Recognizing Love: BTOB Peniel ✔

✖Chapter 8✖

Yejin's POV

I get shy everytime I would see Hyunsik at school. I still didn't give him my answer and it's only two days away from the prom. Maybe I'm being too rude. Maybe if I say no, he would still get to find another date.

That night, I found myself staring at the crumpled paper of Peniel where he wrote,

GO WITH... ME?

Yes, I didn't throw it away because... what? What's my reason? I don't know! I just... can't throw it away for some reason.

I promise, I will tell Hyunsik tomorrow to just look for another date.

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I took a deep breath before entering the class room. Today's the day I will say no to Hyunsik and I will ask for Peniel's yes.

I feel so strangely nervous when the bell rang for lunch break. I covered my face to calm myself down but when I looked around, I'm already alone in the class room.

I bumped into someone while walking on the hallways. Where the heck did Peniel go?

«I'm sorry! You okay?» I asked the girl. She is pretty enough to be an idol.

«Y-Yejin, right? I'm okay... Can I ask you a que-»

«I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry! Ask me next time, okay? I'm sorry!» I said and quickly looked for my target.

I smiled when I spotted him after a few minutes, but then he was talking to... the girl I bumped into earlier.

I ran towards them and they didnt even notice my presence.

«Oppa... will you be my prom date?»

My eyes widened and my jaw dropped when I heard those words and realized they weren't coming from me. They were being asked by another girl. A pretty girl.

«Uh... uh...» Peniel looked like he doesn't know what to say.

I took a deep breath and wrapped my shoulder around his. «He can't because he's going with me.» I said to the girl.

«Oh... oh, I thought you were just friends...» she said in a low voice.

I was about to speak again when I heard Peniel said, «W-what are you talking about?» He asked me with the shock expression on his face. «She's kidding! She already has a date, so yeah, we can go together.» He said to the girl.

Her face lightened up. «Really, oppa?! Thank you!»

He smiled at her, then they left me there.

My jaw dropped.

My heart ached... strangely.

I crumpled the already crumpled paper that he gave me more.

Then I frustratedly threw it on the floor and walked away. The students there gave me strange looks but I don't care! Fvck. I just want to be alone. Fvck. I want to cry. What the hell!

Why did he do that?

Did he really think I was kidding?

Of all people, he should know when I'm serious and when I'm not.

But why do I feel so down and sad?

Why do I feel like crying?

That's when I bumped into someone else. I wanted to snap but I held back. Why do I keep bumping into people?!