Black (1/1)

"It's time." Nayeon hears Eros' voice behind her.She clenches her fists hard, her breathing hitches. The last couple she needed to get paired was done days ago. It was just a matter time that cupid will tell her "it's time to go.""How many hours do I still have left?" "Well, I could make extensions. How about three?"If they were in a different situation, Nayeon would have laugh with the god's nonchalant answers, but everything is not the way it used to be."Can you teleport me to my mother's house?" she asks."Sure thing.""Thanks."Nayeon sees how the scenery in front of her changes in a snap. It made her dizzy somehow. She thanked heavens that Cupid didn't send her inside the house itself but rather a block away. She honestly didn't want them to see her personally, Nayeon just wanted to look at her parents from afar. She never told Eros about what's running inside her mind but it seems like the god himself understands her anyway.Nayeon lied. She never went to visit her parents again like what she told her mother when they accidentally met. She didn't want to make more attachments. Nayeon didn't want to cause more heartbreaks.Seeing them smile, look happy and contented is enough to make Nayeon feel at ease somehow. They'll be okay, even without her.When she felt her eyes started to sting after staring at the two people who've always been a part of her and will always be, Nayeon decided to walk away.Her knees are starting to tremble. It's like even without properly thinking, her brain is stopping her from going to the person she wanted to see the most before disappearing because at the same time, Nayeon is scared to death, she doesn't know if she could take it.She rests on the bench nearby. Tears swelling in the corners of her eyes. Nayeon closes them and takes a deep breath.By the time she opened her eyes, Eros was already standing in front of her, but it didn't startle her in a bit; instead, Nayeon stands up quickly to look for a cab that could take her home to Mina."Nayeon." The god calls her gently.She halts and turned around to face him. "I still have hours left, just-""I am not here because of that." He explained."Then what?""I found a way."Nayeon narrows her gaze. "A way for?.." she asks, bewildered."To end yours and Mina's connection."She should feel relieved by the news. It's what she's always been worried about, that Mina will forever be alone, waiting for someone that will never comeback. But the statement that could set Mina free is the same as that would break Nayeon into pieces. She tried so hard to swallow the truth. They will never be together."Okay." Nayeon breathes harshly. "What do I need to do?"When Eros started to explain everything, Nayeon felt even more twisted. As if her life was being played all along by these gods that she will spend eternity with. Venus, the goddess who put her son into tests, the woman who asked Cupid for a human apprentice in exchange of Psyche's life being spared; the same goddess who influenced Hades to go to the mortal world just to shake Nayeon's trust for Eros.Nayeon didn't even have to ask why would Hades follow orders from Venus; she just know that Cupid's mother must have something to bargain for the god of the underworld to listen.She knows better than to pry. Sometimes, not knowing things is for the better. That's what she's holding onto."Why would I believe your mother? What if it will affect Mina even worse? What if it's the same thing that is happening to me? Something I can't undone?""My mother hated Psyche." Eros suddenly started telling her a story that she never asked for. "She felt offended that mortals are worshiping Psyche's beauty instead of her; and she hated her even more when I fell in love with the mortal.""Why are you saying these to me?""I want you to know why I cut your string when I know that you and Mina are meant to be." Eros heaves and shakes his head subtly. "You're selfish." Nayeon puts words through his mouth even before he could start talking."I am.""You took advantage of the fact that I was broken and I needed to escape that you deluded my mind into thinking I could be finally free if I come with you." Nayeon continues. Her nails are now marking t