The Boy Next Door

4.

"Heeseung, I'm fine. Don't worry about me. Your cheek-" I say while squirming at how hot his cheek is from the slap.

"Chaewon I feel terrible, if I didn't-" I cut him off by shaking my head and patting his back.

"Don't even. It's never your fault. And give your dad a break, he must be going through a lot. Even if he acts like a bastard, don't ever let him hit you." I say while looking back at his teary eyes.

"That's it. Let's go." I say while walking toward his room. I grab his school bag and some clothes from his closet along with his toiletries.

"What are you doing?" he asks quietly. He's very soft spoken most of the time. I don't mind it since I'm so loud, it balances it out.

"What does it look like? No way in hell am I leaving you alone here. You don't mind spending the night at my house right?" I ask while grabbing his car keys just in case.

"I don't mind, but why? I can just sleep here it's fine." he says while sitting down on his bed.

"I have to treat your wound anyway, and I don't want you sleeping here when your dad is drunk and mad." I say while interlocking my arm with his and walking out. We walk in silence to my house where it is a totally different vibe then Heeseung's house.

It's decorated with pictures of me, colorful pillows, and bright colored decors. Unlike Heeseung's house which is a more modern vibe.

"Oh shit, we have to go. It's 10:40pm already." he says quietly.

"Oh right... We don't have to go. It's fine I'll tell Jiwoo and Minwoo." I say.

"No way am I ruining your fun when you were so excited. Come on let's go." he says while grabbing his keys from my bed.

"Heeseung it's fine. Just let me treat your wound before it gets worse." I say louder then before while searching around my room for a first aid kit.

"Since I know your stubborn as fuck, you can treat my wound and we can go. Okay?" he says quietly.

"Fine. But the second you want to leave, you tell me." I say while he nods. I grab the first aid kit and start treating his wound.

Every time I touch it, he winces but I can see he's trying to hide it. I laugh and apply it as quick as possible.

"Your not going to drink a lot like usual right? If you want I can drive." I say trying to distract him.

"I'm not going to drink at all. I'm scared I'm going to become the monster like my father is. I'm ashamed to be related to him but that seems like the only thing everyone else cares about." he whispers.

"You're not. You're different. I swear. Not just because we're been friends for twelve years. So don't worry tonight, just have fun." I say while finishing up the wound and smiling.

"Wait. Give me your hand." he says while stopping me from leaving. I hesitantly give him my hand and he stares at it in shock.

"I can't help but feel bad Chaewon. You've always been the only one who actually cares about me but I treat you so badly." he says while wrapping my hand up in gauze.

"Heeseung, you just listening to me is enough. Everyone else says I'm too loud or stubborn but you don't. We like balance each other out you get me?" I say happily.

"Your too kind ChaeChae-sshi. Let's go." he says sarcastically while grabbing his keys. We get in his car and start driving to Minwoo's house first.

We reach his house which feels like it's been 2 seconds although it's been 15 minutes since we've been talking about the most random things.

"Hey baby." he says while kissing me on the cheek. I've been sitting in the front but I now sit in the back with Minwoo since he's my boyfriend.

"Hey Heeseung." he says coldly as we head to Jiwoo's house. Why do these two hate each other??

"Hey." he says in a low whisper. I hear my boyfriend scoff and I look over to him smirking.

"Your always so quiet. Or is that the rich boy act?" he says. I hold his hand tightly making him look at me while I shake my head.

"Sorry. It's just how I've spoken since I was little." Heeseung apologizes making my heart twist a bit. No no no, it's not your fault for being so soft spoken.

"Minwoo knock it off." I say while holding his hand tightly. He nods and apologizes.

"hey bitchhh!" Jiwoo says while getting in the car next to Heeseung in the front.

"Heyy baeee! Looking cute." I say while laughing.

"You too bitch! Looking sexy!!" she says while giggling. Heeseung scoffs and starts driving to the club.

"Babe be careful, there's a lot of weird people at the club. You too Jiwoo." Minwoo says while Jiwoo starts blushing. Huh?

"Okay." I say quietly.

"Why did you wear such an exposing dress? I can see your beautiful legs so easily." Minwoo says making me quite insecure. Is it too short? Maybe I should have bought a longer dress.

"ChaeChae, don't worry about it. I can fight." Heeseung adds from the front while smirking in the rear view mirror.

"I-I can too." Minwoo says making me laugh. We reach the club and we get used to the blasting music quickly as we enter.

We get a booth seat so we can put our stuff before we dance and shit. I get a drink from the bar as well as Jiwoo and Minwoo.

I take it in one shot and me and Jiwoo start dancing on the dance floor. There's a ton of people today since this is a busy and popular place on the weekend.

Minwoo dances with me, smoothly walking up to us. We take more shots and I definitely feel them kicking in now. The whole place reeks of alcohol but I don't mind since it's a club for a reason.

I dance as hard as I can and realize Jiwoo is leaning on the bar counter. I worriedly approach her and look at her face.

"I'm gonna go to the bathroom okay!?!?" she screams into my ear for me to hear.

"I can go with-" I get cut off by Minwoo screaming to us.

"No I'll go with her since it's night and the bathroom is in a dangerous alley!!!" he says, looking clearly drunk. I slowly nod at his behavior but brush it off since I trust both of them with my life.

I watch as Heeseung forms a giant group of girls in no time. I laugh at his behavior and walk towards him. We've been here for 2 hours and he already has a fan club.

Before I can reach him I feel a cold hand slither up my waist. I look up, expecting to see Minwoo but all I see is a tall man.

"I'm taken!!" I shout into his ear while vibing with the music. I blink rapidly at the scene since I can't make out his face with how intoxicated I am.

"Want to have some fun with me??" I make out of his words. I shake my head and try to walk away but it's useless since I'm so drunk I can barely walk straight.

I grab another drink from the nearby counter to feel the alcohol kick in. I feel like I'm floating but with the little soberness I have, I try to push away this man's hands.

"Stop!!!" I scream when he reaches for my ass. I feel the cold hand being taken away but I hear at the last moment a loud bang on the floor.

I squint at the scene and widen my eyes when I realize the man is now on the floor with Heeseung stands in front of him.

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