We Grew
And You Thought One Lie Couldn't Hurt
Chapter Twenty Two
..::Yoobin's POV::..
I heard the cars speeding by and saw the lamps turning on as the sun set quickly. My eyes felt heavy from crying and wondered what everybody was doing. Are they worrying about me?
Weakly, I opened my phone and scrolled down in the contacts.
What happened to 'Ok love', 'Jess <3', and 'Jayby'?
"What do you want from me...?" My voice cracked as I looked up at the dark sky.
This is stupid. They can pamper me all they want with shoes, purses, clothes, anything else they think will make me happier. But it's not going to. I want my old friends back, I want everything to go back to the way it was. When we could laugh and play together without a worry in the world.
"Awwww, what's wrong?" I heard a boy's voice call out and some snickering in the background. "Come play with us, we'll make you happy." Suddenly, his hands wrapped around my arm until I felt it bruise.
"Let me go!" My feet wouldn't stand on it's own and my body felt weak from not eating anything the whole day.
"Don't yell, wouldn't want me to hurt that pretty face, would you?" In seconds, I felt hands grab my other arm and started to drag me off.
"GET OFF!" I shrieked and heard one of the guy's screaming in pain.
My eyes opened to see a blurred image of Jaebum.
"Jay..." He kicked the guy on the floor while the other guys fled quickly.
"What the hell are you doing here?!" Jaebum pulled my arm harshly and left the boy rolling on the floor in pain.
"This..."
What do you think I'm doing here? As much as I don't want to believe this, I almost wanted to jump into the water. Into the water to go straight up to heaven. Somewhere you don't have to worry about people hating you or having lies thrown all over the place.
"This is our bridge, right?"
He stopped in front of the railing and breathed in deeply. We both stared at the Han river and I started to fidget.
"I've been thinking about things while I looked for you."
My eyes diverted over to him slightly and I saw him smiling happily. "Listen to what I have to say before you say anything, alright?"
I nodded slowly in response and he turned his attention towards me. "Kim Yoobin..."
He paused and laugh heartily and rubbed my head. "It was a mistake."
After a few seconds, I blinked several times trying to understand him. "What?"
"I never liked you like that Yoobin." I didn't believe it until he genuinely grinned.
Jaebum was never able to smile when he wasn't happy. He never hid his feelings and made sure people knew when he was angry or sad. And Jaebum couldn't lie, even to strangers.
"Are you bring serious or are-"
"I'm being dead serious."
Images of Taecyeon flew through my head. Images of us being together again.
"But...Then why did you say you did?!"
"I guess..." Like a cat, he stretched and yawned. "You were my very first friend, you know that?"
"You were my first friend too." I smiled weakly and felt butterflies dancing in my stomach.
"Around you, maybe I just felt safe and taken care of. I mistook happiness for love."
"...Are you sure?"
"Sure I'm sure!" He laughed and smiled widely. "I couldn't lie to you, you know that."
"But-"
"No buts." His voice stood firm. "What's to like about you anyway?"
"Hey!" I hit him lightly and I saw his dimples implanted into his cheeks.
"Sorry for causing such a big riot. You probably had a bad time over worrying about this, wasn't even real."
My whole body felt relieved that none of this was true. "You know what's weird?"
"What? That I just told you everything was a lie?"
"That too. But it's so weird how this would have never happened if Jessica never told that one lie."
His smile disappeared and he gave me a death glare. "I hate hearing that name. I didn't even think I liked you until after she said that. I guess that just kind of planted into my head."
"That stupid one lie..."
"Well, we grew, didn't we?"
"What do you mean?"
"Our friendship grew. We learned to listen to only each other rather then other people. I think you love and appreciate Taecyeon a bit more, being away from him and all."
My forehead wrinkled up from hearing that name. "...You're sure about this?"
Jaebum rolled his eyes and stared into my eyes fiercely. "Are these the eyes of a liar?"
Timidly, I shook my head and he grinned from ear to ear. "You know me best."
One problem down, one more to go. "But what do I do about Taecyeon?"
"Well, let's see." Jaebum sat down on the sidewalk. "You realized your best friend doesn't like you, now all you have to do is make up with your boyfriend."
"But he probably doesn't like me now..."
"That's why I call you stupid." He got up and dusted him self off. "It's getting late, I got to get going."
"But Jay, what-"
"You're a smart girl Yoobin, figure it out. By the way, Taecyeon's house is pretty close, you could probably walk there wihtout getting attacked." He got smaller and smaller as he walked off into the distance and I stood there dumbfounded.
"I'm a smart girl..." I whispered to my self and felt tears swimming around in my eyes. Why am I even crying?
The smile on my face told me I was crying from being so happy. So thankful.
"I want my life back." I was determined and felt adrenaline pumping through my veins as I sprinted towards his house.
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Weakly, I opened my phone and scrolled down in the contacts.
What happened to 'Ok love', 'Jess <3', and 'Jayby'?
"What do you want from me...?" My voice cracked as I looked up at the dark sky.
This is stupid. They can pamper me all they want with shoes, purses, clothes, anything else they think will make me happier. But it's not going to. I want my old friends back, I want everything to go back to the way it was. When we could laugh and play together without a worry in the world.
"Awwww, what's wrong?" I heard a boy's voice call out and some snickering in the background. "Come play with us, we'll make you happy." Suddenly, his hands wrapped around my arm until I felt it bruise.
"Let me go!" My feet wouldn't stand on it's own and my body felt weak from not eating anything the whole day.
"Don't yell, wouldn't want me to hurt that pretty face, would you?" In seconds, I felt hands grab my other arm and started to drag me off.
"GET OFF!" I shrieked and heard one of the guy's screaming in pain.
My eyes opened to see a blurred image of Jaebum.
"Jay..." He kicked the guy on the floor while the other guys fled quickly.
"What the hell are you doing here?!" Jaebum pulled my arm harshly and left the boy rolling on the floor in pain.
"This..."
What do you think I'm doing here? As much as I don't want to believe this, I almost wanted to jump into the water. Into the water to go straight up to heaven. Somewhere you don't have to worry about people hating you or having lies thrown all over the place.
"This is our bridge, right?"
He stopped in front of the railing and breathed in deeply. We both stared at the Han river and I started to fidget.
"I've been thinking about things while I looked for you."
My eyes diverted over to him slightly and I saw him smiling happily. "Listen to what I have to say before you say anything, alright?"
I nodded slowly in response and he turned his attention towards me. "Kim Yoobin..."
He paused and laugh heartily and rubbed my head. "It was a mistake."
After a few seconds, I blinked several times trying to understand him. "What?"
"I never liked you like that Yoobin." I didn't believe it until he genuinely grinned.
Jaebum was never able to smile when he wasn't happy. He never hid his feelings and made sure people knew when he was angry or sad. And Jaebum couldn't lie, even to strangers.
"Are you bring serious or are-"
"I'm being dead serious."
Images of Taecyeon flew through my head. Images of us being together again.
"But...Then why did you say you did?!"
"I guess..." Like a cat, he stretched and yawned. "You were my very first friend, you know that?"
"You were my first friend too." I smiled weakly and felt butterflies dancing in my stomach.
"Around you, maybe I just felt safe and taken care of. I mistook happiness for love."
"...Are you sure?"
"Sure I'm sure!" He laughed and smiled widely. "I couldn't lie to you, you know that."
"But-"
"No buts." His voice stood firm. "What's to like about you anyway?"
"Hey!" I hit him lightly and I saw his dimples implanted into his cheeks.
"Sorry for causing such a big riot. You probably had a bad time over worrying about this, wasn't even real."
My whole body felt relieved that none of this was true. "You know what's weird?"
"What? That I just told you everything was a lie?"
"That too. But it's so weird how this would have never happened if Jessica never told that one lie."
His smile disappeared and he gave me a death glare. "I hate hearing that name. I didn't even think I liked you until after she said that. I guess that just kind of planted into my head."
"That stupid one lie..."
"Well, we grew, didn't we?"
"What do you mean?"
"Our friendship grew. We learned to listen to only each other rather then other people. I think you love and appreciate Taecyeon a bit more, being away from him and all."
My forehead wrinkled up from hearing that name. "...You're sure about this?"
Jaebum rolled his eyes and stared into my eyes fiercely. "Are these the eyes of a liar?"
Timidly, I shook my head and he grinned from ear to ear. "You know me best."
One problem down, one more to go. "But what do I do about Taecyeon?"
"Well, let's see." Jaebum sat down on the sidewalk. "You realized your best friend doesn't like you, now all you have to do is make up with your boyfriend."
"But he probably doesn't like me now..."
"That's why I call you stupid." He got up and dusted him self off. "It's getting late, I got to get going."
"But Jay, what-"
"You're a smart girl Yoobin, figure it out. By the way, Taecyeon's house is pretty close, you could probably walk there wihtout getting attacked." He got smaller and smaller as he walked off into the distance and I stood there dumbfounded.
"I'm a smart girl..." I whispered to my self and felt tears swimming around in my eyes. Why am I even crying?
The smile on my face told me I was crying from being so happy. So thankful.
"I want my life back." I was determined and felt adrenaline pumping through my veins as I sprinted towards his house.
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