Serendipity

Chapter 65

IM NAYEON

"Hey..." Jeong trailed off, looking at me as he scratched his nape.

"Hi..."

Nice move. That was so awkward...

Both of us are here at the rooftop of the music department. It's lunch time anyways, and no one will bother coming up here unless they want to vent out something. So... It's just the two of us.

"Uhm... What are we gonna talk about again?" I asked.

"Us...?" he asked, sounding unsure as he looked down.

We fell into silence after that as we both looked down on our feet before he let out a cough, successfully catching my attention. I couldn't handle it anymore and asked what's on my mind.

"What are we?" I asked.

He looked at me with confusion splashed on his face as tears builded up in his eyes.

"Friends..." he trailed off, his voice breaking.

"No we're not... Being friends aren't supposed to be this complicated and confusing." I defended, trying my best to stay strong.

"But-"

"Do you wanna stay like this? Or not?" I asked, cutting him off.

"Nabongs... We hurt-"

"Stop bringing that up! It's in the past now! Why are you dwelling on it?! Why are you using it against what we both really want?!" I shouted, my patience with his reasoning thinning out.

"What do we even want?" he whispered but loud enough for me to here, letting a tear slide down his cheek.

"I don't know about you, but I want us back. I want what we both had before everything went downhill. Before he stepped in and ruined everything..." I answered, looking down.

"Before you got up and left me, blaming me for something I was not in control of." I added, clenching my fists.

"Can we have it?" he asked yet again, making me raise my head and look at him in the eye.

Why the hell is he even asking that?! Can't he realize that he's the only one that's still not over it?! Am I actually still in love with a teenager stuck inside an adult's body?! Why the hell am I even asking that?! Of course I'm still in love with him!

"Why are you even asking that? I asked him, getting annoyed at all his questions.

"Because I want you to be sure of what your getting yourself into." he answered.

I'm already sure! You should ask yourself about what you really want!

"You know what? If you don't want to be with me, just say it straight to my face. I'm done playing with you." I said, standing up and leaving him all alone as I head towards my next class, not bothering to have lunch.

How stupid can one person be?!

CHOU TZUYU

I watched as Nayeon noona stomped her way down the stairs, her face red from -what I think- anger. Hyung asked me to wait for him here at the stairs while the both of them talked. I was hoping for him to say what he really feels and lower his pride a bit for the woman he loves. But now, seeing noona's aura, he probably played around with his words again.

I rushed towards the rooftop, my emotions all over the place as I clenched my fists, ready to punch that moron's face after I hear him out.

What the fuck is wrong with him?! I thought he already figured everything out?!

"What the fuck is wrong with you?!" I shouted, slamming the door open.

Screw self-control! I'm gonna punch his face of he doesn't give me answers!

I saw him facing the view while sitting down on the floor, Indian style, as I slowly approached him.

"Why can't I get my shit together?" he asked.

The fuck am I supposed to answer that?!

"You know what?! You're all questions! You don't even know how to give or solve for a fucking answer! You expect everyone to answer everything?! Huh?! You may be older but you're as immature as a teen with hormones all over the place!" I vented out, my patience running thin.

He let out a deep sigh before he slowly stood up and made he way towards me, stopping at a good distance.

"You're right..." he whispered.

"So what if I'm right?" I asked, cocking a brow.

"You already hurt her. I don't fucking know if you're doing it intentionally or not, but all I care about is for you to learn from it and actually do something right to her for once." I added.

Good Lord, help me control my mouth and anger towards this imbecile...

"When will you actually say it?" I asked.

"What?"

"Stop playing dumb with me. You should've told her when you had the chance." I said, scowling at him.

I couldn't hold it in anymore and slowly walked towards him before punching him and watched as he stumbled back a bit. I had to remember that he was older than me to make myself hold back a bit and not put too much force on my punch.

"She's also human. She has her limits, and if you continue on pushing her buttons, she'll eventually leave you for someone better than you. Remember that."

He didn't say anything as he just looked at me before lowering down his gaze and fixing them on his feet.

"You can't just expect for her to wait for you as long as you want. You can't expect her to give her love to someone who's not even fucking sure if he loves her back. You can't expect her to stick around when all she receives are confusion and complications. Nobody wants that, and so do you."

"So I suggest you tell her what you feel before it's too late. Before someone else snatches her away from you.", I ended storming off, not bothering to wait for what he has to say.

I hope you can win her back, before he makes a move on her.

YOO JEONGYEON

What did he mean by that? Is someone making a move on her?

I waited for a few seconds before I picked my bag up from the floor and dusted it off. I put it on my back and walked down the stairs and headed towards the garden. As I walked towards an empty bench, I heard Nayeon's voice, making me follow it until I spotted her hugging a dude and watched as he gently rubbed her back up and down, making me feel things only a boyfriend would feel.

"I don't know what to do anymore... I think he's only giving me false hope." she said, her voice a bit unclear because of his shirt.

"Bunny... Don't cry anymore..."

Bunny?! How dare him give her a nickname!

"Tell you what... I'll- I'll take you out the coming Saturday. Si- Since you helped me out, I'll- I'll return the favor. We- We can s- stop by at your favorite stores, eat what you like, a- anything! My treat!"

"That would be great, but-"

"Come on bunny, we've been friends for quite some time now. You've been helping me get through my problems, so now, I'll help you get through yours."

"Hold up! Is that the guy she mentioned last night? I thought they only met!" I whispered angrily to myself.

"Thanks little rooster." she said, smiling at him and hugging him him again.

They kept that position for a few seconds before he swooped down and gave her a kiss on her forhead and smiled after as he held her hand and walked away with her.

I don't know why, but seeing him making her smile and lifting up her mood is pissing me off. Maybe because I'm the one who should be doing that, but instead, I keep on doing the opposite. Then I remembered Tzuyu's words...

"Before someone else snatches her away from you..."