OhmFluke A Day II

16 September 2021

A Continuation

The bell rings, indicating the end of another boring lecture. Fluke sighs. A hundred thirty seven days of loneliness in his high school days. He packs his books and stands up from his chair, walks out of the class and to the school cafeteria. Slowly, he took out his lunch which Ploy prepared earlier that morning and took a bite of her infamous strawberry shortcake. Smiling gleefully as the flavour dances around in his mouth. He took another bite, and another, until the slices were gone. Next he finished the kimbap which he was supposed to eat first before the cake. When all of the food had been conceived, a low burp escaped his mouth. He mumbled a little 'excuse me' with a small blush, though nobody was even watching him.

Another sigh, then he walked away from the cafeteria for his other classes.

Just after he closed the door to his locker, his phone vibrated. Taking out the blue gadget, he frowns. An unknown number. Thinking that it might be something important, he answered it.

"Hello?"

"Fluke?" The other man said. Clearly it's a male voice.

"Yes? Whom am I speaking with?"

The other chuckled. "You don't remember my voice Fluke? It's Ohm." Fluke widens his eyes. It's been a week since he met Ohm in the supermarket. He had been anticipating the other's call but after 2 days of waiting, he decided maybe Ohm lost his number or he simply forgot about him.

"Ohm?"

"Yes." The laugh emitting from Ohm brought sudden warmth to Fluke. "Am I disturbing you now?"

"No." Unconsciously, he shook his head. "—I'm still on my recess actually." He smiled, walking towards his class. Since he doesn't have anything to do, he spends his time inside his classes to read or just sleep till the recess is over.

"Oh, so you're in school?"

"Yes."

"Uhm... I'm sorry I just called now. I've been busy at work."

He wasn't expecting for Ohm to apologies, let alone explain why, but he still feels happy.

"It's okay, I wasn't expecting anything anyway." He said, completely lying.

"Oh, you weren't?" Fluke can clearly hear the disappointment in the older male's voice. He bit his lower lips.

"I-I mean, I know you're busy and I didn't really expect for you to call me." He tried to explain and smiled when he heard Ohm chuckled.

"I did say I wanna be your friend, of course I'll call you." Fluke nodded, though he knows Ohm won't see him. They spend the next minute talking on the phone until people start entering the class. They said their goodbyes with Ohm promising to call him later that night.

The next hours of class weren't as bad as always, Fluke was smiling all through class. Of course some of his classmates realised that the male was smiling without a reason but they didn't ponder on it. When the last class ends, he quickly makes his way home.

Anticipating that night for another phone call.

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Dinner was like the usual, the three girls picking on Fluke nonstop. But Fluke knows they all love him just as much as he loves them.

As soon as they finished their dinner, the four siblings started doing their own things. Fluke went to his room to continue his unfinished school work, but as soon as he opened the door to his room, the sound of his cell phone chimes in. He literally runs towards his phone which he throws on his bed before and checks on the caller.