Fairy tale ( What happened to us? )

x x c h a p t e r 2 x x

Jennie's POV

It's hard to breathe. It's suffocating. I can hear my own heartbeat. I am drowning on my own thoughts of 'what if, why and how to?' I'm sweating even if the AC of the car is running. I'm griping my phone too hard. I'm tapping my heels to calm my nerves. I'm waiting for my manager to call me and pick me up. I'm staring on my phone and try to breathe in. Suddenly it rings and Hanbin's caller name ID pops up. I showed my phone to the person next to me and he nods as a sign to answer it.

"Hello— Hanbin? Are you there?" There's no response so I adjusted the volume to maximum.
"Hey, Jack Frost? Are you still frozen?"

"Stop calling me Jack Frost!" Irritation is evident in his voice. I chuckled on his frustration. I finally manage to break free from my anxiety. Thank you, Hanbin.

"Yes yes. So Elsa? What do you need?"

"Elsa, aish.." I can totally imagine him rolling his eyes. It's totally worth it to tease him.

"Uhmn the message that you send to me today. I was about to respond via text but I mistakenly press the call button, so I'm gonna hang up now. Bye." he said hurriedly like he's rapping.

"Wait! Hanbin, where are you right now?" I eyed the person next to me and he gives me an unsure face.

"I'm here at the park near our building. Why you ask?"

"I need your help."

"Sure, how can I help you?" This guy. I can always count on him. Always saying yes to me like a soldier. The kind of friend that will fly over to wherever you are when you need him. He's been like this ever since. But I don't know what happened. He's been acting cold and ignoring me for months. That's why I call him Jack Frost. But when I really wanted to piss him off, I call him Elsa from Frozen. The dramatic queen with a cold attitude. Yes. It fits him so well.

"I am also at the park near our building. I'm inside the car for hours. There's a saesang---"

"A saesang? Where? Where are you exactly located? Are you at the west or east part of the park?"

"Near the front of our building. I plan to enter this way so that the guards can see me right away but--"
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"I know. I know you're scared. I'll run to where you are. Hold on." I hear him panting. I face the person next to me and he holds my hand giving me reassurance but he's not facing me. He's directly looking at the saesang's car. He's mad.

"Jen, I can see two cars near our building. Which one are you in it?" he said. I saw him near our car wearing a hood and mask. Great. His manager's going to kill me and him when they found out what he's about to do.

"Hanbin, please be safe. I can see you now. Even if you're wearing a hood and a mask I can totally recognize you. I'm inside the black BMW sedan. What are you about to do? Don't fetch me alone. What if there's a paparazzi around. You can't risk yourself like that."

"I know. I just wanted to make sure you're safe first. Are you with manager hyung?"

"I'm not. That's why I'm scared to go out alone."

"Okay. I get it. I'll hang up the phone now. I'll get back to you."

"Thanks," I mumbled. I sighed. I just need to endure 5-10 more minutes. I take a deep breathe and close my eyes. My cheeks hurt and my stomach churns.

"Jen."

"Hmn?"

"Breathe." he reminds me. How does he know I'm having a hard time breathing? He ended the call and when I opened my eyes I saw him walking so casually. He enters our apartment building and speaks to the guards. After a few minutes, I saw 2 guards approaching our car. I sighed in relief. They knocked the car window so I open the door and to my surprise, I saw Hanbin wearing the guard's jacket and cap. "This idiot," I said to myself.

He offers me a scarf to hide my face. Before I close the door, I waved goodbye to the person inside the car. When I face Hanbin, I can see how shocked he is but still manage to bow to the person inside the car.

"Kai-sunbaenim, good evening." Kai-oppa bowed back. I nudge Hanbin because I'm having a hard time breathing. I can't stand this. My knees are shaking. I don't want to check if the saesang is watching me get off the car.

"Call me." I heard Kai-oppa said to me before fully closing the door.

Hanbin looks down and he put the scarf on my head and didn't pull away until we're inside the building. We said our thanks to the guard who helps us. Hanbin gives back the jacket and cap. He is still wearing his violet jacket. He put his hood on and remove the mask. Hanbin in violet. He looks like Barney. I want to tease him but he saved me today. I'll keep it to myself this time.

We are in front of the elevator now. I breathe in deeply and breathe out heavily. My hands are still shaking but my cheeks don't hurt anymore. I can see in peripheral vision that Hanbin is looking at me. "It's hard to breathe sometimes," I said. I tried to fake a smile. I don't want him to worry about me. "I'm also having a hard time breathing. So I know what you mean. Stop smiling. I know it's hard." He said. The elevator door opens and we enter the lift. I was about to push the button but he presses the number 15 already.

"I'll accompany you until you're safe inside your room." He's near the lift's door and he's crossing his arms. I know he wants to ask something. I sent a text to my manager updating what happened and he responds right away. He apologies that he wasn't fast enough to save me earlier but it wasn't his fault. "Hanbin, manager-oppa said that you need to stay for 15 minutes. We need to explain everything that happened today to your manager and to my manager."

"I know." He shortly replied. Silence engulfs the room. The lift's size can hold 15 people. There's a lot of space between us but I feel suffocated. The silence is killing me. Finally, we reached the floor. We walk towards my apartment. He is still not talking to me. I'm waiting for him to ask about Kai-oppa but he chooses to remain silent.

We enter our apartment and saw Jisoo drinking some water in the kitchen.

"Jennie-yah! Where were you? I was worried to death, I can't sleep properly." Jisoo-unnie said. I was about to respond when she saw Hanbin next to me.

"Good evening noona. Sorry to bother you at this hour, we hav---"

"Hanbin! Oh my gah-- You two are so dead right now." Before unnie explodes from the anger I hug her and drag her to my room. "Hanbin, please sit wherever you like."
"Jisoo-unnie, calm down. It's not you think, I'll explain." So I explained it to her details by details while changing to comfy clothes. She sighed and look so disappointed so I ask her why.
"Here I thought, the two cowards are FINALLY dating but no. That's why I'm disappointed."
"Unnie, why would I date Hanbin? I'm not crazy. You know that I'---" she interrupted and scoot her way out. "I know... I know. I fully support you Jenduek, but I'm just saying you look good together." she smirks and clicks her tongue. I roll my eyes because of what she said. I look myself in the mirror. He's dating someone already so why would she think that Hanbin and I were dating. She's nuts. I said to myself before leaving my room and sit on the edge of the sofa.