"You're from ITZY right?" Chenle asked excitedly
"Yeah"
"I'm Zhong Chenle by the way" he offered his hand and I was about to accept it when Jaemin interrupt us by passing by in front of us
I glared at him secretly. This jerk
We're now inside their practice room together with NCT Dream members
Yeah, they will be collaborating with Stray Kids and I already know all of them since they introduce themselves earlier. I'm already familiar with them since I heard a lot of news about them
I'm now here at the corner of their practice room and watching the choreo of what we're going to perform at the MBC Special. Yeji-unnie sent it to our group chat and keep on bragging about how sexy the choreo is
"You didn't remember me" I almost cursed when the guy named Haechan talked beside me. I didn't notice him
"W-What?" I confusedly asked
"You cried in front of me back then when you're still a trainee," he said while looking directly at me which makes me feel uneasy
Did I cry in front of him? I didn't even know him. And I never cried in front of anyone-----Oh I remember now. I cried back then inside the training room after the evaluation test. I cried so hard that time because it's already late and I never thought that there's still a person outside. Then there's this guy who came inside the training room and comforted me with his word of wisdom and his foods
'If you feel like you're about to give up, just remember why you start' that's exactly what he said
"It's you?" I looked at him and realized that it's really him because of his unique golden skin and dark eyes
"Yeah" he smiled
I don't know what to feel but I can't stop myself from smiling because I met a person from my past. He's a big part of my journey as an idol because without his words that time maybe I already gave up on pursuing my dream as an idol
"I made it, thanks to your words sunbae" I bowed in front of him which makes the rest of the NCT members shocked except Jaemin who didn't even bother to look at us
"Hey you don't have to do that and don't call me sunbae, just call me Haechan"
"Thank you again, Haechan"
After that, I decided to buy them some food since I'm not doing anything. I bought some chicken wings and cola for all of them. I ordered the spicy one since all of them recommend it. I also ordered the original one because I know that Jaemin hates spicy foods. I hate him but I'm still considering what he wants. I'm matured enough to know what to do
When I arrived at the practice room no one was there except Jaemin who's currently cleaning the practice room. I was about to leave silently when he started to talk
"Do you know Haechan?" he asked without looking at me
"Yes"
"How?"
"Why do you need to know?"
"Did you tell him anything about us?" I almost laugh in disbelief. He talked to me just because of that
"About us? We're just neighbor back then so stop asking me that kind of question like there's something about us before" I didn't wait for his response and immediately walked out
He's unbelievable for asking that. Isn't he the one who asked for us to forget each other? And now he's here and asking that kind of bullshit question like there's something about us that I will tell them
"Oh Ryujin-ah come and sit here" Felix offered a seat beside him
We started to eat when Jaemin came. I didn't bother to look at him cause I can feel his stare at me. I remained silent while all of them are enjoying the food
"Ryujin-ah your hoodie is kinda familiar" Jeno suddenly said
"O-Oh?"
"Yeah I think I already saw it before," he said while thinking where he saw it
"I received it on my 17th birthday, I don't know who gave it but I used to wear it a lot. It's like my lucky charm" I honestly said which makes them amazed
"For sure it's from your secret admirer, I heard from Hyunjin that you have a lot of secret admirers since your trainee," Haechan said
I immediately gave Hyunjin a side punch under the table which makes him laugh
"Not really," I said
"She's a liar. She always received a lot of gifts from male trainees back then but we're the ones who's enjoying them because she's always throwing it on the garbage can" Bangchan-Hyung added
I sighed heavily as they started to talk about my life. I suddenly felt his gaze again but I just ignored it
"She's boyish that's why she's close to us, she even calls me Hyung instead of Oppa because she said it's too cringe for her"
They started laughing as they heard stories about us until we decided to wrap up and go home
"Do you want us to gave you a ride?" Jeno offered but Bangchan-Hyung declined because he still needs to stop by at the JYP building
"You can give a ride to Ryujin since we have different directions of dorms"
"No it's okay I can handle myself" I immediately declined
"I don't think so" Jaemin whispered but loud enough for me to hear it
"Ryujin-ah just accept their offer," Felix said
"Or do you want me to drop you off at your dorm that's why you're not accepting their offer" Hyunjin tease me
I rolled my eyes at him before I decided to accept their offer then we said our goodbyes to each other. The rest of NCT members decided to go home too except Jeno, Haechan, and Jaemin
"Jaemin-ah take care of Ryujin, Jaehyun Hyung wants to meet us" Jeno immediately grab Haechan's arms even if he wanted to stay
"W-Wait---"
"Go and get inside the car" Jaemin coldly said
"You don't need to drive for me I can go home on my----"
"Can't you just go and get inside the car?" He irritatingly said before starting the engine
I was about to enter the back seat but it's locked. I look at him irritatingly then he pointed out the bags in the back seat. I have no choice but to sit at the passenger seat
I told him the address then he started to drive. It's so quiet so he decided to play a music
Now Playing~ The Way I Still Love You
Do you still think about me, baby? (baby)
Cause you're on my mind and it's driving me crazy (crazy)
Are you finally over me you can tell me the truth or do you still love me the way that I still love you
He started to sing the last part which makes my heart beats so fast. I can feel his gaze at me in the mirror which makes me feel uneasy. I can't stay like this any longer so I decided to sleep
I don't know how long I slept but Jaemin woke me up and we're now here in my dorm. I noticed that there's a jacket that covered me. I don't know if Jaemin wrapped this on me or I did it by myself unknowingly
"Thanks for the ride" instead of replying he just stares at me while stopping himself from smiling. I don't know what's wrong with him but he's weird
He didn't say a word but he waited for me to completely enter our dorm. I'm watching him in the lobby until he leaves
It's been so long since the last time I get too close to him like that. I wonder what he feels being in the same car with the person that he hates. But it doesn't matter to me anymore since the feeling is mutual
I quietly entered our dorm and heard the members in the living room
"I'm so tired" I sighed heavily
All the members are staring at my face and started to laugh so hard. I confusedly looked at them and started to laugh too even though I don't know why they're laughing
"Unnie look at your face," Yuna said while laughing so hard. I immediately go to the bathroom to check my face and I almost cursed when I saw some drawings on my face
Na Jaemin!
Author's Note: Please excuse grammatical errors