✎ Chapter 20: Connected ✎

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As the last bell rang, Chanyeol quickly stood up and went to follow his best friend, who's at the door already.

"Yah! Yah!" He called to his blank faced friend. Sehun turned to him as Chanyeol walked beside him.

"What's up?"

"Don't ing give me that." Chanyeol spoke in an annoyed tone. Who wouldn't get annoyed if your best friend is like here but not here?

"I'm not giving you—"

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Chanyeol cut the chase and quickly asked with a frown. Sehun stopped walking as they reached the garden of the university. Few students were walking around, some are playing soccer and basketball, and others are on their way home. Sehun sat on the grass and put his back pack on his lap as he gazed at the scenery before them.

"What—"

"You really want to know?"

"Of course, stupid! I'm not the only one getting worried about you." Chanyeol sat beside him, bumping Sehun's shoulder as he did.

Sehun sighed as he looked up at the sky, making his best friend do the same.

"One day, I opened my eyes and started doing my routine. Take a shower, brush my teeth, prepare for school, eat breakfast and go to school." Sehun's fingers were playing at the strap of his bag as he spoke.

Chanyeol doesn't understand why his best friend is telling him his morning routine when it's obvious that everyone does that too, including him. What's the connection? He wanted to ask but Sehun looks so into it that he can't speak.

Chanyeol never saw him like this.

Sehun looks so heartbroken and down.

"It was tiring and boring." He chuckled but his eyes weren't smiling in mischief as usual. "I've done that for a lot of years already but I still feel like I'm not doing something right. Like something's missing with that routine."

"And I realized," Sehun closed his eyes, letting the wind blow gently on his face. "I wasn't getting up for anyone. I wasn't fighting for anyone. My parents are there but it feels like they aren't."

Chanyeol's eyes sting as he felt the hurt and loneliness in his best friend's voice.

"But then she came."

Chanyeol's eyes slightly widened as Sehun opened his eyes, turning to him with a slight smile etched on his lips. He couldn't believe his best friend has fallen in love already! His system became excited and happy for Sehun but he wonder why does he look so sad.

"Every day seems like a new experience for me. It's like my eyes opened up to a new world, I just can't help but to look forward to every day." Sehun's lips couldn't stop smiling as he thought of you.

Your sparkling eyes, your blinding smile, your pouting lips and your everything. The way you take care of him even though you might just see him as a little brother, it made him happy inside. The way you work hard for your family, it made him want to fight harder every time he wakes up. The way you think of everyone else but yourself, it made him want to do everything for you.

"I admit that it hasn't been a long time when we met but..." Sehun's smile faltered as his heart cracked in his thought. "...damn she really got me wrapped around her finger, I can't escape."

"T-That's great, bro." Chanyeol stuttered, not actually knowing what to say as his best friend's mood suddenly turned upside down. "What's the problem then? Does she like you back?"

Sehun shook his head as he laid down on the bed of grass, eyes observing how the clouds slowly move on the sky.

"Her liking or not liking me isn't the problem, bro." His eyes watered as tried gulping down the cry wanting to come out of his throat. Sehun wants to shout his frustrations, pain and everything he's been keeping inside his chest. He wants to have the freedom to show his feelings and emotions but something's stopping him from doing it.

He can't.

Chanyeol got more confused as Sehun answered that.

"What is the problem then?"

"She said I can't like her."

"What?!" Chanyeol shrieked in surprise.

Who wouldn't want the Oh Sehun to like her?! Whoever she is, she must be insane!

"That's the last thing she said to me." Sehun his dry lips and pursed them as he forced his tears back in the sockets. It's hard but he doesn't want to break down in front of the brother of the one he's talking about. Chanyeol's not even aware that it's his sister Sehun is talking about. "That's why I'm trying to avoid her—"

"To what?" Chanyeol huffed in annoyance. "To let your feelings for her to disappear because you can't see her? Because she's not around? You think your heart would suddenly stop screaming her name? That's it?"

Sehun turned to Chanyeol, who laid down beside him with a frown.

"W-Well—"

"I thought you have balls, man. I was wrong." Chanyeol shook his head in feign disappointment, making Sehun sit up in rage.

"Yah! How dare—"

"If you really like her or even love her, shouldn't you continue telling her your feelings until she

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myungsoodaehyun36 #1
Chapter 27: This still makes me cry even after reading it a couple of times. It's really hits close to home when your love one pass away without you being able to say goodbye 🥺
springrose #2
Chapter 26: The story was so beautiful from their relationship growing but ending so quickly I have never cried this much ready a story! thank you writing such a good piece
affinityy #3
Chapter 26: Should not have read this chapter at work. I am: oo tha fool
affinityy #4
Chapter 11: Nvm is Yeol in the business? If he has to dress UP up
affinityy #5
Chapter 10: Wait. Ok what if, plot twist - Yeol is with Dasom.
affinityy #6
Chapter 8: azn dads being supportive /s what a universal language #relatable
Itskim09
#7
Chapter 27: This is just tragic but beautiful story. :,( it made me really cry hard. T_T I thought she will gonna survive but i guess that's how story will end huhu :,( anyway thanks for this wonderful but sad story. :,)
zangsia1 #8
Chapter 27: Beautiful sad ending.
Molynich #9
Chapter 2: The storyline is interesting :D