The Man Who Could Not Stop Time (Monsta X Fanfiction)

Chapter Two: I'm In

I didn't stop running until I was home.

'I can't believe this is happening.'

Once I was in the comfort of my room, I finally let myself cry. The pent up anger finally melted into sadness, and I was left sobbing, sitting on my bed with my back pressed against the wall.

'How dare he cheat on me!' I thought, staring through watery eyes at my balled fist.

Our relationship might not have been perfect, and I might not have been certain about my love for him, but I wouldn't dare step out on Jimin! I didn't let myself be wooed by others! There were plenty of guys trying to steal my heart, and I still didn't stray.

Meanwhile Jimin was having a fantastic time taking girls back to his house behind my back.

I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket, it had been vibrating nonstop since I left Jimin's house. He had been calling and texting me nonstop, trying to apologize. But I wasn't going to fall for it.

I didn't want to hear his voice.

I scrolled through some of his texts, reading them one after another.

Areum I'm sorry.

Please come back! I didn't mean to do this to you!

Please hear me out!

Areum please pick up the phone.

I rolled my eyes, ignoring his texts, and instead pulling up Wonho's contact information. I texted him briefly: I'll go with you for the trip.

I wanted to get out of town to be as far away from Jimin as possible. Part of me wanted to spite him, hoping Jimin might see videos or images of me with Wonho. I would make him regret doing this to me.

Perfect! I'll pick you up tomorrow at 10.

I spent all night packing angrily, throwing all of my exercise and cold weather stuff into a suitcase. I packed my best makeup, too, wanting to be as pretty as possible while I was away. Wonho might be taken, but who knows? I might be able to find myself a boyfriend that wouldn't cheat on me while away. 

The next morning I showered and got ready for the day. It was cold out, so I dressed for the occasion. I put on a black leather jacket over an orange turtle neck that was tucked into black jeans. I wore long, hanging earrings and a strong lip tint.

I'm outside. Wonho texted me. I had put Jimin on mute, so I wasn't receiving notifications anymore for his texts or calls. I was considering blocking him later.

I grabbed onto my suitcase and rolled it out to the living room, letting my parents know that I was leaving for the weekend. I wouldn't be missing school and had called into my work telling them I would be gone.

"Have fun dear." My mom said, waving me away.

"Yes, bye dear." My dad agreed, waving his hand at me over the top of his newspaper.

I pulled my suitcase out the door, spotting Wonho was outside. He had a car, which kind of surprised me since he never mentioned having one. He smiled when he saw me, waving hello.

"Hi." I smiled, Wonho taking the suitcase from me to put in the trunk of the car.

"Are you excited for today?" Wonho asked, beaming.

"Yeah-" I replied, but was distracted when I heard a familiar voice yelling after me.

"Areum!" I look up at Wonho to see his eyes narrowing. I followed his gaze and turned around to see Jimin approaching us from down the street. I looked back at Wonho to gauge his reaction, he looked a bit disappointed when I started walking towards Jimin in order to get rid of him.

"What do you want?" I asked coldly, arms crossed. "Shouldn't you be practicing? Or screwing around with other girls?"

When Jimin stood in front of me, I noticed he looked disheveled and tired. He probably was awake all night calling and texting me, and I was sure he'd get in trouble for skipping out on his training just to bother me.

"You haven't been picking up your phone..." He replied solemnly, at a loss of words. I didn't feel any sympathy for him, my anger boiling inside of me. But I wouldn't let it show, I was going to make him think that this didn't phase me at all.

I glanced over my shoulder to see Wonho leaning against his car, looking confused by what was going on. It was kind of embarrassing having him see this, I'd probably have to explain the situation later.

"Why should I answer your calls?" I seethed. "You've been messing around behind my back."

Jimin glanced over my shoulder at Wonho, recognition in his eyes. Jimin had seen me with Wonho before, so he shouldn't be all that shocked by him. But he directed his attention back to me immediately, "It was an accident. I'm sorry!"

"Accident?" I scoffed. "I've never accidentally made out with anyone in my room with my shirt off."

"Please. Let's work things out." Jimin murmured, reaching out to hold my hand. But I pulled away, wiping away the cheating germs on my jeans.

"I don't want to." I replied curtly, turning away to leave with Wonho. I had already wasted too much of my time talking to Jimin, he didn't deserve to hear a single word out of me.

"Wait." Jimin called after me, following me to the car. "Are you leaving with this guy?"

Wonho glanced between Jimin and I, obviously confused about what was going on. In his mind, he thought the two of us were still dating happily. That's what I had told him last night, after all.

He was in for quite a surprise.

"Yes. I am." I replied.

Jimin panicked, grabbing onto my arm. I glanced at his hand and then up at his face, "Please. Stay." He begged.

I opened my mouth, ready to go off on him, when Wonho appeared next to me, grabbing onto Jimin's wrist. "Let her go." He said menacingly. His voice was quiet, but somehow terrifying.

I felt my heart race seeing him stand up for me.

Jimin released his grip on me, likely intimidated, and stepped back. "I won't give up." He muttered. Jimin turned around and disappeared down the street, leaving me and Wonho behind.

He stood silently behind me for a moment before opening the car door, ushering me into the passenger seat.

Once I was safely inside, he got into the front seat and together we drove away.