try-hard •sunki au•

twenty-five

“I'm sorry Won, Beomgyu and I are...”

“Maybe next time, Won. Beomgyu and I have plans.”

“I've already watched that movie with Beomgyu.”

“Beomgyu...”

“Beomgyu...”

Jungwon felt tired of hearing the same name over and over again. Ever since the senior transferred in their school, Sunoo have lost time to spend with him. He was always with Beomgyu from the moment they come to school to them going home.

He just cannot understand how the two of them became so close after one day of knowing each other, while it takes a year before Sunoo called him his best friend.

“Beomgyu sent me a...”

“Beomgyu gave me a...”

Jungwon sighed. Every day is a story about Beomgyu. Even at night, Sunoo sends him screenshots of their conversation, or a picture, or whatever that is about Beomgyu.

“Beomgyu and I...”

He cannot help but to feel bitter at those words. Jungwon was supposed to be the best friend. They've known each other ever since kindergarten.

Jungwon felt so alone that he started opening up with their friends at the dance group.

“Maybe they're dating?” Gabriel said.

Jungwon cannot remove those words in his head. Gabriel has a point.

“Do you want to get rid of Beomgyu? Post the pictures,” Shiela said.

“Told everyone they are dating. So then, they will hate Beomgyu because he is gay. Student will bully him and then he will transfer to another school.”

“But what about Sunoo? He will get the same hate,” Jungwon wonders.

“We all know that's lie, the whole group will stay behind him,” one of the girls said.

“No more Beomgyu.”

Jungwon got excited for those words. He couldn't wait to see the future without Beomgyu in the picture. He hurriedly did what they've told him, hoping it will turn out as planned.

He have to act for a week like he didn't care about his best friend, although he felt bad watching Sunoo suffer from the constant bullying. He felt bad for telling everyone a lie, for letting everyone know about the secrets Sunoo trusted in him.

He have to endure everything. It took a week and a half of bullying before Beomgyu finally transferring to another school, leaving Sunoo the rest of the hate.

It was also the moment Jungwon realized he made the wrong decision. Not everyone on the dance group supported Sunoo, especially the group of girls. It was all a lie.

It was all too late when Jungwon realized that he was also used. He was also betrayed by the person he trusted.

“We already know about your disgusting self. It's no wonder you always loved pink and bright colored shirts!”

“You're an attention seeker! You always loved the spotlight, right? Aren't you loving the new attention they're giving you?”

“Can't you see? Only girls wear those colors.”

“Of course, you can wear whatever color you want because you're gay.”

The girls in the dance group only wanted to get rid of Sunoo. They used Jungwon. They made him appear bad and took the chance to get rid of Sunoo. It's two birds in one stone.