BEARING

Two

Donghyuck gathered all of his courage. He was standing in the school where Jeno was working. Jaemin let him know that at this hour they have a break.

After weeks, almost a month of thinking. He finally realizes he needs to let Mark know. Minhyuck was already asking about why does other kids have two parents while he only has one.

Biting his quivering lips, he steps inside the school. He finds a certain department and asked for Jeno. After a minute, Jeno comes and sends Donghyuck a smile.

"Ready?"

"No."

"You can always back out."

"I can't afford another leave just to let Mark know. Today is the only day I can talk to him." He replied. "Is he there?" He mutters in a small voice.

"Yes, but he's talking to someone. I'll let you know when he's ready."

Donghyuck nods and sat back on the benches. He's not so sure if he's truly ready to meet Mark, all he knows is that he can't keep this for too long.

"Mr. Lee, someone's waiting for you at the hallway." He heard Jeno said from inside the room. Donghyuck could piss in his pants in nervousness. His heart was beating loud and fast.

The next thing he saw was a clean shoes and when he looked up, he saw the man that he missed so much. The love of his life, wearing his uniform.

He noticed that Mark's chest and shoulders were wider. His high cheekbones were there, his cute mole, his thin lips.

"Mr. Lee Donghyuck? You're here for what?" First sentence he heard from Mark after years of not having any communication.

Donghyuck couldn't talk. He was stun in his feet. His eyes were brimming tears. He wants to jump and hug Mark, kiss him and bury his face into his wide chest, cry into the crook of his neck and engulf Mark.

"Are you going to talk or just stare at me?" Mark's cold voice were sending shivers to Donghyuck's spine. He wants to cry but he tried so hard not to.

He clears his throat and got up to face Mark, but they were feets apart.

"I... I just want to t-talk to you f-for a while... That's if y-you're free of c-course." He stutters and fiddled with his fingers. He can't meet Mark's cold gaze so he averted his gaze on the floor.

"What do you want to talk about?" Mark lifted an eyebrow. He crosses his arms over his chest as he awaits for Donghyuck's answer.

"W-well," Donghyuck rubs his nape. He feels so nervous talking to Mark. "It's quite personal... Do you m-mind talking about this somewhere enclosed?" He stutters.

Mark stayed silent. He was only sending cold gaze to Donghyuck. "But I c-can just talk to y-you like this. It's no problem at all." He adds up.

Mark sighs and walks further down the halls. Donghyuck reluctantly followed him and they stepped inside a small room, more like unused since the chairs were scattered and the walls were vandalized.

"So?" Mark cocks one eyebrow. He was impatient at Donghyuck's small actions. "How come you knew where I work? I just came back from Canada though."

Donghyuck halts his actions. He realizes that Mark was in Canada all those years. He was there to fulfill his dreams on his own which he once dreamt of with Donghyuck.

"Jeno." He replied at Mark's last question. Mark's gaze became colder. He was just keeping a straight face and his hands were resting across his chest.

"You were with him?"

Donghyuck clears his throat and shook his head. He remembers those days when they would fight over stuff and Mark would always end up talking about Jeno. He was jealous and insecure over Donghyuck's past lover.