Stuck in Between (EXO-APink Fan Fiction)

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Kris's POV

We won in the practice game against the Bulletproof Boy Scouts but..

I think I lost.

I lost Chorong AGAIN.

Rejecting thrice was hurtful.

But congratulating Tao, shaking his hands...SKINSHIP!, smiling at him, clapping for him, cheering for him...

I CANNOT TAKE THAT.

IT PAINS ME.

"Kris, what happened to you?" our coach approached me. "You were not concentrating at all. Get your mind straight before the real game."

"Yes, coach." I answered half-heartedly.

I saw Tao talking with Chorong in the hallway outside the gym. They look like they are having a good time.

I was supposed to go the other way but I my feet brought me straight to them, and even before I thought of the right stuff to do, I dragged Chorong away from him.

"Yah! Hyung!" I ignored him.

Chorong's POV

"Mwoya?!!" I irritably pulled out her hand away from his grip. "Are you used to that? Grabbing girls hands and dragging them away?" a sarcastic tone on my voice.

But my thoughts aren't straight enough for me to be calm and think of the right words.

Just having him in front of makes my heart flutter too much, that I need to work so hard to make it beat normally.

"Don't smile like that." He stated looking at me seriously.

"Huh?" I asked confused.

"Don't laugh like that."

"Mwoya?!"

"Don't talk to him like that."

Felt like my blood ran towards my head when I realized what he meant.

"Don't make him touch you, not even your hand! Don't you dare cheer for him, shout for him, clap for him! Don't even whisper.."

I became speechless. I dunno what to say. How would the old Chorong who hates him react to this situation?

I don't remember anymore.

He put his hands on my shoulders. "Park Chorong. What's so hard in liking me?"

And this time I realized, I need to answer him.

"I worked so hard to distract myself from liking you, Kris. I worked so hard to distance myself from you. It's not hard liking you. Yes, I like you.. but I can't."

He held his hair pulling them, closing his eyes, looking down.

He sighed and faced me. He smirked. "You like me but you can't? What kind of answer is that?"

I did not answer him.

"Park Chorong, explain to me why you can't!" Almost shouting. "coz I can't understand you.."

My tears uncontrollably fell looking at him. I am also hurting, Kris. I want to tell him that. But what title do I have to tell him that when I was the one who rejected him? I am not allowed to hurt.

"What Park Chorong? What?"

"Didn't you see and remember what happened---"

He cut my sentence. "But I told you those wouldn't happen again. I am looking for the culprit and once I---"

"No." Shaking my head. "Those will still happen again..again and again..Kris, I am afraid. I can't like you because I am afraid. I couldn't."

"Huh!" He let out a small laugh. "But you are not afraid to get near Tao. C'mon. I and Tao are the same. We were both in that announcement board. Maybe you're the one who didn't remember."

"Tao is my classmate. My seatmate. My friend. Shall I avoid him for you to feel better?"

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