Daesung and Minji were talking to me but I can’t help but gaze at him. He was looking at them again. I could see the sadness in his eyes, but why isn’t he doing anything about it? Is he some freaking masochist? Can’t he see that obvious fact that her heart belongs to someone else now?

I laughed at myself. I’m such a hypocrite. Here I am, criticizing a guy for being so stupid by falling in love with someone who can never be his. Yet, here I am, staring at a guy I like, even though I know that his heart belongs to someone else. But, it all comes down to this: love makes people stupid.

I know, after that incident, I swear that I will never like boys again, that I will never fall in love again. But, I guess Cupid’s just so stupid. He made me fall for him.

Why is love so complicated? We fall for people who we can never have.

I let a sigh escape from my mouth.

“Chaerin unnie, are you okay? You seem lost.” Minji said.

I just look at her and look at Taeyang as he looked at Dara. Little Minji seem to follow my gaze.

“I must be wishing on someone else's star, cause it seems that someone else is always getting what I've wished for.”

I saw Minji frown.

“This is the prime reason why I don’t want to fall in love. I don’t want to get hurt. I don’t want fake smiles. I don’t want to be like my oppa.”

“Minji-yah! Don’t be like that. Taeyang didn’t have a choice. He fell for her. When you fall in love, you fall hard!” Daesung told Minji.

“Woah! Oppa, you’re an expert. You must be in love!” Minji said.

“No I’m not.” Daesung said as he blushed.

‘Damn Dae! You’re making it obvious. Can’t even hide what you’re feeling.’

But, I didn’t say it aloud. Just looked at Daesung straight in his eyes and gave him that i-know-something-about-you look.

I could see the panic in Daesung eyes, so I decided to help the poor guy.

“Minji-yah. How can you say that you don’t want to fall in love? You can fall in love any time, in any place.”

I saw Daesung mouth “thanks” to me. Then, I heard Minji reply.

“I just think I’m too young to fall in love. You know what? I can feel it. My Mr. Right is coming. But, he's still in the Sahara Dessert...and he's walking. And when he arrives, I’ll be ready then.”

“So, I guess your Mr. Right would come from the Sahara Desert and arrive by the time you reach 40!” I jokingly said.

But I stopped laughing when a devil went inside the hall.

So I stood up and left the house.

I’d rather die and go to hell than be in the same room with that jerk. I mean, what’s the difference?

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Seung-ri's POV

I saw her leaving as I entered the room. I guess she still hates me. But, how could she not? I practically played with her heart.

FLASHBACK:

I could feel the wind on my face as the waves touch my feet. I held the hand of my girlfriend as we wait for the sun to set together. The sight is truly majestic and it’s even more beautiful because I spent this moment with her.

Everything seems to be perfect.

But then, she started to cry.

“Anj, why are you crying?” I asked as I wipe her cheeks wet from her tears with my hands.

I waited patiently for her answer but it never came out of her mouth. So, I asked again.

This time, she looked at me with her swollen eyes and said those two words I never want to hear.

“He’s back.”
Then, she left me alone in the beach. So I looked at the sun, which is about to set, with teary eyes.

‘I guess, this is goodbye.’

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It’s been one week since Anj broke up with me for that GUY. I don’t know if who’s to blame since I knew this was going to happen. I knew that she’s still in love with him by the time I pursued her. But, I thought after 6 months, I could make her love me. I guess I was wrong.

Now, I’m standing in the corner looking at her and her new boyfriend. Their hands were linked together and there were smiles plastered on their faces.

I looked at the SMS she sent to me after she left me in the beach for the nth time.

“I thought I was over him. I thought I don’t need him anymore. I thought I don’t love him anymore. But when I saw him again, it’s like all the feelings I had for him went back. I’m so sorry Seung-ri. I love you, but I love him more.”

Every time I read it, my heart breaks little by little. But, cannot NOT look at it. She said she LOVE me. Then, my heart would heal again, only to be broken again as I read the succeeding words.

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“Seung-ri must be gay. That’s why his girlfriend broke up with him a month ago.”

“Yeah. I mean if he’s not gay, why is he still single now?”

“I’m hot, so why won’t he date me?”

I was eating in the school cafeteria and that’s all I’ve been hearing. Why are they so interested with my personal and love life? But, I shrugged it off and continued eating.

“Pabo! He doesn’t want to date you, you’re a girl. Maybe he’s looking for some hot guy.”

‘Okay! That’s it! I can’t take it anymore!’

I pushed away my food and went to the nearby table.

“I AM NOT GAY!” I shouted at them. Thank God that the cafeteria was full of noisy people and only a few heard me.

A girl from one of my classes stared at me and said “Then prove it.”

I looked at her and asked: “How?”

I saw her whisper something to the girl beside her and she nodded. Then, that girl whispered it to another girl and so on. It was like they were passing a message to each other.

Then, they look at me and said as she pointed some girl “See that girl?”

I looked at the girl she pointed and nodded.

“What about her?”

“Date her. Make her fall in love with you. Then, dump her.”

“Bwoh? I won’t do it. It’s mean.”

They looked each other and said “See guys, he’s gay. He can’t even do a simple task.

“Okay.Fine. I’ll do it. Just stop talking about me behind my back.”

With that, I left without another word.

I was about to go out of the cafeteria when I bumped into someone.

“Mianhae.” I said as I help her pick up her things.

When I look up to her, my eyes widened. It was the girl they want me to date.

I gave her back her things and said sorry once again.

I don’t if I apologized for bumping at her, or for what I’m about to do to her.
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“Hi. You’re Kwon Seung-ri right? I think you drop this.” The girl said as she was handling me my wallet.

“Thank you errr...miss...” I said.

“Oh. I’m Chaerin. Lee Chaerin. I was the girl you bumped into yesterday.”

“Chaerin-ssi, sorry again.”

“It’s okay. No harm done. I even have to thank you for helping me get my things.”

‘No harm done? Damn, I’m starting to feel guilty.’ I said to myself.

“Uhm... Chaerin-ssi, since you returned to me my wallet, let me thank you by treating you ice cream. That is...if you didn’t take any money from my wallet.” I said teasingly.

“No! I would never do that. Look at it, all your cards and money are still there.” She said nervously.

“Haha. You should have seen your face. You were really nervous. Haha. I was only joking.”

“YAH! Don’t joke around me.”

“Hmmm. Since I made you mad, let me treat you some ice cream. Hope it will cool up your hot head.”

She became even more read now because of too much anger. Oh, she’s cute when she’s mad.

“Hey! Will you please stop looking at me? I already know I’m cute. Now, get me some ice cream.”

Then, she grabbed my hand and dragged me to the nearest ice cream parlor.
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Ever since Chaerin gave me back my wallet, we became pretty close. In no time, we were already dating. Yes, we fight now and then but it’s nothing serious.

I feel bad from time to time because I know that this started because of the bet to prove I’m not gay. My classmates told me to dump her in a week and I don’t know what to do now.
Chaerin is a great person and I won’t deny the fact that I like her. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not in love with her, but I just like her. And it breaks my heart whenever I think about dumping her.

“RiRi, what are you thinking about?” Chaerin asked me. (A/N. RiRi...such a cute pet name, right?)

“You.” ‘We’ll I was really thinking about her. Thinking about how to dump her.’

“Awww. You’re such a sweet talker sometimes.” She said as she pinches my face.

“Hey, do you want to hang out today? I want to spend this day with you.”

“I’d loved to.Anyway, I want to go to the park RiRi.”

I held her hand as we walk towards the park. I’ll forget about anything else. I’m going to enjoy this moment with her, because it might be the last.

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I had fun with her in the park and after I dropped her off their house, I thought about everything.

I don’t want to dump her. I don’t want to break her heart. Even if I don’t love her, I will try to love her. Who cares about that stupid bet? Chaerin is more important than that.
I was alone in our house that day and I was just watching some movies when I heard the doorbell ring. I ran towards the door and opened it.

“Anj?” I said with disbelief.

There she was, standing on my door step, with tears on her eyes.

“Seung-ri!” she said as she threw her arms around me.

“Let’s get inside first, okay? Then, tell me what happened.”

We went to the living room and she narrated to me what happened. I can’t help but feel mad after she told me everything.

“That stupid bastard! How could he do this to you? God! I could kill him.”

“Why? Why of all the guys in the world... why did I fell for him? All he did was break my heart over and over again. God! I’m so stupid.”

“Stop it Anj. You’re not stupid. You left him and that’s not a stupid choice. How could he hurt you? Damn, I would never hurt a girl.”

“I regret the day I broke up with you. You love me with all your heart. Yet, I broke up with you. If only, if only I could turn back time, I would have not done it to you.”

Then, I saw her face coming nearer to time. The next thing I know, she was kissing me.
I heard a loud crash before I pushed Anj away from me.

“I’m so sorry Seung-ri. I shouldn’t have done that. God! You have a girlfriend. I’m so sorry.”

With that, she stood up and left.

I touched my lips, the ones she touched with her own. But, I don’t feel anything. It’s not there anymore. The spark whenever we kissed before.

So it’s true then, I really am over her.
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Something’s weird today.

The guys treat me like a God. The girls look at me with disgust. What the hell is happening?

I was walking on the hallway when my classmates who made me do that crazy bet pat my back.

“Well done Seung-ri. I like how your mind works.” One of the girls said.

“Excuse me?” I asked them with confusion.

Then, I saw Chaerin coming in my way. I was about to kiss her when she suddenly slapped me.

“How dare you show up here? After all you did to me, you have the guts to show me your face?”

“What are you talking about?”

She looked at me with disgust. Then she left.

“What the hell is going on?”

“Didn’t you know? She went to your house yesterday. She saw you kissing your ex. Then, she heard us talking about the bet earlier. Seung-ri, you really broke her heart big time. See girls, we already had our revenge with that biatch.”

“So you used me to get back at her. You’re impossible.”

With that, I left and looked for Chaerin.

Damn, I have a lot of explaining to do.

END OF FLASHBACK

But I never had the opportunity to explain to her. She never gave me the chance.

People say that love hides behind every corner. Darnn, I must be walking in circles! Ever since I broke Chaerin’s heart, girls won’t date me anymore. Even Anj is avoiding me like a plague. It was like a curse.

But, who am I to blame? No one but myself.

“Yo, Little Brother? What brings you here?” my older brother, Jiyong said, interrupting my thoughts.

“Mom sent me here. She heard that you went to a party and you might get drunk. She doesn’t want you to drive.”

“Aish! Mom treats me like a kid. I can control my alcohol intake you know. Right, Bunny Honey?" he said as he gave his girlfriend a light squeeze.

Then suddenly, Seunghyun hyung ran towards us. Panic is plastered on his face.

“Jiyong, I need your car keys. Please, this is an emergency.”

“Hyung, what happened?” Jiyong hyung asked as he look for his keys.

Seunghyun hyung only said one thing: “Bom…”