TWICETEEN SHORT STORIES

Dino x Chaeyoung - "I hate you, I love you, I hate that I love you."

Have you ever tried to love so blindly?

In which his flaws never did matter to you because it's always him who matters.

His words cuts you so deep but you just let it bleed.

He denied you so many times and you play along with his shits.

He kept saying sorry all the time and he'll be forgiven.

He says he loves you... but only if it's the two of you. And if others were around, that love will all of a sudden be unrecognizable, and so are you.

You're blindly in love with him so you can't see it. You can't see the reason why people around you called you stupid.

Everybody's saying it's a fake love and obviously a toxic relationship, but if it's true, then why would he stay with you? If it's true, then why isn't he breaking up with you? Why isn't he finding someone else? Why can't he let go of you?

Have you ever tried to feel any of that? Because I have, with my three years boyfriend Lee Chan. He can't let go of me but can't treat me right either. Now was that called love? I don't know.

"Chaeyoung? You're Son Chaeyoung right?" I turned to look at the guy who approached me from behind.

I realized we're schoolmates as he came closer. The first thing I noticed was his uniform, he's still wearing them though it's past 9 in the evening already.

"Uh... yea." I was surprised why he suddenly talked to me. He never really did before so this is actually the first time. I don't even know his name though I've seen him already with Chan before. They sort of belong on the same circle of friends.

"I saw you with Chan once, how are you two related?" He brings out a new piece of gum and discarded the one he has in mouth by spitting it on the road.

"Are you guys friends or something? And oh what are you doing here late at night?" I can strongly sense that he's making me uncomfortable on purpose. But what does he want from me?

"Yes, we..." I paused a bit. "...we're friends."

"I'm waiting for someone to pick me up and take me home, that's what I'm doing here..." I shrugged.

Honestly, it was Chan I was waiting and no, we're not friends. He's my boyfriend. He promised to go with me tonight to buy my art supplies but he's nowhere to be found.

It took him a while to answer and I didn't missed how his eyes slowly travelled up and down my body, obviously checking my appearance.

"Luna's throwing a party at her house tonight and everybody's going."

One of my brows rose questioningly, "Uh... I'm not really into parties."

A smug smile flashed across his face before he started laughing. "It's not like somebody's inviting you tho."

Believe me when I say I tried so hard to find humor in that but nothing really sounds funny for me.

I was about to turn my back at him when what he just said suddenly flashed back on my mind.

'Everybody's going.'

Does that mean Chan will be there too?

"Hey uhm... is Chan going by any chance?" I had collected all the courage to ask this moron even though I was really close to smack his face right now. It's only for me to know if I should still wait or go home.

"He's always present at parties, I bet you know that." After he said that, my heart died. Not for the first time, not for the second but for the hundredth time.