Two Of A Kind || Lee Heeseung

57 ¦ Can We Talk?

When we were finally outside, Elea leaned against the brick wall and pulled her shoes off her feet. I did the same and a relieved sigh escaped me. "I don't understand how anyone can keep these things on all evening. Who came up with that?" I complained and Elea agreed with me laughing. "However, they are a good tool for self-defense." "If you say so." I grumbled less convinced "To me they're just torture devices." She laughed again. 

"Is your date your boyfriend?" I asked, trying to strike up a conversation, which normally wasn't my thing at all. Elea's eyes began to shine and her features softened "Oh, yeah he is." "You can tell you guys love each other." "Oh we do. Loan is my soul mate." "How long have you known each other?" "Since we were kids. Our parents are friends. We played in a sandbox, went to the same junior school, and now we're here." 

She looked dreamily into the distance "I think he's always had a little crush on me, but in junior school I kept blowing him off. Until two years ago, when I finally realized what a jackpot I'd hit with him. I can't imagine living without me one day, it would break my heart." She sounded sincere and her words almost broke my heart because I knew the feeling she was describing. 

"It must be wonderful to be so happy." I murmured, genuinely happy for her. Her expression changed, "Oh god, sorry. Did I stir something inside you? You've got tears in your eyes." I hadn't even realized myself how the tears had come to my eyes, but now two tears rolled down my cheeks and embarrassed, I stroked them away. 

"No. It's okay." She put a hand on my shoulder "It's because of Heeseung isn't it?" She hesitated for a moment her look showed compassion and.... something like understanding. As if she knew what I was feeling. "I don't know exactly what happened, but a rough story I heard."

I laughed bitterly. "What did you hear? Surely not the true story."v "Well-," she paused. "On one hand, there's a rumor going around that you cheated on Heeseung with Jay and he broke up with you as a result. But others claim Heeseung faked it, to get you into bed."

I looked down at the floor and sobbed quietly. "To some extent, both stories are true. Only I didn't cheat on Heeseung, I cheated on Jay. Heeseung and I were never a real couple, we just pretended to be. But then I got together with Jay. Heeseung and I were going to finish things off, but well..... I just fell in love with him." I laughed bitterly "I fell for his scam and kissed him. I wanted to break up with Jay, tried to explain the situation to him, but he found out first..." I paused. "I just don't know how I could be so stupid. I usually think twice about everything and I would never get involved with boys like Heeseung, you know?" 

Understanding, Elea looked at me. "You can't choose who you fall in love with." She whispered. She put her arms around me and pulled me into a hug. I started to cry softly. "He just dropped me. I thought he liked me, but really he was just playing with me. I was just in more girl that he wanted to get in bed. How could I have been so stupid?" 

"You're not stupid. Love makes you blind. It's nobody's fault. The only one to blame is Heeseung." Elea explained gently, sounding sincere. Suddenly, a third person behind us interfered. "She's right." 

We turned around. For a moment I hoped it was Heeseung, even though I was sure he wasn't there tonight. Instead, there stood Jay. 

Silently, I stared at him. "Can we please talk?" Jay  asked quietly now, looking dejected. Elea looked uncertainly at me and I nodded to her as a sign that it was okay to leave me alone.

A/N: What are they gonna talk about?