✔️ a year • lee haechan

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~ haechan pov

upon seeing jaeni's reaction to the rumor of me and yena, i just felt the need to get things right. i don't know why but it breaks my heart whenever she ignores me like she's already part of me, so i just feel so much for her. thus, i decided to ask her about her feelings towards the issue.

i made my way out of the school quickly so that yena wouldn't follow up.

"let's go home!" i smiled and waved at the security guard. i was preparing myself.

"hey." both of us said in unison. "you first." again, we spoke at the same time. "fine, I'll say first. is the rumor disturbing you?" i asked straightforwardly, hoping for an answer. "what do you mean?" she asked,

"like... do you don't like it? do you feel... sad?" i asked, and clearly, she was slightly hesitant. "kind of. see, we've been friends for so long and then you're suddenly taken, so—"

"no, i mean do you remember the promise?" i interrupted her sentence. "yeah..." she answered. the promise never left my mind, i was constantly reminded of the promise; to be with her if the both of us isn't in a relationship in the following year. i was... kind of looking forward to it.

"hey, just remember that i don't like yena okay. she's not my type." she laughed, "why are you like informing me about it? it's your personal relationship right?" she looked down and yeah, i agree. but why do i just feel the need to tell her everything so that it's clear?

"what were you going to ask me just now?" i asked, but she shook her head. "short-term memory." she chuckled. that's cute.

we part our ways and i entered the house. "is it you, donghyuck?" my mother called out from the kitchen. "nae." i left my bag on the sofa then entered the kitchen and gave my mother a back hug.

"aigoo, what are you doing?" she laughed. "omma. I confused."I sighed. "what do you mean? confused with what?"

"i don't know." i broke the hug and walked to the dining table and sat down. "do you like jaeni?" she suddenly asked. "huh?" she read my mind didn't she. "don't you like her? the both of you have been together ever since... 5 years old? and i think she's a really nice girl."

"do you want me to be with her?" i asked. "i don't want to interfere with your love life." she smiled. "omma... I'm confused whether i like jaeni as a friend, or romantically..." i said, hoping my mother to hit me some brain cells.

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