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Chani is the shy, quiet guy at school. No one really knows him, and sometimes it feels like he doesn't even really know himself. But if he does know one thing, it's that he likes his polar opposite.
Rowoon is the confident, outgoing guy...
I've had enough. I watched Inseong for any signs at all, but I haven't gotten any. He's pretending it never happened.
I shove on my converse on and leave the house. My parents won't care anyway, they're too busy arguing and tearing my family apart.
I get on my bike and head for Inseong's house. I pass Jaeyoon's house and see him and his family sitting outside, eating at their patio table, Jaeyoon's little sister, Jiyoo, is doing a handstand-walk across the lawn. Now that I think about it, she's best friends with Yuna, Minsoo's little sister. Not that that matters right now.
It just means that Inseong's alone. I bike past Youngbins house, and in tradition, like we usually do, I blow a kiss at the door. Then I slow down as I pass Dawon's house and go up the driveway next door.
I drop the bike and knock on his door. Inseong's mother opens it. She smiles at me, and I smile back.
"He's upstairs, in his room. Last I checked he was doing homework, but he could be doing something else now."
"Okay, thank you." She moves and lets me through. I take my shoes off and go upstairs. I take a deep breath as I reach his door and then open it, without knocking.
"Ah!" Inseong shouts in surprise and jumps back, hitting his desk.
"I'm done." I say.
"W-what?" Inseong stutters.
"You need to tell me."
"No, Hwiyoung, I told you to ignore it. Now drop it." He frowns.
I shut the door. "Hell no! It's tearing me apart! I care about you Inseong! You're one of my best friends!"
"Stop it Hwiyoung. I don't have time for this." He tries to sit down at his desk, but I grab his arm and spin him to face me.
"All I want is answers, Inseong!" I half-shout.
"Please Hwiyoung!" He begs.
I stop caring about his pleading, "You better give them to me! Or I will tell Jaeyoon!"
Inseong gasps, "Okay, okay! Here's the story, but please don't tell him!"
I wait for him to continue, but nearly give in when I see the tears in his eyes.
"I made a mistake." His voice cracks. "I was.. Going through family issues and I just.. I dunno. I sort of gave up. I got depressed, and it was horrible! I couldn't help it! Instead of doing the smart thing, and asking for help, I drank like hell.. And I, well, I bought it off Sungmin. That's why I would disappear some days. The only thing that stopped me was Jaeyoon. I realized how important he was and-" Tears start running down his face, "-and I knew I din't want to lose him. Then I realized how important my friends and family were and I just gave up. I told Sungmin I'd pay him back later. He gave me a due date... That due date is today. But I already payed him back." Inseong stops, wiping at his tears.
"Wait, why didn't you pay him back earlier then?" I frown.
"I was afraid. I knew he would offer me more, and I didn't want the possibility of starting again, so I waited. I had the money, I knew I'd make it, so I gave myself time to recover. That's why I do so much studying and working, it get's my mind off it." He sighs.
I pull him into a hug. "I am so sorry. But why didn't you tell us? We could have helped."
"I was so scared, Hwiyoung. So scared."
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