CRAZY IN LOVE

15

fifteen.

got me looking so crazy right now
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mark wished he was stronger.

stronger in keeping donghyuck in his hold, stronger in making him stay, stronger in not letting him go.

but donghyuck was already gone and mark didn't know what to do.

right after their conversation that one night, donghyuck has made mark get out from his car and drive away. mark was left alone in utter heart break and confusion in the middle of nowhere, the cold getting into him and freezing him to death together with the pain that was clawing to his skin roughly.

the next day was the unusual one.

donghyuck had always been one who act like nothing happened, and he did act like so. but instead of like nothing had happened the other night, donghyuck acted like there was nothing going on between both of them.

donghyuck was being a normal person and that scared mark so much.

he behaved like a proper secretary; never missing out to remind mark any of his schedules, always making sure mark was doing the work, leaving the paperworks at the side of his table without making a mess. other than that, he just sat on his place doing his own work, face serious and unbothered even if other people were on his place regularly.

he was rejecting people's invitation too, and that totally shook the whole office. even with his reason about having a lot of works to do, they didn't believe any of it. like, donghyuck was the last person to care about work when asked to go out.

now jeno was sitting casually in front of mark, humming a calming melody as his eyes wandered around the huge office.

jeno was used with mark's office already as he's been there for at least three times a day. doyoung has been asking why he was there a lot but jeno just laughed it off, saying that he just wanted to converse with mark. of course doyoung being the person who know everything, just bit his tongue to hold himself from saying anything to jeno.

a knock was heard on the door then it opened.

donghyuck strutted his way to mark's table, not acknowledging the presence of jeno that was sitting and just passed the paper to mark.

"this is regarding the meeting that you will attend at france. it will be for three days and two nights. the accommodation are prepared together with the transportation. i already managed all the other things, your ticket is ready and it's for two people." donghyuck said while handing the papers.

jeno looked up to donghyuck, a slight admiration in his eyes. donghyuck's professionalism never failed to impress jeno, no matter how worse jeno thought donghyuck is.

mark hummed in approval, cocking his head to meet donghyuck's eyes. "will you be going with me?" mark asked, in his heart was silently begging donghyuck to agree to him.

donghyuck tried not to get so attached to the eyes that were practically looking at him so dearly by now, another one at his side began to filled with jealousy. donghyuck knew jeno was well aware about the whole situation, there's no need to hide from him anywhere.

"i'll think about it. i still need to discuss with mr. kim about the new project, he needs me to look at all the details again and it might take some time." donghyuck answered, averting his gaze away from mark, ending it to the other man that was looking intently on him. jeno's face was unreadable but donghyuck was a master in reading people, he knew what laid behind those facade and really, he don't want any disarray to get into his way now.

"you can always bring another person with you, it'll be fine. as long as you had company to help you then everything's okay. it's not like they really require someone that was skilled enough to be with you anyway." donghyuck swallowed a lump on his throat as he let it out. he felt so strange, he wasn't like this. if before, he would never let anyone be with mark even if they had a chance to, it will always be him beside mark. they can't never be anyone else but him.

but donghyuck was scared of himself now.

"oh, i can be with you!"

jeno grinned widely at mark while missing the way donghyuck teared his gaze away from the sight of mark biting his lip at jeno's cute action.

donghyuck had disappointment in his heart growing and his mind was already tired, the gears not working perfectly due to the constant overnights he took to stays in the office. the eye bags under his eyes were darkening and he lost the rays of shine that used to decorate his face, his lips chapped and his body weak.

yet mark and jeno looked like such a beautiful painting.

a pretty drawing, hues of colors meeting one another to mashed into a special poetry drew on a white canvas, it's beauty staining the surface smoothly. every words spoken was additional sparks to perfect it, every beating of heart was the one keeping it alive, every light of touches finishing the art.

even if donghyuck was the ripped one.

the painting that mark and donghyuck once held onto so close on their heart was torn apart, pulled into halves. mark was the saved side, his figure still standing proudly with the smile still going strong as the pain in his heart mend as he met another person. donghyuck was the horrible one, his figure blurry, his side dark and malicious, worsening as each time the other half got away.

jeno was now the beautiful one, donghyuck was once the prettiest.