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Chapter 20: The end of my first love

"Why? Did I flutter your heart that much?", Yeonjun asked, his head popping out from the door.

"CHOI YEONJUN!!"

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I walked out of the infirmary with a slightly better ankle, and the first person to greet me was Namjoon.

"Minjeong-ah," he said, and immediately stood next to me, his hands holding my arms, making sure I'm okay with every steps I take.

"Namjoon-ah,"

"Hm?"

"Where's Yeonjun?" I asked him.

"I saw him heading to the river just now. Why? Do you want to see him? I'll guide you there," he said.

"Sure, and thank you.", I smiled at Namjoon, and he stopped walking, as I looked at him in confusion. "What?"

"Jeon Minjeong,"

"What?"

"Have I told you this?"

"What is it, Kim Namjoo–"

"Your smile is so beautiful,"

"T-thank you," I stuttered, looking away from him. "L-let's just go,"

After a few minutes of walking, we're now here in front of the river, and Yeonjun could be seen sitting by the river, throwing pebbles into the water.

"I'll leave you both alone," Namjoon smiled sweetly, as I nodded, and he left.

I made my way towards Yeonjun who's sitting calmly by the river, and carefully sat next to him. "Yah, what are you doing here?"

He turned his head towards my direction, as he gave me a small smile, before looking back at the river. "I just needed some fresh air,"

"And you didn't even ask me to accompany you? Yah, Choi Yeonjun. Am I really your girlfriend?", I playfully sulked.

"I don't know, are you?", he replied smugly, and I immediately turned my head towards him.

"Y-yah, why would you s-say that?"

"Minjeong-ah, I need you to answer one question for me. Please give me an honest answer," he said sternly, looking back at me.

"O-okay,"

"Do you really love me?"

I was kind of shocked to hear his question, as I looked away from him, my lips tightly shut, and Yeonjun chuckled, a smirk plastered on his face.

"I knew it," he said. "I knew I shouldn't have gone this far, not when my girlfriend is in love with someone else."

"Yeonjun-ah,"

"I don't get it, if you didn't really love me, why did you agree to be my girlfriend in the first place? Why did you let my feelings for you grow even bigger than it already is? Why didn't you tell me that you never liked me? Not even a bit!"

"WHY?!", he yelled at me, and I was shocked to hear him raising his voice at me like this. Before I knew it, tears are already streaming down my cheeks.

I slowly looked up to Yeonjun, and he was crying too, and it breaks my heart to see him in this state.

It looks like he cried just as much as he did when his parents passed away a few years ago.

"I really am disappointed in you, Jeon Minjeong.", he said, another drop of tears rolled down his damp cheeks, as he walked away.

"Choi Yeonjun!", I called out, and he stopped at his track, and I took the chance to ran towards him, and hugged him from behind.

"I'm so sorry," I cried. "Being in love with someone else was never my intention. To be honest, I was in love with you for the past eight years. Eight years, Choi Yeonjun. Ever since we started being friends, I already happened to like you, and my feelings grew bigger and bigger everyday. But I just couldn't bring myself to say it. I am a coward,"

"Let's just end things between us, Jeon Minjeong.", he said, stepping closer towards me. "Listen to me carefully, Jeon Minjeong."

"From now on, we're nothing more than strangers,"