𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 | w.jinghua

Alternate Universe Pt.3

set in 2018

jinghua sighed, sitting in the back seat of the car that pledis provided her during promotional times. the female had just encountered the person who broke her heart into a million pieces - so broken that she stopped believing in love altogether. she tries clearing her mind of old memories between the two, feeling tears well up in her eyes as she throws her head back and blinks rapidly to try and stop herself from crying at the thought of him again. the worst part about him being her ex was the fact that he was good friends with three of her members whose been trying to avoid him thanks to what had happened between him and jinghua.

"jiae-ah? are you okay?" fixing her head to look at the front, she notices her manager peeking at her with the rearview mirror - giving her a worried look. all the staff she worked with knew about the events that happened to the two of them and how severely damaged jinghua was because of it. jinghua forces a smile and nods at her manager, looking down at her phone to see she had a message from an unknown number. at first, she was confused by the message that read: 'we seriously need to talk. call me when you can.' and it clicked in her head. jaehyun.

"how the heck did he get my new number?" the idol mumbled to herself, sighing as she swipes the chatbox to the side on kakaotalk to delete it - clearly annoyed by his attempts of speaking with her when she has made it obvious that she didn't want anything to do with him anymore. "so annoying." the next schedule jinghua had was a fan sign that was being held a few minutes away from mnet so the car ride to the venue was fairly short. the chinese female gathered her things, packing her bag nicely before setting it on the chair beside her - grabbing her coffee and stepping out of the car when her manager opened it. as she exits from the car, she hears the loud cheers of carats who greet her at the front gate. the event ran smoothly with jinghua being able to talk and interact with her fans, helping her forget the previous thoughts she had when driving to the venue - after it, she was taken back home.

by the time she had gotten home, the female was drained of energy. in all honesty, all she wanted to do was change into something comfortable and sleep all her worries away - although she only did half of what she wanted. jinghua showered and changed into a pair of shorts and an oversized shirt, ready to go to bed when her front door rang. confused as to who it was, she walked out of her bedroom and into the main room, calling out as she walked towards her front door. "who is it?"

"it's me," the voice called out. hearing it, jinghua freezes and stares at the doors - mentally wishing for the person behind it to leave and never come back but also debating with herself whether or not it was worth her time opening the door and having a somewhat conversation with the person. a sigh escapes from her lips, walking up to her front door and opening it to find jaehyun standing there dressed in a hoodie and sweats.

"what do you want?"