I Was First | Joshua Hong

Chapter 7

The whole weekend ended. Those precious two days were waisted when I just literally spent it almost loosing my mind.

I could've just let myself take charge of everything that's happening inside my mind, I tried to, but it's all easier said than done.

And the worst part is, today's monday. I don't practically know why monday is the most hated day, but people hate it, and so do I.

"I'm so bored...", I said under my breath, looking at my phone's screen but really have nothing interesting to do with it.

"Wanna fight with me?", Dokyeom suddenly asked which caused me to instinctively look at him as my eyebrows twitched. I made sure my voice was really low but his hearing is quite amazing...

"What do you mean?"

His lips suddenly parted, looking like he just realized something. "I mean, if you're bored, do you want to fight with me in this game?", He brought his phone up a little. "It's more fun playing it with someone."

Everyone in the room were minding their own businesses; talking to one another, playing their phones and some were studying. It was our vacant time and it was quite boring for me since I had nothing to do, but still, it's better than having a class.

"What are you playing anyway?"

He brought his phone towards me and when I got to see his screen, I didn't have any idea what he was playing. I sighed, "I don't know that game."

He looked a bit disappointed but he just eventually lifted one corner of his lips and asked, "What do you want to play then?"

I pursed my lips, and while I was thinking, I saw how he quitted the game and just placed his phone on his desk.

I faced him, "What about... minecraft?"

"Minecraft?"

"Yeah.", I nodded and swiped my phone to see the app.

"You still play that?", I looked at him while creasing my forehead.

"Yeah...why not?"

His lower lip thrusted out as he grabbed his phone again. "Alright, if that's what you want."

A smile of vitory immediately crept across my face. I opened the app but while it loaded a big realization hit me.

"You're seriously gonna play with me?", I asked, facing him. We only have few vacant classes in a week and wasting it would be the last thing every sane people would do, and it's so unlikely for people to not do their own things when they have all the time that they want. Atleast, that's what I believe.

"Why not?", He replied, but his eyes never left his phone.

"No reason."

I came back to looking at me phone, and when the world generated, that's when the game started and we were left focusing on what we'll individually do.

The game went on and it was actually fun playing with Dokyeom, and I should quite expect it since I always see him playing games on his phone when he's free.

An hour passed without me realizing it since I got so caught up with the game, and I believe Dokyeom did too that we only got back to our senses when the bell rang indicating that it was already break time.

"Should we continue it next time?", I asked.

I pressed the paused button and was about to press quit as well but I got stopped by what he said, "I don't mind playing it the whole break time."

"Aren't you going to...like eat?"

"It's okay, and besides, I'm not that hungry."

"Oh... but I think I have to go. I have to accompany Lea.", He looked at me, his face quite gloomy.