(The outfit Ma-Ri is wearing^)
Park Ma-Ri's POV:
I walked down the the street, trying to hide my red swollen face. So much for not crying. My phone pinged a billion times, but I didn't need to check it to see who it was. I left him there, broken.
I stopped in my tracks, contemplating if I should go back to comfort him. I turned on the heel of my boots, but stopped. That would make it even worse, wouldn't it?

My phone started ringing. An upbeat version of Glow by Stray Kids started playing, and that made me want to cry even more because Chan had made it for me. It was Youngmin. I answered.

(Lim Young-Min^. Used to be a part of MXM and YDPP. Is now leader of AB6IX. Stan AB6IX!! ✌️)
"Hi."
"Hey. Ma-Ri, I'm going to be late tonight. I've got a meeting and it might drag." He sounded exhausted, which isn't anything new. Idols and trainees never sleep, it seems.
"That's fine I can wait. What's the meeting about?" I didn't want to worry him about my break up, he was busy enough. I'm not the type of person who would go and confide in friends, they come to me.
But Young-min usually forces stuff out of me.
"I don't know, he never said. He just said to meet him in his office at 5. I'm kind of scared." He sighed. I wanted to hug him, reassure him but I couldn't.

"Why are you scared?"
"Well, as a trainee, I don't think I'm doing well enough. Like, I feel as though I'm in the same position as I was when I debuted as MXM." He sounded so small, like such a baby that I just wanted to protect him. To Protect my best friend.

"Young-Min-ah. You are doing amazing. And you're not doing any of this for them, it's all for you and your dreams. Remember that."

He was quiet for a while, I could see his face clearly in front of me now: touched but not knowing what to say.

"Thanks. It means a lot."
"Anyways, I'll see you later." I concluded our conversation before he could sense that something was wrong.

"Ok. We'll talk later." He cut the phone off first, the beeping noise ringing through my ears.

I resumed walking, putting in earphones and putting on P.A.C.E by 3RACHA. I needed something upbeat to keep me stable until I reached the dorms at my university. I got in the bus, sitting next to a window, trying my hardest and best not to cry. This was my choice after-all. I broke him, the most precious angel there is.

Flashback: 1 year ago

"So the quadratic equation is ax²+bx+c=0, which means that 4 is a...wait...HUH?" I was so frustrated. My maths test was tomorrow and I still had 3 units left to cram. My life was a complete mess. I looked up as the bus stopped, and a pale boy walked in. Wow, he's cute. I kept staring as he payed for his bus fare, and when he was done, he looked up. Straight...at...me. Our eyes locked, and I swear the whole world just stopped. I heard a crash.

Bang Chan POV: (Still flashback to 1 year ago)
As I payed my bus fare, I felt a pair of eyes on me. My skin crawled, since I'm not really comfortable with the way I look. I looked up, making my way to the back of the bus, when I caught the culprit who was staring at me. What a weirdo. I kept staring right back at her, trying to scare her, but she wouldn't look away. Then I tripped.

"Oh, I'm so sorry. Let me help you..." I accidentally knocked down the old woman's bag and was trying to help her pick everything back up. Why did I have to make such a fool out of myself?

Suddenly, I could feel someone on me, and they weren't light. I could barely breathe or talk.

"Give back the woman's things or I'll call the police!" It was the driver. I tried to explain that I wasn't stealing and that I would never steal, but the man wouldn't shift. Oof. I couldn't breathe. I think this is where my life ends...
Then I heard someone else...
"Get. Off. Him!" The weight was flown off of me, and relief spread through me as I gasped through my mouth, hard. I looked up to see the weird girl helping me up. Whoa...she's strong.

And this time, I was the weirdo staring at her.

Park Ma-Ri's POV: (Still flashback to 1 year ago)
We were at the police station, both of us being questioned separately, but we could see each other if we craned our heads enough. I had given the bus driver a small bruise on the back of his head. Shame it was a small one.

Half an hour later, the pale boy was sitting next to me. I didn't know what to say and I don't think he did either. My face blushed bright red, as if I've been sitting in a sauna for 3 hours. I hate me. I started humming, patting my cheeks at the same time, trying to make things less awkward. He just laughed at me.

"I was right, she is weird." What did he just say?
"Excuse me...she is right here. How am I weird?"
"You were talking to yourself on the bus, and now here."
"So I'm not allowed to talk to myself?"
"No but...you were staring at me when I got on the bus."
"And you weren't staring at me?" He didn't have anything to say. This time I laughed.
"What happened? Cat got your tongue?"

Suddenly, he turned to me, his body in my direction, his sparkly brown eyes glued to mine.
"My name is Bang Christopher Chan." He held his hand out, waiting for me to shake it.
"My name is Park Ma-Ri." I took his big hand. It felt safe and warm.

I knew right then, that this was the beginning to something magical.

End of flashback:
Park Ma-Ri's POV: (Back to present)
I half stumbled, half dragged myself through the door to my dorm. It was dark and cold. I shivered but didn't turn the heating or the lights on. I dragged myself to my room, my head spinning, teeth chattering. Slumping down the wall, I hugged my knees to my chest and let the tears run down my face freely.

Chan must be feeling like this. The thought made me cry out, and soon I was sobbing uncontrollably. My hands started shaking, like withered fallen leaves; blown away from their home to a strange and dark place of shadows and wind.

A/N
Hi...this chapter was basically a chapter of emotional conflict. I learnt this technique from this author who once came to our school and she said that these chapters help both the author and reader get to know the main character in more depth and also helps the reader sympathise with the main character, which in this case was Ma-Ri.

Sorry it may have been boring but it's my style of writing as I like to express emotions in depth. I promise it'll be more interesting from the next chapter lol.

The character of Park Ma-Ri has a lot of myself in her. Like...I don't like to express my emotions in front of others, I will do anything for those I love and I think of myself as unimportant. So her character is mostly based off of me (how lame lmao). But yh......

Anywho, I hope you enjoyed this chapter as the calm and emotional chapter it is and I just wanted to say
Thank you for reading my story. Honestly it means the world to me, it really does. My confidence as a writer had grown a notch and it's all thanks to you.
But I'd like to thank;
- desperateenager
- Namjoonies_Thighs
- Stay_Skz
- Dylanmatlick
YOUR SUPPORT IS SO PRECIOUS TO ME AND I AM HAPPY THAT I HAVE MET YOU ON THIS CRAZY APP!!!! I love you all and appreciate you so much 🤧💙💛💙💛

^^whoops that was long but if you reached this far then thank you for reading chapter 2 of District Unknown 💕

(For STAY Selca Day^)

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