Well, well, well... Looks like you made it here. If you're not a nosy brat, what else are you doing here? Tsk!

Let me introduce myself first, I'm Byun Baekhyun, at your service. A freelance photographer - as what the equally nosy author had typed in the previous chapter, and yes, I am not a fan of relationship.......... You already knew? Gosh! What else could that author possibly missed informing y'all? As what the author had disclosed without my knowledge - gosh, why those this feel like a dejavu, I have two best friends: Park Chanyeol - my real best friend, and Kim Jongdae - my ever reliable best frenemy. (Yes, Jongdae, you're the best frenemy I could ever have!)

You may ask what am I even doing here, sharing my private life when you don't even asked? Well, one - you're nosy, don't you dare deny! Haven't you had too much tea? Two, Jongdae also knows my story so who else I could talk to. And three, I'm hoping that someone could help me to solve my problem. Although I'm not sure if anyone experienced the same thing like mine, at least help me understand WHY of all the people in this planet, this happened to me?

You see, just a week ago, my life is normal. When I say normal, I mean it's plain and boring. Work is not that hectic as Jongdae and I still have time to scroll in our social medias, when all of a sudden, a tall guy with kohl lining his eyes-- wait, was it eyebags? Poor guy.

('You're getting out of the topic, Baek!")

That's Jongdae, don't mind him. Anyway, this guy with prominent eyebags suddenly barged in our studio and pointed his finger at me! Like, hello? Do I even know you? The audacity!

("Baek, you're--")

I know Jongdae, I know! As I was saying, the guy pointed his finger and asked if I'm Byun Baekhyun, then I answered him yes and ask him what does he want from me. I mean, I seriously don't know what was the guy is doing here and that he didn't seem like he came to our studio as a possible client, but let's not be a judgemental brats because we live in a free country. He slowly walk towards me as if scrutinizing my existence, eyes not taking off from me.

"Umm, I'll just get our guest a cup of coffee." Jongdae said and had the audacity to leave me alone with a stranger as fast as he can. And why did he even assume that the guy wanted coffee? Didn't he noticed that the guy is already sleep deprived?!

"Is there anything I can do for you, mister..?"

"Zitao." The sleep deprived guy said.

"O-okay, Mr. Zitao. Umm, do you perhaps wanted our service for any of your gigs, or--"

"What is it that you don't like with my friend?" Mr. Zitao ask.

"What do you mean? Who's friend you're talking about?" Ugh! Do I need to hire a psychic medium just to know what this guy's talking about?

"Lu.Han. Does his name rings a bell?" Mr. Zitao is now gritting his teeth. I can tell he wants me dead by now.

Lu Han. Lu Han? Oh! Yeah, Lu Han! That guy who's prettier than any girls. It's the guy that I dumped few weeks ago because he wanted to be in a serious relationship after I kinda(?) helped him from those perverts from the bar.

You see, I met Lu Han at the afterparty of this fashion show gig that Jongdae and I attended. The organizer hired us as the events' photographer so of course it's natural that they'll also invite us to their afterparty. So while Jongdae was busy talking to the other attendees, I guess he's really taking this opportunity to introduce our small company to any potential clients - I call it his big brain moments. Me on the other hand, wanted to be left alone and decided to just drink in peace at the bar while waiting for Jongdae to finish his socialization, when I noticed this pretty guy drinking at the other end of the bar. I know that he's looking at me so I send him a flirty wink which made him smile. All of a sudden a tall guy suddenly grabs Lu Han by his arm and caged him with strong arms against his will. At first it's kinda hot, I mean it was such a daddy move, plus that tall guy's handsome, too. But it's a different story if the other person is unwilling to participate then we could all agree that it's an assault, right?

"Hey! What are you doing?" I dared to intimidate the pervert guy. Keyword: dared.

"None of your business!"

"It sure is my business, especially when the guy you're forcing is my boyfriend." To my surprise, the guy just laugh hysterically at me. Does he think that I can't get myself a beautiful boyfriend like him?

(He laughed because he thought that a guy like you tried to intimidate him.")

"Oh shut up, Jongdae! And what do you mean with 'a guy like me', huh?!" Sorry for Jongdae's attitude, he has abandonment issue that's why his attitude's like that.

("YAA!")

Now I lost my track because of my idiot friend, where am I? Right! I told the guy that I'll call security if he continue to harass my boyfriend, so he finally took his grip off from Lu Han. Lu Han thanked me and we had a little chit-chat. I found out that he's the event organizer's business partner and closest friend- yes, Jongdae, we're like them, happy? - and that he and his friend are actually Chinese. He then asked me out for a somewhat coffee date, he said his 'thank you' treat for me. I didn't mind it at all so I agreed to meet him. That innocent coffee date didn't happened once, or twice, it happened for a whole straight week. He did told me that he's interested on me and wished if we could continue this kind of set-up. Although I enjoy his company, but I already knew where this 'set-up' is heading. I told him, right then and there, that I'm not interested with relationship. I appreciate that he got interested in me but I don't find myself getting in a relationship with anyone.

The way Lu Han's hopeful smile faded after I said, I knew that he wasn't pleased by it. Well, I said what I said and I can't take it back. I'm not willing to sacrifice my freedom for someone else's love story. Lu Han is a great guy, I can tell how he treated me, but I just can't. I know people would judge me and will say that I'm a heartless person, sure, go ahead. You can say whatever about me, but I don't want to feel a burden just to please other people of what they wanted. If you think I'm selfish, then I guess I could say the same to the other person, right?

I do enjoy casual dating, but nothing serious.

Unlike my best friend, Chanyeol, who's now working at a high-paying private IT company, but would probably drop everything as he likes the idea of changing location and live by the beach, settle there with his chosen person, own a small pub where he or any random guest could perform jazz music especially at night, have twins or probably adopt pets if his partner doesn't want kids. He loves watching romantic movies, he wants to find the one, he also hoped to personally feel that slow-mo moments with that special person, and all that shits. I mean, don't get me wrong, I appreciate that at least my best friend believes in love, even Jongdae had found the love that he always wanted. Well, I don't. Because I won't.

Take my parents as example. There was never a day that passed by that they don't raised their voices at each other. My older brother would often stays at his best friend's house because he doesn't want to hear them fighting. I was in third grade that time when they finally understood that they can't stand each other and decided to get divorce, and also decided that neither of them doesn't want to custody of either me or my brother. Because they're both responsible parents, - can you feel my sarcasm? - our grandmother stepped in and took care of us. May her beautiful soul rest in peace.

From then on, I told myself that I will never repeat my parents' mistake. I will never commit myself in any relationship.

But now, as this guy, Mr. Zitao is mumbling some words that I can't understand, pointing his finger again at me. What's weird is that, I thought I saw his eyes turned white and for whatever reason, I could feel that everything around me is shaking as if there's an earthquake, a sudden gust of wind which did not came from the AC, swirl around me. Then all of a sudden, I heard Mr. Zitao said something along this lines;

"Beautiful, clear eyes now swollen with tears.

Kind heart got nothing but pain.

A beautiful relationship could be pledge, broken promise was served instead.

With the power bestowed upon me, to the man in front of me I cast this spell;

to feel the same emotion he made other people felt.

Confession of love could never be utter by his filthy mouth,

heart would never at ease no matter how he tried to express his own emotions.

After the third full moon, the spell will be forever be binded."

After Mr. Zitao uttered those words, everything went silent as my sight becomes blurry and collapsed on the floor. And before my consiousness escapes, I heard him telling me that in three days a guy in black will show up so I better prepare myself. He walks out of the studio before I close my eyes.