Cold ~ Markson

Ch. 2

MARKS POV

I waited outside of the school impatiently. It was 2:45 and he hadn't showed up yet. I started to grab my bag from the ground, but heard someone yelling.

"Wait! Wait!" I heard and stopped in my tracks. There was Jackson and the new kid Yugyeom running down the hallway coming towards the school gate. He was a freshman that had just transferred.

"I'm sorry. I was showing him where his locker was." Jackson explained and all I could do was smile. The young boy just kept walking with a smile on his face.

"Bye Jackson hyung!" He yelled as he ran home.

"It's okay. I almost got nervous that you weren't going to come." I told him and he smiled.

"I would never even think of not showing up." He said and we both smiled. My eyes started to tear up and so did his as we leaped into each other's arms.

"God dammit I missed talking to you so much Mark." he told me and I smiled.

"Me too. I'm so sorry for my parents and how they acted, I'm sorry for not talking to you sooner, and I'm goddamn sorry that I even stayed away from you for their benefit." I said while tears streamed down my cheeks.

"Mark, it's okay. It wasn't your fault. You couldn't just disobey them." He told me as he wiped the tears away with his thumbs. and I sobbed into his shoulder.

"Can we just talk things out? You can even come back to my apartment if you want to." I told him and he nodded.

"I'd love to actually. We have to catch up." He said and we walked back to my place. I could feel my heart beating against my chest as we walked in silence back to my apartment.

JACKSONS POV

Once we entered his apartment I made sure that I carefully took off my shoes and placed them neatly on his small shoe shelf.

"Make yourself at home. Would you like something to drink?" He asked and I nodded.

"Could I just have a glass of water please?" I asked and he nodded before walking off into the kitchen. I decided I would look around so I got up to look at some of the photos on the mantle. I looked and saw a picture of him and Youngjae taking a selca. I also saw a picture of him and I playing in the snow from back in middle school. I felt my eyes tear up at the sight and he came back into the room.

"Jackson?" He said and rushed over to me. "Are you okay? What happened?" He asked and I looked down.

"Oh, nothing. I'm fine." I told him and he looked a little relieved. He gave me a sympathetic look before he turned back to get my water and smiled. "Thank you." I said and took a spot on the couch with him following suit and sitting right next to me.

After that we talked and talked for hours. It was like we couldn't stop.

We laughed, cried, and smiled more than we ever had before. I finally got to talk to him and I couldn't be happier. You don't have any idea how much I wanted to just yell out that I love him while we were talking, but I couldn't do it. I was afraid of what he would say and how he would take it. So we sat there, our laughs were slowly fading out and it was the perfect moment.

"I love you."

Those words didn't come out of my mouth.

They came from Mark. Mark loves me.

I didn't know what to do...

So I ran.

I ran before he could say anything else.I ran to put on my shoes, I ran to open the door, I ran to Jaebum's house. I ran away without saying goodbye. I didn't even say that I loved him back. I just ran.

I got to Jaebum's house and knocked frantically.

"Oh! Hello Jackson! Jaebum is downstairs in the lounge!" His mother told me and I smiled before heading down to the lounge.

Once I got down there I saw him and Youngjae making out on the couch. I coughed to get his attention and Youngjae jumped off of him and wiped his mouth.

"What are you doing here?" Jaebum said sorta angrily. "Aren't you supposed to be with Mark?" He asked and I nodded frantically.

"What happened?!" Youngjae yelled and i flinched at how loud he was.

"Babe. Calm down. Shh." Jaebum said and placed a finger over his lips. Youngjae smiled and nodded in understanding.

"He confessed. TO ME." I exclaimed and my heart skipped a beat just remembering those words.

"What did you do?!" Jaebum yelled this time and I flinched. Why is everyone so loud today?

"I ran..." I told him and I felt a smack to the back of my head.

"You idiot! In this situation you're supposed to say 'I love you' back to him!" Youngjae yelled and got up to slip on his shoes.

"He's probably crying right now! He's probably thinking that you don't love him back. I'll be back Jae. I gotta go help cheer a certain someone up." Youngjae sid before stomping out of the house.

MARKS POV

I stood up but he was gone before I could say anything else. I can't believe I just did that. We just started talking again today. Ugh! How could I be so stupid! He probably hates me now. He's probably not even gay. He just left too.

I changed into pajama pants and fell onto my bed. Before I knew it I was curled up into a ball on the bed, covered by fluffy blankets. I heard the door open. Looks like Youngjae came over.

Next thing you know I felt the bed dip down beside me. A hand was rubbing up and down my back. I sat up to see my best friend with a sympathetic look.

"How did you-" I asked and he cut me off.

"A best friend always knows." He said and I smiled sadly as tears poured down my cheeks.

He opened his arms for me to hug him and I gladly did so. He rocked me back and forth and rubbed my back as I sobbed into his shoulder.