•"I know there is a compliment somewhere deep inside of you and I'll take it."
•"You piece of shit."
•"Ah, there it is."
Silently, Sunghee glanced to the side as she tried to hide her blushing cheeks.
She hated admitting it, but holy shit...
Trouble...
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"It all happened so fast", my classmate tore me back into reality, taking a deep breath in before continuing with his story.
"The car was wrecked, my brother unconcious and I was having a panic attack while Mark was trying to climb out of one of the windows."
I bit my lip listening to his words, somehow getting emotional as well.
"He was able to pull me out, but before he could help my brother SVT was already back . In the meantime, the car was rapidly catching fire, just like the room of the school, and before I knew it Mark had pulled me to safety."
I heard a few muffled noises before something wet hit the side of my neck, immediately realizing that the brunette had started crying. Before I knew, his body was already trembling like mine had done before, burrying his face even deeper into my neck while I couldn't help myself and pull on his clothes as well.
"Maybe I could have saved him," he croaked out loud before he couldn't hold back his sadness anymore and started sobbing into my shoulder. "Maybe I could have saved Hyeonjun, but my panic attack was just too overwhemling for me to move a single muscle. I was so weak back then, so scared and so... so pathetic. The entire car blew up before I was even able to try and help him."
Finally letting it all out, several whimpers left his lips while he never let go of me for a single second.
"I still remember what he had said to me during the chase. He told me he would leave NCT, that he wanted to start over and get the hell out of this place. He told me that family came first and that he regretted letting me down all this time. But the thing is..." he sharpyly gasped for air , trying to stifle his bitter own sobs, while small hiccups exposed him.
"I was never disappointed of him. I was terrified, afraid that instead of returning home with injuries, one day he wouldn't return home at all. My worst fear came true and the only thing I had left was NCT."
I tensly swallowed despite the lump in my throat, after all this time understanding why he had joined the gang. It wasn't for power and superiority reasons, as I had assumed all these years.
It was because he had been lonely and had no one else who understood him the way his members did, the same reason why I had joined DRGNS as well.
His trembling body had already been enough for me to go back into my emotional state, not caring about anything but him at the moment.
Both of us had been through a lot and the thought that I could've ended all this because of the feeling of resposibility towards DRNGS and my mother, made me regret my decisions even more. Seeing him open up to me like that was the last bit of conviction I had wished for the entire time and even if others wouldn't approve, I was ready to trust Donghyuck with my entire heart.
I didn't notice the small smile that crept onto my face, a sudden feeling of relief and happiness rushing through my nerves. I couldn't really destinguish the sensation lingering within me, but I had fought against Donghyuck and my own feelings for so long, that I couldn't keep myself from crying after all that preasure finally lifted off my soulders.
