The Ugly Twin #Wattys2017

Chapter 39 - Denial.

Chanyeol was making himself a good breakfast when the bell of his apartment rang.

"Hm?" The tall boy looked up from his half-filled bowl of milk and turned his head around. "My bell?"

Another ring echoed throughout the apartment and this time Chanyeol put down the box of cereal he was holding before and walked toward the door.

When the door slid open, Chanyeol was surprised to see Jongin outside.

"Jongin!" The elder yelped.

"C-chanyeol..." Jongin immediately looked down to avoid Chanyeol's eyes.

"You just went home like that last night, and you didn't even pick up the phone." Chanyeol crossed his arms. "If Taemin didn't call me, I would be waiting in the hospital until the dawn!"

Jongin's face filled with regret. "I'm... I'm s-sorry..."

"But that's okay." Chanyeol smiled. "I heard you have make up with your family."

Jongin raised his head to meet Chanyeol's smiling face. "Yes..."

"That's a good thing, then!" Chanyeol said and pushed the door wider. "Come in. Wanna have a breakfast together?"

"I have eaten..." Jongin rejected softly. "...urm... I'm here... For talking..."

Chanyeol stopped moving and stared at Jongin. "Talking? About?"

Jongin dared himself to look at Chanyeol's orbs. "...about us..."

The air around them immediately turned heavy. Chanyeol blinked for a while before cleared his throat.

"About us?"

Jongin gulped down forcefully. "Y-your confession..."

Chanyeol could feel his body tensed at the mention of his confession back then.

"...that... A-..." Jongin suddenly lost his voice. He cursed silently at how fast his well-arranged words evaporated once his eyes met Chanyeol's.

The two ended up falling into silence again. Chanyeol waited as Jongin tried to gather his words with all of his might.

"Ab- about your confession..." Jongin replayed again, wincing at how his voice trembled. "...I'm... I'm...,"

"It's a 'no', right?" Chanyeol let out a bitter smile.

Jongin felt his heart stopped beating when he heard Chanyeol's sad tone.

Oh, this couldn't be...

"I know it's a 'no', Jongin-ah. Don't worry, I've known it." Chanyeol smiled again. "I'm okay with that."

Jongin stared at Chanyeol, didn't really know what to do nor say.

"I know you like Sehun, has always been, and will always be." Chanyeol's hands clenched into tight fists.

"Chan..." Jongin gasped out. His eyes burnt hot as tears gathered on the corner. His heart pounded in pain.

Hurting his bestfriend's feeling, was the last thing Jongin had ever wanted.

"I'm okay with that." Chanyeol smiled while nodding his head. "I'm happy for you guys."

"You..." Jongin bit his lower lip. "You won't... You won't hate me, right?"

Chanyeol was stunned for a while.

Hate?

Of course no.