"Aren't you telling me something?"
It's their PE time and Sean and Hayan are sitting on the bench watching their classmates play ball. Due to Hayan's asthma, he has to sit down whenever an activity involving physical strength is the lesson.
"What do you mean?" He asked. "And why are you always here? Are you asthmatic too?"
"Of course I won't leave you here alone!" He answered, grinning. He shook his head. He's always like this. Sean is lucky that the teacher isn't scolding him. "So, what is it?"
"What is it?"
Sean sighed. "I saw you with Hajin this morning! You two went to school together! Are you planning to keep this a secret from me?"
As soon as the word 'Hajin' got mentioned, Hayan's face turned red. "I-it's not like that."
"Then what is?"
"We just happened to meet each other in the hallway." Sean looked at him as if not believing him.
"And yesterday? What happened yesterday?"
"Yesterday?" Images of him touching Hajin's face suddenly flooded his memories. "Something must've happened then!" Sean moved closer to him. "Your face is so red right now! Tell me... what did you do, huh?"
Their talking will be interrupted when all of a sudden, an arm is on their shoulder.
"What a coincidence that we have the same class today."
"Red."
Red smiled. "Hayan." He pinched his cheeks afterwards. Sean let out an annoyed sigh and removed his hand on his shoulder.
"You have a class here too?"
He nodded. "It just so happened that our PE got scheduled in an earlier time..." He then glanced at Hayan and flashed a cheeky smile. "...And it's the same time as your class! Say, is this what they call... a destiny?"
"Destiny my ass." Sean whispered but enough for them to hear. Red just laughed at his remark.
"You're Sean, right?" Red asked but he ignored him. "It was nice meeting you again."
"Huh?" Hayan looked at both of them in confusion. He knows that Sean and Red never knew each other but somehow they're familiar of each other's faces because of Red often meeting him when he's with Sean. But to think that they're already close...
"Don't listen to him, Hayan."
"I don't understand..."
Red put his arm on his shoulder again. "You don't need to understand. It seems like he doesn't want to talk about it." Red then glanced at Sean and wiggled his eyebrows meaningfully. He just answered him with a glare. Sean can't do anything rash because of Hayan. How he wanted to have his revenge right here, right now. But all he could only do is sigh in hopes to remove his annoyance.
"Well, I've gotta go. Watch me well, Hayan." He caressed his cheeks and winked at Sean before leaving to go to his classmates. Sean followed him with a glare.
"Did something happened, Sean? Why are you-"
"It's nothing. I just don't really like him."
"Sean Kim! Why are you sitting there when you're not sick? Go down here this instant!" Their gym instructor's voice echoed the gymnasium. Hayan chuckled.
"I'll get us a drink."
Sean nodded and hurriedly went down. Hayan then stand up and went to the vending machine loacted just outside the gymnasium.
"Can you get me one, too?"
Hayan felt frozen on the spot when he heard Hajin's voice beside him.
"Hayan?"
"Huh? Ah... Y-yes. What... what do you want?"
"Hmmm.." Hajin stared at the machine and pointed. "That soda."
Hayan nodded and tried to insert the coin with his trembling hand. He failed, though, and the coin rolled on the ground. He frantically chased for it. But Hajin's quicker. He immediately grabbed the coin.
"Let me do it." He inserted the coin smoothly. "What do you want?"
"Huh? Ah.. t-the grapefruit one."
"Grapefruit? Okay."
"Ah, I have to get Sean one too." Hayan remembered and grabbed his friend's favorite orange soda.
Hajin remained on his spot and just stared at him, making him awkward.
What's wrong? Is something on my face?"
"Hayan!" Red suddenly appears and blocked Hajin from his view. "Do you have a spare coin? I'm thirsty but I don't have a coin with me."
"I don't have a coin with me... Just drink here and leave some for me." He then suggested and offered the drink.
"Really?" Hayan nodded. "Are you aware that this is indirect kissing?" Red informed him while grinning. Hayan's eyes widened.
I-indirect kiss?"
"Ah-"
He tried to snatch away the drink but it's too late. Red already took a sip from it. "Too late." He stared at him in disbelief.
Red laughed seeing his reaction. "What to do? You're so cute." He said in between laughs while pinching his cheeks. "Don't worry, my mouth didn't touched the lid. If I want us to kiss, I want it to be real, and not indirectly." He gave him a sweet smile before turning around.
He saw Hajin still standing there, quietly watching his whole fiasco with Red.
"H-hajin..."
"Let's go inside. The teacher may have noticed that we were gone." Hajin said and smiled at him. Hayan nodded and followed him towards the gymnasium.
"By the way.." Hajin stopped walking and turned around. He instinctly take a step back, not wanting to make Hajin uncomfortable if they become too close with each other. "I'm really curious of what grapefruit tastes like."
"I-it's really good."
"Really? Can I have a taste, then?"
"Huh? Sure..."
Hayan shyly give the drink to him. Hajin gave him a smile before taking a sip and giving it back to him.
"Sorry, my mouth touched the lid." He apologised.
"I-it's okay... I don't mind..."
"Really? Then I'm glad. Let's go." He turned around and walked inside the gymnasium, leaving Hayan staring at the bottle of drink.
The deadline to their assignment is getting nearer that's why Hayan and Hajin's been going home late for the past three days. Hayan didn't mind it, though. Actually, he likes it. He got to spend a time with his crush even though it's for academic purposes.Right now. They are at the library with Hajin sitting across him. The assignment's already polished and they're just typing and editing it.Come to think of it. This is already the last day we got to spend the time after class. The reporting's on Monday. He sighed and took a glance at him. He looks so handsome typing on his laptop. I will never got the chance to spend time like this with him again! With that, Hayan can't help but to be sad. He'll only stare at him for again, after their presentation on Monday."Hayan? Are you okay?""Huh? Y-yes. Sorry." He embarassingly sit up straight and picked a book. You're really embarassing, Hayan. Behave, will you?"Why are you apologizing?""Im...
Hayan was left with questions and confusion as he watch Sean ran away like he has some kind of disease. And when he reached the classroom, he immediately talked to their classmates so that he won't approach him. He knows that he doesn't like the crowd so he gathered his classmates and talked to them.I wonder what's wrong. He's never like this before.He could feel the awkwardness while they are sitting next to each other. He wanted to ask him what is wrong but he can't seem to say a word. He's really not the type to confront someone, more like the type to keep it all inside, maybe that's the reason why he has a hard time dealing with people, he's always having a hard time saying what's on his mind.But it's Sean, his bestfriend since they were kids. He may hate confrontation but he just can't sit idly and let him treat him coldly. He has know what is wrong and they will talk about it. He'll just wait for the right timing.And so the breaktime came.
"Before I end the class, let's talk about the field trip this week." The students cheer at what the professor announced. He had to calm them for a good minute before he continued."As we know, we will visit different places and we will also have different activities so, I'll group you into three. At the end of the trip, I want you to write your experiences and what you have learn and submit it to me, okay?" The professor then started to call names."For the last group, Shin Hayan, Sean Kim, and Kim Hajin. Well, that's all for today, see you tomorrow."Hayan excitedly glanced at Sean only to be disappointed when he saw looking away. It's been three days and he's still avoiding him like a plague.Until when do you plan on ignoring me?"Hayan, we're in a group again." Hajin approached him. He gave him a smile and nodded. He then saw Sean leaving through the corner of his eyes. He just followed him with a gaze. "He's still mad at you?"He sighed
Day one of the field trip (Night)Hayan was left alone at the hotel room. Bored, he decided to take a bath thinking of what he could do next. Sean won't still talk to him. How could he make him speak? He took a deep sigh as he really don't have an idea on what he should do.He was done taking a bath when he realized that he left his clothes on the bed. Thinking that he was alone at the room, he confidently walks outside the bathroom with nothing but a towel covering the lower part of his body.But he freezes on the spot when he sees Hajin standing beside the bed looking as shock as he is.They stood there, staring at each other for a good minute before Hayan finally gets a hold of the situation. He could immediately feel the rush of blood flowing on his face. He quickly grabs his clothes and ran away to the bathroom. He then leaned on the door feeling his wild heartbeat and trembling body.W-what do I do? Hajin saw me naked!He sighed and tr
The tour has started with them visiting some museum and archeological sites. Their last stop for the day is the water park.Hayan excitedly looks around, getting all amazed at the big fishes swimming around."It's amazing... I feel like I'm with them..." He smiles and puts his hand up as if trying to reach them. He walks and places his hand on the glass. "Hello..." He giggles lightly when the fishes started swimming around.Hajin, on the other hand, is busy taking photos of the place. He then sees Hayan and approaches him."That's a Threadfin Butterflyfish." He informed him as he look over the aquarium too."Threadfin... Butterflyfish?" Hayan asked like a child and stared at the blue and yellow colored fish. "Even the name is pretty.""Hajin, what about that?" He excitedly pointed to a red fish.Hajin chuckles lightly at his giddiness. "T
Day two of the field trip. Night.Hayan stares at nothing. He found a mini-playground earlier not too far from the hotel so he decided to stay there and sit on the swing while thinking of what happened earlier. The wind blew coldly. He looks up and sees the sky full of stars tonight.Earlier, Red suddenly appears out of nowhere while he's in the middle of his talk with Sean. When he turned again to his direction, he's gone. Red didn't say anything either. He just smiled at him and followed Sean, leaving him in confusion.*What's happening to them? They're... Weird.I wonder where they are right now*. He sighed. *I didn't even finished talking to Sean. Will we go back to normal now?I really hope so*.He stops thinking when he saw a pair of feet in front of him. He slowly looked up and saw Hajin who smiled at him the moment their eyes met.
It'sseven-thirty AM.Theschool has hushed up for certain studentsandinstructorscoming.One of themisShinHayan, A second-year senior at a public secondary school.Hemade itahabittocometoschoolthirtyminutesahead ofschedulebefore their classes start sohecould have a chance toreview
It'stheir break time and theychosetoeatat the cafeteria where Sean willkeepon discussing aboutHayan's baffling letter sender."Why don't wesneak outtofind outwho thatpersonis?"Sean recommended."Youmean,wewaitfor thatpersonto show up?"Sean nodded."We will hide and will wait."