The Aftereffects | chanbaek

The Aftereffects of Byun Baekhyun: 08

Journal entry: 08
May 14, 2012
Time recorded: 8:30 a.m.

The first step in admitting you have a problem is to admit it to yourself.

My only problem was I didn't know how . . .

How could I stop Jungkook's advancements? How could I heal from my mistakes?

How could I make this pain go away . . .

End of journal entry.

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May 14, 2012

The next morning, Baekhyun moaned softly before turning over on his bed and . . . falling threw air before landing flat on his face. With a soft whimper, he sat up and looked around, and only realizing after his initial panic that he was in Kyungsoo's room and had just fallen off his bed.

With the movement of sitting up came a sharp pain just behind his eyelids, and groaning, he climbed back onto the bed and buried himself beneath the blankets.

A moment later, someone bounced onto the bed, jarring Baekhyun awake with another groan. Then the blanket was being pulled off his head and Kyungsoo's face of disappointment stared down at him.

Baekhyun shrunk beneath the look and whimpered. "Kyung, I know I mess up. I'm sorry, please, don't be mad," he apologized weakly as he coward into the blanket.

Kyungsoo pursed his lips and retorted, "If you know you messed up and knew I would be mad, then why the hell would you do it in the first place!"

Baekhyun felt tears prickle his eyes and he began to cry as he gasped, "Kyungsoo, I'm so sorry! Please, I-I need help!"

Kyungsoo wanted to be mad and say, "No, figure it out yourself." But how could he do that? He knows he hasn't known Baekhyun long, but the very thought of him getting hurt and the idea of himself not doing a thing to help him was a horrible feeling.

Anything. He would do anything to help his friend.

"Baekhyun, how do you stop a bully from hurting people?" Kyungsoo asked. Baekhyun merely shrugged, his bottom lip still wobbling. Kyungsoo sighed and sat down beside him, pulling him close.

Baekhyun rested his head on his shoulder, while Kyungsoo brushed back the hair from Baekhyun's face and said, "You take away the people they care about. Now, who does Jungkook care about?"

Baekhyun wiped his eyes and furrowed his brow as he began to think. Then a thought struck him, and he replied excitedly, "Kyung! Jimin! He said they had broken up, but he was obviously lying to me! We have to take away Jimin."

Kyungsoo smiled evilly and Baekhyun could practically see him rubbing his hands together like the villains in cartoons, before he said, "Perfect. We'll split them up for good."

May 16, 2012

On Monday morning, Baekhyun went to school more confident. He was sure their plan would work, and in his third hour class, that thankfully, he shared with Kyungsoo, they made their move.

Before the bell rung for the end of class, and the teacher's lesson had come to a close and the students were free to talk, Baekhyun and Kyungsoo table hopped to the back of the room.

Baekhyun sat on his left and Kyungsoo took his right as Baekhyun said, "Hey, Taehyung! I know we don't talk much, but, my friend, Kyungsoo" -- Baekhyun gestured to Kyungsoo on his right -- "heard something that might be of interest to you. The only thing is, you have to promise us you won't tell a soul you heard this from us. Can you promise me that?" Taehyung looked hesitate before slowly nodding, although unsurely.

"And if you tell anyone you heard this from us," Kyungsoo repeated, "then we'll tell everyone about...." He leaned in to whisper their ways of blackmail, and leaning away, Taehyung looked absolutely terrified.

"Please, no, not that!" he begged.

"Then you must promise on your soul," Kyungsoo said.

Taehyung nodded hurriedly and cried, "I promise! I promise on my soul!"

Kyungsoo smiled happily (evilly), and gestured for Baekhyun to do the honors, and smiling just as happily, he did. He leaned in close and cupped his hand around Taehyung's ear as he whispered the news Kyungsoo had "heard".

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By lunch, the whole school was in uproar.

By lunch, Baekhyun's life had the possibility of become considerably better, or considerably, much worse.

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