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XVII : I MISS YOU "Are you happy with him?"
Chapter 17
—THIRD PERSON'S VIEW—
Jaemin pities the girl beside her. She is sobbing in there for half an hour and she haven't talked to him since they left that place. And he's worried at the same time. He brought her go the place where Winwin and Lia used to stay after class— public field.
"Stop crying." Jaemin told her but she couldn't. Later on, when Lia got sick of crying, she finally stopped. She had enough.
Lia cries. Not only because she saw her father with someone else but also because she had realized something. She thought about Winwin. He should be the one who comforts her at times like this. But where is he? He is nowhere. He is probably with someone else, having fun. Meanwhile, she is experiencing a great pain.
She couldn't blame him. She was the one who pushed him away from her. What does she expect? People come and go.
Two men in her life came and left her.
Luckily, she have Jaemin with him. Her old friend who was with her since he left her.
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Lia stared at the door as she waited for someone to come. She has been sitting on her seat and remained silent.
"Lia!" the boy she's been waiting for finally came.
"Jaemin!" she screamed. As always, Jaemin gave her his sweetest smile. In an instant, she smiled at him as well.
"I guess you've been waiting for me since you came here?" he chuckled.
She rolled her eyes. "You wish!"
From a far, Winwin is looking at them two. He sighed as he rested his head back to his arm chair. He remained silent and just enjoyed listening to her voice.
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It was break time when the bell rang, making Winwin woke up from his seat. Mark shook his body to wake him up.
"Hey, bro! Time to eat." Mark told him.
Winwin sat up straightly and the first thing he did is to look at her seat. He bit his lip as he saw her alone at her desk.
"You may go first." he told them without even glancing at Mark and Haechan. Haechan looked at the direction where he is looking at and cooed.
"Hmmm... okay, lover boy!" he chuckled as well as Mark. Winwin remained serious as he was since the past few days. He waited for the two to come out before he stood up from his seat.
On the other hand, Lia felt nervous as she saw his friends went out of the room. Their foolish smile at her didn't escaped her gaze. She shut her eyes as she slowly felt his presence behind her back.
She repeatedly cursed on her mind, wishing that Jaemin would come back before he talks to her.
"Lia..." he called her name.
She gulped as she heard his deep voice. God knows how much she misses him. But she shouldn't show it. She's afraid that he'll feel it soon.
"Yes?" she looked back and gave him a smile. A smile as if she is approachable and willing. A smile that seems like she is okay.
"Can we talk?"
"We're already talking, Winwin." she smiled.
She's wishing that her heartbeat would lower than its volume. She's afraid that he'll hear it.
"Lia."
Hearing her name from him breaks her heart. Winwin, where were you when I needed you the most?
"I missed you..." he muttered but she wasn't able to hear it.
"What did you say, Winwin?"
Are you happy with him? "How are you?" he couldn't smile as she shows right now to him. Because he can't keep what he feels.
"I–I'm fine..." I'm not. "How about you?"
He nodded. "Same as you." How will I be fine, Lia?
"Ahh... uhm... do you need something?"
That hit him. Ouch!
Do I have to need something before I could go near you? Get close to you?
"Nothing."
"Ahh... I guess I have to go. Jaemin might be waiting for me in the library–." she quickly grabbed her things and wore her bag. She was about to reach the door knob, only if he didn't speak.
"Are you happy?"
She stopped.
"Lia, are you happy?" She looked back at him but he is already looking somewhere. Somewhere but not her eyes.
She gulped. "Even once in your life, did you think about me? D–did you think about missing me?" he lifted his head to meet her gaze.
"Lia?"
"I miss you." she blurted out.
He froze from where he is standing. We're just the same, Lia. I miss you too.
"I–I have to go, Winwin."
"Can't you stay?" he paused. "Stay... stay a little longer with me, please?"
"I–I can't... I–I'm sorry..."
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Short chapter agaaain! Three more chapters to gooo :D
