YOU PROMISE? (A ChanBaek /Exo Story)

CH.33: Brotherly Love

Title Reference: "One Love" by Monsta X.

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MINHO'S POV

I park my car in front of Minseok's place. He texted me to come over after soccer practice but I decided to skip practice since Minseok said it was urgent. I enter the house and get greeted by Mark right away.

"Hey, what brings you here? Also, ever hear of knocking?" Mark grins

"Where's Min?"

"Probably at the library"

The door opens and Minseok comes into the living room. His eyes are puffy and he looks like a mess

"Baozi, what's wrong?" Mark asks

He takes a seat a seat on the couch and tears fall down his cheeks. Mark and I follow him. I sit next to him and rub his back while Mark is on the other side, sitting on the floor and rests his head on Minseok's knee. Minseok sniffles then turn to me, "What are you doing here? I told you to come after soccer practice"

I wipe his tears with my thumbs, "You're more important to me"

Mark looks up at Minseok with a pouty face and teary eyes, "Why are you crying, Min?"

"Mark, go upstairs," Minseok tells him

"NO!" Mark whines. "You never tell me what's going on. Why does everyone treat me like a baby?! I'm fifteen. I'm not a child. Please tell me what's going"

"Just tell him. He'll eavesdrop anyway," I tell Minseok

"Fine... Jongdae... Jongdae-" he covers his face and cries

"I thought you guys made up yesterday?" Mark asks

I look at him, "Why do you think that, Mark?"

"Because I heard them inside Minseok's room"

I look to Minseok who's still covering his face, "Min, what did you do?!"

Minseok takes a deep breath, "Jongdae came over yesterday"

"And?" I ask

"I'm an idiot," he cries

"Minseok! Did you sleep with him!" Minho yells

"NO!" Minseok lies

"What's going on?!" Changmin appears behind us. "Mark, why is Minseok crying? And who slept with who?!"

"Jongdae did something to him," Mark says

"He lied to me," Minseok cries

"Minseok, explain yourself," Changmin sits in front of Minseok, on the coffee table

"Yesterday... he told me he loved me," he cries. "And so I thought we were getting back together"

I dig my nails into the couch cushion, repeating to myself to calm down, "MINSEOK. Did you sleep with him?"

"My God. Did you?" Changmin asks

"NO! I'm still a virgin. It was nothing like that," Minseok lies. "But... Today-" he sniffles. "Sungjae told me he- he's been fooling around with- with... with B-Bomb"

My eyes widen, "What"

"Sungjae told me he slept with Jongdae about two weeks ago... and when he bumped into him yester- yesterday. Jong was with B-Bomb. Jongdae was so drunk- that uh- that B-Bomb had to be holding onto him," he sniffles again. "B-Bomb told Sungjae that they were heading to his place"