The Way It Is

ten

Hi uh, it's been a while since I wrote a note but, I want to hear your thoughts about this story!!

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Chapter 10

"I know that you're practicing hard for your game tomorrow, but Hyunjin-ah, it's almost midnight," Hyunjin flinched upon hearing Yiyeon's voice. He looked around in the darkness, but all he could see was nothing. The light suddenly turned on, and he saw his cousin seated on the couch, near the light switches. "What a bad influence as an older cousin of mine, don't you think?" She raised a brow.

Hyunjin blinked several times as his sight was adjusting to the light. "What older cousin, I'm only six months older than you," he grunted.

"Yeah, whatever," she rolled her eyes. Then, she patted the space beside her. Hyunjin just sat beside her as he doesn't want to see Yiyeon mad. "I hope you do well tomorrow..." she sighed, then she continued, "The school you're battling tomorrow is your 3-year rival, right?"

He nods, "You'll watch tomorrow, right?" He asked and looked at the younger. "Jeno will be playing—"

"Of course, I'll watch tomorrow!" She snorted. "And no, not because Jeno is there, but because my friends will be playing, and you'll also be there. I never missed a game. Besides, I won't waste the front row seats you gave me," she nudged. "Do you want us to cheer for you guys that bad?" Yiyeon asked, chuckling.

Her cousin rolled his eyes, "Idiot. I just don't want you to fight someone else over a seat just like last season," he snorted. "Anyways, I'll be resting now. You?"

"I'll go upstairs after a short while," she shrugged. Hyunjin just nodded and proceeded to go upstairs. "You did well today, Hyunjin-ah!"

Without facing her, he replied, "Thanks," he smiled, even if she could not see it.

Hyunjin entered his room and placed his gym bag on the floor. He opened it and grabbed his dirty clothes, and threw them into the hamper. He lay on his bed and sighed, remembering what happened during their practice yesterday.

"Hyunjin-ah, can I talk to you for a second?" The mentioned boy looked at his teammate, who suddenly called him. Although baffled, he nodded and followed him to the other side of the court.

Not wanting the silence, he decided to talk. "What do you want to talk about," he asked, not wanting to spend more time who broke his younger cousin's heart.

Jeno fished something out of his pocket, to Hyunjin's surprise? "Could you please hand these over to Yiyeon? They're tickets for the game this Sunday, and I also bought tickets for Jeongmin, Sungchan, and Yejin..." he said, handing the pieces of paper to Yiyeon's cousin. "I know that I shouldn't be asking this kind of favor to you, especially that you're her brother, but I don't know another way to talk to her."

Hyunjin looked at the person in front of him. He was serious, to which he wonders why he and Yiyeon broke up. Jeno seems like a nice person. Hyunjin was confused.

"You might be thinking that I have no shame, but I want to do these things, Hyunjin..." he said, looking him in the eye.

The other boy took a deep breath and placed the tickets in his pocket, "I'll give these to her, don't worry," he smiled. "Do you want me to tell her that it's from you? Or should I tell her that it's from me instead?"