生き甲斐 » Na Jaemin #Wattys2017

Thirteen

"Park Haewoo is going crazy isn't she?" Lee Jeno asked and leant over to his girlfriend Oh Bongcha who looked at Park Haewoo in confusion. "I have no idea what she is talking about," Bongcha said when she remembered the message she got from Donghyuck during class. She didn't have time to read it yet as she was hanging out with Jeno during lunch, which was obviously more important than a message of Jung Haeyoung's cousin.

"Jeno-ah?" Bongcha asked with a shy smile. "Would you mind and get me another glass of ice tea?" She asked and Jeno smiled and stood up. Bongcha waited until her boyfriend was gone before she pulled out her cell phone and opened the message.

Bongcha gulped when she started reading the message, taking in every word that Lee Donghyuck had to say to her about Haeyoung. She scratched her nape and licked her lips before shoving the phone back into her pocket.

You should reflect your behaviour before Haeyoung moves on, Bongcha sighed. "Haeyoung understands." She mumbled and took a bite of her lunch. "She always understands," Bongcha said when Jeno came back. "Are you okay, Bongcha? You look like you've seen a ghost?" Jeno handed Bongcha her drink and she simply smiled. "It's just a bit too loud in here." Bongcha lied and threw the phone back into her bag.

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"You scared us, Haeyoung!" Mark squeaked when Haeyoung came back to school the next day. The cut on her forehead was still taped but the girl looked better. "I'm sorry," she huffed and scratched her nose. "I was a bit clumsy." She lied and Mark lifted his eyebrow and looked at Donghyuck who seemed to be in thoughts. "Why'd you fought with Na Jaemin?" Mark then asked and Haeyoung froze.

"Pardon?" She asked and looked at her sunbae with terror in her eyes. Did he know that Haewoo pushed her down the stairs and she landed on Jaemin and broke his arm? "Park Haewoo says she was an eye-witness how you and Jaemin fought and both of you fell down the stairs because of that." Mark slowly said.

"That's not true!" Haeyoung sighed. "I don't have anything to do with Na Jaemin!" She defended herself and Donghyuck gave Mark a look before disappearing. "Ya! Lee Donghyuck why are you leaving! We have maths together!" Haeyoung shouted but Mark held her by the wrist. "Are you having a hard time due to Park Haewoo?" Mark suddenly asked but Haeyoung only glared at him and freed herself from his grasp. "Stop it, Mark!" She hissed before running towards her classroom.

Donghyuck, who had already entered the classroom and found Na Jaemin standing by the window walked over to him. "Na Jaemin!" Donghyuck hissed and Jaemin looked up. "Lee Donghyuck." He asked and watched Donghyuck buff himself up. "I don't know what's your problem but it wasn't Haeyoung who-"

"Haewoo pushed her. I know."

Donghyuck was surprised and licked his lips carefully. "You know?" He asked and Jaemin nodded. "I already spoke to the principal. There won't be any trouble for Haeyoung. I said she fell down the stairs and landed on me." Jaemin said and seemed relaxed. Too relaxed for Donghyuck's liking.

"Then what about Haewoo?" Donghyuck gritted his teeth and Jaemin looked down. "I couldn't tell the principal that it was her, ok?" He said and Donghyuck took a deep breath. "You're going to regret leaving Haewoo without a penalty one day." The tanned boy spoke turned around and walked to his seat, not realising Oh Bongcha who had been watching him the whole time.

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Renjun tried to escape, but even with a broken arm Jaemin was quicker than the Chinese lad and caught up to him holding him by the collar of his shirt. "Huang Renjun you owe me an explanation," Jaemin spoke and Renjun sighed letting go of his notebook.

Jaemin let go of Renjun and picked it up, looking through the pages. "You've been writing a lot of detective notes down lately," Jaemin said and looked at the afraid Chinese. "Jaemin I am really sorry, ok?" Renjun started and Jaemin looked at him. "Why are you sorry?" Jaemin asked, closing the notebook.

"I was jealous! All you were talking about was Jung Haeyoung and I couldn't stand the thought of you getting a girlfriend so I teamed up with Haewoo to get rid of Haeyoung. Jaemin-ah you know, you are my only friend and I couldn't-"

"How could you!" Jaemin suddenly shouted throwing Renjun's Moomin notebook through the hallway. Renjun looked at it in shock before glancing at his best friend. "Thanks to you-you made Jung Haeyoung's life a living hell!" The boy with the broken arm continued. "How could you do that Renjun!" Jaemin's voice got quiet again and Renjun felt horrible. "I... I just wanted you to be the way you were. We were spending our time with our hoverboards or watching cartoons and all of a sudden you changed!"

Renjun felt tears prick at the corners of his eyes, but the cute Chinese boy was anxious and angry and nervous all at the same time so he couldn't control his feelings very well. "All you were talking about was Jung Haeyoung and how cute she looked with the plaster on her knees! You were asking me how you could ask her out if she wasn't interested in talking to you at all!" Renjun gasped and wiped at his tears furiously.

"If she didn't fall down the stairs that day your crush on her wouldn't get so damn huge!" Renjun started quietly crying and Jaemin gasped and went to pick up Renjun's notebook. He looked at Moomin and Snork Maiden on the cover and remembered that he had given this notebook to Renjun on his sixteenth birthday.

"Renjun, please stop crying-"

"I hate Park Haewoo!" Renjun yelled. "She used me for such horrible things and I've seen her doing horrible things to Haeyoung. I wanted to help Haeyoung but Haewoo threatened me! She told me that if I help Haeyoung I would never get you back and I was so afraid of you leaving me!" Renjun cried out. "I don't have any other friends than you Jaemin!" He wiped his tears and stared at Jaemin.

"I understand if you hate me now but I am really sorry. I am so sorry for hurting the girl you like just because I was jealous-"

Renjun couldn't finish his sentence because Jaemin wrapped him into a tight hug. "I am sorry for neglecting you, Renjun. I should've been more careful. You are my friend after all. We've been through so much together. I am so sorry. Please stop crying, chingu." Jaemin spoke and Renjun stopped crying.

They let go of each other and Jaemin handed Renjun the notebook. "Renjun Holmes here is your most important weapon. Your notebook!" Jaemin smiled. "Of course, Jaemin Watson. We should go and find the real killer, shall we?" Renjun joked and Jaemin laughed and threw his healthy arm over Renjun's shoulder before they walked to the cafeteria to have a proper lunch.