Jinyoung waited at the basement, holding a box. It was a gift for his boyfriend of one year. He was hiding by a car, waiting to surprise him and when the elevator doors finally opened, he stepped out.
He was about to jump out when another woman came out. Junseo laced their hands together and they were smiling to each other. "Junseo-ah, can we go to your house tonight?" The woman asked, leaning her face close to his and Jinyoung covered his mouth to stop a gasp. Junseo shook his head. "Not tonight, Jinyoung and I will celebrate our anniversary." He answered and the woman sighed, tucking a hair behind her hair while pouting. "Why is he always ruining our fun?" She asked and Junseo pecked her lips, Jinyoung's heart shattered, tears starting to spill from his eyes. "Sorry, come on, let me take you home." He says.
Jinyoung crouched down as he cried silently, waiting for the sound of his car to start and drive away. When it did, he walked over beside the elevator doors. Jinyoung leaned on the wall, looking at the box in his hand. It was a watch, something Junseo had been wanting. He kept crying, putting the box in his bag as he slid down to the ground. Jinyoung put his face between his legs, covering his face and cried his eyes out. He felt like he was there for hours, just crying non-stop with his head between his knees. He only looked up when someone spoke to him.
"Hey."
His voice was calm and questioning, yet intimidating too. He slowly looked up, vision slightly blurry, but he blinked a couple of times to see a man with his arms crossed. He looked handsome, jet black hair styled cleanly, plump lips and eyes full of wonder. "You can't just sit here and cry, they might think you're a ghost." He said and Jinyoung looked away, hiccuping and wiping his tears away. He wanted to laugh at his statement and his situation. What twenty six years old man cries like this? Jinyoung heard him sigh before he felt something fall on his lap.
He panicked for a bit, but when he turned his head, it was a white handkerchief on his knee. He took it with one hand as he looks at the man's retreating back. He gets in his car and drove away. Jinyoung didn't even take his eyes off him or his car. In the most silent way, he thanked him for the slight show of concern.
Wiping his tears away with the handkerchief, he stood up, taking a deep breath. He puts the handkerchief in his bag before taking his phone out.
Junseo 💖
I just got out of work, see you in a bit 😚
Jinyoung didn't reply, instead, he texted Minhyuk.
Jinyoung
Yah, want to drink?
He texted. Even though Minhyuk was a year older, he didn't use any honorifics. They dropped that a long time ago.
Minhyuk
Why? Did something happen?
Jinyoung
Let's talk when I get home.
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Minhyuk was already setting the drinks when Jinyoung entered their apartment. The other blinked at him after seeing Jinyoung's puffy eyes, rushing over. "What the hell did he do?" He asked, making Jinyoung face him and the his eyes started forming tears again. Minhyuk sighed, patting his back. "Come on, let's drink." He says, taking him to the living room.
They sat on the ground, the beer cans, soju and shot glasses on the coffee table. Jinyoung took a beer can and opened it. Minhyuk waited patiently, taking the soju and pouring himself a shot. "Junseo is cheating on me." Jinyoung starts, gulping down a huge amount of his beer. Minhyuk's eyes widened as he looked at Jinyoung. "Are you sure?" He asked, facing the other completely. Jinyoung nods, tears filling his eyes again. "Y-yes." He sobs out. "I saw them when I was waiting for him." He adds and Minhyuk sighed, putting a hand on his back, rubbing circles on it.
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And so Jinyoung explained what he saw, crying his eyes out and wiping them away with the handkerchief. Minhyuk kept listening, his blood boiling because they (Jinyoung's friends) treated Junseo like a brother and he does this?
They had finished four cans of beer and one soju bottle. Jinyoung was mad, at Junseo and himself. He was at the edge of being drunk and he wanted to drink more, but he stopped himself.
Minhyuk finally noticed the handkerchief when Jinyoung wiped his tears again and he blinked, his vision fuzzy from being tipsy. "Who owns that?" He asked, taking the handkerchief and spreading it open even with stained tears. Jinyoung looked at it and remembered the guy. "Ah, a man saw me crying." He answered, sniffing before he took a shot. Minhyuk sighed, lying it on the table. "A gentleman." He says before seeing letters on the corner. "Hey look." He says, pointing at it and Jinyoung looked as well.
M.T.
Jinyoung took the handkerchief and looked at it. "M.T." He whispers.
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The next morning, he has a hangover, luckily, it was a weekend. He didn't have any work today.
Jinyoung opened his eyes, a hand on his head because it felt heavy. "Ow." He whispers before looking at his bedside table. The handkerchief, hangover medicine, the water and Minhyuk's note that says 'I have to go to work. Let's meet later -MH ' was on it, telling him that what happened yesterday was real.
His boyfriend which he had given everything to cheated on him with a woman. A woman. He wouldn't be so heartbroken if it was a man. He never knew that Junseo would cheat on him like that. He never knew he would cheat on him, ever.
He wanted to cry again, but he couldn't. There were no tears coming out of his eyes. He took a deep breath, taking the medicine and drinking the water before looking at the handkerchief. "Should I give it back?" He asks himself before shaking his head. Instead, he looks for his phone and remembered that it was in his bag. Slowly, he stands and heads out of his room. Jinyoung spots his bag on the couch where the trash bin with the cans and bottles were thrown in was. He sits on the couch and took the phone in his bag, opening it to check the messages.
Junseo 💖
Babe, where are you?
Junseo 💖
Are you going to show up?
Junseo 💖
It's our anniversary? You've been talking about this for a month.
Junseo 💖
Are you busy?
Junseo 💖
Babe? Hello??
Junseo 💖
The food is getting cold.
Junseo 💖
Baby, did I do something wrong?
And that was the last thing that he sent. Jinyoung didn't have the energy to reply, he turned his phone off as he looks around his and Minhyuk's apartment. It wasn't a big apartment. They only have two small rectangular bedrooms, a small bathroom, a kitchen with an island to eat on and a small living room with an old TV and comfy sofa. But other than that, it looked nice since they both enjoyed decorating.
Jinyoung bit his lip. What does he do while waiting to meet Minhyuk? There were no other work he found near his place except that one samgyupsal restaurant he is currently working at. It didn't pay much. Minhyuk is a big help with paying the apartment. Jinyoung groaned, lying on the couch as he stares at the ceiling and think.
If Minhyuk didn't agree on being his housemate, then he would've worked for two or three part-time jobs. His phone notified him that he has a message and he took a moment before reading who sent it. Jinyoung sighed in relief to see it's one of the cooking competitions he wanted to enter in.
Cooking Competition
Good morning competitors.I am informing you that the competition will be on June 6, 2020 at Yeouido Hangang Park. Those who wants to enter can pay in advance (use this number to contact the holders) or register online and pay at the venue by showing the code given to you online. The entrance fee (+goodie bags and use of facilities) is ₩250,000.
"Oh, great, Junseo can lend me-" He stopped, remembering that he's not the guy he thought. Jinyoung groaned, pinching the bridge of his nose. ₩250,000. That's a lot of cash. Where can he get the money? Should I ask for money to Minhyuk? He thinks, but he shakes his head. "No, he needs it for himself." He says. My work? He thinks again, but he shook his head. Payday comes at the end of the month, and that's still not enough. Jinyoung sighed deeply. Should I get another job? He thinks again, staring at his phone screen for a long time before nodding. He needs to find a job.
For the rest of the day, he looked through tons of part-time jobs, but there weren't anything that paid in large amounts that he decided to take a break and just watch some movie while eating ice cream. He tried to forget that Junseo didn't text him after last night and that he was cheating for no one knows how long.
That night, he and Minhyuk talked again. He wasn't a wreck like yesterday, but his voice wasn't stable. "I'm breaking up with him tomorrow." Jinyoung says and Minhyuk nods. "I'm proud of you." He says, patting his back.
Jinyoung was lucky to meet such a friend in his life who would help him with his rent, live with him and even stay with him during his down times. They clinked their glass of beer and drank.
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