why

twenty six

The next few days, Jinyoung continued to avoid Sanha as the thought of the other made him almost throw up in disgust. He devised a plan with Eunbin and Jaemin to confront Sanha to make sure that Sanha would fully obey all the demands that they had. Jinyoung knew Sanha's darkest secret as the two weren't discrete to one another before. But Sanha felt uncomfortable as Jinyoung's actions suddenly changed within the week. He was already feeling pretty bad that he fought with the other, but the thought that Jinyoung could expose him...he was scared to the bones.

Jinyoung and Sanha both had to endure the bullies together since Chan was not fully aware that Jaemin and Jinyoung were scheming together. Jinyoung accepted each punch as him getting ready for the battlefield as Jaemin's abusive behavior was getting worse towards Sanha. Sanha and Jinyoung were both in tatters as they rested their backs against the gym when Chan and the crew all left.

Jinyoung wiped the blood on the side of his lips as he turned his head to glance at Sanha, who was doing the same. They both let out a sudden laugh without even realizing it since they looked the exact same to one another. He groaned in pain as Sanha had his hand out to help him. Jinyoung cleared his throat as he asked carefully, "Hey, why don't you hang out with me on Sunday? We can meet before you go off to work."

"I might ask for a day off or something...I'll see. I got to work on homework so I might have some time."

Jinyoung let a smile before picking up his backpack to walk away from the gym and Sanha. Sanha smiled to himself as well as he did the same, but he walked the other way so that he could meet Taeyong right after school so that he could be tutored. As Sanha walked away, Jinyoung stopped walking completely to glance at Sanha's backside as he left the gym. It would be the last time he had to get bullied with Sanha as he was sick and tired of everything around him. Everything might be better once Sanha decided to leave after Jinyoung exposed his darkest secret to Jaemin and Eunbin.

Seungkwan admitted his wrongdoings quickly right when Taehyung started to question him. Jaemin kept denying to be questioned so they had to place him in a different room as well so that he didn't get the chance to talk with Eunbin. Donghyuck, as well, was admitting to what he did to Sohee and Sanha as he clenched his hands under the desk.

Before Donghyuck left the office, Taehyung stopped him from leaving as he spoke up, "Sohee seemed to have a hard time. Maybe, you should go and talk to her personally."

"Piss off."

Donghyuck replied coldly as he slammed the door shut as he was led out by the other officers. Taehyung whistled with a scoff as he knew that high schoolers were difficult to deal with, especially when they were touched emotionally. Jisung was also questioned once more for clarifications of some confused details in which Jisung complied immediately as his brother was questioned as well for witness statements.

Taehyung stretched his arms out as he got most of the questioning finished as he also interrogated Chan before coming to the realization that the main gang member of the bullies didn't even know what was happening. He knew that Gyuri was still talking to Jinyoung, so he got up to call in the last witness and suspect: Junho.

The junior class president. He was shaking to his feet and trembling with cold sweat as the student was directed to the seat where all the previous witnesses and suspects sat on. Junho turned his head to glance at Taehyung a few times before Taehyung started to calm him down. "You're not the main suspect...I know you're worried. But nothing is going to happen unless you guys don't tell the truth."

"I tried to warn him." Junho interrupted quickly as his body was trembling terribly as this was the first time Junho ever felt anxious and nervous to speak.

Taehyung stopped speaking as he allowed the student to speak as he swallowed the lump forming in his throat. Junho sighed to himself as he spoke up carefully, "We were dating for a little bit....I didn't know that Jinyoung harbored hate towards Sanha. We dated because our feelings were mutual, and we were all in the closet."

"You and Jinyoung, correct?"

"And you forgot one more person...the reason why Jinyoung misunderstood us in the first place because he knew a lot about Sanha..his secrets and his weaknesses."

"What do you mean?"

Junho swallowed once more as his lips were getting drier by the second as his face kept turning pale as he fiddled with the buttons on his jackets. "I was there..when I found out since they made me watch him.. they threatened to expose our relationship."

"Who was they?"

Taehyung kept all his patience under control as he knew that Junho's statements were all over the place as he tried to get all the facts straight. Junho blinked quickly as he was trying all he could to stay calm and speak slower but the memories were messing up with his mind and his actions. He stared at Taehyung with a bloodshot glare as he replied back with his continuously cracking voice, "Sanha. Jaemin. Eunbin. Jinyoung exposed Sanha's secret to us all....and that Sanha knew everything from the start beginning with Jaemin and Eunbin's relationship."

"What was the secret? Why did he use Jaemin and Eunbin?"

Jinyoung stared at the ticking watch as he stood at the top of the rooftop of the school. The sun was setting slowly as anyone would find the beauty of watching the colors of the sky change slowly throughout the evening sky. But Jinyoung's last stand of insanity was holding on tightly to the railing of the rooftop as he waited for Sanha to arrive.

Sanha's footsteps were able to heard coming up the stairs as he was holding a bag of chicken for the pair to share together to celebrate their friendship once more. Jinyoung hid his angering emotions as he masked it perfectly with a bright smile and an exclaim of excitement. Sanha sighed with relief as he spoke up, "Sorry! The school and the pub are a bit far from each other, and I wanted to get us chicken to share."

They both ate the chicken quietly as they both started to share the recollections of their friendship throughout the month. The evening dark sky was soon settling in as they got the chance to experience the sun fully setting. Jinyoung rubbed his stomach in satisfaction as Sanha soon took the opportunity to apologize, "Sorry. I said some harsh words back a few days ago."

"Nah, I know that I crossed the line as well."

Sanha smiled as he clapped quietly before Jinyoung then started to reveal his true intentions of meeting Sanha in the first place, "I know that your secret is safe with me."

"What do you-"

"Did you already forget what you told me back when we both drank for the first time when you were at my place?"

"Well, I kind of did black out...but you didn't really mention that you knew my secret-"

"Come on, you have a lot of secrets Yoon Sanha. Don't act shy about them."

Sanha felt an uneasiness rise within his stomach as he collected the trash to make sure that they could throw it away later. He cleared his throat quietly as he replied back nervously, "I have no idea what you're saying."

Jinyoung stood up soon after as he rested his back against the railing as he looked down at Sanha, who was still sitting down quietly as he smirked evilly, "You have a huge ass crush on Jaemin. You told me that you were using Eunbin to hide your secret."

He bent down to get on one knee as Jinyoung's full personality was showing as Sanha widened his eyes in shock as he felt his whole body burning in anger as Jinyoung continued to add, "You knew that Eunbin and Jaemin were dating...you knew every dirty little secret about this school because you also knew that Junho and I were together...and Junho knows everything about people since all the girls tell him everything. You always met Junho before your shift started at Woojin's because that was the deal. You give him some leftover food so that he could tell you things as he lied to me about going to always going to events. You found out about the scholarship through Junho, and he told you the ways to get the scholarship- that's how you goddamn entered into this school because you previously dated Junho before he met me."