five:
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Haru's
"I thought my work is just to pretend your girlfriend in secret? What now?"
I asked him and walked towards his sofa after he just dragged me out of my unit.
"I didn't know you are living downstairs..."
He said and took the boxes of pizzas out from the kitchen.
Free foods... Hell yeaaaaah! What's better than free food?
"Oh really?"
I asked as if he isn't the one who knocked on my door for eternity until i open it and dragged me to his penthouse.
I was actually cleaning my unit. It was pretty spacious but hella empty and dusty. For sure no one ever came there ever since.
I slept last night and just cleaned the whole room after i woke up and did my morning rituals.
And then all of a sudden, i heard someone knocking on my room which i thought is the room service but no.
It was him.
"Eat."
He said and opened the pizza boxes.
"Thanks for these. But for what?"
I asked while getting a slice of the pepperoni pizza. He shrugged his shoulder, sitting on the chair next to the sofa where I am sitting and sipping on the canned soda he was holding.
"Just need someone to stop me from walking to the balcony and jumping out."
He said with a straight face.
"Can feel yah. Heartbreaks are the worst bullshits."
I said and munched another slice of the pizza.
It will make you feel like a crap. A fvckin trash. Been there so many times and i must say...
I have grown immune.
"So... do you want to talk? I'll charge 5 cents per word."
I told him while eating. He gave me that are-you-kidding-me look and i just beamed at him.
What? You know if you ever have the chance to make money from something you should grab the opportunity! Like duuuh~
"You charge way higher than my therapists."
He told me and rolled his eyes.
"K fine. then talk to those therapists of yours and let them judge your bullshit life."
I told him and rolled my eyes. Jay scoffed.
"Touché."
He murmured and sipped on his canned soda once again.
"But aren't you judging me too?"
I smirked at him as he continued. Seems like he's not that of a push-over.
"Touché."
I said and bit on my pizza. Goodness gracious these pizzas are heaven.
"So... Should we talk about you? Who are you exactly?"
In flirting, there is this first rule.
For a heartbreaker to successfully break their victim's heart, they need to know them personally first.
'Know your prey before devouring them. You will never know what kind of poison it will sting on your mouth.'
"I'm interested with you. Let's talk about you."
He said while watching me eat.
I smirked at him. He is giving me that blank treatment, not letting me get into his head. I don't know what he is thinking but i suppose he's trying to get to know me.
Mutual reasons? You can't fool me.
"Opening myself up will make me lose my mystery..." I smirked at him. "It makes me less interesting." I retorted back at him and took another slice.
"Let's talk about something other than me. How about your ex?"
He looked away, feeling uncomfortable.
Saw that opportunity? We can attack him now he got his walls down.
"You love her alot to the point you're thinking about suicide now huh..."
He answered me with silence. Seems like he doesn't want to open up just yet.
"Okay nevermind-"
"I really love her."
I was appalled that he actually answered.
I smiled abit.
"Then why did you said those words to her? Why do you want to hurt her-"
"Because she hurt me too."
"So you're getting vengeance? How childish.."
"It's just how life is. What you did to others will eventually come back to you."
He stated the golden rule doesn't he?
"But you still want to be with her."
He went silent again, not wanting to answer.
"You know what? You're confusing me."
"I feel like you're just pushing and pulling back. How about just tell her that you still love her and go back to how you were before? That will solve all of your problems!!"
I raised my voice abit. I can't understand his logics. I mean, i don't want them to be together again since i will fail my mission but at least i want to know why.
"Easier said than done."
He answered ahortly, biting on the slice of the pizza he took.
"What do you mean? I feel like she still loves you though."
"She only did that for the show."
He said, staring at the pizza on his plate.
I can see how sad he is.
"The show? What do you-"
"You see. She'll never come back again so the least we can do is to get revenge. Let's not talk about it for now..."
He said and stood up from his seat.
What is the show he's talking about?
Is it.... What I am thinking?
"You want cola?"
"Sprite will do."
I said and smiled.
He left me there for a moment, I saw the screen of his phone lit up, a notification toggle of a message was written on it.
It's not my intention to look at it but I grew curious. Pfft-
I saw the text message...
It was from Jiwon.
Wait- you mean that Jiwon from yesterday?
His ex?
I see...
"Jay! Someone messaged you!"
I shouted.
He walked back to the living room with the soda on his hand and a glass of water.
"Who?"
"Jiwon. She said she's coming."
i told him and gave him his phone. His eyes went wide for a milisecond before he checked the message.
He threw his phone to the table and sighed, rolling his eyes.
"What will you gonna do? You want to play pretend?"
I said, sticking on the plan we talked about yesterday.
He sighed, closing his eyes to think.
"I'll talk to her first. Only the two of us."
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Third Person's
"Hey..."
Jay opened the door, revealing Jiwon from the other side. She was holding a small box of his belongings.
"I just... Came here to give you these.."
She said and gave him the box of his belongings that he was keeping on her unit. Jay looked at them, his cold eyes then pierced towards her.
"You should have thrown them away."
He coldly said and looked away.
Jiwon bitterly smiled.
"I can't. They are memories..."
She said and looked down.
Jay looked at the box, taking it from her hand and glancing at her again.
Their gazes met, Jay's eyes started to soften.
Jiwon looked away, feeling guilt. She walked towards the elevator.
Jay paused for a second before following her.
He gulped his own saliva, recollecting his thoughts.
"I feel like you're just pushing and pulling back. How about just tell her that you still love her and go back to how you were before? That will solve all of your problems!!"
Haru's word made an impression to him.
"Jiwon, wait."
He said, making her stop on her tracks and turning towards him. Jay looked away, refusing eye contacts.
"Jay..."
Here goes nothing.
His eyes met hers. The warmth came back as he showed him how much he love her.
"Can we start... all over again?"
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Jiwon and Jay or Haru and Jay? hshshs