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『𝘼𝙐𝙏𝙃𝙊𝙍 𝙋𝙊𝙑』
"What...what do you mean, Yin?" Earn stuttered.
Listening to her words that still acted innocent, Yin couldn't help but chuckled and let out a sigh, trying to control his rage.
"I already know everything that you did, Earn."
"So, stop coming near us again, especially War."
"You should be thankful War didn't want me to do anything, if not—"
Yin lifted his hand as if he wanted to slap her, making Earn quickly covered his face and screamed a little in shock.
"I don't care if you're a woman or man, if you hurt the person I love, I can't ever forgive you," Yin said with a red face and wanted to walk away but Earn grabbed his wrist. Her hands were shaken as she didn't expect Yin to already know everything.
But how could Yin know? There is no one who knows what she was doing all this time because she was always careful about everything that she did, that's why people never suspected her at all.
"Yin... please I can explain," she pleaded.
"Explain what? About why you put drugs in War's drink? Why do you invade our privacy?" He pulled his hand harshly from that girl's grip and looked at her with a rage.
She grabbed Yin's wrist again and her tears started to flow, attracting some of the passersby to the area. "Yin please, just give me a moment."
"I have a reason why I did that. I did that for you, Yin," she said with a cracked voice.
"For me?" Yin chuckled.
"You hurt the person I love for me?" He let out a deep breath as he couldn't believe what this girl just said.
Yeah, he was also surprised when Pack showed all the pictures and videos showing what Earn did this time, especially the videos of her putting something on War's drink. There were also pictures and videos of her at the administration office and reading War's document, maybe that's how she got War's dad's number.
"Yin, believe me, I can accept if that person really loves you but War is not, Yin." Her tears flowed down and she gripped Yin's wrist tightly, hoping that the man could hear her explanation first.
"Why didn't you believe me when I sent all the pictures about War and Pack?"
"He really played with you, Yin." Her voice was trembling as she could see how Yin looked at her, full of anger. She admits that she made an effort to respect Yin's relationship with War as she knew Yin loved War dearly and that she would never have the chance to get that guy. However, things changed when Yin went to the football camp and she noticed that War and Pack were usually together, which made it obvious War had cheated on Yin.
So, starting from that day, she always followed them around, especially War, as every time she saw War was talking with someone, she would snap his pictures and the situation worsened when she showed Yin the pictures she had taken, showing that War and Pack were constantly together to prove that War was cheating on him but Yin didn't even slightly believe her, saying that is just misunderstand.
But how can it be misunderstood? She has proof to show everything and at that point she believed War tried to manipulate Yin as she still remembers how War treated Yin before they were in a relationship, so harsh and rude. Yin even cried because of the small guy and it made her believe everything she did was to save Yin from someone like War.
She believed in her own illusion and fantasy as her love feelings to Yin more than she thought. She even tried to stereotype Yin as a nasty person by using all the pictures that people had tagged Yin in on social media and sent to War's dad in an effort to drive them apart. She initially knew she shouldn't have gone this far but her fantasy had her believing she had done it to save Yin.
She had never done anything like this before, which is why she covered all of her actions by using Pack's name. She also told Yin and War on purpose that Pack had secretly taken their pictures, despite the fact that she had never seen Pack do it because she knew Yin wouldn't suspect her of anything.
Everything. Everything she did just saved Yin from someone like War but she knew Yin didn't even believe her if Yin didn't witness everything in front of his eyes and that's when she made up a crazy idea to put the drug on War's drink and her plan went smoothly at first. She thought that Yin would find War making out with the two men she was paying for after she told Yin that War had gone upstairs but things went wrong when Pack found War first and Yin didn't appear to blame War at all, so she planned to keep her mouth shut until the situation calm a bit and now, she didn't expect at all Yin already know everything.
"Believe me Yin, he wasn't serious about you. I want to save you, Yin." Her tears didn't stop running down and she didn't even know how messy her face was right now because she didn't want Yin to hate her.
"I already told you that's a misunderstanding! War never does something like that to me!" Yin shouted, not caring if the person in front of him was a woman or man, if you're bad, then you're bad. The fact that you are a woman does not make any of the bad things you made tolerable. None of the wrongdoings you made are justifiable because of your gender.
"I know him more than anyone else, so stop talking like him a bad person before I slap your face," Yin said angrily as he couldn't describe how mad he was remembering War lay down on bed weakly because of the fucking drug. This is too much. He never talked to people, especially a woman harsh like this but everything she did, it's unacceptable. Earn also dared to come to the hospital and pretended like she cared about War but the reality is she's the reason for what happened to War that night.
Also, when War's dad found out about their relationship without them telling War's parents first and Earn was the one to blame for that, Yin couldn't help but think back to the times when War had cried at the park because he was afraid that Yin would leave him. War was fucking crying because of her stupid actions.
"Yin...please...I know what I'm doing is wrong but—"
"No explanation can justify your behavior especially when you put the drug in War's drink."
"You should be grateful War didn't want to make a police report about that," Yin said and pulled his hand harshly from her grip.
Yin pointed his finger in front of Earn's face. "Starting from now, don't you dare show your face in front of us."
"I hate you for the rest of my life," Yin said and walked away, leaving her who didn't stop crying.
Whatever is done for love always occurs beyond good and evil. Love makes us do crazy things, insane things that you wouldn't have imagined doing. Love makes us foolish. It makes you throw every bit of logic away to justify your wrongdoing.
As for Earn, she knew what she did was wrong but her fantasy made her think that she did that for Yin's own good as she always said she wanted Yin to be happy but actually there is no excuse to explain her bad intention to break them apart.
Sometimes you don't realize how deep you're in love with someone until it changes you to become evil in silence as you keep reminding yourself you did that for their best but actually it's for your own benefit.
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Off looked at Yin furrowing as that man entered the class with a gloomy facial expression which clearly showed he wasn't in a good mood.
"Awww, Yin. What's wrong?"
Yin let out a deep sigh and loosen his tie as he felt his burning heart after encountering Earn early didn't disappear yet.
How could she act so innocently? Given that he and that girl were somewhat close, he truly didn't even think Earn would do such a thing, especially for the person he loves. However, with the proof he had, it was obvious that she was the one trying to separate him and War.
"I met Earn early," Yin answered briefly.
"What?! Are you serious?" Off asked in a surprise as Yin already told and showed him everything that the girl had done. Even though Earn has always been known for her kindness and generosity, he knows we can never predict how someone will act. The world is full of fake people, we never know who envy the happiness we have and would stab our backs.
Seeing good people like Earn do bad things makes the world feel like a more confusing place but that's the reality of life. People can change in a split second when they mislead the meaning of love. Just because you love someone doesn't mean you're supposed to be with them but not all people can accept the fact their love is unrequited.
"Yeah, she didn't even say sorry to what she had done," Yin replied as Earn kept putting the blame on War and said his boyfriend was cheating on him. She also continued to mention that she did all that for himself.
What nonsense did she try to justify?
"You didn't hit her, isn't?" Off asked worriedly as he could see how red Yin's face was right now, trying to control the anger.
"Almost"
"She saved not because she's a woman but I remember my promise to War." Yin sighed again and covered his face with his palm, trying to cool down a bit.
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『𝙒𝘼𝙍 𝙋𝙊𝙑』
Ding Ding Ding
I checked my phone while still keeping an eye on the lecture in front of me since there were new messages from Off.
"Can you come here after your class finishes?"
"Yin isn't in a good mood. I'm scared looking at him :') "
"Why? Does something happen?" I replied and I know Off in the class with Yin right now and my class would finish 30 minutes early from them.
"He bumped into Earn early," Off said, making me let out a sigh before replying to his message.
"I will meet him after class," I sent it to Off.
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I waited for the lecturer to end the lesson in front of Yin's class door while bringing lunch for him. A few students glanced at me when they noticed me standing there as they started to leave the class a short while later but I simply ignored them and pretended to be absorbed in my phone.
My attention was drawn to Yin as he walked sluggishly and with a dejected expression. Off gestured to me from behind, telling me that he would go first and I nodded. Yin on the other hand didn't even acknowledge my presence as he continued to walk while maintaining an expressionless face that made it obvious to anyone who glanced at it that he wasn't in a good mood.
"Hey," I said when he walked past me and he was a bit startled as soon as he heard my voice, turning his body back to face me.
"Warrr, why did you come here?" He asked and grinned widely while walking to where I was standing.
"Of course because of youuu. I'm worried."
"Worry? I'm okayyy," he answered and I pulled his hand to walk away from there.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm not okay before but as soon as I saw my baby, my mood brightened up." He caressed my chin like a cat while smiling broadly.
We sat at the empty seat in the garden and I placed a lunch that I bought for us on the table. "Tell me what happened," I said while looking at him who sat beside me.
"Off must have already told you," he muttered like a baby and pouted looking at me.
"Yeah but I want to hear from your mouth. You did nothing to her, right?" I inquired because even though I know Yin isn't the type of person who likes to hit or hurt people but Yin could be very protective, especially if he knows the other person is trying to hurt me. Regardless of who it is, if that person hurts me in any way, he would despise them.
"I almost slapped her face," he mumbled while eating his meal and I didn't say anything. Instead, I sighed and locked my eyes on him. After he realized my silent treatment, he put down his chopsticks and hugged my arm.
"I don't do anythinggg. I already promised you, baby." He caressed his hair on my arm and when he lifted his head to look at me, he blinked repeatedly, not wanting for me to get mad.
I hummed and continued to eat.
"You are too kind to let her go for what she has done."
"How could someone try to hurt my baby?" He muttered and fed me the dimsum.
I didn't want Yin to reply to what she had done to us, not because I forgive her as what she did was obviously unacceptable but I didn't want us to be the same as her. Yes, I'm mad. I'm angry for all the things that she did because she appeared so kind and friendly in front of us, showing she supported us to be together but in silence, she held a grudge against me and wanted me and Yin to be apart.
She even put the drug in my drink which is completely unexpected for someone like her to do that. But everything she did was totally worthless and futile because me and Yin loved each other so much and the word 'separation' never came out of our minds. Not even once we think to break our relationship apart.
I stroked Yin's hair and cupped his face after he finished mumbling and he smiled while staring at me.
"My boyfriend looks so much better when he smiles like this," I said and squeezed his cheeks, making him chuckle.
"Don't think about her, okay? It's just a waste of our time to pay our attention to someone like her."
He smiled and continued to feed me. "I will do as you wish."
"But if she did something to you again, I will never let this matter pass by," he uttered and I just smiled at his words.
I know he's worried about me, more than I worried about myself. Because of that, he didn't want to see me get hurt, especially for those who envy us being together. Yin is my protector. The fact that he sobbed uncontrollably and his panicked face when he saw that I was stumbling around on the bed and losing control of my body due to the drug is more than enough proof that he cares about me above all else. And now, he is even more angry than me.
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『𝘼𝙐𝙏𝙃𝙊𝙍 𝙋𝙊𝙑』
War returned to their room by himself because Yin had an evening class. As he was walking, he was suddenly stopped by a hand grip on his wrist from behind and he immediately pulled it as that was the person that he and Yin talked about early, Earn.
"War"
"Please tell Yin the truth," she pleaded and her words just made War sighed, then he walked away but that girl was still following him.
"Can you just be honest with him that you didn't like him?"
"I can't see him like that. I care about him, War." She continued to plead.
War stopped and looked at her after taking a deep breath."What nonsense are you talking about? Stop pretending like you know us, Miss Earn," War said and wanted to walk away but again, she grabbed his wrist.
"I know what I did was wrong but you are on the wrong side too. I just want to save—"
"Earn, listen here. I don't reply back what you did to me, to us not because I forgive you but I don't want to waste our precious time to entertain someone like you."
"So, please get out of sight before I lose my patience," War said calmly. He really didn't understand why this girl still wanted to put blame on him as his the reason why she did all that. He knows Earn like Yin but he didn't expect her to behave like that because she wanted them to separate, using the excuse she cares about Yin.
She appeared to be looking for a justification for all of her misbehaviour because she was also aware of it. She kept blaming War for this instead of offering an apology.
"War, I promise you if you tell him the truth about you and Pack, I will never bother you again."
"Just tell him the truth, War."
War wanted to open his mouth but before he did that, Pack came and pulled Earn who still gripped War's wrist.
"We don't have anything. Stop your fucking hallucinations, Earn," Pack said and made a sign for War to walk away from that place, which War did as he also lazy to listen to whatever the nonsense that this girl wanted to say.
"Don't touch me. You're bitch," Earn said and tried to remove her arm that Pack grabbed tightly.
"You're the bitch now. Stop bothering them and act like you are an angel who tries to save Yin."
"He don't fucking need you," Pack uttered and it made Earn chuckled as she knows Pack likes War but out of sudden he tries to became a hero.
"Since when you care about them, huh? As far as I know you also want them to crash apart." She smiled a little but she got a smirk back from that man.
"At least now I came back to my sense and not act stupid like you."
"You look like a fool who walks around and is so hopeless."
"You even have the audacity to cover up your ridiculous behavior by using my name."
"I pity you, Earn."
She clenched her teeth and wanted to slap Pack's face but he was being faster and grabbed her hand.
"At least say the word 'sorry' to them and admit it's you fucking faults," Pack said.
"Never," Earn replied shortly in front of Pack's face.
"So, get ready for what I'm gonna do." Pack pushed Earn's hand harshly and walked away.
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『𝙒𝘼𝙍 𝙋𝙊𝙑』
As soon as I came back to my room, I fell asleep and wasn't aware of the time until I felt a gentle kiss on my lips. Even though I didn't fully open my eyes, I already knew who that was and I pulled him by wrapping my arms around his neck, so he lay down beside me.
"Emm sleepy," I muttered and moved my head to lay on Yin's chest, hugging him.
"It's almost 6 pm now. Did you already eat?" Yin asked while caressing my hair gently and it made me more sleepy because of the calm feeling he gave me.
I shook my head. "Just lunch with you earlier."
"Do you want me to buy something for you?"
I shook my head again and I hugged him tightly. "I want to stay like this. So calm." I smiled as his heartbeat was like a tune to my ears and I loved to hear it. He kissed my head and rubbed my back until I fell asleep again.
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I woke up a few hours later and Yin wasn't beside me anymore, just the monkey pillow that I was hugging. I changed my position to sit and stretch my body.
"You sleep so soundly, love," Yin said while bringing a small table and putting it on the bed. There is egg fried rice and a cup of chocolate milk on it.
"I feel so tired today," I replied and leaned my head to his shoulder while closing my eyes, hugging his arm.
He caressed my cheeks and gave me a peck kiss on my lips. "Let's eat, you haven't eaten anything since this evening."
"Can you feed me? I'm tired, I can't move my hand." I looked at him while pouting and he chuckled before taking a plate of fried rice from the table.
I was still clutching his arm as he fed me and all I did was open my mouth and swallow the food as I was being spoiled and he didn't even complain about it. "Why did this fried rice taste different?"
"Where did you buy it?"
"You don't like it?" He asked me back.
"I like it. It tastes better than the fried rice we always buy in the cafeteria."
"Next time, we should buy at this restaurant," I said while he continued to feed me.
"I like it so much." I grinned and hugged his arm tightly, being a baby.
He wiped the edge of my lips and chuckled looking at me. "I cooked it by myself," Yin said, which made my eyes widen and I lifted my head to look at him.
"Are you serious?"
"Yeah, the kitchen became messy because of me." He laughed while feeding me and I gladly opened my mouth to accept it even though I was still in disbelief that he had cooked it. I mean, I know he can cook better than me but when he suddenly cooked for me like this, I couldn't help but be shocked and this fried rice tasted so good.
"It really tastes good," I said while smiling at him and continued to hug his arm.
"You can be a good husband," I muttered slowly with a wide smile on my face.
"What do you say?" He asked.
"Nothing"
"I misheard or really heard that you say I can be a good—"
"Yinnnn"
"Feed me, I'm hungryyy." I opened my mouth, waiting for him to feed me again as I purposely wanted to change the topic because I could feel the heat building on my face if he teased me for what I just said.
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"Yin," I called him while he was focusing on playing his game and I was sitting at my study desk, doing some revision.
"Hm?"
"Earn came to meet me early," I said and he automatically put his phone down and walked towards me.
"Did she do something to you?" Yin asked worriedly while cupping my face as like wanted to check if I hurt anywhere and his action made me chuckle.
"Yinnnn, I'm okay." With my position still sitting, I hugged him who was standing in front of me.
"She kept saying I cheated on you." I looked at him while pouting.
"You want me to slap her? I don't care if I hurt a person like her."
"Yinnnn, that's sound so harsh," I muttered and he stroked my hair.
"You aren't like that," I reminded him again.
"I also punched Pack because I thought he did that to you. So, why I can't—"
"Yinnnn"
"Hm okay okay," he muttered and bowed his face to kiss my lips while cupping my face.
"I love you so much. I hate people who hurt you." He kissed my cheek deeply and stayed like that for a moment. "I'm sorry if I sound harsh but...I can't help myself."
"She tried to hurt you. I hate that," he said and I wrapped my arms around his neck, making his body bow towards me.
"I love you too, Yin."
"I also hate it because she tried to break us apart."
"But I have you. Always. So, I know she can't ever do anything to us." I smiled and he squeezed my cheeks before giving a deep kiss on my lips.
"Nobody can do anything to separate us apart. I love my baby so much," he said, which made me smile widely.
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THE NEXT DAY
The news shocked all of us at the table when Pack told us tomorrow was his last day at this university as he would join a student exchange program to go to Taiwan. I mean, although I know that he will come back to this university for the following two semesters, the news is nonetheless shocking because we had no idea he had applied to it.
I heard about that programme and based on my results, I'm sure that I would likely be accepted if I applied to it. But, I have no interest in applying because doing so would need me to live so far away from Yin and my parents for almost a year, which is something I am not prepared to do.
"Are you already preparing everything?" Bonz asked and Pack nodded to answer his question.
"I have a week break before my flight to go to there. So, I want to spend my time with my parents," he said.
"Take care, dude. Even though I hate you but I don't know why I'm still sad." Off pretended to cry and hug Pack which made that guy push his head.
"Don't be so dramatic. It's not like I will stay there until I finish my studies."
"Yeah but I don't know who I can hate when you aren't here," Off replied, still acting to cry and it's Yin turn to smash his head.
"You're overdramatizing. That's why Gun don't like you." I chuckled at what Yin said and shook my head.
"Aww, that's so hurt, Yin. How dare you bring Gun's name in this," he said while putting his palm on his heart and acted like he was just being stabbed.
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"Where are you going after this?" Pack asked me while I put my book in my bag after our class finished.
"Field. Yin is there," I answered and he nodded understandingly.
I walked a few steps and after that, I turned around to face him again. "Pack, can I talk to you?"
He nodded and after that, we sat at an empty table around the area. Just me and him.
"About that night...I still haven't said thank you to you."
I exhaled slowly. "Thank you, Pack because you saved me from those guys before the others found me," I said as he entered the room just in time to protect me from the two men who tried to touch me while I was under the influence of the drug. So, of course I need to say thanks to him for that.
He smiled genuinely at me."Welcome, War. I'm glad I can find you at the time," he replied.
I returned his smile before continuing my words again. "Also, I want to apologize for any harsh words and the way I treated you before."
"Especially, when I put the blame on you for something you aren't doing."
"I'm not giving you a chance to say anything. I'm sorry, Pack," I said.
"I also did the same when you were telling me about Yin, War."
"Even though you explained to me so many times that Yin wasn't who I thought he was but I kept putting the blame on him."
"I didn't care for whatever you said because I didn't want to accept the truth that you love him, not me."
"I really didn't blame you when you distanced yourself from me. I can understand why you were doing that."
"I also want to apologize to you, War. I made you feel uncomfortable with me."
"I really hope we can become close friends like we used to when I came back here." He smiled and bowed his head.
"Yeah, we will," I replied.
"I wish the best for you in Taiwan. I know you can always survive in another country." I smiled and he also did the same.
"Thank you, War. You're the best...friend I have ever met."
"Thank you for everything. I really wish for your happiness," he said and the way he looked at me let me know that whatever was coming out of his mouth, he truly meant it. No fake, no pretending. He was sincere about all he had just said.
We continued to talk for a short while before I went to meet Yin.
credit: @war_is_cute
30/7/2022