He hates me NOT

XXI. Act Normal

A/n: Honestly speaking, I actually don't know where and when to start continuing this story. I found myself not having the idea of what will happen next, so here's my sorry attempt of writing this chapter.

College of Medicine Building

After they came home last Sunday early at the morning, Phana has been watching Beam closely. He was surprised when Beam called him the previous night and asked to pick him up without any explanation. Fortunately he was only an hour drive away from where the Engineering SOTUS was held at because he was attending  a relative thanksgiving party. 

He picked up Beam around 11 in the evening and when he arrived at the resort, Beam was already waiting for him in the lobby. It was a quiet drive because no matter how many times Phana asked Beam what's wrong, he was silent throughout the trip. Though the red rimmed under his passenger's eyes didn't go unnoticed and that made him think that something must have happened.

Despite what happened last weekend, Beam is still acting normal and there is no way understanding the man. Right now, Beam and Kit are having a loud discussion of their anatomy lesson. Phana would be oblivious if he wasn't the one who came to pick up Beam, he just hope that this is just minor situation and Beam could handle it himself.

"So no coming to the Engineering Department anymore, Med captain?" Phana asked.

Beam paused from highlighting his review book, it was a few second before he answered lazily. "Hmm...Yeah, I guess so." He paused again, "...but I still have one more meeting with the hazers later before truly relieving myself off them."

"Do you want us to come with you on that meeting?" Pha asked once more, not liking that Beam has to go back.

"Hmm..." Beam return to his reviewer and continue his highlighting before dismissing Phana's suggestion, "Nah." 

Pha observe Beam and there is still no change in his behavior, maybe it's just him that thinks something's wrong.

College of Engineering Building

The senior hazers are busy preparing all written report regarding the freshmen SOTUS and Forth is reviewing them all before sending it away to the Dean's office for authorization. The week after SOTUS is always the busiest time for the hazers, they have to write the accomplishment and work plan reports and if there are accident's, they also have to write a report no matter how small it was. If they don't do it, it will be difficult to acquire authorization for next year SOTUS and they are not planning for it to be the last year of SOTUS.

Forth has been working nonstop ever since the department  returned from their activity, he wants to finish his work soon because he still have an unfinish business with a  3rd year med student. He was irritable because he cant see the end of this work load, he's frustrated that the more he spent his time working, the more he is wasting his chance with Beam. He didn't know what he did for Beam to react like that.

Forth slumped on his chair when he put the last report on the pile that needed to be deliver. He pinched the space between his eyes and released a heavy sigh. Forth picked up his phone and goes directly to a name on his contact list, it was displayed as Bee and under it was still missing 5 digits.

"What did I do, Beam?" Forth whispered to himself.

Lam approach Forth's table and drop another pile of paper, "These are for the meeting later and will be under the care of the Medical Team. Sign them all and return them to me.", Lam said.

It was past 3 o'clock in the afternoon and he still have time to finish his work before their meeting with the whole Hazing Team including the Medical Team.

•••♦•••

All involved parties and it's members from the SOTUS event are currently seated around a conference table inside the AVR room in the Engineering's Faculty. They are all waiting for the meeting to end so that they could all take their respective work. With Forth at the head of the table and Beam on the opposite end, they discussed what files should be given to the medical team.

While listening to the suggestion of his fellow hazers, Forth is looking at Beam who is speaking to his vice leader. He aching to talk to Beam, but right now he has a responsibility to do. Forth's relieve to see that Beam looks well and not like what he saw last weekend but that doesn't make him feel better at all.  

Far from what happened last week, Beam still acts the same, he even greeted Forth when he entered the room. He can't take his eyes off Beam and his worried that Beam would just disappear from his sight. He could not get rid of the feeling that something is not right.

Forth is still gazing at the Medical Leader when Beam notice him looking, the pale man just smiled at him and resumed his talk with his team. That startled Forth, he didn't expect Beam to move on yet. He clenched his fist and willing the bad feelings away.

"...and that concludes this year SOTUS and I thank you all for cooperating." Forth announced.

Everyone clapped their hands at the official closing of Engineering Freshmen Orientation. 

"Congratulations, everyone!!"

"Good Job, guys!!"

"Let's have a party later!!"

Everyone congratulates each other, especially to the two team head. Their team members are all proud of their leader. Forth and Beam are on the opposite corner with each other, swarmed with their members. Forth tried to approach the other and so is Beam.

It took them a while before they reached each other, struggling against the current of excited students. They came face-to-face and they just stared at each other for a full minute. It's cliché but the world's movement feel so slow that it can't catch up with Forth's heart beats. It was so fast that he couldn't contain it any longer, he needs to say something or he might be left behind by his thundering pulse and palpitation.

"Beam, I..."

"I'm sorry, Forth." Beam cut him off.

To be continue:

A/N: Please excuse my grammar and typo errors, and also my inconsistencies with the story.

Im actually ashamed that I haven't been writing and updating this fic, it was a year long writer's block. Actually, after I finished writing the last chapter, I was lost to what will happen next and as I attempt to upload this I'm still thinking of what will happen next chapter. The upcoming events will also be a surprise for me. To all who commented and message about my well being and writing, thank you so much for making your presence known to me, I'm sorry that I don't reply to all of your comments but I still love reading them. Thank you for still waiting with this 4 years in the making fanfic.

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