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"jaemin! where were you?" hyunmin asked as soon as he noticed jaemin walking their way.
everyone was already cleaning up the place. picking red solo cups and the trashes they made.
"sorry. my stomach wasn't feeling good." he lied with his regular cool exterior.
the truth was that after the phone call, jaemin lingered around the lake longer than he expected. his minds wondering to ahn yujin. it was like all of the incidents were finally relating with each other.
'something must be wrong.' he thought.
'how she freaks out easily, how she becomes detached when she's sad.'
"ah i see. but sorry jaemin, game's over." hyunmin said while scratching his nape in awkwardness.
jaemin threw the thoughts away. 'i need to stop overthinking. at least for the time being.'
"it's fine." jaemin nodded and walked off to his dorm.
the rest of the boys were not there yet. he closed his eyes under the covers of the futton. how ironic that he can finally get a shut eye in what was supposed to be uncomfortable to him.
na jaemin fell asleep while worrying.
〜〜〜☆☆☆〜〜〜
I N C O M I N G C A L L FROM CHUCKY
ACCEPT DECLINE
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jaemin did not even hesitate to accept the call. he's a heavy sleeper but luckily he felt the phone vibrating in his palm.
thanks to yujin, he fell asleep holding his phone of worries. somehow he had a gut feeling that she would call.
and she did.
〜〜〜☆☆☆〜〜〜
CHUCKY "..."
BUBBLEGUM PRINCE "Were you sleeping?"
〜〜〜☆☆☆〜〜〜
jaemin tiptoed out of the room, taking big steps to avoid stepping on anybody on the floor.
he went out to the barbecue site and sat at the table where they played truth or dare.
jaemin did not want to pressure her so instead of asking questions, he decided to just be the listener.
'she'll tell me when she's ready.' he thought.
〜〜〜☆☆☆〜〜〜
CHUCKY "No. I couldn't."
BUBBLEGUM PRINCE "I see. I'm glad you called."
CHUCKY "Really? And why's that?"
BUBBLEGUM PRINCE "Hm I don't know why but, your voice is so familiar. It gives me comfort."
CHUCKY "You're much more of a baby than I thought."
BUBBLEGUM PRINCE "Much more?"
CHUCKY "Not hypothetical at all. Proven at its best."
BUBBLEGUM PRINCE "I'll give you the satisfaction of being right tonight. As a sympathy for not being able to join."
CHUCKY "Excuses. You know that I'm right."
BUBBLEGUM PRINCE "Maybe."
CHUCKY "Hey Jaemin,"
BUBBLEGUM PRINCE "Yeah?"
CHUCKY "Do you ever feel like you do not deserve to be happy because someone close to you is suffering?"
CHUCKY "Have you ever felt, selfish? for being happy?"
