Maeri let out another dry airy laugh. "And what part can't you understand that I chose to walk in their path, Chenle?"
"Wha-what do you mean by that?" Chenle furrowed his brows completely confused with what Maeri was even trying to say.
She shook it off. "Let's stop this conversation. I need to go back."
He couldn't argue any further, so he just follows her and takes her back to Chan's house.
No more words exchanged, no more arguments thrown and no opinions shared anymore.
It was all silent.
It was killing Chenle but a little of his pride kept his mouth shut, leaving the place and heading back to the HQ with a heavy feeling in his chest.
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TY👽
So I see you haven't told him.
Chan's been telling me the same thing. What's it to you anyways?
You know you're going to have to tell him soon enough.
What's there to tell? He's heard enough from me.
And if he finds out during the announcement? How will you explain?
I don't know okay?? It's hard to tell him when I put him in an unreachable circumstance.
Although you know for a fact that he's not going to choose that even if it's his parents will.
And he'll soon find out that sungchan and I were behind it all along. I doubt that he would.
Then why not make sungchan tell him?
He won't believe him.
What if jisung finds out?
He will find out in the announcement. I don't hold the brakes to that.
Istg maeri you're one of a kind. So you're putting yourself to shit for them?
What if I said yes? Would it make things any different??
You wouldn't know unless you try.
Hyung, they have eyes on me. They don't want jisung or chenle or even sungchan. What they want is me so I will deal with them.
So is this the losing game for you now? You're better than that maeri.
What other options do I have?? You tell me.
.......
See, you can't give me any. If it has me on the losing game and for ny friends to be the one surviving then I'd put me in the line instead of them.
And if chenle follows after you??
You know I wouldn't let that happen. All this is for jisung, chenle and sungchan's safety.
Will you tell him then??
Maybe I will at the ball before the announcement. And if I don't tell Chenle by the time, whatever happens You tell them it's not any of their fault.
And what if I don't?
Hyung, you and jaemin are all I trust in this. This will be my last request from you when ucle yunho says the announcement in front of a hundred people whom we can't trust.
I can't believe I'm doing this for you.
It's the last straw. Make it count for me.
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Maeri heaved a heavy sigh, carding her fingers through her hair as she stared at her phone lockscreen.
The picture of her, Chenle and Jisung when they stopped by at a grocery store because playing arcade games was the most tiring thing they did.
A bitter smile grazed up her lips as the pad of her thumb traced on Chenle and Jisung's face.
She wished it wasn't the last straw.
But what else was there to pull when she's played all her cards out already.
She was definitely given a bad set.
Unknown number messaged you: The clock is ticking little Shim. 2 weeks til the ball. We'll wait.
Seeing it pop up suddenly on her screen, she felt scared.
She just hopes for the best that things go right the way she want them to.
At least just once. She prayed.
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What were they talking about??? hmm.... So what has Maeri been doing the past month???
btw here's her phone lockscreen. just imagine it's chenle and jisung :))
