✦ 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙚 | 𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘪

007 | confrontation

The weekend has now passed. For two days, there were no sign of Jaehyuk and Asahi. Still, they are nowhere to be found. As for Hyunsuk, the other group still have him.

Meanwhile, the boys that are left successfully got out of the hospital two days ago. Seunghun did help them and let them stay in his place for their safety. But before that, they headed to their lair to get their uniforms to wear during weekdays.

"I need to go to school," Mashiho grumbled with his upper head still wrapped on bandages.

Sighing for the nth time, Jihoon gently guided Mashiho back to the bed. "You just woke up yesterday, Shiho," he told the younger. "Get some rest and you can go to school next week."

Mashiho was about to speak again, but Yoshinori was quick to interrupt.

"I'll hand you my notes, just don't go out of Seunghun's place," Yoshinori tells the latter. "I already cooked for your lunch, just heat it downstairs if you feel like eating. We need to get going now."

"Be a good boy, Mashi!" Junkyu grinned before heading out of the room joyfully despite him limping on his every step.

"We'll head back here before sunset," Jihoon informs Mashiho. "Just take a rest, okay?"

Mashiho could only watch the boys getting out of the room with a frown. He really wanted to go with them at school, but he just can't.

✦

The three boys finally arrived at their school with the deafening silence engulfing them. They feel empty in some ways.

There is no Choi Hyunsuk to drive them to school.

No Yoon Jaehyuk to lighten up the mood.

No Hamada Asahi to shut Jaehyuk's mouth.

No Takata Mashiho to laugh at them for being silly.

Junkyu let out a sigh as he stared on his broken ankle, then to the staircase in front of him.

"Can I just fly?" Junkyu sighed as his shoulders slumped.

Jihoon could only stifle a laugh as he stood in front of the latter before slightly bending his knees, lowering himself a little. He transferred his backpack against his chest.

"Get on my back," he told Junkyu. "This is the only way that I can help you."

Junkyu let out a giggle before he got himself on Jihoon's back. Being physically strong, it was a piece of cake for Jihoon to carry Junkyu on the third floor with Yoshinori quietly following behind them.

"I need to get something from my locker," Yoshinori informs the two boys as soon as reached the third floor. "I'll see you guys at lunch."

"Alright, we'll get going," Jihoon told Yoshi while making Junkyu stand on his own feet.

"Bye, Yoshi!" grinned Junkyu before he started limping to the opposite direction with Jihoon guiding him.

Left alone, Yoshinori immediately headed to the locker section to get some of his books and notes. Much to his dismay, Jang Yunhee was also there.

"Damn it," the Japanese cursed under his breath and was about to turn on his heel, but the girl caught a glimpse of him.

"Yoshinori! Wait up!"

'Should I run?' Yoshi thought, ignoring Yunhee that just called his name.

"Good thing that you did not run away, unlike that night," Yunhee told the boy as she stood in front of him.

"What do you want?" Yoshinori coldly asked and finally opened his locker to get his books and notes.

"I just wanted to clarify something," said Yunhee "The thing that happened before you and Jaehyuk left that night."

"What exactly?" Yoshinori asked in a monotone voice as he slammed his locker shut. "I just had a dance with you, that's it."

"So, that was just nothing?" asked Yunhee with a hint of disappointment.

Letting out a huff, Yoshinori finally faced the girl "What? When I kissed you?"

"Please, don't say that word."

"Okay, should I censor it?" Yoshinori smirked. "'When I touched your lips using my lips during our prom night?'. Satisfied enough?"

"That was more unpleasant to hear, you know that?" Yunhee commented as she crossed her arms against her chest.

The boy could only shrug his shoulders with his books and notes gripped with both hands. "That sounded better."

"Just answer my question on you, Yoshinori."

Once again, Yoshinori responded with a monotone voice. "Stop assuming because I did not meant anything when I kissed you."

She might not say it, but it was visible on Yunhee's face how she was hurt and disappointed with Yoshi's response. She hated the fact that she is bringing disappointment to herself because of having high hopes when something good happens.

"Thanks for answering it because I was just really curious," Yunhee told the boy as she let out a fake smile. "I'll get going now, see you around."

With that, Jang Yunhee walked away, and Yoshinori was left all alone once again.

"Why would she walk up to me and ask about that kiss all of a sudden?" Yoshinori mumbled with his nose scrunched in confusion, slowly walking on the hallway of the school.

All of a sudden, him kissing Yunhee on that night flashed on his mind, making him froze on his tracks.

"But damn, her cherry colored lips tasted like blueberries when I kissed her."