All For Show : Markhyuck

Chapter 42

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What is talked about in this chapter, someone I know actually went through this. This is exactly how she described it to me.

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Mark took a long, deep breath before he got out of the car. He was a little shaky but he tried to push his thoughts to the back of his mind.

Just for a little while. It'll be okay once I get past them.

Immediately, he could hear fans' loud squeals and yells and accusations.

A panic attack bubbled up his chest, threatening to surface. He pulled up his mask to cover his face more and tried to turn up the volume of the music he was blasting through his headphones, wishing he could completely hide from the world.

Mark couldn't have heard anything. He shouldn't have, but he did...

"Once a cheater always a cheater! Nobody loves people like you!"

"Can you believe it? He had us fooled this entire time!"

"Look! Donghyuck is still with him!"

"You fucking cheater! Just die, you worthless piece of shit!"

Mark quickened his pace. He was having a hard time breathing, it seemed like the world was caving in on him. The loud noise all around him was very triggering.

Donghyuck who had gotten out of the car right after Mark (and was standing right next to him) squeezed Marks's hand as a comfort. Donghyuck wanted Mark to know that he was there for him.

They were in this together.

Donghyuck could feel Mark relaxing under his touch. They headed into the building together.

As they walked in, the entire building was in chaos. It seemed as if time was going twice as fast. Everyone was rushing around. People were yelling, talking on the phone or shouting to each other from across the room.

"The media is going insane. What do we do?"

"The company's stock are falling."

"Three of our investors have already revoked their contracts and even more are threatening of doing the same."

Although Mark kept a straight face and bravely walked forward, Donghyuck could feel him trembling, threatening to fall to pieces.

So he pulled him aside into a practice room down a hallway.

As he closed the door behind him, he turned to Mark. "Hey, love. It's gonna be okay."

"And if it's not Donghyuck?" Mark was grabbing at his hair, pacing the length of the room."I've ruined not only my career, but also Jaehyun's, Lukas', and Jeno's. Taeyong-Hyung, just for being our manager, is going to be assumed as knowing about my escapades and therefore will also be shunned by the public. If we can't fix this..."

Mark was breaking. Donghyuckssaw this.

"Hey, hey, Mark! Look at me," Doinghyuck stopped Mark by grabbing his arm and forcing him to face him.

Mark refused to look, busy staring at the ground, breathing heavily.

Donghyuck gently placed his small hands on Mark's cheeks, forcing Mark to look at his lover. "Look at me! We can do this. You're not alone anymore, baby. I won't leave. I promised, remember?"