Dream High (On-Going)

Chapter 28

I'm starting to hold a grudge against him

I miss him so much that's why I'm calling him. How can I say that on text? I also want to ask how is he and what's the results of the election but I can't because he's not answering my calls!

I am on my way to the restroom when someone suddenly grabbed me and hugged me. There's no need for me to check on who's hugging me because I can tell that it's right away because of his scent

"I'm sorry about last night. I drank a lot"

I smiled and hugged him back. I always miss him even though we always see each other

I want to ask him about his problem but I'm stopping myself because I want to respect his decision. I believe that they don't want to tell me about it because they think that it's the best. I trust them so I guess I'll not mention about it 

"Are you okay?" I asked

This is the least I can do. To check on him

"I'm okay whenever you're near me" he whispered but loud enough for me to hear it. I hugged him tighter when I heard his deep breath

"You know that I'm always here for you, right?"

"Mm" he nodded

I broke our hug and held his face. He looks tired and you can clearly tell that he's going through something because of how lousy his shoulders are 

I noticed the bruise on his lips so I touched it. He immediately avoided my hand and looked away

"Your father is hurting you again?" I calmly asked

"No. We just had an argument" he smiled weakly but I can tell that he's lying

"Have you eaten yet? I'm hungry. Let's eat outside" he said, obviously changing the topic

"Let's go? I'm hungry too" I lied, I actually just ate with Haechan on the rooftop

We're both holding each other's hand freely since all the students are still in their classes. When we reached the gate, Jaemin suddenly stopped from walking and almost let go of my hand

"What's wrong?" I asked when I noticed that he's panicking. He's just looking outside the gate so I looked at what he's looking at and saw Mrs. Haze with Ji Eun. They're both crossing the road now. Jaemin immediately grabbed me and we both ran until we reached the garden

I looked at him confusedly because of what he did. I can't understand the look on his face earlier when he saw Ji Eun

"I'm sorry about that. I'm really sorry"

"Hey, it's okay" I smiled at him even though I'm really confused why he did that

His phone later on rang. I immediately looked away when I saw who called him. He excused himself and walked away. I avoided looking at him to give him privacy but I just can't stop myself from looking at his reaction

He looks mad while talking to Ji Eun on his phone. He even cursed after he ended the call. I pretended that I didn't saw anything when he came back

"I'm sorry but I don't think we can still eat outside. Ji Eun called me. We have something urgent to do"

I'm relieved that he didn't lied about who called him. I smiled brightly at him to make him feel that I'm okay because I can see from his eyes that he felt bad for cancelling our plan

"It's okay, don't worry"

"I'm really sorry, let's just eat dinner later together. I promise, I won't ditch you again" he said so I laughed