YOU PROMISE? (A ChanBaek /Exo Story)

CH.31: A Few Days Later

Title Reference: "A Few Years Later" by Block B.

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*TIME SKIP*

SEPTEMBER: WEEK 3/ MONDAY

JONGWOON'S POV

I look through my planner like I do every day and I see Chanyeol come inside and takes the seat in front of me

I look at him, he's just staring at me waiting for me to ask what's wrong

"What's wrong"

"How's Onew"

I shake my head, roll my eyes, and look back down at my planner

He blocks my view with his hand, "Please tell me"

I glare at him, "Shouldn't you go look for your boyfriend, Baekhyun. You two have been inseparable these past few days... Chanyeol. This is the first time you've spoken to me since Tuesday even though I've called and texted you multiple times regarding Onew... What. Baekhyun doesn't want you to look for me too? Is that what it was?"

"Leave Baek out of it"

I shrug then look down and focus on my pen, "Fine"

"Please tell me. I know you visited him yesterday"

"How?" I look at him

"Chenle told me-well he texted me"

"You were the one who decided to cut Onew off your life for Baekhyun. Now deal with it"

"You're mad at me for choosing Baekhyun over Onew. I get it. You like Onew. Not Baekhyun... but, ugh. Just confirm one thing for me... He knows huh?"

I throw my pen on the desk then lean back in my chair and look at him, "...The first thing he asked me was 'Why hasn't Chanyeol come by to visit me at least once? You gave him my address, right?' I nodded and he figured it out. He knows why you haven't gone to see him"

"That's good that ummm he knows now that I can't see him- that's good that's good. I uh I was just worried but... now that I know he's okay. I won't ask anymore"

"I never said he was okay"

"Oh... well Chenle told me that Onew was smiling so I figured he was"

I sigh, "Chenle stepped outside for a while to play videos games with the kid next door, Jisung or something. When he was out, Onew told me a couple of things. Very private... you should go see him," I feel tears around my eyes remembering when he told me about Shinwoo, he looked so broken

Who would have known, under that big sweet smile and bubbly personality was pain? A broken child

"Mr. Jongwoon... you're crying"

I wipe my tears, "I guess so"

"Just tell me what it is"

"No."

"Please"

"If you want to know what it is. Go ask Onew"

He shakes his head, "If you weren't gonna tell me then why did you bring it up"

"To annoy you"

He gets up and grabs his backpack then heads to the door. I know he's mad at me

"If you knew Onew was okay... then why did you come here to ask me," I look at him

He's standing by the door looking at the floor

He looks up at me, "I... I don't know"

I do