My Moon Flower 『ᴊᴀᴇᴡᴏᴏ』

Chapter 32 : The Broken Hearted Club

H A E C H A N 

I thought enrolling in the same department with Mark will give us plenty of time together but it was all just wishful thinking. Yes, we do hang out but at the end of the day it seems it's not enough, at least for me. So, to satisfy my need to be close to him it became my habit to wait after class so that we can go home together, and today is not an exception. 

Where is he? I've been waiting for twenty minutes here already! I thought as I scuffed the heel of my shoe on the tiled floor, removing unseen dirt as I wait for Mark at the Music Department hallway. 

I leaned on the wall and let out a deep sigh to control my impatience while I stared at the posters plastered on the wall, absorbed in my own thoughts. The celestial families are on high alert since the incident with Jungwoo a few days ago. Uncle Taemin has issued a gag order in the family to keep the situation a secret from Jungwoo, in order to avoid further catastrophe. And Uncle Suho had to pull some strings in the government to cover up the whole mess. We played it off as climate change, but in reality the world as human knows it was in deep shit during that time. I couldn't agree more with Romeo and Juliet, 'love as a cause of violence'. If Jungwoo didn't fall in love with the mortal Jaehyun, then maybe Uncle Taemin will still have his powers and the heavens will not be in an uproar. Tsk, humans and gods alike will do anything for love. 

"Hyung, don't make it too hard for me." I heard Mark say as he came in my line of sight. He was accompanied by none other than Yuta, who has his arm around Mark's shoulder as they walked side by side.

"You know, I can make you more happy." Yuta drawled out as he gently touched Mark's face with his free hand.

"H-Hyung..." Mark stammered, clearly embarrassed with the whole thing. But not embarrass enough for him not to swat Yuta's arm around him.

"So, there you are." I called out with a sour face. I've waited for almost twenty five minutes and he's late because he's flirting with Yuta?

"Ya, Mark. Your boyfriend is pissed." Yuta said with a smirk. He pulled Mark closer to him and whispered something in his ear, that made Mark blush excessively.

"Shut up. He's not my boyfriend." Mark muttered without looking at me directly.

"Really?" I retorted as my eyes narrowed to slits. "Really, Mark? How about those moments we sucked each other's dick?" I said out loud, my temper rising along with my voice.

"YA! Can you fucking close your mouth. People might hear!" Mark replied as he quickly shove Yuta's arm away and covered my mouth with his hand. He eyed a couple of people who are eavesdropping in our conversation.

Fed up with his stupidity, I pulled his hand away from my mouth before landing a crisp slap on his cheek. The sound echoed along the hallway, making other people stop and stare at us, clearly anticipating what will happen next. 

Mark stood there obviously stunned, with his eyes wide open as he touched his cheek. Yuta didn't even move, the smirk on his face awhile ago is clearly gone. For a minute, the silence was unbearable as all eyes are on me. Without uttering a single word of sorry, I turned my back at them and walked out.

I felt angry and stupid at the same time as I stomped outside the building, tears threatening to fall any second. Mark and I have been in a constant 'push and pull' relationship, heck we've been at it for a year. There are times where he clearly shows that he care, that he has feelings for me and there are times when he blatantly will deny everything, like what he did today. And it's starting to get frustrating, since I don't know where I stand in his life. What am I to him exactly?