It Was ❛Love❜ All Along • 박찬열#1 ✔

CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN

In my wildest dreams and imaginations, I had NEVER EVER thought that something like this could ever happen. I had no idea how to react to this. So I did what I do best. I ran south. I kept avoiding him for the next few days. We bumped into each other more often during this. This was a really tough part for both of us I guess. I was all awkward. And he never brought up the performance. The only person I had made little interactions with was Jaebum. Although we didn't meet up much. He was quite busy the whole day, everyday. To be honest, I was looking for him to hang out but he was always busy. Everyone was preparing for the Award Show then. Idols were forever busy.

Amy and Sophie had also decided not to bring up that topic with me ever since I denied that the song was for me and told them I felt nothing for Chan. Only I knew how my heart twitched while telling that particular lie. All the nights I spent either by looking at the sky or reading and re-reading Chan's note. I still had no idea what was wrong with me.

It was on that Friday that I was so frustrated that I decided to just run away from everything. Chanyeol had stopped trying to bump into me after a few days of trying hard. But occasionally I got to see him at least once each day. That day, I hadn't seen him at all, and I kept making mistakes and was constantly getting yelled at. Also me and Jaebum weren't talking, because we had a little fight the previous day. So my frustration level went haywire. Grumbling to myself about running away somewhere where no one, absolutely not a single soul could find me, I ended up in the Hotel's elevator going up to the terrace full of memories.

Cold winds were blowing and the atmosphere was brilliantly soothing. I stood with my head hidden inside my arms, leaning on the boundaries. I heard a soft sound coming up from the tower. I looked up and the sight horrified me so much I turned pale. Running faster than I have ever run in my whole life, I climbed up the stairs to the tower.

"CHANYEOL!"

He was standing with his arms spread wide. It looked as if he would just do something stupid. I ran up the stairs and hugged him tightly, bringing him down and falling over him. He was absolutely startled. And I, on the other hand, felt like my heart would pump out of my chest.

"WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU DOING?" I screamed at him after immediately getting up from him. He looked at me with silly eyes.

"That's...the most you've talked to me in days..."

I got up totally burning with rage now.

"So you think THIS is a solution? SERIOUSLY?! THIS? I mean I understand your life is messed up, but that doesn't mean you have to do THIS! I HATE YOU! I totally hate you for this!"

"DON'T...say that. And I wasn't... I wouldn't... I was just here, by myself, enjoying the loneliness again."

"THAT is ridiculous! You're afraid of heights!"

"Not as much as I'm afraid of losing...never mind. I was just thinking."

*Losing...wait what? Losing what? Is he, by any chance, talking about, me? Seriously? ME?*