Dream High (On-Going)

Chapter 9:

"So you really like him?"

I am now here at Chaeryeong's room. I told her about how I first met Jaemin and how I ended up liking him. I actually don't want to tell her about it but she keeps on disturbing me

I didn't told her about Jaemin and Ji Eun's break up because of Haechan because it's not my story to tell

I was about to leave her room when she suddenly spoke

"You don't have to hide it from me. I already know that Ji Eun cheated on Jaemin with my brother because I was always there whenever they're secretly meeting up"

I froze up on my position when I heard that. I looked at her with my brows furrowed

"So you tolerated them?"

I can't stop myself from being mad. I know what is the feeling of getting cheated on. Cheaters are all trash, same way with those people who tolerated them

"No, it's not like that"

"Then what?"

"I just can't afford to see my brother lost his smile that's why I remained silent" she started to cry "I feel so bad whenever I see Jaemin but I can't do or say anything because I love my brother so much. Jaemin is always kind to me and he's important to me but my brother's happiness is more important to me" 

She started to cry even more like she's keeping this for so long

I understand what she's saying but it's still wrong. No matter how many times I think about it, it's still wrong

"That's selfishness, Chaeryeong. Because of your brother's happiness, Jaemin's hurting up until now. I wasn't there when that happened but I can see on Jaemin's eyes how he was hurting because whenever he see me, he see Ji Eun in me"

"You won't understand why I did that because you never had a sibling" she said which makes me laugh sarcastically

"You also won't understand why I'm saying this because you have no idea how much it hurts to get cheated on"

I immediately felt the tears on the corner of my eyes as the memory of me crying every night flashed on my mind. I immediately turned my back against her

"I'm sorry, let's talk again later" 

I opened the door and I froze up when I saw Haechan standing there. He smiled at me but his eyes is so sad

"So you already know" 

"Yeah and I think this is the right time to ask this question" I looked directly at his eyes "The reason why you're being kind to me was because of Ji Eun, am I right?"

He remained silent for a moment

"I admit that it was the case at first but I realized that you're different from her and that you're kin---"

"Enough. I understand now. It's because of Ji Eun, as simple as that" I smiled weakly "I'm disappointed, I'm already starting to trust you"

"R-Ryujin-ah, it's not like that"

He tried to follow me on my room but I immediately closed the door. I looked at myself in the mirror and realized something