Love Is A Tricky Thing || i.jaebum

part xxii

i can't face him. after talking to him about his crush and his planned confession, it's hurting even more now.

i avoid eye contact when i walk past him in the hallways. i excuse myself when he enters the scene. i don't look for him in the coffee shop. i don't talk to him during music class.

i hate that i'm doing this, i hate that his expression falls every time i walk past him, and i hate that i can't stop myself from avoiding him.

it hurts. it hurts. it hurts.

i wish i hadn't found out. i wish everything could go back to the way it was.

i turn the corner, the hallways relatively filled during break. and that's when i see him.

standing in front of a girl whose face i can't see, his face tinted red, his eyes full of affection but also fear. i see him hand her a box.

then i see the girl push it back into his hands and walk away.

and then i see a tear stream down his cheek.

xxx