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Apology #4 Chanwoo

She presses the doorbell anticipatedly, arms ready to hug her boyfriend after a long while. Instead, the door opens to the sight of a girl, way cooler than her, with her hair braided in two, shirt short enough to expose her tiny waist, skinny jeans hugging tight onto her long, slim legs. She looks smart, and pop, unlike her. The girl leans onto the door, eyes darting from head to toe of Y/N, making her uncomfortable. She clears her throat,

"Erm... Is Chanwoo home?", and before she could stop herself, she blurts out, "I'm his girlfriend."

The girl judges her even harder now, making small snorts in her nose to signal her dislike towards Y/N. She nods and jerks her head inside,

"Yeah, he's taking a shower.", she waits for Y/N to get in, and closes the door behind her, "And I'm his best friend."

Y/N hears her but pretends like she doesn't, because the scene in the living room is just out of her imagination: pizza boxes are on the floor, the movie that Chanwoo and she plan to watch this evening is screening the credits (so it ended), a blanket is on the sofa, where everything is just a mess. *A blanket,*, she thinks to herself, *Did they share it?*

She inhales deeply to keep her mind straight when the girl asks, walking to the kitchen as if she has done it for thousands of times,

"Want some drinks? Beer?"

*That girl drinks beer*, Y/N has never even touched a can of beer ever in her life. And why does Chanwoo's refrigerator have beers anyway? She shakes her head,

"No, thanks."

They stare at each other across the counter, both loading up themselves, ready to fire back any offense. Y/N finds herself agitated, not angry, just, she does not know anymore. Right then, there are footsteps on the stairs, and Chanwoo appears, standing in between the two girls, his eyes land on the other girl first.

"Are you gonna drink that?", at which she shrugs, nodding her head at Y/N's direction. Chanwoo turns around. He does not look so happy to see her, he hesitates before breaking into a smile and comes hugging her,

"Jagiyahhh~ I missed you so much!!!"

Her arms are hung awkwardly in the air, not sure if wrapping them around him is her best choice, especially when the other girl is piercing holes through her with her gaze. She ends up patting his back lightly, while he just clings to her, his weight almost on her shoulders. She can feel him beaming brightly, not so much, enough so that his dimples are visible (they are almost always visible).

The girl fakes a cough, making them pull away. She rolls her eyes,

"I'm going home. But can I talk to Y/N, is that how you're called?"

Chanwoo calls out,

"I can drive you home.", he releases her hands, she grabs the end of his sleeves, her fingers almost dig through it, sweats seeps through her palm onto the warm material. The girl notices it. She refuses,

"It's alright, I just want to talk to her for a minute."

On their stroll from the front door to the gate, the girl barely talks for like, 20 seconds. She keeps the game on.In fact, Y/N is certain that she is not even in this game, whatever it is. All that matters to her is how Chanwoo feels when he watched the movie with this girl, did their shoulders touch? Did he ever glance at her flawless waist, hoping to have his arms around it? She decides to take up the girl's request anyway, to see what she has to say.

"Y/N, how long have you been dating Chanwoo?"

"More than two years. Our third anniversary is coming soon."

"And he never told you about me?", the girl carries on, not caring about the answer, she knows it anyway, "Has it ever crossed your mind, for the last half an hour, the reason?", they are facing each other now, the girl towering Y/N by a small difference, her height is excellent for someone of Chanwoo's, "We have been best friends since kindergarten. He knows everything about me and so do I. We grew up together, we are so identical by thoughts that no words needed between us. You can say we are perfect for one another. And from what I see, it seems like Chanwoo still prefers me over you. He has been home for about two days, and he calls me before you. That really shows something, don't you think so?", and she leaves, her hips swaying side to side as she makes her way to the main road.

A coat is put on her shoulders, Y/N turns back to see a frown on Chanwoo's face, he whispers to her,

"Let's go inside and we'll talk."

As the words escape his mouth, something inside her breaks. She follows him in, but stops at the door,

"In case I have to leave very soon."

Chanwoo growls, "It's nothing like you think."

She nods, "Of course."

He scratches the back of his head, "No, seriously, it is not like how it seems."

She folds her arm, "Then tell me how it is."

"I didn't know how to tell you about her. I still don't. I have come across hundreds of examples of what happens when a guy's best friend, who is a female, and his girlfriend meet. It's awful. And when I know that she likes me, I feel even worse. I don't like her in that way but she's still my friend, I don't want to lose a friend."

"So you decide to let me see this instead.", she strolls towards him, "I trust you, jagi, but I don't trust her. I don't know what you want me to think when I come in on a date that's supposed to be just the two of us only to see a girl in your house, wearing things that I don't even wear in front of you, although part of is because I'm fat. You guys spent half of the night together, eating pizzas, watching the movie that we have been waiting for ages to watch together, with a single blanket."

He ruffles his hair in frustration, "I know, and I'm sorry. I hate to make you feel insecure and it just drives me crazy being sort of the middleman. I will tell her clearly tomorrow, that I only love one person, and that's you.", he leans in closer to her, his hands cupping her face, "Please forgive me, Y/N. I am so sorry. Mianhae.."

"I... I don't know. I need to think, Chanwoo. I guess I can't stay here, not tonight. I have to go",  she picks up her bag. Chanwoo reaches out to her but never takes a step, he looks all hurt and helpless. She glances at him, knowing for sure that she has to go, and she does so. *Maybe, just maybe, it is the best option for both of us now.*

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                    "Sorry, for the things I didn't say. Sorry, that I can't be a better person for you."

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A/N: after a long time I'm back!! I'm very caught up in GCE O level for next year (prepping for it) so I might be on a long (about 1 year) hiatus after this series, or even before ending this. I will try my best to update every member's imagine and end this before school reopens and will tell you if I start going on hiatus. Thank you for understanding!!! Hope you enjoyed Chanwoo's. I wanted to make it BE, but it turns out OE, just trying to give something fresh. Give this story a vote if you like it! THANK YOU!