heartbreaker | nct dream

05

rule #2
—don't get attached to somebody you could lose.

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i went back to the app, regretting my life choices. i thought about it, maybe i could try to convince gayoung about the heartbreaking dare? we're not even close and she gave me a dare so casually and out of the blue.

the thought of me trying to break someone's heart is hard enough. i don't think i can do it in real life, especially to one of my good friends.

i sighed and headed down to the kitchen to eat breakfast with my cousin, jungwoo.

"good morning haeyoung!" jungwoo beamed.

"morning," i replied lifelessly, not bothering to take a glance at him.

"you're usually cheerful, what's up with you today?" he took some strawberries and plopped them into his mouth.

"i don't know... stress?" it sounded more like a question than an actual answer.

"ahh, your exams are coming up, right?"

"yeah, school is being such a pain in the ass-"

"language! no using of bad and unholy words in this household." jungwoo chided.

i broke out into a fit of laughter, i can never take jungwoo seriously when he's mad. he looks too cute.

"why are you laughing? you're going to choke! don't eat and laugh at the same time please, it's basic manners." he went on once again while my laughter slowly died down.

"alright, i'm sorry," i hastily finished up and placed my plate and utensils in the sink, going up my room to change and get ready for another day of hell- school, i mean.

"stay safe! drink lots of water, pay attention in class, do not get into fights, be respectful-"

"alright junguwu i get it!" i shut the door and was greeted by a smiley jisung in front of me.

"oh? what brings you here?" i smiled and tossed him a yogurt that i was holding unknowingly.

"let's walk to school together! i was passing by when i heard jungwoo's voice so i knew you were coming out soon and waited for you," jisung grinned.

ah, a typical day. getting lectured by jungwoo before school.

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"gayoung!" i breathed out, trying to keep up with her pace as we were running for physical education.

"what?" she asked, slightly irritated.

"about the dare yesterday..."

"what about it?" she slowed down her pace.

"can i not do it? i really don't see the point in it. i can finish up the history assignment if you'd like?" i negotiated.

"i made myself clear and i'm not changing my mind about it. it's either you break his heart or i will embarrass you. also, break him before he breaks you." she winked and ran ahead of me.

break him before he breaks you? what does she mean by that? there must be something to this.

i dismissed the thought and jogged the whole way back to the starting point, not caring if i would be the last person to arrive.

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"congratulations, you're not the last person to arrive," haechan started.

"really?" i asked in shock.

"yeah. but you were the second to last person." he continued and slow clapped.

"oh..." i looked down, slightly embarrassed.

"it's alright, you still did well anyway." jaemin said and passed me a bottle of water that was half filled.

"thanks, you too." i took a gulp out of the bottle.

"oh my god, did you guys just indirectly kiss?!" mark squealed and jumped up and down.

"uhh i'm pretty sure that was your bottle, mark." jeno scratched his nape, feeling the secondhand embarrassment.

"oh," mark deadpanned and shrugged.

"i don't think it really matters... let's just go prepare for the next lesson before this gets anymore awkward shall we?" i changed the topic and we made our way to our own respective changing rooms.

by the end of the day, haeyoung totally forgot about the heartbreaking dare and didn't log in to the app, breaking her two day streak.

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JENO

JENO:
haeyoung i forgot to ask you

ME:
?

JENO:
what happened yesterday? when we came back, the house was so quiet & gayoung stormed out, although she was the one who told us to get snacks

ME:
oh

ME:
she just said something that made me upset

JENO:
do you want to talk about it?

ME:
nahhhh it's fine we're all good now

JENO:
are you sure?

ME:
yesyes

JENO:
alright, if you say so

JENO:
btw do you want to join our group chat?

ME:
what group chat?

JENO:
a group chat with mark, renjun, haechan, jasmine, chenle, jisung and obviously mE

JENO:
JAEMIN* please don't tell him

ME:
JASMINE HAHAHAH I CANT BREATHE

JENO:
so do you want to join? (please say yes bc the boys are arguing and they might actually kill each other if someone doesn't step in)

ME:
oof they're fighting? i don't wanna be involved in that. if they kill each other, that's their problem

JENO:
okay one moment i'll add you in

jeno added you into a group chat with 6 others!
view | leave

ME:
i said i didn't want to??

JENO:
you did?

ME:
god can't you read

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A/N: note that i won't be using honorifics in this story!