𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬 | 𝐍𝐂𝐓 𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐠 ✔

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 23 | 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝

PART 23 | FRAMED

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"Oh? Isn't she Jungwoo's sister?" Yuta's voice spoked out as soon as he saw a girl walk towards their usual place with a scowling face.

Luckily, her brother wasn't there, for some reasons, that's why she has all the freewill to express what she was feeling at the moment.

"Hey, you Mr. Lee."

"Oh wait me?" Haechan asked confused which made Jihyun glare at him. "You don't look like a mister, you look like a kid."

Some of the persons on the table 'ooh'ed from her remarks which made Haechan felt embarrassed for a quick second from being roasted by a girl.

"Anyways, you. Mr. Lee Taeyong, come with me, i have something serious to talk about with you." She boredly spoke out before turning her back. "Just follow me, be quick." She spoke in a taunting manner which made the whole group on that table fell silent.

Taeyong sighed after he felt all the confused slash, concerned looks being thrown at him. "I'll be back." He muttered.

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"So, what do you want to talk about with?" Taeyong asked still hesitant to go farther in asking since he can still sense that there is really something wrong and it confuses him more.

Jihyun gulped down the strawberry milk that she held before she throw it on a nearby trash can. When she successfully shot it there, she smirked.

"So you are the one who stole In Ah's journal?" She spoke out straightforwardly which made Taeyong off guard.

"What? Journal?" He asked confused as ever.

"Tsk, you are already caught on your act yet you still has the guts to deny? How old are you? 5?"

"No, i mean.. what do you mean journal? I did not stole anything from her or more likely, i did nothing for her to be mad at me." He spoke out with a hint of anger and bewilderment on his voice.

Jihyun gave him a glare. "Don't act too innocent here Taeyong. My friend was experiencing anxiety and YOU ARE NOT HELPING!" She snapped.

She didn't meant to shout at him but her anger and frustration couldn't help but to make her act like that.

Taeyong took out a deep and distressed sigh. "SO WHAT ARE YOU POINTING OUT HUH?! THAT I DID SOMETHING TO HER WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT I DID?! WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? ADMIT THAT I DID IT EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT?!" Taeyong snapped angrily. His face all getting red.

Jihyun flinched from his sudden outburst. She's confused yet she doesn't want to just believe what everything he says.

But there is something she wanted to confirm.

"Where are you yesterday? I believe you don't usually leave our classroom unless it's important." She asked curiosity striking as she waited for him to respond and confirm her clouded train of theories and thoughts inside her head.

Taeyong blinked. "I was...in the garden..Jungwoo told me In Ah was there all alone.." He muttered under his breathe as he fidget with his hands.

Jihyun's forehead creased.. "What..?" She muttered as anothrt confusion started to form on her head too.

"But seriously, if you are suspecting me for anything and that journal you and In Ah are both saying, then i might say, i don't have anything to do with that. I don't even know what's inside that journal you are both saying." Taeyong confessed totally distressed on what was actually happening that time.

'Jungwoo told him to come on the garden when the breaktime came just because of In Ah. But In Ah was actually with me when breaktime came yesterday but she just disappeared when i ordered our food. But i can clearly remember that Jungwoo dragged her somewhere else that time..

Could it be?'

Jihyun gulped when a sudden realization hit her.

"You know what, let's just talk this over again later Taeyong alright? I gotta go.."

"Wait what?"

"I need to go."

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In Ah's head hung low when Jihyun finally arrived to their usual place.

The old playground at the back of their university that was already abandoned some years ago.

Earlier, after Jihyun had her conversation with Taeyong, she immediately told In Ah to meet her after school at the back of the university to talk about some things, and especially something that she was willing to unfold and prove herself.

"I just wanted to talk this straight out In Ah..Taeyong was framed." She immediately spoke out making her friend look at her in so much disbelief.

"Do you know what you are talking about just now?" In Ah spat out annoyed by her friend's sudden remarks especially when she had just arrived there and that was actually the first thing she spoke out upon arriving.

"Yes and seriously In Ah, i want you to listen-

"You know what? Enough is enough Jihyun, it already happened okay? Stop making things more complicated would you?" She snapped out making Jihyun flinch.

"I..i am just trying to clarify this mis-understandings In Ah-"

"It's my problem not yours so stop acting like it's yours would you? I had enough so let's just remain as if nothing happened and just go on without making this as if it was a big deal. That way there will be no more complications, easy right? Wether he was framed or not, i don't care. Eitherway, we are really not meant for each other for me to care for him and him to care for me as well." In Ah spoke back a hint of bitterness lingering on her voice.

"But-"

"Please Jihyun, i have enough and i am already too tired from all of this affairs. I am too tired to decipher all the words being said wether it was made up of lies or truth's. I don't care anymore." She sighed satting up from her seat. "I gotta go.." She added leaving her friend alone in pure distress.

"Hah..maybe this was not yet the right time...and anyways, it would be much better if Taeyong would tell her himself... I understand." She muttered to herself before sighing.

But one thing's for sure... Whatever happens, she's all willing to find out the truth behind all of this..