they found a quiet place that's still behind the school building but far away from renjun. the reason why yangyang went far from the male is mainly because he's dangerous. seeing how protective he was with chenle, yangyang was afraid thet if renjun would have heard their conversation then there's a very big chance that xiaojun's going to end up dead.

with them being alone, chenle looked down as he felt uncomfortable with yangyang's gaze on him. he wasn't even close with the guy, he wondered why he agreed to go with him. what is yangyang going to do to him? is he going to tease him and make fun of him like what the others have been doing to him since he stepped foot inside the campus? but yangyang doesn't look like he's someone bad.

but then again, look at jisung. looking so harmless but he actually bites if you get to know him.

❝you don't remember me, do you?❞ yangyang didn't know where to start but as long as he gets to explain to chenle everything then that's already his goal for today.

chenle was taken by surprise by that question. ❝excuse me?❞

yangyang chuckled as he messed up chenle's hair, already expecting the boy to lean in and enjoy the feeling of someone ruffling his hair. ❝you really did change, i like the new you.❞

chenle felt comfort around yangyang, which is why he started to loosen up and talk to him without being scared. ❝have we met before?❞

❝i like to play my hair, like, all day.❞ yangyang said while reaching his hand up and ran it through his hair.

chenle's jaw dropped at the sudden information he got from yangyang who's having a smile on his face as he was expecting for something. later on, chenle burst out laughing and almost hit yangyang as it was his habit to hit something or someone when he laughs. ❝you remind me of someone back in elementary.❞

yangyang crossed his arms as he waited for chenle to stop laughing and start realizing and remembering who he is.

❝he was a new student and couldn't speak chinese.❞ chenle said as he wiped the invisible tears that's falling from laughing too hard. ❝then he introduced himself with that one english sentence.❞

raising a brow, yangyang was still waiting.

seeing how the older was reacting, chenle now had a confused frown on his face. ❝why are you looking at me like that?❞

❝really?❞ sure, yangyang wasn't that close to chenle back then but he should have known him. he could have at least remembered his face. he was a classmate of chenle before yangyang got transferred to a grade higher because of his outstanding grades, that's when he got to meet xiaojun but didn't have the courage to get close to him due to being chenle's target.

❝wait..❞

seeing the male's eyes squinting, yangyang now had a smile back on his face when chenle is slowly starting to remember things. ❝hello!❞

❝you were that kid?❞ chenle gasped, not expecting to see someone coming from his old school where he wanted to escape ever since to start a new life.

❝took you long enough.❞ yangyang sighed, looking so disappointed.

chenle felt unsure. he didn't know what to feel. either he should be happy that he got to meet someone from his old school or be sad and scared that someone from his old school is here and knows what he was like back then. ❝do you know me?❞

❝is that even a question?❞ yangyang snorted. ❝of course, you're the almighty chenle.❞

❝oh my god.❞ chenle closed his eyes, not expecting for this day to come. ❝please don't tell that to anyone here. i'm sorry for everything i have done back then. i was a kid, i was stupid, and i was so proud of my wealth. i have changed, see? please spare me.❞

❝hey—❞

❝i already am suffering right now so please have mercy and don't add anymore problems.❞

❝chenle, listen.❞ yangyang held the younger's shoulders to stop him from shaking. ❝i know, i can see that. i know you have changed.❞

❝then,❞ chenle looked up and yangyang could see how glossy his eyes looked. yangyang now felt bad for some reasons. he always feels guilty whenever someone cries in front of him even though he's not at fault. ❝why are you here telling me this?❞

that's also what yangyang wants to know. he just ended his relationship with xiaojun, so what on earth is he doing?

❝actually, i'm not the only one.❞ yangyang looked away as he rubbed his nape, not wanting to see chenle's face once he knows who xiaojun is. ❝can you still remember about fat de jun?❞

he can never forget that name. chenle never got to know who fat de jun really is. all he knew was that he was a year above his grade and he's a target for bullies, bullies like chenle. remembering his attitude back then, chenle can't help but shiver at how stupid he really was back then. ❝don't tell me..❞

❝he is here.❞

❝oh my god!❞ yangyang covered his ears as he heard chenle screeching in fear. ❝who!?❞

yangyang wanted to back out from this. it's not his problem anyways so why is he taking part of this? his mind kept on telling him to go away and mind his own business but guess what, he's following his heart that's saying the opposite. ❝can i just say something before i tell you his name?❞

❝anything.❞

taking a deep breath, ❝please settle things with him. don't get mad at him for doing this—❞

❝doing what?❞

❝he's the one that is spreading the video of you vomiting in front of the audience. he's also the one who took a video of it, and is also the one that handed you that burger that caused for you to vomit.❞ yangyang shut his eyes tight as he explained it to chenle who's in the state of shock. ❝chenle, i'll apologize in his behalf.❞

so chenle is right, jisung isn't the one that's spreading the video around the campus. and it relieved chenle after knowing that.

❝why..❞ chenle wanted to hit himself for asking that. of course he'd do that, after all he has done for the poor boy. it's no surprise why he did that but it did surprise chenle that he's here. he's so close all this time and yet chenle hasn't found him yet.

❝please also apologize to him.❞ yangyang hated himself right now for following his heart. ❝you really did ruin his life. he suffered a lot because of you and he's just doing this to get back at you. i know this is probably too much but chenle, please understand him.❞

❝who?❞ the video was already released and sent to everyone and probably most of them, if not all, has seen in already and chenle can do nothing about that now. what he can do is apologize to who's life he had ruined back then. it's also his fault why it has come to this.

love, yangyang hated it so much. it's making him do things he didn't want to do.

❝xiaojun.❞

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jisung hissed at the pain on his cheeks. he was already bleeding so much in his hands and then he could now taste blood on his lips. great, not only was his hands bleeding but also his lips. he might as well die from blood loss in this state.

dying, that's probably better than staying here and suffer the consequences or staying here just to hurt people.

he is such a coward for not being brave and take the consequences.

and he'd rather leave this world than hurt anymore people or worst, hurt chenle again.

❝i was so emotional when you told me i was useless.❞ jaemin said, pushed jisung inside his house and then closing the front door. ❝i acted like a high school teenage girl dealing a break up. skipping meals, spacing out all the time, mentally somewhere, and not interacting with people.❞

jisung couldn't understand what jaemin was talking about. everything he was hearing was muffled out and he could see his vision getting blurry. closing his eyes, jisung took a deep breath before using his energy left to stand up straight and look at his cousin that's fuming in anger.

❝but when i heard what you have done to chenle,❞ jisung widened his eyes at the words that came out of jaemin's mouth. ❝i suddenly snapped. what the fuck park jisung!?❞

same goes for jaemin, he too was shocked when he heard renjun and chenle talking. when he was making his way to the back of the building to think out some things, he quickly hid when he saw chenle and renjun being there. and that's when he got to hear what just happened to chenle and after that he ran and quickly made his way to jisung's house in a flash. he couldn't believe jisung doing this.

❝i'm—❞

❝you're sorry?❞ jaemin scoffed, letting out a mocking chuckle. ❝what can your sorry do to me? you should be saying that to chenle you devil!❞

right, he's the devil and chenle is the angel.

he's the one at fault and chenle is the victim.

❝how dare you jisung. i'm so disappointed. i thought you were better than that. was making chenle your bank account not enough? right at this moment, i don't care anymore about that time when u called me useless. i am much more upset at what you did to chenle!❞ jaemin pushedd the quiet male, making him almost stumble back but jaemin didn't care. ❝you raped him, you didn't ask for his permission, what kind of person are you? and don't even use being drunk as an excuse. why were you even drinking? you're still seventeen, jesus!❞

at this moment, jisung didn't know what to do now what to say anymore. everything jaemin was talking is so right.

❝and so what if you saw xiaojun kissing chenle?❞ jaemin placed his index finger on the younger's chest and pushed it hard that made jisung take another step back. ❝did you ask for his explanation? what if xiaojun did it on purpose just to piss you off? did chenle even like the kiss? jisung, speak!❞

jaemin is very much disappointed. so disappointed that he had the urge to disown this boy as his cousin, seriously. but then again, people make mistakes. it just so happens that jisung made a very big one that it almost can't be forgiven.

❝ji—❞

jisung bit his lower lip, tasting his blood, and looked down as he raised both his hands up in front of jaemin, stopping the male from speaking. ❝i'm a horrible person.❞

jaemin pressed his lips into a thin line as he saw scratches and blood covering jisung's hand. seeing that made him have a hard time breathing and panicked at what the younger has become. ❝jisung.. what..❞

❝what are you still doing hyung?❞ jisung raised his head up and flashed jaemin a small smile. ❝a person like me deserves to be taken away.❞

jaemin mentally cursed as he could feel himself feeling bad for his cousin. he always has a soft spot for jisung and seeing him smile so sadly at a situation like this hurt him. it's like his heart was stabbed.

jisung reached his hand closer to jaemin, nudging the boy and staining his uniform. ❝hyung, what are you waiting for?❞

❝move your hand away from me.❞ jaemin clicked his tongue. ❝you're staining my uniform, you're not the one that's going to wash this.❞

❝you also don't wash your uniforms, your mom does it for you.❞

❝shut up.❞ jaemin grabbed hold of jisung's wrist and pulled him away from the living room, not glancing at the mess. he's probably in the middle of cleaning. jaemin couldn't hide the disgust shown on his face when he could smell alcohol inside the living room and also reaching to the kitchen.

jisung just had his head down as he let jaemin drag him to where he was expecting, the police station, but instead he was dragged inside the kitchen which shocked him. ❝what are you doing? where's your phone? go call the police and—❞

❝shut up for once fucking idiot.❞ jaemin growled, taking jisung's hands and turning the faucet on. jisung bit his lower lip where the wound was and doubled the pain, his bloody hands meeting the water made him hiss as it hurt so much. ❝don't bite your lips jisung, you'll bleed more.❞

❝what are you doing?❞ jisung breathed heavily as he could feel himself about to cry any minute now. on the outside, jisung looked like he can handle the pain but deep inside he was shouting and crying already.

❝i'm still mad at you,❞ jaemin went to get a towel that's set on the kitchen counter and went to dry jisung's hand with it. still bleeding but he's going to treat those before it worsens. ❝and we still need to have a talk about this.❞

jisung scrunched his nose when jaemin brought the towel up to his lips and wipe the blood gently, making sure not to hurt him.

❝but for now, let me take care of you.❞ jaemin sighed as he wiped the tears that's now falling down from his cousin's eyes. ❝and let me treat your wounds.❞

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