✓cat boy • minsung

•thirty three•

"Don't panic, don't panic. Han Jisung, don't panic. Stay still."

But the crowd was not helping.

He fiddled with his fingers while walking back and forth. Everytime when the thoughts of failing enters his mind he shook his head and closed his eyes. That just made his breathing heavy.

The hallway filled with noises of reminiscing the notes they had read earlier. Three types of students mixed up altogether. One, the clever one who studies beforehand and still panicking saying shits like they won't make it. Two, the one who's reading notes because they procrastinate even Chan told them to stop doing so. Three, the one who stays calm all the time and acts like they don't give a pinky finger but deep down panicking. The last one is me honestly.

Hyunjin stared at the squirrel guy. His eyeballs moved from right to left and back to right while his ears listening to the soft mutters that escaped his lips. Meanwhile Felix scrolled his tiktok account to get rid of his nervous feelings.

"Don't be nervous," Hyunjin said. Jisung stopped walking around and showed his almost crying face. "You've studied right? It's alright."

Honestly, he did not pay attention while studying. He kept playing the song over and over again, trying to remember the new guy that resulted to headache almost everyday. He knew he should not do that but curiosity kills him. The fact that the guy was no longer with him added to it more. He wanted to know what happened to him, to both of them.

"Do you have your student card with you?" Hyunjin asked and Jisung nodded, showing his id card that hung around his collar shirt. "Examination slip?" he raised his right hand that held the paper. "Stationeries?" he pointed to his pens on the ground.

"Brain?" Felix chimed in. Hyunjin knocked his head.

"You little sheet, I'm trying to lessen his nervousness."

"I'm nervous here too." the youngest among them three pouted while rubbing his head at the pain area.

Jisung lightly chuckled at the two. He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself. Hyunjin had distracted him a bit from his thoughts.

Just then the announcement was heard. Jisung quickly picked up his stationeries and get ready but before that Hyunjin and Felix stopped him. He slightly tilted his head.

"Goodluck Ji, for Eunhee and him."

Yes, they knew Jisung found out about the new guy and told him not to stress himself too much. After they finished their finals then he could pay attention to that matter. Deep down Jisung was against that.

"Thanks, I guess." he muttered before entering. Hyunjin sighed.

"I really hope he's gonna be fine."

"Is Minho okay now?" Felix asked worriedly. He did not get to see Minho yet, just receiving news from Hyunjin.

Hyunjin shrugged, "He's been better, but still doesn't want to return."

It is not easy to convince Minho they will be fine.

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When the first paper was done, Jisung went straight to home to cry over the questions. He found it was hard and started to regret for joining them to take finals now instead of extending his study. But about repeating the assignments, he did not want that.

Hyunjin invited him for dinner earlier but he was not sure if he could join them or not. All he wanted to do at that moment was to face his notes. He only had two papers for this finals and the next one will be the last one. Whatever it is he have to aim for the subject.