Love Is A Tricky Thing || i.jaebum

part xxvi

"go away."

i hear his voice, dull and sorrowful.

"jae?" i murmur, leaning against the door. "it's me. can i... can i come in?"

"i... i'm a mess right now. a-are you sure you want to?"

"yes."

i answer without hesitation. i want to see his face.

the door creaks open as he peeks out from behind it. i step inside slowly, looking around.

it's clean. like surprisingly so. after rejection, most people i know would turn their room into a pigsty.

i look at him. "are you okay?"

"yeah," he sighs, holding his head. "just...stuff happened."

he sits back down on his bed, lying down. i nodded, sitting down next to him. "did you... you know..."

"get rejected? yeah."

i didn't want to tell him i saw it all happen.

xxx