dream catcher | jaemin

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jeno stood in the center of his living room, and the rest of us were seated wherever we could find a place to sit. his parents weren't home yet, luckily. i don't think they'd be too happy if they knew jeno had seven people over right now.

i sat on the couch in between jaemin and renjun, waiting for jeno to tell us what was so important. my hopes were that he got accepted to the big school he's always wanted to go to.

i couldn't keep my eyes off of his excited smile.

"okay, okay," jeno began, telling everyone to quiet down. "don't be too surprised, okay?"

there was a moment of silence as jeno seemed to be gathering the courage to speak, while the rest of us were growing with excitement.

"i asked mina out, and she said yes."

after those words cascaded out of his mouth, everyone except for me, jaemin, and haechan exploded into excited cheers. the three of us looked at each other, all completely blindsided by the sudden news.

but it blindsided me the most.

"dude, i'm so happy for you!" mark exclaimed, running up to his friend and giving him a bro hug. it was a mark thing. but even though i usually laughed when he did dumb white boy things like that, i couldn't bring myself to even smile. it was like i had been hit by a truck.

jeno had this huge grin on his lips, and it sucked that another girl was the cause of it.

i didn't wanna be here anymore. i actually thought i was going to be sick.

jaemin discretely squeezed my hand to acknowledge me and i looked up at haechan, who was giving me a sympathetic look from across the room.

i'm typically not a dramatic person, but i swear my heart shattered into a million pieces at that moment.

"y/n, what's wrong?" renjun suddenly turned to me. i wanted to make up some lousy lie, but i only ended up stuttering, and jaemin spoke for me.

"she just doesn't feel very good. you wanna get some water?" he asked me. thank god.

i nodded. renjun gave me a confused look, and suddenly everyone's eyes are on me as i follow jaemin from the living room to the kitchen.

"hey, what's wrong?" jeno asks us, interrupting his celebratory chants, his eyebrows stitched together.

"i'm gonna get her some water. she doesn't feel good." jaemin answered for me again.

jeno nodded, frowning at me. i could tell he genuinely looked a bit concerned, and i just smiled at him. if only he knew.

once we reached the kitchen, the loud voices of the boys continued.

"are you okay?" jaemin asked me now that we were in a more private place.

"y-yeah. i'm fine."

"no you're not."

i swear he knows me better than anyone.

"it's okay to be upset, y/n. i get it, you like him a lot, and he's got someone else on his mind. trust me, i know how that feels." he chuckled a bit, while i nervously chewed on my bottom lip. "it sucks."

i nodded again, but this time in agreement.

i didn't think i was going to cry, but suddenly my eyes started to tear up. damn, being an emotional teenage girl really sucks.

jaemin pulled me into a hug as soon as i dropped my head and sniffled. he promised he'd take me back to the sleep center soon.

a/n; thanks for the idea jungwoosuwus and sorry i can't WRITE IT WELL DJSGSHD i've re-written this like a million times