Echo

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Kissing Dean was like warm summer evenings and melted caramel, his lips melted into mine almost perfectly. He was sweet and kind making it all the more harder to think about someone else when I was with him.

It's wrong, believe me I know it's wrong but I can't help it. He draws me in with his alluring presence making my stomach knot up and release at the same time, sending my nerves skyrocketing but also calming me down.

I was wrong at the time, I admit it kissing two people out of pure selfishness. No consideration of how that could impact me or them but do I regret it... no.

Kissing Namjoon was like dark nights and bitter chocolate , I kissed him because I wanted to experience the unknown, I wanted to delve into the waters that is forbidden lust in its purest form. I never expected anything to come of it thinking that we both just wanted to try something else, just an innocent little kiss curiosity getting a tight grip on our emotions causing us to jump without thinking.

I stand unaware that the events that would take place that afternoon would change everything I thought I had, it would all come crashing down inevitably leaving me in a pile of my own mistakes.

"Echo wait up..." Namjoon says catching up to me. I turn towards him a saddened expression adorning my face as I take in his appearance noticing a slightly faded lipstick stain on his neck. My heart breaks a little further at the thought of someone else touching him in ways I could only imagine. "Who was that?" I ask holding back the potential crack in my voice that would take down my confident facade. "Why are you here with him?" Namjoon says avoiding eye contact causing me to boil on the inside. I go to reply but Dean steps In before I can "Do you have a problem or something?" Dean says igniting the situation further. "Shut it pretty boy she can answer for herself" he says rolling his eyes before averting his attention back to me "Well...?" Motioning for me to continue I gulp slightly playing with my finger to soothe my nerves. "We were on a date..." I mumble out not entirely comfortable with telling Namjoon this information. "On a date... well that's just perfect isn't it?" Namjoon scoffs before continuing the flame inside him only growing stronger as time passes by. "Just like the other night huh.." he says my heart rate increasing at the mention of the kiss. "We should just go Dean." I say trying to usher him to his car. "Wait, no what does he mean by 'just like the other night'?" Dean turns to me his eyes softening hoping for this to be some harmless nothing. "Go on Echo... tell him!" Namjoon says completely on fire at this point holding no remorse for what he is about to do.

"I-I um.." I choke slightly feeling overwhelmed at the tension of the situation. "You know what let me do the honors" Namjoon takes a step towards Dean. "We kissed right after she had got done kissing you outside" pain flashes in Deans eyes but is quickly hidden as he tries not to seem weak in the moment with those words Namjoon sent my world crumbling down. "Is t-this true Echo?" Dean says holding up an emotionless front. My lip quivers and my eyes begin to water as I nod my head furiously turning away as Namjoon turns back to enter the building leaving all his destruction behind.

"I need to go." Dean says walking briskly back to his car. "Wait! I can explain!" "What is there to explain Echo! I'm clearly not enough!" I reach out but he pushes my hand away before opening the door to his car he turns and gives me one last look before starting the car and driving off leaving me alone in the parking lot.

My legs give out dragging me to the ground to sob. I sit in the parking space for a few minutes trying to regain my composure and even out my breathing only causing me to sob more until a pair of heels come into my blurry vision causing me to look up.