Their Parallel Universe ✓

Chapter 24

Two days went by like a flash. They came here to the beach to enjoy their weekend, but Poll feels like he wasn't able to do a lot of things because he kept getting distracted by a certain someone yesterday. First, it was because of his beach outfit in the afternoon, and then, it was the way he behaved at night that led to them having a confrontation. On the upside, that incident helped them finally settle their differences. They might not have talked about it out loud but they decided to make peace with each other at long last.

When Poll woke up this morning, Eujae was no longer in their room, which he kind of expected, knowing the guy was an early riser unlike him. Before breakfast, he made sure to catch the man so he could warn him not to tell their friends that he cried last night.

He tried to intimidate him into agreeing to keep silent about it, but it only earned him a teasing remark.

"Oh? I thought you didn't cry?" Eujae asked with an infuriating smirk.

Despite his annoying behavior, the man never mentioned a word about what happened last night to anyone, much to Poll's relief.

With his concerns out of the equation, the male twin was finally able to appreciate the sea and have fun swimming. There was nothing major to lead his mind astray either because Eujae didn't take a dip for the day. Instead of walking around half-clothed in the area, he stayed under the umbrella tent the whole morning, wearing his light blue polo and white three-fourth pants.

Engrossed with the book he was reading, Eujae paid no heed to the people giving him second looks as they walked by his spot.

He didn't notice, but Poll did. It didn't escape the male twin how some beachgoers, mostly women, would give Eujae an appreciative gaze and how they would walk away giggling with each other after that.

Poll couldn't blame them as even he couldn't help throwing furtive glances at where the man was situated.

He was distracting. Even when he was already out of his swimming outfit from yesterday, Poll still found him distracting.

With the way he dressed and his casual reading position under the umbrella, Eujae looked like a model for a beach photo shoot. A picturesque view. That was what he was.

At one point, while Poll was staring at him, Eujae looked up from his book. The man sent him a soft smile just as their eyes met.

Because he didn't know how to respond, Poll averted his eyes and shammed oblivious to the expression that Eujae showed him. His face was warm but he chose to chalk it up to the heat of the sun.

The morning happened in a blink of an eye, and the time after that felt even shorter. Now, at four o'clock in the afternoon, they are starting to get in the van, ready to go home.

The first thing that catches Poll's attention once he sits beside Eujae in the third row of the car is the look that the other man is giving him. Disbelief is painted on his face, as though he's seeing something incredible.

"What?" Poll asks, making a moue of irritation.

With a straight face, Eujae asks back, "Is there a particular reason you're sitting here?" The question comes off wrong, and Eujae must have also realized it a second later, judging by the hint of guilt that fleets across his eyes. "I'm sorry. I mean–"

"And is there a rule that says I can't?" Poll cuts him off, having had enough of hearing Eujae's apologies. Seeing the other man lighten up, the male twin quickly adds, "And it's not because I want to sit beside you!"

"I didn't say anything about you wanting to sit beside me, Apollo," Eujae points out in a relaxed voice, "You don't need to be defensive. I am just wondering why you suddenly decided to change seats."