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Chapter 13 - Unexpected Heartbreak

THIRD PERSON

Beomgyu's eyes widens and he pushes the girl away from him while he steps back, "What the fuck was that for!?" he shouted, eyes slowly turning dark. Yiren hesitates to answer and only keeps her gaze on the ground, Beomgyu could feel their gazes on them; the others, the idols in the room with them. He hates it, honestly.

He wipes his lips using his sleeve in disgust, he's taken aback and he's also furious at the girl for doing such a thing. He grimaces at the thought of them, "Do you think it's okay to go around kissing other people? What if I was a stranger, would you kiss me? You have no rights to do so and you know it, Yiren." he spat, blood boiling as he balls his fists.

Suddenly, someone halts beside Beomgyu and harshly yanks him to their direction. "Calm down, Beomgyu." with his shoulders tensed up, Beomgyu peels the pair of hands off of his shoulders and pushes the male away. "How can I? Ugh, you don't know anything Soobin." he mutters.

Everyone whips their heads to the stage as they hear someone speaking, "Um.. Hi, hello, excuse me." it's Lia. She fidgets with her fingers as she places the mic closer to her lips, "Hello, dear idols. Please ignore the situation and have fun, we'd really appreciate that." she stammered and scrambles down the stage, sprinting towards where the commotion is happening.

"Just - goodbye." with that, Beomgyu storms off out of the venue. Soobin and Lia turn to look at one another, giving each other looks and gestures but as soon as they hear Yeji's call, they split up. Soobin going after Beomgyu and Lia going with Yeji to find Ryujin, just in case.

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BEOMGYU

Fucking hell, Yiren!

I cursed in my mind as I kick the wall, "Ow, shit!" I wince, holding onto my leg as I flail my foot around. "Oh my... There you are." A familiar voice said, panting in between his words.

I turn my head around and see an out of breath Soobin, leaning on the wall as he catches his breath. "Why did you follow me?" I bitterly asked, not in the mood to talk after that incident. Soobin wheezes as he sharply exhales, he straightens his posture and heaves a heavy sigh. "Because I am genuinely worried for you."

I snort and turn around to face him, "Like you know how I'm feeling right now." I mutter, glaring at him as he sweeps his hair back. "If you want me to know how you're feeling, then just tell me. You don't need to make me feel small." he said and I look away, avoiding his gaze as I felt embarrassed and guilty for always blaming everything on him.

I clear my throat as I cross my arms, "Just.. Go away." I mumble.

I glance at him, the disappointment on his face says it all; that I'm the blackhole of our group, the real reason why we get a lot of hate. That's because of me. I'm a disappointment to my family, to my group and to the world.. To Ryujin. Can't I do something right for once?

"If you want to talk, I'm always free." he said before he turns around, walking away and leaving me alone in the dimly lit area. For a second, I thought I had time to think about other stuff in life or basically, the present and future. But before I could, Soobin came running back with his phone in his hand. "What?"

He pants and manages to say, "Girls' bathroom.. Ryujin.." between his breaths. At that moment, I knew I had to run.

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THIRD PERSON

Lia and Yeji run around the place in search of Ryujin, they had already searched for her in the crowd, they even checked every corner of the room to make sure Ryujin wasn't in any of them. They rush to the one place they haven't checked, as soon as they arrive there, they bust in.

"Ryujin-ah?" Yeji called, almost whispering.

Lia glances around the restroom and her eyes land on the one occupied stall, the only one with it's door closed. She stops Yeji when the elder girl was about to call out once more, she walks towards the stall and halts when she hears sobbing. Her eyes turn soft as she heard Ryujin's soft mumble, "Go away, I know you're standing there." Lia rests a hand on the door as she heaves a sigh.

Her mouth parts open but she had nothing to say to the girl, she didn't know what to say as she simply doesn't know how Ryujin feels. Although she's trying her best, it's still very hard to give Ryujin encouraging words when she, herself, isn't mentally stable enough. Once again, she opens her mouth to say something. "Ryujin?" she called.

A hum from the girl makes Lia purse her lips, "Are you crying?" she asked as she rests her hands on her hips. Meanwhile, Yeji only stayed quiet since she didn't really have much to say. Ryujin responds with a snort and a sniff, "What makes you think that?" she questioned, Lia forces a smile as she glances at Yeji, signalling something.

While Yeji accompanies Ryujin, Lia steps out of the restroom and fishes her phone out. She dials a number and holds it up to her ear, "Hey, um - we found Ryujin." she muttered, scratching her cheek after getting a reply from the male. "I think she saw what happened." she said and got a gasp from the other line.

"Where are you guys?"

"Girls' bathroom."

After that, they end the call and Lia goes back inside the restroom. She stands beside Yeji with crossed arms and clears her throat, "Ryujin, can you step out for a moment?" she asked, not sure of how she should approach the younger. She and Yeji both glance at each other when the door clicked, they turn to the door with concerned looks on their faces and when the door opened, they couldn't help but pout at the sight.

Before the younger could say a word, the door bursts open, revealing Beomgyu and Soobin. Ryujin's forced smile fell as she shifts her gaze to the floor, not wanting to make eye contact with the boy. The other three give each other glances before slowly walking out, giving the two former lovers space. Beomgyu cautiously steps forward, "Ryujin-ah," he muttered.

The girl stays silent and only attempts to walk away, but Beomgyu catches her wrist and grabs onto it like his life depended on it. Beomgyu turns around to face her, "You saw it, didn't you?" he asked and Ryujin bites on her tongue at the mention. She balls her fist and wriggles her wrist out of his grasp, "Saw, what?" she mumbled, acting oblivious.

"Just tell me, did you or did you not see what Yiren did to me?"

"I did! Okay, I fucking did." she yelled, heart shattering as the moment replays in her mind over and over again. Beomgyu stood frozen as she shouted, "I saw and remember every part of it." his jaw clenched.

"That's what you wanted to know, right?" she asked before swallowing the lump in her throat. "You got what you wanted." Beomgyu wanted to run after her, but he just couldn't.

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