Hazy Webs || Lee Minho

Chapter 3 • ٣

"Channie hyung! Channie hyung!" Felix and Hyunjin burst into the dining hall, running ahead of me. "Protect Minho hyung!"

Chan looked up from the table in confusion. "What's wrong kids?"

Felix ran up to Chan and grabbed his arm. Looking up at him with large imploring eyes, he recounted "It's really bad hyung. When Esther got to the class, Céleste saw that she had cried. She got angry and now she said that she," he dropped his voice in a dramatic whisper, "was going to kill Minho hyung.

Hyunjin nodded vigorously behind Felix. "I asked Mingi and Wooyoung hyung to stall her but you know what they're like! We don't have much time!"

Chan glanced at Minho before bending down in front of them both. "Lixie, Jinnie, what I'm about to teach you is really important, okay? You always need to remember this."

They nodded eagerly, ready for whatever wise words Chan was ready to impart.

"You don't mess with a girl and her best friend. If Minho was stupid enough to do that, then he needs to face the consequences."

Minho's jaw dropped when he heard those words. "Chan hyung! You're supposed to have my back!"

"And I would, if you hadn't caught yourself up in a stupid situation. Those girls may be cute and sweet, but you know that they can be vicious."

Felix pouted. "Essie and Ciel aren't vicious! They're nice because they play with me!"

Ruffling Felix's hair Chan laughed. "True, but you never played with them when they were younger. There's a reason why Minho is terrified of going inside their rooms."

Minho shivered at the thought. "Hey, can we not talk about that? It was a very traumatic experience for me." He whined.

I smirked. "And yet you still haven't learnt your lesson." I teased him, catching his attention.

"Esther! You know I didn't make you cry! If anything, I helped you feel better!"

I nodded slowly, taking my seat. "True, I do know that, and I did try to tell Céleste. But she went into protective best friend mode immediately, and frankly it's so funny to watch that I can't find it in myself to stop her."

Minho sighed and looked up at the ceiling. "On a scale of one to ten, how screwed am I?"

"I think infinity, hyung." Hyunjin replied solemnly, Chan and I bursting into laughter as Minho stared at him aghast.

"Minho!" Céleste rushed into the dining hall, Mingi trying with no success to stop her. "You are dead."

Minho stood up and backed away in panic, his arms outstretched as if to keep her away. "Now Céleste, calm down and take a deep breath-"

"Don't tell me to calm down! Et fermer ta bouche!"

"Language!" Chan butted in. Turning to the boys again, he continued, "Another important lesson to learn today; don't tell a girl to calm down if she's already angry. You'll just make things worse."

Céleste huffed. "Goodness, sometimes I hate that you take French as well. And you know very well that I could have told him worse!"

"Um guys?" Wooyoung interrupted, nervosity creeping into his voice as he eyed the doors. "As much as I'd love to see Céleste cuss out Minho, maybe this isn't the best time-"

"Shh," I waved him off, "just sit back and enjoy the show."

"Thank you Esther! Goodness, all you boys keep disturbing me! We need more girls around. Now, where was I?" She snapped her fingers. "Ah, yes!" She turned back towards Minho, a seemingly innocent smile adorning her face. "So, dearest Minho, I warned you-"