Chapter 19

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Everyone except for Taeyong, Jaehyun, Ten, Star and Seomin left the dance studio. The rest went out to go somewhere.

Ten just finished packing his things while Jaehyun and Taeyong are still on the process.

"Let's go!" Ten headed out of the room without waiting for them. Taeyong and Jaehyun continued what they're doing.

Suddenly, Star ran out of the room that caught Taeyong's attention. He is confused with Star's actions nowadays. He just shrugged off his thoughts and looked at Seomin who's listening to a song with her earphones in her ears. Her eyes are closed and she looked like sleeping.

Taeyong felt a vibration from his pocket so he grabbed his phone from it. Someone texted him.

While he's typing for a reply, Jaehyun sneeked to see who is he texting.

"Who is Junmi?"

"Yah. Do you know the word privacy?"

"I do. But do you know that we're curious about who you're chatting with recently? In the car, you always hold your phone. Even during schedules, at the backstage."

"What's wrong with that?"

"It's unusual. That's why."

"Ah." He nodded and showed the ID of the contact, "She's  my younger cousin. She's been texting me since a long ago because her sister's birthday is coming. I'm helping her in planning for the celebration and I'm about to invite their favorite girl group, Red Velvet."

Jaehyun looked at him as if he's not convinced on Taeyong's reason, "Is that so?"

"Why? You don't believe me?" Taeyong clutched his chest, "It hurts here. Aw." He acted hurt.

"Yah." He flicked Taeyong's forehead, "Do you know that we thought you had a girl?"

"Why would I do that? Ten is more to be accused dating. It's already lights off in the dorm but light from his phone is on under his blanket."

Their conversation was interrupted by a ring of a phone. They searched for it and found a phone beside Ten's bag.

"This is Ten's, did he just leave his phone?" Taeyong asked while holding it.

"Yah. Just answer the call and tell to that person that Ten left it." Jaehyun continued packing his thing and is almost done.

"Fine."

Taeyong answered the call, "Yo-yoboseyo?"

He received no response but he can hear deep breathes. His forehead knotted.

"Who is this?" Finally, the caller answered.

"Taeyong-ah, let's go." Jaehyun said as he finished keeping his things and stood beside Taeyong.

They're about to walk towards the door when it suddenly opened and Star showed up. Her phone is on her ear and she's breathing hard. She looks terrified. She's looking at Taeyong with wide eyes.

"This is Taeyong." Taeyong answered the call from  the other line, not knowing that it was Star.

Star dropped her arms while holding her phone. She bit her lips and scolded herself mentally.

'I should have not believed my conclusions at all.' She thought.

Different thoughts pop out rapidly and it's making her crazy. She's trembling and it makes her weak.

She ran out of the room and went somewhere she could be alone.

Meanwhile, Taeyong and Jaehyun were left confused and dumbfounded.

"She is really... weird, isn't she?" Taeyong said while staring at where Star stood a while ago.

"What happened to her?" Jaehyun asked.

They heard footsteps nearing them and Ten entered the room.

"Ah, Ten, you got a call." Taeyong gave back his phone.

"Let's go?" Jaehyun asked.

Ten nodded at them, "Go ahead. I'll just follow you there."

Taeyong and Jaehyun went out of the room. Ten looked at his phone and the call is still active.

"S-Star?" He whispered. He was surprise to see her name on the Caller's ID, "She called..." he recalled their conversation earlier and he remembered that Star dialled someone.

"I'm doomed." He whispered and hardly closed his eyes in dismay.

He placed the phone on his ear and listened to the other line. He is hearing sobs and fast footsteps.

"No, I didn't!" He heard her speak from the other line, probably making her monologue.

"Aish. Babo!" She timidly said to herself.

Ten walked near the mirror, sat on the floor and leaned on the mirror while listening to Star.

"It was Taeyong... I thought... I thought..." then she sobbed again.

Ten's eyes widened, "She thought Taeyong was the one chatting with her?"

He again recalled the scene he saw as he came. His phone is placed on Taeyong's ears.

Ten sighed in dismay and brushed his hair harshly. He stood up and went out of the room.

'Maybe she's there.'

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Star who's sitting on a side of the rooftop is silently crying while staring at the view of the city.

"It's Taeyong, Star. The one you're in good terms with things."

"But why didn't he just introduce himself?"

"Wait. Does he have a younger sister?"

"Is Taeyong small? I bet not."

"Lee Taeyong is not a long name at all. Ten's is longer!"

"Why does it have to be him?"

"Wah, Star. You liked him when you're chatting but now that you know who he is, you're not believing!"

"But... ugh! I don't know..."

"Is it better if I just didn't find out?"

"Curiosity kills the cat."

"Ugh! I looked like a fool in front of Ten."

"Omo. I'm doomed!"

She covered her face with his palms and cried. Then her phone suddenly rang. She wiped her tears and reached for her phone that she threw away from her. Her eyes widened to see the number of the caller.

"Aw, what have I done to you? Stop calling me!" She shouted on her phone but she did not cancel it.

Her tears are continuously falling while watching her phone ring, "What do you need from me? I have nothing but a broken heart."

She stopped as she realised what she's saying.

"Omo." She whispered then crawled a bit towards the center and laid her back. "I think I'm now a victim of what they call stupid love."

Then her tears went out of her eyes like an open faucet. She's trying not to sob but it'll make it harder for her if she won't cry it out.

Her phone rang again so she fastly sat down and harshly picked her phone.

"Yah! Give me space and time!" She shouted at her phone. She looked crazy there, talking at her phone, crying, and messy hair.

She breathed heavily then swiped the call to answer it unwillingly and dropped her body to the floor, facing the sky. She put the phone on her ears and silently listened to the other line.

"Finally! You answered!"

Star was shocked and she felt a jolt in her body as she heard a familiar voice.

She again checked the caller and it was still the number of who she thought was Taeyong.

"What the?" She said in confusion. "Taeyong? Did you swapped voices with Ten?"

"What are you saying? This is Ten. Ugh. You didn't change. Still a fool." Ten joked.

"Huh? T-Ten?" She's tarting to tremble again, "How..."

"Look at your back."

Her forehead knotted, "Are you fooling around?"

"I'm not. Just face your back to see a handsome guy."

She's still confused but she managed to fire back at him, "Is Taeyong standing in my back?"

"What the..."

"He's handsome tho."

"Ok. Just end the call. Bye."

Then the call ended. She looked at her phone and dialled the number again. "Aish. Stupid." She whispered.

The phone started ringing but she was startled to hear a loud ring from behind and she was surprised to see Ten as she turned her back. He's too near so she stepped back a little but Ten pulled her against him and hugged her tightly.

Ten answered the call while hugging her and spoke, "I told you there will be a handsome guy if you will turn your back."

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