i hate you | xiuchen |

11

"Here's your ice cream, sir."
"Thanks."

I lazily sat down in the booth in the small busy ice cream shop. Across from me sat my best friend, Jaejin.

"Jongdae... you need to get that guy off your mind." He said as I ate some of my icecream. I sighed, it's not that easy.

"I'm just worried about him is all. What if something happened to him?" Jaejin rolled his eyes as I spoke.

"You always think the worst. Maybe he's on vacation and he just didn't tell you. Try to think positively instead of 'he got mauled by a bear' or something." I chuckled.

"I guess." I continued to eat my ice cream, the thought of minseok never leaving my mind.

"Hey, Jongdae. I was wondering if you wanted to come over and hang out? My parents are visiting family in America so I have the whole house to myself for a few weeks. I'll order some pizza if you want." Jaejin said as we walked through the shopping district.

"Um, sure. I have nothing else to do." Jaejin pretended to be offended, making me chuckle.

"I bet you're just coming for the pizza." Jaejin said. He was right.

Two boxes of pizza and a case of beer later, Jaejin and I were recked.

"Do you think that fish wear clothes but they're just always naked?" Jaejin slurred his words as he spoke. He was laying on the ground and had another piece of pizza in his hand, occasionally missing his mouth when he tried to take a bite.

"You're stupid." I slurred back.

"Hi I'm stupid you're Jaejin." He laughed and then dropped his pizza on the floor with a frown.

I was on the couch watching bates motel on the tv while still eating more pizza.

"Hey, Jaejin? Don't we have school tomorrow?"

"Fuck."

"Also, where's my phone?" I had barely realized that I didn't have my phone with me, but I always have it on me.

"Oh no..." he said, realizing what I realized.

"I left it at the ice cream place, didn't I..."

"Is it still open?!!" I yelled.

"Its 11:30 p.m dude. It closed three hours ago." Jaejin said.

"Fuck."

11:39
nimxiu- I'm sorry Jongdae.
nimxiu- I'm so so sorry.
nimxiu- I hope that you're doing well.
nimxiu- if you want to know the truth of why I was gone, I'll tell you.
nimxiu- both my parents and my younger sister passed away... our family house burned down with them in it... I couldn't do anything for so long. I lost the will to get up, to take care of myself, to eat, to sleep. I didn't feel like I could move on but I'm okay now. I remembered you, and knew I couldn't let you leave me.
nimxiu- you did nothing wrong, I should've told you that I needed time.
nimxiu- it's my fault, I'm sorry.
nimxiu- and now you aren't answering.
nimxiu- you must be sleeping.
nimxiu-hope to hear from you soon, jongdae. ❤️
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