My Brother's Girlfriend || Kang Daniel

The Crossroad

Daniel stood there and looked at Nayoon, completely speechless. He's kept this secret for so long, never even saying it out loud himself that it felt surreal to hear someone say it. It suddenly became a reality.   

"I can tell by the way you look at her" Nayoon continued "it's different from the way you look at anyone else. Different from the way you look at me."

"Look..." Daniel sighed as he went to close the door, preventing Minhyun or Sayoung from overhearing their conversation "she's my brother's girlfriend."

Nayoon rolled her eyes then looked at him in disbelief "you're not even denying it?"

"Nayoon, I'm not sure what you want me to say. Sayoung is dating Minhyun, and I'm just like a little brother to her. There's nothing going on between us." Daniel explained.

"And if she's not dating Minhyun? And if she didn't see you as a little brother? Then what?" Nayoon questioned, her tone beginning to grow more frustrated. Daniel stood there like a statue, unable to bring himself to utter a single response. He didn't want to lie to her but he didn't want to tell her the truth and risk it getting out either.

Except his silence gave away his truth.

"I see..." Nayoon fought back the tears that have begun welling in her eyes. "Kang Daniel... do you even have feelings for me?"

"I..." Daniel paused, reluctant to say the next sentence as he knew it would break her heart "I'm trying to..." he answered honestly then watched as the tears that Nayoon had been trying to hold back trickled down her face. Before he could say another word, Nayoon turned around and left his room, slamming the door behind her. Daniel stood there and looked at the closed door, feeling like a complete asshole for breaking such a sweet person's heart.

Nayoon sadness quickly turned to fury. How could he say that to her when she's been nothing but perfect to him?! She's made herself into his ideal girl, she pretended to like cats even though she thinks they're vile, she even lied and said she likes mixing her ramen with black bean noodles when it's disgusting. She went through all the trouble of stalking his Instagram to pretend they have the same quirks, just for him to tell her he's TRYING to fall for her? What kind of bullshit is that? No, she's not sad, she's livid.

Nayoon's anger led her to the kitchen in search of water to cool herself down. However, she became even more annoyed as she encountered Sayoung, who was sitting in the living room watching tv and laughing at the comedic scene. It felt like she was laughing at her instead.

"Oh, hey Nayoon! Want to join me? This episode is hilarious!" Sayoung greeted her with her usual eye smile as she motioned Nayoon to join her on the couch by patting down the spot next to her.

"No thanks" Nayoon answered blankly as she walked towards the fridge to grab a bottle of water then slam the door aggressively, drawing Sayoung's attention her way. Nayoon glared at her with lasers coming out of her eyes as she drank her water rapidly.

Sayoung was puzzled by this new look on Nayoon face, she was so accustomed to the cheerful Nayoon that she knew something was wrong. "What happened? Did Daniel piss you off?" Sayoung asked out of concern, not realizing her question triggered Nayoon even more, who did not like that Daniel's name was coming out of Sayoung's mouth.

"Everything is perfect" Nayoon replied sarcastically as she closed the water bottle.

Wanting to be a good friend, Sayoung made the next mistake. "If you need me to talk to him, I can..." Sayoung offered as she stood up from the couch and walked towards Nayoon, hoping to comfort her. "I know Daniel for 3 years now so I totally know how annoying he can get" she added.