[Ren's POV]
I fell asleep at the rooftop. I looked at my watch. It's 5 pm already. So it's been 4 hours. Wow, that's a long sleep duration for me. But when I woke up, I saw someone stood in front of me. Let me guess, Baekho? Minhyun? Aron? Anyone but JR? No. It was JR.
JR: "Next time, try to sleep at home, dude. Not here."
He gave me his hand. I grabbed it and stood up. Then he handed me my bag.
Me: "Thanks, but--"
JR: "I told Minhyun to take it. Don't worry. Let's go."
I grabbed his hands to stop him.
Me: "I wanna talk. Here, now."
He looked at me.
JR: "What?"
I hesitated to talk to him, but well, here goes nothing.
Me: "Kim Jonghyun, it's been 6 years since we became friends. I've been very very grateful to have a friend like you, but at the same time, I never pay you back. I'm not even a good friend for you, Jonghyun-ah. So before it's too late, leave me. You have to leave me and--"
JR: "And break my promises?"
We looked at each other. I confused with his words. What promises he talked about?
JR: "It's your 16th birthday and we celebrated it just the two of us, in the cafè. That time was your first month working there. You felt burdened and almost gave up. Saw you struggling with your life, I made promises to myself. I promised to hold your hands when nobody does. I promised to be someone you can lean on. To be someone you can count on. To be your brother, or maybe father. To be by your side everytime, whatever the situation is. And if I leave you, it means that I'm just a coward who can't keep my own promises."
There's nothing I could say. I looked down and avoided his eyes.
JR: "Look at me, Choi Minki."
Ah, did he really need to do this? When I tried to avoid making eye contact with him?
JR: " I don't care how bad your situation is, just let me be there for you. Call me your brother, your father, your friend, your boyfriend - I don't care, dude. As long as I can be by your side, I'm okay with that."
Me: "Jonghyun-ah, how am I supposed to pay you back--"
JR: "You don't need to pay me back. I'm just doing what I should do."
Tears almost fell down from my eyes, but I held it back. My hands trembled, but he held it.
JR: "This kind of problem is nothing for our strong friendship. It's been a long way until we got here. There's nothing to be worried about"
He opened his arms.
JR: "Bro hug?"
I hugged him. He hugged me back. My tears finally fell down to his shoulder. He patted my head.
Me: "Thank you, Jonghyun-ah."
JR: "You're welcome..... Darling."
I surprised and pushed him back.
Me: "YA KIM JR! YOU--"
I took off and threw my shoe to him. He laughed and ran away downstair.
JR: "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN!"
I chased him until we were downstair. But then, Minhyun, Aron, and Baekho stopped us.
