13. Heartbreak

(Y/N's POV)

Chanyeol:  Annyeonghaseyo EXO Chanyeol imnida. I am here to give an official statement regarding the recent rumors about my girlfriend. This rumor is in fact not true and the girl in question is just a fan. A detailed written statement will also be issued today regarding this matter. That is all for now. Thank you.

Reporter 1:  Excuse me, but you stated that the girl is just a fan. Many of your fans have been speculating that she might be a sasaeng as she has been seen in your home area. Would you care to clarify this? 

Chanyeol:  I am positive that she is not a sasaeng. I am strongly against invasion of privacy and I assure you that she is just a fan. Maybe a bit over enthusiastic, but a fan just the same.

Reporter 2:  With all due respect, this doesn't clarify anything about the pictures circulating on social media. How do you explain them? Are you denying it was you in the photos in question?

Chanyeol: I am aware of the photos and I am not denying them. I was in them. I happened to meet this fan and she told me that it was her birthday. She asked me if I could hold her hand and pretend to be her boyfriend for a few minutes. I agreed to do it as an act of fan service. It is normal for fans to ask for hugs or affection and this was no different. It was just a fan service and nothing more.

Reporter 3:  The said fan has allegedly lashed out and injured another fan when confronted by the latter. What are your thoughts on this?

Chanyeol: I am personally not responsible for what any of my fans do but I apologize for what happened. *Bows*  I also ask my fans not to harass this girl any further and to forget what happened as I have given an official statement regarding it. Please await the written statement for all the details. Thank you.

   Feeling like someone just punched me in the gut, I switched off the TV. I couldn't believe what I just saw. Chanyeol completely denied knowing me and aside from that, he never breathed a word about this to me. That was what hurt me the most. I knew this denial might have been necessary to avoid problems but he took the decision all by himself without my knowledge. My eyes stung with tears.

   Just then my phone rang. It was Mi Sun. "Yeoboseyo," I said hoarsely, trying to talk through the lump lodged in my throat.

   "(Y/N)!!!" she shrieked as soon as I answered. "Did you see-"

  "I did," I sighed, cutting her off.

  "This is part of your plan right? It might work but you still have to be careful not to be seen," she said "Chanyeol sounded pretty convincing just now. When did you come up with this plan?"

   I said nothing. We didn't come up with this plan. I didn't have a clue...

  "(Y/N)? You did know about this right? Right???" she asked when I still remained silent. "(Y/N) tell me right now!"

  "I didn't know..." I whispered "He did it on his own"

  "WHAT?! What do you mean? You mean he never discussed this with you before denying the rumors of your relationship??"

   "Yeah..." 

   "But-but you guys are OK right? Like you didn't breakup or anything right?" Mi Sun asked concerned. "Ahni..." I said.

  "Why would he do that?" she asked "I thought you knew. Why didn't he tell you?"

  "I don't know," I replied mournfully

  "Look I gotta go right now but I'll talk to you afterwards arasso?" Mi Sun said "And don't worry, I'm sure there's reason behind him not telling you. He's a good person."

  "Arasso. Annyeong," I said as she hung up. I leaned my head back and and closed my eyes feeling miserable. My heart felt heavy as if it was filled with lead, weighing down my entire body. I just wanted to lie there and sleep forever. Just then my phone pinged as I got a text. It was from Chanyeol.

   "Meet me at ajjuma's restaurant in the upstairs room we had lunch that day. Now."

   Not knowing what to say or feel, I switched off my phone without replying to him. I got up slowly from the sofa, put on my coat and stepped out of the house. You'd better have a explanation ready... I thought as I started walking.

(Chanyeol's POV)

 (Y/N) had arrived at the restaurant before I did. She was standing by the window and she looked up when I arrived. I couldn't read the expression in her eyes.

  "An over enthusiastic fan huh?" she asked as I walked up to her. "I believe you owe me an explanation"

  "Mianhe (Y/N). I should have told you," I said.

  "Yeah, you should have," (Y/N) said crossing her arms "Why didn't you?"

  "I didn't want to trouble you with anything. You were already stressed as it was."

  " So you decided to do it on your own? And never mentioned it to me till I saw it on TV?" she asked.

  "I'm sorry but it all happened at once. The director talked to me yesterday and told me to have my answer ready by morning. I stayed up all night trying to make the right choice" I said

 "I was just a phone call away Chanyeol," she said quietly "You didn't have to make that choice alone. You could have told me."

  "I know... I wasn't thinking... I was.." I searched for the right words. Didn't she see? I had to do it. It was the only option that involved less hurt. If I had told her she would have to go through it too.

  (Y/N) sighed and shook her head. A sudden flare of anger shot through me though I didn't know what I was angry at. "It wasn't easy ok? What would you have done in my place? When you are asked to choose between two things that mean the world to you? Tell me, what would you have done?" The words came out harsher than I meant.

  (Y/N) looked taken aback "I would have, I don't know-"

  "Exactly. You don't know," I interrupted, the words spilling involuntarily from my mouth. It was like I had no control over what I was saying. "So don't judge something you know nothing about. My life isn't a bed of roses. Under the petals there's thousands of thorns that are ready to impale me if I so much as breathe wrong. You don't know anything about it."

  "What's gotten into you?" (Y/N) asked angrily "Of course I know what you go through everyday. Why are you yelling at me like it's my fault?"

  "I'm not saying it's your fault. Why do you always take things wrongly?"

 "Why do I take things wrongly?! I wonder who's going ballistic on me for no reason," she said sarcastically "Saying that I don't know anything about you. You are not acting like the Chanyeol I know. What's up with you?"

  "Oh I'm perfectly fine. This is how I always am," I said sarcastically "You should know since you're my girlfriend."

  "Am I?" (Y/N) asked coldly "What kind of guy doesn't tell his girlfriend that he's going to deny their relationship on TV and then yell at her for asking why he didn't tell her? Are you sure I'm your girlfriend?"

  "I don't know.." I said matching her cold tone. What am I saying?! I felt like I was watching myself from afar, unable to stop the mean words coming from my mouth. I was hurting her I knew, but I couldn't do anything to stop myself. "About denying our relationship, I DIDN"T HAVE A CHOICE!" my had risen into a yell.

  (Y/N) stared at me, her bottom lip trembling. "You're such a jerk you know that?! I don't why I ever agreed to go out with you!" she shouted back 

  "I don't know why I asked you out either. I must have been out of my mind!" I shot back.

  (Y/N) was trembling, her fists balled and brown eyes brimming with tears. What are you doing?! Stop it! You're hurting her! 

  "FINE! It's over between us!" she said "JUST LIKE YOU WANT!"

  What?! NO!! Please, I didn't mean any of it! My mind screamed but I stood frozen as (Y/N) turned her back on me and walked out of the door, her shoulders shaking with suppressed sobs. I stared at her figure moving further and further away from me, feeling numb.

  "Please no..." I whispered but she continued walking away from me and never looked back.

THE END

 (A/N)Just kidding lol😂 Stay tuned for the next chapter! Annyeong! <3