Tasting Her Own Medicine (1/1)

Stupidity and Pride, Chapter 8: Tasting Her Own Medicine Jonghyun, Key and Onew walked back to their classes as you sat there at the canteen, worried about Taemin and Hana. Hana essentially fell head over heels for Minho since the moment they met. Guilt had afflicted you; you knew of her one-sided love, and now, you had essentially betrayed her, by dating him. ''Don't worry,'' Minho assuaged, though he sounded so apathetic about it all as he continued eating his french fries. ''Don't worry?! They are my friends, Minho!'' Minho's reaction towards the whole ordeal had left you steaming. How can he act so calm after causing all the trouble?''Why are you even doing this?'' ''Doing what?'' He asked wide-eyed, still chewing on his food. ''This! Making everyone suffer. Making me your girlffriend. Everything!'' You were nearly yelling at him. He smirked. ''I have my own reasons that I can't tell you.'' ''At first I thought you were a descendant of Albert Einstein, then a devil, but now I think you're worse than any devil, you're Lucifer himself.'' ''Then what do you think of yourself? An angel? A saint? You agreed so Taemin woudn't avoid you, did you not? Did you think of anybody else?............... No, you just thought of yourself. You were afraid that you'd lose Taemin and didn't even think about your own best friend. You're selfish, Haneul. You are.'' Minho mocked.His words echoed in your mind. Slowly, it hit you. The thought of blaming Minho for all of this had faded. You realized that you were part of the blame, too. If only you didn't think of yourself... Hana wouldn't be heartbroken.Taemin wouldn't have run away.Key wouldn't have gotten mad.Onew and Jonhyun wouldn't be sad. ''I didn't mean to hurt them. I didn't mean to.....I promise, I didn't mean to...'' you whispered to yourself, tears slowly formed into the corner of your eyes.What the hell?! Why did I say that?! Stupid Minho, you just made a girl cry! ''Sorry, I didn't mean to say that. It's just that, I'm too-'' he tried to comfort you.''No, it's okay. Stop blaming yourself. I'm okay,'' you interrupted as tears endlessly formed.''No, you're not. Is someone okay when she's nearly crying?'' he asked,.''Well, as you said, I'm a retard. This is how retards act. You should learn that. And about me, calling you Lucifer, I'm sor-''''It's fine.'' he consoled with his signature smile.''Can you help me look for Hana and Taemin? I still have 30 minutes before the next class," you gained the courage to finally look him in the eyes, pain still visible.''Okay, let's go!'' he said, pulling your hand.''Where are we going?'' you asked.''At the rooftop. They're probably there.'' Minho answered. You both ran to the rooftop, Minho still holding your hand. His hand was warm against yours. On the way, you wondered if Taemin's hand were as warm.Minho opened the rooftop door, and there laid Taemin above Hana, kissing each other. The sight caused your heart to shatter. You would have definitely fallen to the ground if Minho wasn't behind you to keep you up. He looked at you with concern in his eyes, and after making sure you could stand properly, he his gaze returned to Taemin and Hana, who didn't notice you and Minho. They were still kissing, neither letting each other go. It was as if time to them had stopped; however for you it seemed like it was an eternity in agony.Is this my punishment for being selfish? Then, finally they separated after noticing the both of you watching them. ''Looks like we have another couple here.'' cheered Minho.''It's not what you think.'' said Taemin, avoiding your gaze.''Then, what was it?'' he asked.''It was an accident.'' Taemin said."He was trying to help me up but he fell, so... Yeah.''''Alright, if you say so,'' Minho said, as if he was playing along with a joke. ''Let's go back. We'll be late for class,'' You said,  grabbing Minho's hand, leaving Taemin and Hana there. The moment when Hana and Taemin were nowhere to be seen, Minho stopped and spoke.''You really love him, don't you? You can cry if you want.'' Minho said, sympathy finally showing in his expression.''I don't want to cry." Despite saying that, you had to wipe away the tears that were forming again. ''You know, crying makes you feel better,'' he chided softly.''But-'' Before you could finish, he hugged you. One of his arms enveloped your waist while the other held your head, pressing it against his chest. ''H-Hey,'' was the only thing you could say. His movement had caught you off guard. ''Don't be afraid to cry if you need to.'' Tears suddenly welled up again, though this time you made no effort to stop them. Instead, you returned his embrace and buried your face deeper into his chest. ''One must endure the pain before seeing the true beauty of love.'' ''I'm finally tasting my own medicine.'' you said, crying.''You didn't mean to hurt them.''"But I did it anyway. I deserve this.'' you said. A/N: So, here's another update.Thanks for always dropping a comment! You guys are the BEST! Help me promote this fic.Please continue to support this fic until the end!