The Man Who Could Not Stop Time (Monsta X Fanfiction)

Chapter Six: Late Night Lamenting

Shownu looks so good in this photo! His natural, bronze skin color is very handsome.

Whoever white-washes his photos, your moms a hoe.

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'How could he do this? How?' I thought, furiously wiping tears from my eyes as I ran through the crowded street. People stared at me for a moment as I passed them. Everyone in Korea seemed to know I was suffering through some crisis, and they stopped to stare before going along their way.

I felt completely humiliated, and unsure of where to go.

If I went home crying, my parents would want to know why. And I didn't want to explain to them what was going on.

Then I decided on a safe place I could go.

I took a turn down the street, heading in the direction of Shownu's dance studio. The location of it was burned in my memory, even though I had only been there once. But part of me was worried that Shownu wouldn't be there. I was scared I would be left crying alone.

Eventually, after running myself to exhaustion, I stopped in front of the Sohn Dance Studio.

I could hear soft music playing through the door.

'He must be here,' I thought, relieved.

I pushed open the door of the dance studio to see Shownu was busy practicing his dance in the dark. He must have been dancing for a while, because he was glistening lightly with sweat. I pause for a moment, admiring him. But that didn't distract me long, the scene of Jimin's infidelity filled my head again.

Shownu spotted me in the reflection of the mirror, stopping. He hurried over to pause the music.

"Are you okay?" He asked softly, approaching me slowly. He noticed I was crying, "Why happened?"

I felt all of my pent up feelings released once in Shownu's calming presence. I rushed into his arms, hugging him tightly as I sobbed into his shirt. Shownu held me, patting my head.

"Jimin's cheating on me," I sobbed.

Shownu paused, "Oh..."

It registered to me that Shownu didn't seem that surprised. But then again, he didn't like Jimin. Maybe he was happy Jimin turned out to be a bad guy?

"It's okay, you don't need him" Shownu replied quickly. "Any man that's willing to cheat on you isn't worth it."

"I just didn't expect this from him," I sniffled, pulling away from the hug. It felt like I had cried all of my tears out by now, and I was reduced to a sniffling mess. 

Shownu disappeared to grab me a bottle of water for me. He came back, placing the icy bottle in my hand. We sat together, our backs against the mirrors. I took a sip of the water, feeling myself calm down somewhat. I pressed the cold bottle against my forehead and cheeks in order to cool down.

"So, what happened...?" Shownu asked cautiously. He was drinking water too, looking out of the corner of his eye at me.

I curled up, bringing my knees to my chest. The bottle of water rolled off and I didn't have the energy to grab it.

"Well, Jimin got mad about the dating rumors," I explained, sighing, "He came to my house in the morning, yelling at me. I wanted to give him some time alone, but he disappeared for the whole day. And I started getting worried about him. So I went to Jimin's dorm... and I saw him with..." I felt my throat tighten as the tears came back all over again, "some other girl."

Shownu put his arm over my shoulder, pulling me into him. He let me cry for a moment before saying, "I just can't believe he did this again."

I paused, the tears stopping. I looked slowly over to him, pulling away from his warmth.

"What do you mean again?" I asked, brows knitted.

Shownu startled, backtracking immediately, "Uh, well, you see. My family has a history of being psychic, and-"

"Did you know?" I pressed, backing away from him even more. 

Shownu stared up at the ceiling for a moment before letting out a deep sigh.

He nodded slowly.

"What?!" I yelled, standing up, "Why didn't you tell me?"

My sadness suddenly turned to anger. If Shownu knew Jimin was cheating, then why didn't he tell me? I looked like a complete fool staying with Jimin if he's always been a cheater.

"Wait, since when did you know?" I asked.

"At karaoke," Showu replied slowly, "I saw him kissing a girl in the alley."

"That was so long ago!" I yelled, my mind reeling, "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because Jimin promised me he was going to change," Shownu replied, trying to calm me down, "and I believed him. I thought he was going to stop, so I didn't say anything. I didn't want to cause any drama."

'So Shownu was just trying to be a good friend?' I wondered, my arms folded against my chest.

"But it became obvious he was still cheating," Shownu continued, "so that's why I sent the photos to Dispatch-"

I froze, my eyes widened.

"You did what?" I asked, my voice coming out scarily calm.

"Shit," Shownu muttered, his head now in his hands.

"Wait, if you sent them..." I muttered, my mind racing.

'So then maybe that's why Jimin cheated. Maybe he really was trying to make a change for the better. But what if the Dispatch photos sent him into the arms of another women? If that's the case...'

"This is your fault!" I screamed.

Shownu's eyes widened, startled by my loud voice and accusatory tone.

"What do you mean?" Shownu was taken aback, anger in his voice.

"It's your fault he cheated again!" I explained, "The Dispatch photos are what started all of this up again! You said he was trying to change."

"What?" Shownu asked, brow knitted, "He wasn't trying to change. He was with another girl even before that. I saw him-"

But I wouldn't listen to anything else Shownu had to say. From that moment on, he was my enemy.

He was the reason my dream boyfriend cheated on me. All of that time I wasted traveling to the past would have been for nothing. All of my hard work, shattered. My life now in shambles.

Shownu placed a hand on my shoulder, trying to talk sense into me.

But I wasn't having any of it. I shook Shownu's hand away and stormed out of the studio without another word.