“YoungBae?” YG asks, shocked. “I have to go.” He whispers to whomever he’s talking to one the phone. YG sets his phone down on his desk and stands up. “YoungBae! Guess what? I just finished talking to the people fixing up Charlotte’s room. They’re all done now. I guess you saw since you’re here.” He smiles.

I plainly stare at him, trying to calm down my nerves. Aishh! I can’t keep it down! All my emotions are building up in me and I don’t think I can calm down anymore.

“Well, you can go and tell—“

“Is there any way you can overlook the rules about dating in my contract?” I interrupt him, taking YG by surprise. He stares at me, not responding. I stare right back, feeling the tension unfold in the room. After a few minutes, I get impatient. “Is there any way you can overlook the rules about dating in my contract?” I repeat, my voice a bit louder than before.

YG blinks at me, completely surprised. He shakes his head. “I’m sorry, but—“

“No!” I burst. I clench my hands into fists. “I’m sure you can overlook it just this once!” My mind shuts down and my body does all the work. I tighten my fists.

“YoungBae—“

I cut him off again. “Please! I’m dying here!” I shout. “Is there any other reason why I can’t be with her?”

“Calm down—“

“I won’t calm down until you give me an answer!” I scream. “Can’t anybody see that I’m slowly dying knowing I can’t be with her?” My eyes start to sting. I hold my breath in and try to stop them from falling. “Is there another reason why I can’t be with her? Huh? Tell me! I want—“

“It’s because Seunghyun is allowed!” YG finally loses his cool.

I take a few steps back as if he’s slapped me across the face. I stare at him, in shock. No. No, no, no!

“You told me that none of us were allowed!” I burst, pointing a finger at him.

“I lied.” He simply says, his eyes boring into mine. My throat constricts, making it uneasy to reply. He took my silence as an opportunity to break my heart even more. “Seunghyun is allowed. He’s been allowed for a while now.” He says, his voice stern. “He’s asked me if he can be with Charlotte.”

I felt my whole being shaking. I felt my eyesight go blurred as I clench my hand even tighter, feeling the blood drain away from my hands.

“A-and what did y-you say?” My voice cracks as a lump in my throat keeps me from talking any more.

YG looks down at his phone on the desk. He lets out a long sigh. He looks back up and meets my eyes, his face completely emotionless.

“I gave him my approval.”
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[YG POV]

YoungBae looks at me, his face full of pain. He then unconsciously takes some more steps backwards, as if I was pointing a gun at him. It almost made me lose it right then and there. His eyes turn distant as he blindly reaches for the doorknob. I don’t say anything and just watch him, feeling very guilty on what this is all doing to him. Once he manages to get a grip on the doorknob, he quickly opens the door and runs out without another word.

I fall back down on my chair. I eye the door, waiting for something to come. Nothing. I let out a frustrated sigh and spin around, my back facing the door. I stare out the window. After a few seconds of silence, I hear an agonizing scream echo through the hallway. I suppress a shudder.

“I’m sorry, YoungBae. I’m sorry you have to go through this.” I whisper to nobody in particular.

For the first time since I’ve known YoungBae, I can finally say he thoroughly surprised me. Even scared me a little. This is the first time I’ve seen YoungBae shout and talk back to me. This is the first time I’ve seen determination in his eyes.

This is the first time I’ve seen his heart break.

“I’m sure you’ll be happy in the end.”