Chapter 09

the thin line between love and hate
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The situation was a bit embarrassing for Soojin, having to practice her lines alone while Shuhua was sitting down on a chair and staring at her as she stumbles on her words, having to read about her character's love confession to her beloved when there was only Shuhua in the auditorium with her made the cheerleader nervous and Shuhua didn't helped her by staring at her so intensely with those cold eyes of hers.

 

Soojin almost forgot she was crying to Minnie just a few minutes ago.

 

"What I mean is... "Soojin closes her eyes and tries to ignore the heat on her cheeks, taking a deep breath she keeps going. "I love you" She looks at Shuhua's blank stare. "I love you and I love you… Like no one else would"

 

She finished reading and there's silence, Soojin scratches the back of her neck awkwardly, hating how she put herself in that situation in the first place; She wasn't an actress at all, dancing was her thing and sometimes she wasn't even sure if she was good enough at that either.

 

"Okay, that was the lamest love confession delivery" Shuhua said, and for the younger's surprise, that didn't get an angry reaction from Soojin but actually she became shy at those words, quieter even and the taiwanesse perked up at that. "You can get better, just try to picture saying it to someone you love" She adds, hoping her words would pull the girl out of her shell, one that Shuhua didn't realize she had. 

 

You see, As head cheerleader Soojin was very charismatic with her smooth moves when cheering for the teams on game nights, Shuhua saw her at it several times and so the duality between the girl who had a fire in her eyes when dancing and the one being shy about a play was a bit confusing to her; Especially when she was on the receiving end of her fury several times. 

 

"How do you want me to imagine that?" Soojin wasn't in love with anyone, if anything the closest person she could think of was Hui, but she wasn't in love with the boy, she just thought he was cute; That wasn't enough for her to imagine him when she's delivering a love confession on stage.

 

Shuhua crosses her arms. "Have you ever been in love?" 

 

Soojin sighs and decides to be honest. "Not really"

 

Shuhua took her legs off the chair in front of her and gestures for Soojin to sit, which she did, hands playing with her scripts, usually she stuck with what she knew she was good at, dancing was one of those; The idea of doing anything new without knowing she would do good made the feelings of insecurity and inadequacy grown inside her chest. 

 

She heard Shuhua's voice speaking to her, But the way she spoke was different from the usual. Softer, her usual honey covered words but this time she wasn't trying to use her charms.

 

"Falling in love is a warm feeling inside your chest" She explained, her eyes moving around like she tries to think of words to use. "It hurts but in a good way, being around that person makes you happy and sometimes you'll think the day is brighter every time they're around" Soojin didn't miss the way Shuhua's lips almost turned into a smile, she believes the girl was thinking about someone. "Is a feeling of warmth and security and that's the feeling you have to show when saying how much you love your partner" 

 

"Are you in love with someone?" Soojin asked before she could stop herself, the words were so precise, so firm and Shuhua looked so certain about what she was talking about that the cheerleader couldn't stop herself from not being curious. Shuhua stares at her in silence and the older wonder if she was overstepping their boundaries, the younger didn't care about her personal life and neither does Soojin so why this question all of sudden.

 

"Yes, I am" Her words are so simple, she didn't even flinch as those words escape her lips and Soojin is a bit surprised then again she remembers how good Shuhua is at acting. 

 

'She sounds so casual about it, But is it how she really feels?' She thought as she watched Shuhua stand up and make her way to her backpack; Everything about this girl made her confused, her words don't match her expressions or her actions and Soojin has the feeling she's always lying. 

 

"Is there anything else I should know" She asked "About my character I mean" 

 

"Well, your character is a dumb teenager in love trying to get her crush's attention" Shuhua looks at Soojin from over her shoulder with a smirk and then winks "Spoiler alert: They don't get together in the end" 

 

"You sound too happy about this" Soojin said "Don't girls usually like happy endings?" Is what she was told, Girls love romance and happy endings; Soojin knows she did, the main couple kissing and staying together by the end of a movie or a drama was always something she looked forward to.

 

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Aizbox
#1
Oh, it's been a while! After what had happened, I stop reading anything related to SooShu or any (G) I-DLE pairings. My heart was too heartbroken by it but I miss them. I miss reading fictions about them, and I'll start once again.

Thank you for writing! I just hope you're always healthy and happy 😊
PakChoi #2
Chapter 60: I'm crying 😭
X-ZERB_areia
#3
Chapter 60: Like one of the chapter said, not everything ends with a happy ending since sad ending is more realistic.
TiffanyTUL
#4
Chapter 60: Whyyyyyy
barkingatminji
#5
Chapter 60: that was a ride
barkingatminji
#6
Chapter 57: at least shu's first kiss was soojin
barkingatminji
#7
Chapter 55: oh my gawwwd, i didn't see that coming but i thought it wad someone like soojins sister
barkingatminji
#8
Chapter 51: im really starting to worry abt what those two are hiding from the others
barkingatminji
#9
Chapter 38: awwww
barkingatminji
#10
Chapter 36: they are s sweet