boy next door ; k. junkyu

17

ahreum.

"ahreum..." i looked up and saw jaehyuk looking at me, sadly. i placed my book down.

i can't be mad at him.

"hey!" i said as i gave him a smile. jaehyuk sighed as he sat beside me. "i'm really sorry, ahreum. i just didn't know how to tell you." he explained. i have known jaehyuk since forever and i know he was sincere.

"it's fine, hyuk." i reassured him. he looked up and gave me a sad look. "i... i'm so sorry."

"oh?" i panicked as soon as i saw him crying. "yah! why are you crying?" i told him as i cupped his face and wiped his tears away.

he hugged me tight as i also did. "i don't want to lose you, ahreum. i already lost mom, i don't to lose you too."

i bit my lip as i prevented myself from crying.

why was fate too cruel for me?

---

"ahreum-ie." jaehyuk called my attention.

"jaehyuk, shh. we're watching a movie." i shushed jaehyuk as i paid my attention to the film playing in front of us.

"when are you going to tell junkyu about it?" i paused for a bit before looking at jaehyuk who was also looking at me.

"i mean, he's your friend so... i thought you know... you'd tell him at least?"

"or maybe even yedam." he added.

i looked at the tv screen once again before sighing. "i'll think about it." i replied.

---

i was lying on my bed right after the movie jaehyuk and i watched. jaehyuk's words were stuck in my mind. how am i suppose to tell junkyu about it?

i couldn't bring myself to tell him. what would happen if i tell him?

my phone ting-ed so i grab it and saw five messages from yedam.

"why is this kid spamming again?"

yedam:
heeeeyy!!!

hey im mad!!! :<

junkyu hyung said you
already talked to him.

AND NOT ME!

i am your friend too, in
case you forgot yoon
ahreum. 😤😤
seen

"this kid." i thought.

yedam:
and now you're leaving me
on a seen.

you know what F.O!!!

frIENDSHIP OVER! 😤😤
seen

i laughed as i decided to tease him a bit more.

yedam:
are you seriously going to
leave me on a seen??!!!

i hate you so much!!!!! you
dont love me anymore
hngggggg!!!

ahreum:
it's actually fun teasing
you.

yedam:
so you finally knew that a
keyboard existed huh?

HUH????!!!

ahreum:
ah yes. just now :p

yedam:
HMP!

so why weren't you talking
to me?

to us? i was worried tho. i
thought something bad
happened to you.

like maybe a bad news...?

ahreum bit her lips as she stared at yedam's message. should i tell him?

ahreum:
yedam can i tell something?

yedam:
sure!

ahreum:
promise not to tell anyone.

especially junkyu.

yedam:
is this abt your feelings for
him? because he knows
abt it. yeah in case you forgot
(2)

ahreum:
not abt that.

yedam:
oh...

then what?

ahreum:
promise me you won't
tell him or anyone.

yedam:
i promise.

i won't tell him or anyone.
you can trust me.

ahreum:
yedam, i only have 3
months to live.
seen

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