2nd Person POV
You woke up feeling shit. Well, a little less shitty than how you were before you went to sleep but still shit. You just felt like sleeping again. Your eyes were puffy from crying and your stomach growled with hunger. You got up and walked to the kitchen, the air around your apartment cold.
You went to the front door and collected a box off the floor.
5am, the skies outside still dark. You decided to heat up some left over spaghetti from the fridge. After that you grabbed your phone and sat by the window. As you ate your food you scrolled to the many many messages you received from Jiwon, Chanwoo, And Dong Gyun.
Jiwon
Y/N, can we talk about this please?
I'm worried
Where are you
Did you run off somewhere
Are you with Chanwoo?
Just give me a call I'll pick you up
Please respond
7pm yesterday
Chanwoo
hiiii girlieee
please resopond
heard about what happened but ahhaha
worried
COME BACK PLS IM HERE FOR YOU
8:04 pm yesterday
You almost laughed when you saw Chanwoo's messages. Still, you felt like frowning when you saw Jiwon's. You weren't on good terms and honestly, you wished you didn't run away like that. You still felt weird about spending the day at Gyun Beo's house, you felt guilty in a way but that guilt quickly went away when you remembered how you saw Jiwon at the bar with Chae Won.
Why the hell were they there together? Who initiated what? You felt stupid for just suddenly leaving, you felt paranoid, what if something did happen between them? What if... Never mind, a warm bath should do the trick.
You ran a bath and decided to use the bath salts that you never used. Wait, bath salts? When did you buy any? Oh yeah, you didn't. You got them from Gyun Beo. The box is in front of your door. He dropped them off and left you a note.
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So like, I know it's weird that I'm sending you something but I just wanted to make sure that you were okay. Have some bath salts (they're new don't worry) I was gonna give them to you after that date we had to the botanical garden but I couldn't buy them. I don't know if you'd appreciate these knowing it's from me but I hope you feel better soon.
-Gyun~
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The bath salts smelled nice. There were 4 different bottles, with different flavors or scents. Matcha, strawberry, vanilla, lavender. You picked up the lavender bottle, you found the scent to be calming and that was exactly what you needed right now. You also thought about thanking Gyun Beo for his gift.
It was quiet. Calming but it was quiet. You couldn't help but cry as you overthought everything. You did love Jiwon, you loved him so much which was exactly why you were crying. Before you knew it it was already 7:00. You spent an hour and 30 in the bath. Your fingers felt like prunes and you felt faint. Your mind felt fuzzy but you had to get up and get going.
You got up and got dressed and walked to school alone.
Timeskip
Time went by so slowly. The class felt as if it took hours. You did fairly well despite your mood, and you still had enough fight in you to pretend like nothing was wrong. Jae saw through you though.
"Heyyy, what's with the long face? Something bad happened?" And god, you didn't even want to tell her. Not that you didn't feel comfortable with her, just that you weren't in the mood to speak or think about it at all.
"I'm just a little tired, slept late is all." You said, resting your head on the table as you wrote down your notes. Jae raised her eyebrow suspiciously but chose to shrug the suspicion off.
"Well, if you don't wanna tell me anything then that's completely fine. I'm just gonna go get food." She said as she left. You sighed lightly and allowed yourself to take a small nap. It was your break, after all, a 10-minute nap wouldn't hurt anyone.
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"Miss Y/N!" The final call woke you up. You immediately rose up from your seat and frantically looked around, only to see that everyone was staring at you. The professor had been calling you for the past minute but you weren't awake.
"I-I'm sorry ma'am." You apologized. You were worried that you had upset her but instead of yelling at you, she looked at you with concern.
"Y/N, if you feel unwell we have an infirmary just down the hall, it's hard to see a star student like you struggle." She said to you in a soft voice. You felt calmer, and you were thankful that she understood.
You stepped outside of the classroom and into the hall, slowly walking to the infirmary, and looking down at your shiny shoes. Passing by the bathroom on that floor, the door suddenly flung open and hit you.
You crouched down onto the floor holding your now aching forehead, wincing from the pulsing pain.
"Oh my God I'm so sorry-" The person started but you recognized his voice. He quieted down as well when he realized who you were. "Y/N...?"
Jiwon said, taking your hand and helping you stand up. Now you have a headache. Not from the door, from seeing him. You couldn't even say anything to him. You felt like if you did, you would only break down into tears.
You sighed and tried to walk past him but he blocked your path. You just looked at the ground once more, avoiding his stupid gaze. He held you by your shoulders and pulled you into him, trying to hug you but you didn't hug back. You stayed limp as he hugged you tighter.
"Y/N, talk to me... I'm sorry, please let's talk about this! Is this because of our argument, it... it was my fault, I shouldn't have done that, I should have gone after you!" He whispered in my ear as his grip on me got tighter. I felt the guilt welling up inside me but I couldn't forget what I saw last night. They were drinking together, god knows what they did after... I'm too emotionally burnt out to deal with this. To deal with him.
"Are you done now...?" That was all I could say. What else was I supposed to do? Hug him back and pretend like I wasn't upset like everything was fine, and let everything pass by like normally? No.
"H-Huh?" Jiwon muttered and I felt his arms loosen around me. I gently pushed him off, making sure not to make eye contact whatsoever but from the corner of my eye, I saw that he had this guilty look on his face that made me want to sob.
"Let's talk some other time, please..." I tried my best not to let my voice crack as I walked away but before I could fully do so, he grabbed my hand and pulled me close to kiss me on the lips. I couldn't kiss back, I was too surprised. He quickly let go of me and I practically sprinted towards the infirmary.
I felt my back slide down the wall, clutching my face as I sighed. My cheeks felt warm as I recalled the feeling of his warm lips on mine, the way his tongue slipped in as his touch screamed for me. I missed him dearly.
But I couldn't just let him have me. Not after how he made me feel, or how I saw him that night with... Stupid Chae Won. The nurse wasn't there so I ended up lying there on one of the beds, staring at the ceiling hoping I'd fall asleep and feel better later.
Jiwon POV
My heart was pounding as I walked down the hallway. I knew she was upset but I didn't know it was this bad... Did she... Find out about me and Chaewon? I don't think she did because if she did, I'd surely be single right now if not on the brink of it. I felt guilty for my deal but loved Y/N too much to hurt her that way.
It was weird though, how could I not remember a single thing from that night...? But then again, if I was drunk enough to start drinking with Chaewon I really shouldn't trust my senses...
I reached for my pocket, trying to get my phone but nothing was there. I left my phone in the fucking bathroom. I quickly ran there and found my phone on the sink. I made sure it didn't get wet and that it was working properly.
I sighed in relief as I clutched the phone in my hand. I looked at myself in the mirror, fixing my now messy hair. As I was about to leave, a stall opened and in the mirror, I saw, another annoying face. Smirking as he walked towards me. Standing in front of me face to face, he made this fake surprised face as he started to talk. Gyun Beo, the only other person that bothered me.
"Oh my god, Jiwon? Arent you Y/N's boyfriend?" He said sarcastically, placing a hand on my shoulder so casually. It was sickening. I didn't say anything. All I did was shrug his hand off roughly.
"Don't be like that, we should get along!" He let out a laugh at me and I couldn't even look at him. Something was off about him. Something has always been off about him. He always had this underlying sinister look, covered by a facade of friendliness and I didn't like it. It's ironic how alike we are. "After all, you're the student council president right?"
"You wouldn't want someone to put a stain on your name... Right?" I felt sick to my stomach. Not because he knew about... A lot of things, but it only reminded me of how Chaewon actually is. It makes me wonder why these two are coming at us at the same time.
"... Can't you just back off? In the nicest way possible, what have I ever done to you?" I said annoyed. He was really starting to piss me off. He started walking, leaning against the bathroom door and locking it so that no one could open it, leaving no witnesses to this conversation.
"You've done nothing wrong, really!" I watched as his fingers tapped on his shoulder, arms crossed. He sighs heavily and smiles. "I just don't think that you deserve that image of yours. Not after what I saw as well..."
Silence followed. I didn't understand. What...?
He stared at me with teasing eyes, as if stifling a laugh, he covered his smile with his hand.
And then it clicked.
Does he know about what happened...? That night... How could he even know?
"I don't know what you're talking about," I grunted as I went closer to the door, attempting to shove him off but it was harder than it looked. He placed his hand on my shoulder again.
"Brave of you to bag two girls at once, I commend your skill!" He laughs, giving me a heavy pat on the back. I could feel my blood boiling beneath my skin as he spoke. "However, that's really not a trait you'd want other people to know about..."
He paused for a bit, letting go of my shoulder as he looked at me directly. "I know what happened between you and Chaewon, and I'm not telling you how I got this information."
"D-Did she tell you..?" I stuttered. I couldn't bear the thought of Y/N finding out about my mistake. I couldn't bear the thought of losing her.
"Did you not just hear what I said? Looks like the president isn't a good listener either!" I was getting full of it. I grabbed his shirt and pinned him to the wall. I couldn't think straight anymore.
"Stop bullshitting me, Gyun Beo."
"I don't care what you do to me, you're not getting anything out." He clutched my hand harshly, causing me to let go in spite. "But if there's something you should know, it's that if a single word gets out about your infidelity, your tip-top reputation would be as low as the outcasts..."
"And Y/N would probably hate you too!" He said that so joyfully, I couldn't fucking reason with him.
"I won't say anything, don't worry! I'm just... Warning you." His usual happy sleazy face faded into a sinister demeanor. "I'm a lot worse than whatever you see Chaewon to be."
He didn't scare me anymore but the thought of what he could do did. I clicked my tongue and barged out, leaving Gyun Beo in there.
1st Person POV
"Y/N! I have been messaging you everywhere, why didn't you bother responding?!" Chanwoo shook my shoulders roughly as he tried to get an answer out of me. I awkwardly laughed as he stopped.
"It's just... Been a long day, you know? I was too tired..." I said as I put my uniform on and started taking orders. Chanwoo leaned against the wall, eager to talk to me and know everything that happened, where I went, what I did, and if I was really okay.
By the end of my shift, we finally got to talk. He offered to walk me home and stay for a while since he had a stream to do later.
"So... Spill?" He said as he looked up at the sky, hands behind his head.
"Well, I was uhm... At Gyun Beo's house." I told him where I was at and... He stopped in his tracks to look at me.
"Y/N, what...?" He looked super confused, and I understood why. "Wasn't the reason for your argument because... Jiwon was with Chaewon? Why are you doing the same thing..?" It wasn't a judgy tone, more like an I thought you knew better than this tone. I also stopped walking just to look at him.
"I know but... We didn't do anything I promise. He just left me alone and we watched a couple movies. In the end I got sick and..." I couldn't continue right away. I felt something get stuck in my throat as I tried to speak once more. "But I saw Jiwon in a bar with Chaewon... They were drinking, and... and...!" I took a breath before continuing.
"I looked at the location on my phone... Jiwon always has his location on, I guess he forgot to turn it off. Next thing I know, I checked and he was... at a love hotel." When I said that, Chanwoo made a face of disgust.
"What the fuck...?" Chanwoo let out. He was ready to say the nastiest things about him but he had to stay calm. You were on the verge of crying after all. "Maybe he was too drunk to drive... So he went to the nearest hotel, right?" Chanwoo patted my shoulder, slipping his arm onto mine as we started walking again.
"I know but... I don't wanna ask. Not until he mentions it himself. I don't know, I'm just scared that he'd lie... Scared that I might make us worse." I couldn't think straight anymore. My heart was pounding with guilt and sadness. Why..?
"Y/N, I promise you I'll be here every step of the way. Just... Don't run off like you did again, okay? You had me worried sick..."
"Yeah, I wont." Was all I could say before we walked in silence.
Jiwon, why wont you tell me...?
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