Heartthrob Snob // D.O.

Chapter 61: Closer

Eunmi's Point of View

She was like a leech! Always getting herself stuck to us, making us miserable and benefiting from our misery. She was sick!

"So this is where you go for your secret meetings," Hye Jin mockingly confirmed to herself, a very annoying smirk on her face.

My confidence that I was supposed to use to speak to D.O was transformed into anger as I began to stride towards her. But I felt a hand grip my wrist instead and when I looked down at it, I saw D.O's hand. I looked at him and he shook his head as if to say I would regret it if I did anything.

"Well, aren't you two adorable?" she cackled. I turned my head around so quickly to her that it felt like it could have snapped.

"Just leave us alone, you b**ch!" I yelled.

Hye Jin's mouth opened but closed again when D.O pulled me behind him, using his body as a shield to protect me. He was silent, too silent that even I felt terrified. I was glad I wasn't on the other side because I knew he would have been glaring death glares at her already. I couldn't help but feel overwhelmed at his protectiveness. The feeling wasn't unfamiliar but it had been too long since he has shown it. I tried to slow my breathing to calm myself down but the longer Hye Jin stood on her spot, the more I became angry.

How was she always around anyway? What was she even doing here?

"Why do you always care for her?" she finally spoke, a hint of irritation in her voice.

"Excuse me?" D.O asked. I could hear the surprise in his voice.

"She's been nothing but trouble to you!" Hye Jin snapped. "But me... I've been there from the beginning, even before all this popularity crap. I changed myself for you, changed the way I look just so you can notice me. How is it that you always look past me?! First, it was her sister and now her?! What is it about these Jung sisters that you like so much?!"

Now I was really confused. What about my sister? What does Bomi have anything to do with this, apart from the fact that I now knew they were half siblings? D.O was silent once again and when I looked at his hands, they were balled into fists just like mine. I knew all too well that he was beyond mad, he was just trying to contain himself and not lash out because Hye Jin was, after all, a girl. But what she said couldn't get out of my head. What the hell did she mean?

"D.O, what is she talking about?" I asked, quieter than I had expected. He wasn't moving.

"Why don't you tell her, Kyungsoo? Why don't you tell her how in love you were with Bomi during middle school?" Hye Jin mocked.

"What?" I asked, choking on the word. This time he faced me, but I noticed his glossy eyes and pained expression. Please tell me what Hye Jin said wasn't true.

"I..." he began, but couldn't continue.

"Is it true? Were you really... in love with my sister? Your half sister?"

"Yes," he sighed in defeat, looking at the ground.

"Wow, and here I was apologising when I really shouldn't have to. How many more secrets are you going to keep from me, D.O? How many more until you are satisfied in seeing me break?" I've already cried. As much as I wanted to stay strong, the tears just wouldn't stop.

He kept quiet.

"That's why you ignored me after knowing she was coming, didn't you?" I continued.

"I wanted to tell you," he finally said, looking into my eyes. "But I couldn't. I didn't know how to. I didn't know how to tell you everything I knew."