still the same

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y/n pov:

i wake up to someone tapping my shoulder

an unfamiliar voice whispers to me "hey"

i manage to open my eyes, they still hurt from all the crying

i squint my eyes and see a handsome boy crouching down infront of me. i jump in shock "who are you?" i ask

"oh, i'm jake hehe, nikis friend!" he says, offering his hand out out for a hand shake.

i accept it

"woah, you're THE jake of enhypen?"

"yea haha" he laughs awkwardly while scratching the back of his neck

"woah" i say as i stand upwards "wow is all i can say"

i stare at his stunning visuals and unique facial features, forgetting to even introduce myself

"oh, uh i'm y/f/n!" i exclaim

"y/f/n?"

"yesss"

"don't you remember who i am?"

"jake of enhypen, duh"

"i'm sim jaeyun, that's my full name"

'SIM JAEYUN??? OMG WAIT ARE YOU THE SAME JAEYUN I USED TO KNOW?"

"i guess, did you go to y/s?"

"YES, OMG! YOU ARE!" i jump in excitement but stop as i get a massive headache, feeling drowsy. I feel jakes hands on my forehead and he has a worried look on his face, then I doze off again.

Jake pov:

She faints and I don't know what to do

Niki isn't even here to help her, I'll have to carry her myself. I carry her to my car and keep her in the backseat, stealing glances at her while I'm supposed to be driving.

As we are nearly at our destination, I stop the car and wait for her to wake up again. I am in deep thought, it's been so so long since we've seen each other. The last time i saw her was a day before our school holidays, and i never saw her since, that was 3 years ago.

< FLASHBACK >

I walk to school early in the morning. Even though it's my last day today, i'm only looking forward to one thing, y/n. Like on cue, i see her from across.

She looks extra beautiful today with pigtails and ribbons in her long, straight hair.

I know as of this moment, i'm going to love her for but the rest of my life.

She runs up to me from the other side of the building on this street, I smile at her.

This might be the last time we will ever see each other like this, young and free

I'm leaving today as I am going to join a kpop survival show in a few months. I hope it goes well and I will get to meet her again one day.

"What do you have last period today?" I ask

"we're literally in the same classes"

how do i still get so nervous infront of her and how could i forget that we are in the same classes??

"okay, meet me in the rooftop after class, our last goodbye"

"goodbye? what do you mean?" of course, i never told her about where or what i was doing on our break but only because i didn't want her to think i would be gone forever, leaving her alone.

"because we're going on a break, remember?"

"hahah oh yeah"

< time skip to after school >

"so, guess this is our goodbye?" i say, offering her a hug

"STOP SAYING THAT! we can still meet up, like always" y/n says she as slowly hugs me back

"i'm going to miss you" i say, holding her tight

"no you won't you dummy"

"haha" i just laugh at her response "i wanted to tell you one last thing before we part ways" i pull out from the hug and place my hands on her shoulders

"what is it?" y/n looks at me, concerned

"i-i like you" i confess as she looks at me with a blank expression on her face "i have liked you ever since i laid eyes on you and i haven't been able to get over you since.."

"oh... jaeyun, if you've liked me for such a long time, why did you never tell me before?"

"i was too scared that you'd reject me, it seems like you always had someone else on your mind"

"jaeyun..."

"it's okay, you don't have to feel pressured to like me back, in a few years none of this would matter anyways and i hope you like someone much better than me because you deserve it"

"i'm s-so sorry, jaeyun"

"it's totally fine, y/n"

"thank you for telling me though, it took guts and i appreciate it"

"hehe" i giggle and wrap my arm around her shoulder

she looks at me, confused

"hey, i don't want our relationship to change just because of my confession okay?"

"okay" she says, smiling and i see tears forming on her eyes

"hey hey hey... what's wrong?"

"i-im sorry"

"stop apologizing, it's not your fault"

"yes, yes it is"

"no, it's not, so stop! i should be the one crying haha" i laugh and try so hard to hide the pain killing me on the inside. She sniffles her nose from all the tears flowing down her face and pulls me for another hug, even tighter.

"i wish we could stay like this forever" she says, really appreciating the moment for a while

She doesn't let go until i push her away slowly to break the silence

"bye, y/n"

"j-jaeyun" i can hear her calling my name as i start to leave the rooftop, tears in my eyes and they won't stop

i stop as i reach the door leading to the stairs and face her

"i love you" i whole-heartedly whisper and wipe my tears, continuing to exit

< END OF FLASHBACK >

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a/n: hey yalll, i have exams soon so wish me luck ahhhh

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