My Best Friend's Crush | Jae x Irene x Wonpil

5. fight...♣️

wonpil's pov

i walked out the front door, and sat myself down on the step while staring at the grass blankly, holding back my tears. i tried to keep myself from crying, just as a few tears slipped from my eyes. i immediately rubbed them away, and kept doing so as they came. the front door sounded, as someone walked out and sat down next to me. it was irene. i looked in the other direction, trying to make it seem casual. "what's wrong??" irene asked plainly. i pretended like i didn't know she was there and continued to stare off in the opposite direction. after all, i was a mess. my cheeks were wet, my eyes were red from rubbing them, my lip was trembling occasionally, and my hair was a mess. my injuries stood out when in this state. after a few seconds of silence, i felt weight on my shoulder. i looked over to see irene resting her head on my shoulder while staring at the sky, the feeling of guilt, drowning her. i stared at her for a few moments until the front door sounded again. "hey." it was jae. irene didn't even flinch, nor did she lift her head from my shoulder. i was taken aback by this, and waited for her to move. "hey." she replied quietly. "um whats up?" he asked, obviously wondering. irene, still not moving a muscle except for the sad blinking of her eyes, responded; "oh nothing. the sky is pretty. i'm just looking at the clouds." her tone was very soft and quiet, as if she didn't want to speak at all. with that, jae sighed, and walked back inside without throwing a nasty insult, or any other name calling at me. this surprised me even more. i began to wonder if i had been transported into a better universe of some sort where everything was ok, and i could just be happy and be myself. that thought was interrupted when irene stood up and walked back inside. my gaze followed her as she left my side. suddenly, i felt alone and sad again. i dont know why, and i dont know how. i felt angry. angry at myself. angry for letting everyone mess with me, and angry that jae got exactly what he wanted. to get irene, and embarrass me so i didnt have a chance. awesome. i finally stood up and walked back inside, greeted by a table of friends having fun talking to each other. i felt a lump in my throat, that hurt to swallow. i silently walked over to the table, grabbed my food, and put it in the fridge. i then went over to irene and personally told her that i was going to try and rest in her room. she had no problem with it, as i walked away and into her room, shutting the door slowly behind me. i could still hear everyone laughing and having a good time. i felt terrible. i felt as if they didnt deserve to have me there, to ruin the fun. they didnt deserve to deal with my shit. they didnt deserve anything i did. i felt like disappearing for a long while. just vanishing from the world for a good chunk of time. getting a break. i wish i could. i wish i could just get out of this hellhole of me, myself, and i. and i really wish i would've. my thoughts were interrupted by some commotion inside. i decided i'd get up, and go see what was going on, even if no one wanted me there. as i walked through the front door, brian stormed out. i didn't get a chance to ask him if he was ok, he walked right past me and began walking down the driveway, staring at his feet and occasionally looking up at the sky. i turned back around to see irene walk over and out the front door as well. "BRIAN!" irene called out from the porch, unsuccessfully. he continued to walk down the road, kicking rocks as he went. irene watched him walk off, her hair blowing away from her face in the wind. i caught a glimpse of her facial expression; she looked very upset. she wiped her eyes and came back inside, the room eerily silent. "where is everyone-" just as i finished my sentence, sungjin came out of the bathroom in tears. i wondered what was wrong, and why he was crying. i've never seen him cry. he walked over to irene, and she immediately pulled him in for a hug. he cried into her shoulder, as jae walked in from the back door. he looked as if he had just gotten into a bad fight and then lost. he had a bloody lip, he looked terrible, and his hair was a mess. irene let go of sungjin and walked over to jae. she went over and stood before him, with her fists clenched. "jae- listen. if anything you deserved that. you kept on pushing him, and he got sick of it. no, he should NOT have broke out in a fight like that." irene stated firmly, and angrily. everything suddenly made sense. thats why brian left, why sungjin was crying, and why jae was a mess.

*disclaimer*

yes dowoon is missing, he was never there, he had to be at his house (ill get into that detailed story later on; its very triggering and sad, so um i'll warn you when i talk about it).

sungjin then came over to me and grabbed my arm as he cried on my shoulder. i took him to the couch and comforted him, while i watched as irene grabbed her car keys and went out the door. jae walked back out the back door, without saying anything to wonpil or sungjin. sungjin and i eventually fell asleep together on the couch.