fake rose // chaelisa

epilogue

a/n: thank you for all your love and support. it was fun :)

---

all mistakes are mine.

chaeyoung had been staying with me for two weeks and those two weeks of my pitiful life is the happiest i had ever been in so long. we went to the amusement park like it's a necessity, ate ice cream like it's the only food in the world, watched titanic back to back and cried, talked about our future together. but remember what i said a few chapters back?

nothing lasts forever.

it wasn't long 'till the world started to catch up on our hidden relationship. apparently, someone caught me kissing chaeyoung outside hunter's house, he/she took a picture and posted it on the internet for the whole world to see.

it sent both our lives into a spiralling fall down to hell. i held chaeyoung that night and didn't let go. our happy nights turned into sleepless nights, we didn't touch or look at our cell phones for days, our favourite foods tasted the same; bland.

sometimes, i would catch her staring at nothing and sometimes my head gets filled with what ifs.

what if i never met chaeyoung?

what if i didn't give her a second chance?

what if i just let chaeyoung be and never chased after her?

if all those what ifs did happen, she wouldn't have to be in this situation.

"do i have something on my face?" chaeyoung snapped me out my trance.

i shot her a small smile and shook my head. "you're just beautiful."

she slapped my shoulder before giggling. her giggle was genuine, it's as if nothing is weighing her down.

"i'm sorry," i cooed.

"for what?"

"it's my fault. i should've been more careful and more aware of my surroundings."

"hey, look at me," she cupped both my cheeks. "it's not your fault."

"but-"

she cuts me off by placing her index finger on my lips. "shh," she connected her forehead with mine. "i love you."

i smiled and kissed her. "i love you too."

even though she seemed fine - she wasn't. she's scared. chaeyoung was scared that she might lose her job. i was scared of possibly losing chaeyoung.

i was on the edge, and it looks as if chae was losing it.

some nights chaeyoung would cry a river and all i could ever do was wipe her tears and not leave. i felt worthless. i felt as if i'm failing to be her girlfriend. but at the end of the day; all those negative thoughts would vanish. it vanishes whenever chaeyoung would nuzzle her head into my neck and whisper "thank you for being here with me," just before i turn off the lights and embark into another sleepless sleep.

but one day. one day, everything changed. chaeyoung was lying on my chest, her tears threatening to fall, she kept on chanting "what do i do?" like a mantra and all of the sudden we get a call from - YG himself.

i felt my heart skip a beat. chaeyoung was too devastated to do anything, so instead of answering it, she clung herself onto me like her life depended on it.

"baby, please let me answer this," i gently traced a finger to her cheek down to her chin.

"it's YG, lali. he might fire me on the spot," she answered, completely and utterly scared.