Why'd you have to go make things so complicated?
See the way you act like you're someone else,
Gets me frustrated
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I think Georgia felt bad for me. She forced Chan to ditch his frat party today and instead invited us to this local dive bar.

I don't understand, I haven't entirely been moping over the situation. Once I got the confirmation that Minho was in fact fucking with Krystal, I stepped back completely. I honestly don't need any of this right now, it was wasting my time and I'm over it. I'm over giving a fuck about something short-lived. I mean, in all reality I felt like I was one out of two who was affected.

I leaned against the bar that wasn't as crowded as the frat parties but they weren't empty either. The dim lighting and the music that mixed with the conversation almost made me overwhelmed but I tried to put the all away as I took a sip of my cold drink, yet it went down and warmed up my chest.

"I needed any excuse to not go to that party today," Georgia says as she sips her Cosmo, looking around and watching Jeongin and Chan talk beside her before she looks back at me and bumps my shoulder "What's going on with you? Any updates?"

I inhale deeply and shake my head "If focusing on myself is an update"

She rolls her eyes, "Real updates Ji, did you ever talk with this mystery man?"

I chuckle lightly and shake my head again "No and I don't think I want to" I take another drink and look at her, "I think he's seeing someone new"

Georgia grimaces "That fast?" I shrug and she picks her drink up again before she takes a drink she says "Let's leave that one in the past then"

I force a smile and my eyes gaze around the bar, only to be met with the sight of the very 'mystery man' walking into the bar with none other than the guy I was to sleep with and the girl he now sleeps with... wow, life loves fucking with me.

I turned around and sighed "Who invited Hyunjin?" Georgia looks over her shoulder and mutters a curse. I couldn't care less if Hyunjin was here, Minho is who I worried about.

"Fucking Chan's going to hear it" She looks at me, "We can go to another bar, me and you"

I shake my head "I'll be fine" I grab the glass and knock back the rest of it just as I felt their presence behind me.

"Never thought I'd live to see the day Chan misses his own Frat party to go to a dive bar" I hear Hyunjin joke but I stop paying attention when the bartender starts to refill my glass. Taking it in my hands and sipping it some more.

"Hi," I look to my left to see Minho. It's been a week since I found out about him and Krystal and honestly, I don't see how I didn't notice. It was so obvious with the way she stuck by his side everywhere he went.

I look away "Hi" I force, taking another drink. I haven't spoken to him since, like I said, I stepped back from it all.

"Hyunjin wasn't supposed to come, he kinda just tagged along when he heard Chan talking about it" He tried to explain and I looked at him with a bored look and he paused before saying "She wasn't either" He motioned his head toward the Krystal subtly.

I furrow my brows "I don't understand why you're telling me this?"

"I don't mean to make any of this awkward for you," Minho says with a small head shake. "I actually wanted to come alone so I could—"

"I think you've forgotten who I was" I interrupt, "I like to be alone" I drink more and he watches me closely.

"I know," He says lowly, I barely could hear it, "Can I talk to you?" He says after a long pause.

I scoffed out a chuckle and looked over at him "Isn't that what you're already doing?"

He walks a bit closer, hand going to my bicep softly as he says "I mean alone," His eyes practically gleam with hope. And I notice now, that he was high. His pupils are big and the whites of his eyes are pink.

"Minho" The voice cuts us apart and I shrug off his hand and I look away from him and inhale deeply, "Can we leave?" Krystal asked him but I felt her eyes on me.

"We just got here" Minho sighs and before she can go on and on he pulls her away from me and somewhere far away.

I look down at my glass and grab it, drinking the rest and leaning over to Georgia who now listening to whatever Chan is explaining, "I'm gonna head out"

She looks at me "What, no, stay longer?"

I shake my head and pull away "See you at the apartment?" She frowns "Or tomorrow?" She nods and waves me goodbye. I walk past everyone and out of the bar.

"Jisung" I look over my shoulder to see Hyunjin following me out. I roll my eyes "Ji, wait—"

"What?" I turn to him, the cold air surrounding up.

Hyunjin looks at me differently now, looking at the door and then back to me as he shoves his hands in his pockets "You and Minho?"

My brows furrow "What?" I say lightly, like I was confused and I was. Confused about why he would ask that. "What are you talking about?"

"I'm not blind Jisung, I've liked people before and I know what falling for someone looks like," Hyunjin tells me and I take a step back.

Rolling my eyes "Stop talking nonsense—"

"You like my best friend, more than you liked me and I should be hurt by it but I get it," Hyunjin says, his face pained "He was supposed to have you, not me"

I scoff and shake my head "I'm not some toy you two could claim" I spat, walking away.

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Minho's POV
When I returned with Krystal I looked to where Jisung stood only to find him gone. I was about to leave anyway but I couldn't help but feel a bit bummed.

Walking out of the bar and sparing my goodbyes when I see Hyunjin standing outside alone, running his finger through his hair as he looks at me.

"Jisung left walking, you should go look and make sure he gets home safe" I look down the sidewalk to see Jisung walking and looking down at his phone.

Confused I look to Hyunjin "What did you say to him?" My words a bit more harsh than I expected.

"Nothing" I could tell he was lying but he motioned for me to go "I'll get Kyrstal home"

"But—" She tries to argue.

I look at her and say "Get home safely" I force a smile "And, I'm sorry" She crosses her arms and sighs lightly before walking away as I give Hyunjin the keys to my car.

I turn away and start walking, following the male who is oblivious to my presence. Getting closer as I jog up to his side. He looks at me, surprised to see me. He sighs loudly and pockets his phone, "Please, no talking"

I listen and I remain silent because I know it's what he needed. To breathe, to think.

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I forced him to follow me into a random diner, it's the only place open at this time. Sitting down and awaiting our order, Jisung looked out the large window and I couldn't take my eyes off of him.

I could tell all the alcohol was hitting him by the way he slumped over a bit in the booth. Making me smile softly.

The lady comes to the table with our things and places them down, "And is that all?"

"Yes, thank you" She waves me off and walks away. I look at Jisung and he already drinks his strawberry milkshake before sitting back and taking a fry into his hands, eating it.

"What?" He says grumpily. "You keep staring at me like you have to say something, just say it already it's annoying" His attitude only makes me smile more.

I chuckle and push the water I got towards him "Drink up Ji" I did have a lot to say but not while he's drinking like this.

He looks toward the water and grimaces "I'm not even drunk" He was tipsy, not drunk, sorta the same shit.

I shrug and sit back "I take no chances" I cross my arms over my chest. Jisung looks over at me before taking the water and drinking it.

He was in his head, I could see it. He avoided my gaze but in moments he would catch it, like he dared me to say something to him. Like he wanted me to but then fought with the idea of it.

I didn't say anything, I allowed him to eat and think while I occupied myself with my phone with occasional glances his way.

When he finished, I paid and we left to continue our journey since I allowed Hyunjin to take my car, we now had to walk back to the apartment. No, I'm so not freezing my ass.

Walking along the sidewalk Jisung is silent, still but he soon ends it as he says "You and Krystal are good together"

I look at him and shake my head "We're not together"

Jisung shrugs, "You should be" He doesn't look at me. Staring ahead and I can't help but think he's trying to avoid my gaze.

I stop walking and Jisung does too, this forces him to meet my eyes curiously, "I can't" I tell him the truth, tired of keeping it from him "You know I can't or you're just trying to convince yourself that it's that easy"

"Just forget about me already Minho, make this easier for both of us," He says lowly, like he hated to admit this was hard for him.

I step closer "Tell me you don't care about me" I force, needing something.

Jisung responds "I can't do that"

"Then tell me that it bothers you when you see me with her, tell me how jealous you've been" I felt desperate, wanting something to hold onto. Wanting to know he hated this distance between us just as much as I did.

Jisung groans and walks away like he loves to do, "I hate this" He hugs his body, trying to comfort himself.

I walk with him "Stop being stubborn Ji" I say annoyed at his behavior.

He glares at me "No" he stops walking again, turning to me "Why couldn't you just leave me alone? Why did you have to be nice to me and try to get to know me?!" His pointer finger jams into my chest. "Now I'm so scared to lose you because I actually considered you as a best friend" He sighs and I stare at him in a bit of shock, "So I do want you to be with her even though it makes me jealous because I want you to never leave me and I want to always have you as a friend" Jisung shrugs helplessly, "I know I'll never be able to give you what you want" And with that he walks away and I follow.

I follow him silently and I don't say anything back. I just let his words repeat in my head over and over again.

[Song rec - Complicated by Matt Maltese]