Seen | MARK LEE

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⌜a few months past, no communication between the two. It was sooyoungs graduation. donghyuck and the other boys were going. without thinking, Donghyuck invited Mark. "Come on. You know how to drive. Ten hyung will be driving half of us." That's how he convinced him. Now back to the graduation, Sooyoung was sitting nervously in her seat, playing with the hem of her skirt. Each person getting called one by one, passing by her. "park jaeseok." The person next to her got called. Her heart pounded faster than before. "Park Sooyoung." The principal said. She took a deep breath in and out before going up. She grabbed her diploma and shook hands with the teachers and principal. She then went back to her seat waiting for everyone else to be called. She turned around to see if the boys got here yet. And they did, they were all the way in the back near a corner. She smiled while her eyes scanned the boys. she had a big smile on when she looked at all the boys. But then her smile dropped when she saw Mark. She quickly turned around and focused on the remaining people. "The classes of 2018-2019 has officially graduated!" The principal said making everyone shout. Sooyoung got up, along with everyone. She walked over to the boys, waving at everyone she knows and hugging her school friends. "Hi." she mumbled. "Hey!" Jeno said. "You look cute." Donghyuck said. "My baby is growing old." Ten fake cried. "She is growing too fast." Jaemin also fake cried. "Sup oldie." Jisung teased. "Were you scared?" Chenle asked. "Congrats you twink." Renjun said. She chuckled at the boys. "I'm hungry." She said patting her stomach. She looked at Mark, who has been staring at her the whole entire time. "Hello, Mark." She mumbled. He stayed quiet. "I'll be in the car." He told Donghyuck, not saying hi back to the girl in front of the boys. "Let's go eat. Who is going where?" Ten said. "Me, Renjun, and Chenle will go with you." Jeno said. "Me, Jisung, Jaemin, and Sooyoung will go with Mark." Donghyuck said. "Where will we go?" Ten asked. "A nearby restaurant." Donghyuck answered.⌟

⌜they ended up eating at a McDonalds. In the car, for Mark and Sooyoung it was awkward. "Mark?" She whispered. Donghyuck made her sit in the passenger seat. "Mm?" He hummed. "Have you talked to any of the girls?" She asked remembering their last conversation, even though she knows he had no contact with her, she has no idea what happened to him and haneul. "No, should I?" He asked. "Think about it." She said with a small smile. "How about you?" He asked. The girl hummed in confusion. "Have you talked to that friend of yours?" He asked, also remembering her problem. "Uhh, no. I haven't had the time." She lied. She had all the time in the world, she was just scared to text him. "Are you sure?" He asked looking into her eyes. She saw the look in his eyes. He knew she was lying, and Sooyoung knew at that moment about everything. She knew that he knows she was lying about everything. "No." She said looking down. "I was scared. Scared of how their reaction or how they'll treat me. Scared that it's not going to be the same." She admitted. She looked up and put on a fake smile. "But it's fine. I have these seven and another one with me." She said looking around the table. "Nine, you'll have me now too." He said holding her hand. Her breath hitched. She felt his hands for the first time. He blushed noticing what he did and pulled his hand away.⌟

⌜"soowei, how are you and that kid doing?" Ten asked. All the boys looked at me. "Who?" She asked giggling at the end. "The one you've been texting online." Donghyuck said. "Oh, Yukhei? Everything is going well. We planned to meet next week." She said smiling. It was new news to Mark. "Yukhei?" He asked. "Someone who randomly texted me. Asking his Kun hyung about something. I don't even remember. But we've been texting for i think a month." She responded. "What is he?" Renjun asked. "Half Thai and Half Chinese." And with that her phone rang. "Hello?" She said putting it to her ear. "Ahhh Yukhei. You just landed? How come you didn't tell me earlier, i could have picked you up." She said suddenly speaking Mandarin. Renjun, chenle, and ten laughed at Sooyoung tone of voice. "Oh good. If that Kun guy wasn't going to pick you up I would've beat his as- oh hi mysterious Kun. You better be taking care of Yukhei." She said changing her voice tone. Once again making the china line laugh. "Where's Sicheng when you need him?" donghyuck asked. "She is worried about her friend. But then when she was going to diss, the person (she was going to diss) said something." Renjun explained. "OK bye, see you next week then!" She said then hung up the phone. "Who was it?" Jeno asked. "She just said his name." Jaemin said flicking Jenos head. "Yukhei." Jisung answered him. "What happen?" Donghyuck asked. "Renjun just explained." Chenle said. "Yukhei just got her, in Korea. His friend, the one I mentioned earlier, Kun picked him up." She explained. "Why were you going to diss Kun ge?" Chenle asked. "You know Kun?" She asked. "No, he is just assuming that he is older." Renjun answered. "Ahhhh china." Donghyuck said massaging his temple. "Here is Korea men, don't forget." He said in broken Mandarin. "I was going to diss him because I thought he wasn't going to pick Yukhei up. But he did." She answered Chenle's question. "How old is this Yukhei? Is it a boy? How close are you guys?" Mark bombarded her with questions, also getting jealous. "Well he is ni-" He interrupts her with more questions. "How long have you known him? How do you know if he isn't a rapist?" She tries answering once again. "I've known him fo-" But he interrupts her once again. "What if this guy is a 50 year old trying to get little gir-" She interrupts him, this time. "Goddammit let me answer." She said in a nice yet annoyed tone. "Sorry. You can answer them." He said. "He is 19, yes he is a boy, we are very close - almost like brother and sisters, I've known him for a month or something, he isn't a rapist, and He isn't a 50 year old because we've facetimed a few times. And I'm pretty sure old people don't sound like a boy with a deep voice." She answered all his questions with a giggle at the end. And with that the conversation about yukhei ended.⌟