just made up the story. Don't worry, he will like you soon."

"Whatever, Kang Yerin." Rocky muttered.

"Yah Park Minhyuk! Sshh!" she yelled.

"Okay ,okay, I'm going, bye, girls."

As soon as Rocky faded, she tells Shin "He's cool, isn't he?" she nudges her.

"Yeah, but he said he likes you." Shin pouted.

"Don't worry, Shin-ah. You're too pretty. I bet he won't stand for your beauty." she cheered for her.

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It's late and they've just ended their girls day out. Yerin is about to go home but suddenly, she feels that someone was following behind her again. And then she braves herself to shout "Don't you dare come to me, if you don't wanna face your death right now!" But the shadow behind her keep following her until that road they scared her yesterday.

"I'm not joking right now!" she shouted louder.

"And I'm not either." and there she goes, kicking the guy with her taekwondo skill.

"Whoa, it's cool. But I'm cooler." he said as he held one of her flying leg up before she could kick him right in his face.

"Don't hurt me, Yerin-ssi. At least for now." he unveiled his face, and keep his mask in his bag.

"M-moonbin?"

"Yes, it's me. And sorry if I was scaring you. But I just wanted to keep you safe behind your back." He said.

"Why didn't you tell me?" She asked.

"You probably didn't want it. Because it sounds like a stalker, isn't it?" and she admitted it so she nodded.

"I'm sorry too, for almost kicked you on your face."

While the they were walking down the street, she asks him "Why did you want to protect me? If I may ask you."

"Because."

"Well, everyone knows that it's not the answer, Bin." she looks at him in annoyance.

"I like you, can't you figure it out?"

"No."

"Then I'll tell you that every single day of your life, so that you know how I feel."

"No need ,because I don't feel the same as you do." She stared down the ground.

"Ouch, that was hurt. But I don't care if you like me back or not. I just want to protect you as I can. Am I not allowed to do it, too?"

"Can't you just stay away from me? Because I don't date anybody. I'm afraid if I grow my feelings to somebody, they will leave me alone sooner again. And I hate that." she said. "And now please just leave me alone before you hurt me in the first place."

"It's better if you hurt me first, actually. I don't hurt people." he said.

"Nevermind. I'm tired. Now go home. Thank you anyway." she bid him goodbye.

"Get some rest, Yerin-ssi." and she watches him slowly fading from the alley.