Unrequited II F4 Thailand

An Honest Mistake

"What are you doing?" Thyme asks her.

He brings his face closer, "Answer me." I gulp nervously just watching them as Gorya replies, "I think it's too much." My heart sunk to my stomach looking at Thyme's intense predatory gaze. He asks menacingly, "What?"

I can't just sit here. I'm no better than those dim-wits if I sit back. I swallow my anxiety and clench my shaking hands as I stand from my seat, making the biggest screech from my chair. Gorya and Hana look at me terrified, while I walk my way over to them.

I feel Ren stare at me but, I keep on going. "She said what you guys are doing is too much. Our friend apologized already. Can't you let her go just this once?" I bravely say as I meet Thyme's intimidating eyes. His eye twitches as he smirks, "Oh, so we have a group now? " He turns away from me as he addresses the people around him, "Anyone else wanna join?" His voice thunders around the whole cafeteria, and no one answers. Oooo, I want to punch this guy.

I touch the back of my hand with Gorya's to signal that we're fighting this together. Thyme turns back to us and says, "Fine. I'll stop as you've ordered." He looks at Gorya and then at me.

Gorya interjects, "I didn't me-"

He steps in front of Hana, who cowers back, "You're lucky you have good friends." Thyme walks out first with the rest of F4 following behind. I meet Ren's eyes as he walks by but, I couldn't read what he was thinking at this moment. I look down immediately and we hear voices from every angle, whispering:

"What's going to happen to them?"

"Ugh, they're attention seekers."

"OMG, Thyme is so hot. Did you see Kavin, Ren, and MJ too?

"I hope they get the red card."

Red card. I look at Hana who is pretty shaken up and watch her as she leaves me and Gorya in the middle of the cafeteria. I look at Gorya who nervously looks back at me, and for the first time, we are both very fearful for our lives. 

...

After my last class, Gorya and I went our separate ways, she went home while I stayed to hang out on the rooftop. When I got there, I slumped in the vacant seat. I laid my head on top of the desk and groaned, "Why did I do that?" My fist met the top of my head as I looked at the view of the school. 

I went to take out my notebook in my bag and flipped to a blank page. I just started writing with whatever pen I saw in my backpack. They were incoherent and had terrible lyrics like Thyme deserves to rot in hell. I hate my life, I wish Thyme can pee himself in front of the school- 

"What the hell am I even writing?", I ask myself, ripping the page out and crumbling the paper, throwing it in my backpack. I flipped through the pages of my notes but the wind blew on a page to reveal an unfinished song. It was from a year ago, a song for my dad. 

The melody and tune are fuzzy in my head but I managed to remember them. I glide my fingers on the paper, slowly, feeling the grooves of my penmanship while reading the lyrics. My heart felt weakened, but calm all at the same time–I wasn't as enraged as before. 

I looked around, once again, to see if there was anyone here with me. The last time I didn't look was when I met Gorya. I smiled at the memory, of how we were both sophomores who didn't know a thing about having a social life. We were outcasts or at least intended to be. Now, we angered the leader of the biggest group in the school or, the leader of the school.  

Anyway. 

I sat up straight to fix my posture, and looked around again to make sure before I sang, 

Words have been eating me

But I fail to say

Now that I am older

The more I try to get away

All I can think of

Are thoughts that I can't recognize

My memories are all jumbled

But you stay on my mind

I miss you, I miss you

So much that I can't live without you

I miss you, I miss you

With memories, I can never forget...

I finish the song with the lyrics I'd only written down. I cleared my throat and looked at the sky–where I'd like to think my dad is at. Suddenly, a slow clap sounds from behind me and I twist my body to see who it is. 

It was Ren.

I just stared at him, frozen, unable to say anything. He looked at me for a moment before breaking eye contact, he smiled, "It's been a while since I heard your voice. It has improved a lot over the years." 

I blinked and swept a strand of hair behind my ear. I blushed, "I didn't know you'd be here, I thought no one was up here." 

He spreads his arms out and jokingly says, "Well, I'm here right?" I give him an unamused expression before picking my things to put into my bag. "You're leaving?" 

"Yea, I don't want to be here when you've invaded my privacy," I say, furiously putting my things in my bag. 

"I wasn't trying to invade anything. I was here first. If you believe that I invaded your privacy, then you invaded my space first." he said. 

"It wasn't a song I wanted for anyone to hear," I say frustratedly, I combed my hair out of my face, the wind wasn't exactly being kind. I crossed my arms and held my suit jacket closer, to mask my discomfort. "It was a beautiful song. You have a talent...Nova," he says to me.

"Thanks," I mumbled. He pauses before saying, "What happened at the cafeteria earlier. I was shocked. I didn't expect you to stand up to Thyme." I tapped my foot on the ground, apprehensively, and said, "He was being unreasonable."

He chuckled, "That's Thyme for you." I looked towards the setting sun and at him, catching him looking at me. I averted my eyes as I said, "Look, I don't want to be involved with you guys. I don't want Gorya to be harmed." 

"I don't control who gets the red card."

I scoff, "But your friends with him. Better yet, you're best friends with him right?" He doesn't answer me and I felt let down that he isn't trying to stop this craziness. I sighed, grabbing my bag and I began walking away to go to the exit but he stops me. His warm hand rest on the cold fabric of my jacket. I look at him confusedly, and he meets my eyes with his sad ones as he says, "What happened to us? You used to be my best friend."

I tug my arm away from his grasp and I said, "You know why." His eyelids falter as I walked away from him, and he lets me. 

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Note:

Hey guys!

This is definitely a deeper, (might I also say darker) retelling of the story with Ren as the protagonist's main interest. As for the song, I just made it up in my mind LOL so it's not a real song. I'm still developing storylines using the episodes as my guide, so it's a little different/hard but, I hope you enjoyed this chapter!

PS: 100 reads!! Thank you so much! TYSM for the votes as well! :)