I am NOT your fan | EXO CHEN

24. Catastrophe

Song: Blooming Day - CBX ✨

'Can I be your boyfriend, can I? I want to show you a world you've never seen. If you want, I can give you everything.'

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Unable to help the situation, I stood up abruptly making my chair screeched uglily against the floor. The screeching noise doubled when Jongdae rose from his seat right after me. He reached forward and grabbed my wrist to keep me from leaving. "Don't you run away from me again, Rosie. You always do that," his voice became daunting.

He knew me too well. But what am I really supposed to do? Tell him the truth?! Like yes, I do like you a lot? Please don't reject me even though I know you don't like me?

"I don't know what to say to you," I croaked hard. It was the truth. I circled my wrist around to break away from his grip and made my wimpy escape out of the cafe, pushing my way out the door but he didn't hesitate to chase after me.

"Rosie!"

I always had the urge to stop whenever he called my name, but no, I kept walking this time.

"Hey!" He grabbed my arm and pulled strong enough to spin me around so that we came face-to-face again. "We're not done talking," Jongdae insisted stubbornly. His grip on me tightened way more than before that I couldn't break away this time despite my attempts. The entire situation was getting on my nerves. Can't he leave me be? I just wanted out. Out!

"Look," I shifted from one foot to another before glancing up at him. "I know I might have said a lot of ridiculous stuff yesterday, but I was drunk. You can't take my words for real! I was just talking crap! I don't mean a single thing."

"Really?" His voice began to lose power.

"Yes! Really!" I squeaked, hoping that he fell for that. He paused for a while and slowly loosened his grip on my arm. It was my chance to...

"So banana pancakes was a lie too?"

"Banana what?" My right eye twitched.

"Your favourite banana pancakes," he repeated. I swallowed the lump in my throat and looked away. How am I supposed to explain about freaking pancakes now? Never imagined that there would be a day I'd have to say that I dislike pancakes, but today it was.

"I don't... like banana... ppp..." I stammered usually long, increasingly aware of his stare as I struggled on my part. Why are we even talking about pancakes now?

I poured out a heavy breath in the end. "Okay seriously, why are you doing this to me?" Irritation crept into my voice and I mustered the courage to look into his eyes once more.

"I'm not doing anything! You just keep avoiding me!" His voice went higher in defence.

"I'm avoiding you because I have my reasons! Don't you see that too? Can't you just leave me alone?!" My voice followed a pitch higher.

"What about me, Rosie?" The power in his voice returned as he took a bold step forward, closing the distance between us. "If you avoid me every single time, what am I supposed to do?" And he took another step forward.

My heart was leaping out of my chest because of the nearness between us and I couldn't think of anything else at the moment, just frozen solid to the ground. "Y-You're..."

You're supposed to leave me be.

"Y-You're supposed t-to..."

"I know you remember what you told me. Do I have to remind you?" He pushed. "Rosie," he breathed my name again with that sexy deep voice of him. Meanwhile I was shaking on the inside, my mind in a world of chaos. "You said you like me," he said.