Pick me | Wanna One

5.6

<A/N> Sadly, Daehwi was eliminated due to the results of the voting. But if you liked him, don't be discouraged. We aren't completely done with him yet. He will still be actively part of the story, he just won't have a chance with Seonmi anymore. <A/N>

Daehwi sat across from me at the table. It felt awkward to invite him over especially when Seonho wasn't home, but I didn't want Seonho to overhear the conversation. Not yet, at least.

"I can trust you, right?" I questioned him. He looked confused for a moment but nods his head gently.

"Of course you can." He spoke softly. I sigh.

"Please don't tell anyone about this, especially Seonho. I haven't told him about it yet." He nods his head again.

"You know Ha Minho, right? He used to be friends with Jihoon and Woojin but then something happened and he stopped being friends with them." I stared at him and waited for a response.

"Yeah, I kinda remember him. Not as much as Jinyoung probably would since he used to talk to them but I remember him." I bit my lip as he waited for me to continue.

"Well, I have a past with him. We used to date like 3 years ago. Have you heard about the way Jihoon and I met?" He tilted his head then shook it.

"No, I don't believe so." I sigh.

"Earlier in the year, it was the day Minho stopped being friends with Woojin and Jihoon, there was an incident that happened. I don't know if you've heard anything about it but the situation was that Minho dragged me into a janitor's closet and tried something with me and Jihoon found us when a crowd gathered outside. That was the first time I ever interacted with Jihoon. Before that I would occasionally see him in the hallway and never speak to him, but after he helped me I started talking to him and eventually grew feelings for him." He nods.

"But, there was a time before that where I had attended a birthday party for a friend and it was while Minho and I dated. I don't know if you really know her but it was for Moonha. We were all underaged and her parents were away for the weekend so she put out beverages that had alcohol in them. I originally wasn't gonna have any but I did because of Minho. As it got later he got drunk and I was a kinda tipsy, he brought me upstairs and he raped me. He used excuses to try and convince me but in the end that's what happened." His emotion immediately changed to angry. He looked like he wanted to kill someone.

"What the fuck? I swear, when I see him I'm gonna-" I raised my hand and held it out in front of him to tell him to stop. He did so.

"There's no need to get into trouble because of me and it's something that's in the past and we can't change it no matter how much we would like to. I try my best to avoid him now. Occasionally he would come up to me and try to talk to me during this school year but I usually found a way out of it. Plus, Woojin has kind of made a promise to help me when it comes to Minho and now the fangirls that crowd around Seongwoo and Daniel. But, I have a question for you now. What did you want to know about? Woojin told me you kinda questioned before and if it wasn't answered you can ask me now." He was speechless for a moment, hesitant to respond.

"Why did the thought of Jihoon cheating hurt you so badly?" He questions with a soft voice. I sigh.

"It's because after Minho finally started keeping a little bit of a distance, Jihoon helped to make me feel better. He was there for me and I trusted him. So, when I thought he cheated on me, I felt like it was a big lie. I felt betrayed." He nods. His eyes show that he feels bad. I avert my gaze, not wanting to see him feel bad.

"Wow...I didn't know." He spoke gently. Silence and awkwardness was filling the room rather quickly now that there seemed to be nothing left to say. I stared at the table but heard his chair move. I looked over at him to see him standing up. He walked over to me and pulled me into a hug. I hugged him back.

"There's something I haven't really talked about before too." He whispered. I was confused.

"What is it?" I ask softly. He slowly released me from the hug.

"There's a reason why I'm in Korea. It's not necessarily because I wanted to be here. My mom couldn't really take care of the both of us in America anymore so she sent me to Korea to live with my aunt and uncle since she felt that they could take care of me better. She has been feeling stressed ever since my dad passed away, which I've told you about before. But she felt overwhelmed with being the only one to provide for us. She gave me the option of doing so when I was younger but I wanted to stay with her. However, when I saw how stressed she was I told her I would come to Korea so she wouldn't be as stressed." I was silent.

"My dad died in a car accident when I was 3. I don't really remember him but my mom tells me about him so I'm not too sad. I feel like I at least know who he was." He says with a sad smile. I pulled him into a hug. He began crying into my shoulder.

"I'm so sorry." I whispered. He shook his head.

"It's not your fault, so there's no reason to say sorry." He says with a shaky voice. The bell rang indicating that recess was over but I didn't want to bring him to class like this.

"David, we have to go to class." I say softly as I pat his back. I released him from the hug. He nods and wipes his eyes, sniffling occasionally. He gets up and waits for me to do the same as he held out his hand. I grab his hand and we walk back to class.

"I remember, but I didn't know that was your situation." He nods.

"I don't really talk about it." He says. I hugged him, trying to comfort him like we were back in America. We stayed silent, I held him tightly.

"Seonmi, it's not your fault, there's no reason to feel bad about my situation." He spoke softly. He knew what I was saying by hugging him. He knew I was saying 'I'm sorry' just like I did when we were younger. He knew. He hugged me back though. It was his turn to show how bad he felt about my situation.

"I should say the same to you. It's not your fault. You had come to Korea just a little after it happened." I said softly. Still hugging him. A minute later we both let go. This was a moment that benefited both of us. His phone buzzed and he grabbed it, checking the message he just got.

"Well, I guess I'll be going now. Jinyoung wants to hang out. Will you be okay staying home alone?" He watched my reaction.

"Yeah, I'll be fine. I'll probably just go to sleep or something. You can go, have fun!" I said with a smile. He nods and smiles back. In less than a minute he left and I went up to my room. Slowly falling asleep until Seonho got home.