for him. ✔

chapter two.

Baekhyun had pretended he wasn't affected at all. He had pretended that it didn't hurt when he learned about Daehyun fucking around with some slut in some classroom early on mornings while Baekhyun swam around in his poisonous thoughts thinking about what lay ahead of him. He had pretended that his feelings for Daehyun weren't as genuine as they seemed.

Baekhyun only pretended. And it didn't work.

He was close to breaking down into tiny bits because damn, that bastard of an ex had a bigger space in his heart than he first thought. But Baekhyun was currently inside his classroom with half of his classmates already inside, goofing around. His eyes felt like shampoo suds had gotten into them, but he didn't let any of the salty liquid escape his eyes.

Baekhyun probably looked like he was being stabbed while he restrained himself, which is why he was thankful that Daehhyun or that girl weren't in the same class as he was. He was also thankful that none of his very bestfriends were his classmates, or he would be crying like a big baby while curled up in their arms.

But Chanyeol was, and he could clearly see his struggle.

The morning went on normally as usual, but Baekhyun couldn't focus on any of the classes. He was distracted by the angry clouds and the crying skies outside the window because yes, as cliché as that sounds, he sat right besude one.

When the bell rang, it almost sounded like a trumpet that opened the heavens for Baekhyun. As soon as the teacher left the room, he zoomed out with a speed that rivalled a roadrunner.

He didn't know where to go but soon, he found himself at some part of the school overgrown by grass and lined with trees. It was like his feet knew what he really needed at that moment.

And there, sitting beneath a tree with knees up to his chest, Baekhyun let forth his waterfalls of human pain and hurt.

The torment Baekhyun was experiencing right now wouldn't have happened if he didn't let that asshole slither through the walls that he had built up all his life. It was entirely his fault, for being so weak and in need of someone's touch. He had been through so much emotional pain that he actually let a snake invade his barriers. He allowed Daehyun to kiss him, hug him, allowed himself to wither helplessly beneath him and let him pleasure him, allowed him to access what average people couldn't have.

Baekhyun had allowed him to shower him affection just because he was a sad piece of shit who couldn't find a single ray of sunshine in his life on his own.

"Baekhyun..."

Startled upon hearing someone call out his name with a deepass voice, Baekhyun flinched and looked up. In front of him towered a person he recognized.

It was Chanyeol.

Wiping his tears away for a sad attempt to make himself look less wrecked than he really was, Baekhyun casually asked, "What do you need?"

Without saying anything, Chanyeol fished out his phone from his pocket and showed it to him. On the screen flashed his Facebook with the picture of his ex and the girl looking shocked straight at the camera.

"You didn't have to shove it into my face aga...ai...in..." His voice finally cracked. Baekhyun felt the sobs attack him again, so he buried his face into his palms.

"I didn't mean to hurt you again, Baekhyun," Chanyeol said as he plopped down on the spot beside him. "I was trying to give you the choice whether to seek for our revenge or not."

Baekhyun sniffed, his sobs somehow calming down as he looked up at the other boy. "What do you mean?"

"That bitch your ex was screwing was actually my girlfriend," Chanyeol sighed as he ran his fingers through his hair. "I didn't really like her that much, but it's a total strike to my ego. She made a fool out of me."

"Sucks to be you," Baekhyun sarcastically said.

"Indeed it does," Chanyeol agreed. "I just wanted to find someone I could spend my time with. To distract me from my personal problems. Turns out I just found another pain in the ass."

"We'll never be happy," Baekhyun rasped softly. "Maybe we'll just have to be merciless in life and be selfish."

"Like how?"

Baekhyun snatched Chanyeol's phone out of his hands and swiped the lockscreen. He then unhesitantly pressed POST for the photo.

"Like posting a scandal for the public to shame those fucking cheaters just to satisfy our grievances because of false love."

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