Written by: tofujagi

The pain in Soojin's hand matched the red that marked Mino's face. She did not know right away that she slapped him, for it felt like her hand just moved on its own. Soojin usually found a more better way to get her message across Mino when they argued, but she could not take anymore of it today. Mino glared at her coldly as he clutched his cheek. Her actions also took him by surprise. The slap stung him, but he just scoffed in return. "Do you seriously think you'll easily find someone else that loves you?" he asked her with a cold look in his eyes. "No one else will love you like me. Honestly, you should be grateful I'm dating you."

Pain filled Soojin's chest. Mino was a bad boy that possessed a strong mentality and toughness. Having been attracted to him, Soojin knew the conflicts that might have arose if they dated, but what could she have done about it? Your heart chose who you fell for, and she fell for him. Mino also grew to like Soojin when he ran into her coincidentally multiple times. Though their love for each other gradually bloomed, Mino was like an ice wall Soojin could not melt thoroughly.

"What?" Soojin retorted.

"I meant it exactly as I said it."

Soojin picked up her bag from the counted and hurried to put on her shoes. "You're such a bad guy," Soojin said through her tears. "I'm not meant to be with someone like you. We're over."

Mino shut the door with much force. He started to turn back to the living when he realized what had happened. We're over, he repeated her words in his head. "Wait-" he started before opening the door and searching for Soojin. The only thing he could find was the small view of her back soon entering a taxi. "Hey!" he yelled as he rushed out the door, but the taxi drove away by then.

A month passed by.

Mino's phone buzzed for the nth time on his nightstand. The sun filtered in from outside, but it felt like rain in Mino's house. He did not leave his house often nor did he accepted invitations to head to the club with Taehyun. He wanted to see Soojin so bad. If he could, he wanted to take back what he said when they