Obsession 『WayV Ten』

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After the tiring day of continuous practise, Ten made his way home. just then he received a text from eunji requesting him to be present at a certain location. he was happy to finally have a sight of her.

Putting how busyly he spent the whole week, their distance was increasing day by day. he was relieved to put an end to it.

When Ten entered the classroom, he was startled with how suddenly Eunji sang out the birthday song. "Its my birthday...?" he couldnt even remember what day it was since he always locked himself in the practise room. a birthday seemed far from it.

Once her singing came to an end, she walked him to where the cake was.

Thats when the happiest moment of his life happened. he celebrated his birthday with her. bright smiles flashing on their faces. at last he hugged her and eased in her arms. putting all his worries aside. while Eunji still couldnt get over how he forgot his own birthday, she kept teasing.

"I should've known there was someone out there who cared for me." he stated seriously. which changed the air around them. as they stared into each other eyes, ten's other hand cupped her face.

"There's something i want to tell you..." eunji moved away her gaze and shifted back. the other stood quiet for her to continue.

"I like you..." she refused to look at him in the eye "for a while now...i cant stop thinking about us...i wish to be by your side all the time."

As much as he was pleased to hear that their feeling were mutual, he was also afraid. even if they build up a relationship, what could he offer? the excuse of why he would always be late? or that how he failed his auditions again?

From where he stood, he had no promising future. accepting her feelings would only mean dragging her down with him.

he noticed how nervous she felt for his answer. he again fell in deep thoughts. 'being happy...? i dont deserve it'

Ten made up his mind while cursing his cruel fate. ever since he began to fight for his dream, he has only faced a mirror that reflected how far he was from it. now letting down the only person who really cared about him, he felt...useless.

"Eunji," He reached out to grab her hand. from the way ten looked at her eyes, she badly wished it wouldnt end up the way xiaojun predicted.

"You deserve so much better than me...you deserve to be truly loved." He struggled to say each word as he was threatened with tears. "and Im afraid i dont feel the same way for you." he lied.

eunji moved back few steps. since the other made his point clear, there were no reason for her to be confused with their relation. they were friends...like they always had been.

Ten made up his mind, there was no going back to what he said. he stood at the verge of runing his life for his stupid dream, he couldnt ruin hers too.

"As expected, you chose your goal over me." Eunji spoke out while forcing a smile. "I understand if your standard is higher..."

Ten prepared himself to face whatever she intend to do next. let it be abandoning him or cursing at him.

"I'll try my best to reach that stage. you'll always be the senior i look up to." her last words were almost shock to him. he let her down so badly yet she respected him the same.

He searched for dissappointment and rage in her but there were none. her eyes reflected pure understanding. she smiled one last time before their stare came to an end.

Eunji walked to the table and served him the cake. the rest of the time they had spent together, it was mostly her who tried to lighten up their conversations.

When Ten walked her home, he again tried to bring up their last talk, "im really sorry about what happened today-" the other covered his mouth before he could say any further. she leaned closer," if not as a girlfriend than as a true friend, your junior would always be supporting you."

It was all he wanted to hear. he felt more light hearted then before. they parted ways and eunji walked up to her room.

She checked her phone to find Xiaojun's text more than an hour ago.

【how did it go?】

【I was rejected.】

【...Should I come over?】

【Dont bother. Im fine.】

as soon as she puts down her phone, another message pops up. she picked up to check whom it was from but their was no saved id. the text it sent, brought chills down her spine. her face become a complete terror.

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Ten didnt hear from her since then. their text always ended with greetings. whenever he tried to call, it showed busy.

He wondered if it was his rejection that made her distant. it went on as he hardly got any spare time to meet.

Till that one worsened night, he received a sudden call from her. he picked it up to only hear silence from the other side. "Eunji?" he called out but there was no answer. he checked the id twice to make sure it was hers.

Fear took over him. he called out to her again but this time he had fright in him. just then, he heard a faint voice, "help...me."

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Ten and y/n stood still while she took in everything he said. 'since eunji avoided him the same way she did to others, there's no doubt that a third person was involved with her.

Xiaojun and Sicheng are still unaware of ten's side of story. they blamed him for every turn. it was only right for them to do so since it all started since that day.

eunji wrote ten's name in her letter. she wouldnt if his rejection had nothing to do with it. did the third person also force her to do so...were they connected?'

she was brought back to reality when Ten suddenly called her out. she couldnt decide to believe him or not. something didnt set right to her point of view.

"It doesnt change the fact that your parents forced the police to close her case. It was an obvious murder yet they stopped it as suicide."

"eunji's case against me would've stained their reputation. they had to for my future's sake." y/n flashed him the most 'as expected ' smile. since the day she moved in this place, she only witnessed how much the rich looked down on poors.

just then, bell rang. she walked past him.

"Someone took advantage of my situation and set me up."

"why should i trust you? you can be wrong in this."

"I'll let you decide who's right and who's wrong. " she freezed "your friends, who only sees you as a replacement

or me, who's words were never taken into consideration." he walked off before the other could.

or maybe she couldnt. his last words stabbed her like a knife, she knelt down.

'replacement...?' it couldnt be, right? ever since she met xiaojun and sicheng, there were like a wall that protected her. it couldnt be only because they saw eunji in of her...

【from where she stood, darkness covered her eyes. she could only make out a maze.

her friends and Ten were trapped in there with their chain of guilt. she wished to get all of them out of that twisted maze...

but the cruel game it was, she could only save one.】