TALES OF THE HEART

09.

The weekend came by rather quickly and Nanon was as busy as always.

On monday he will be submitting the four photoshoots they have already done before beginning the last one.

And Nanon had to be ready for them. Files were piled up on the table, his laptop was on his lap and his fingers had begun to hurt more.

His goal was to be done with this work and have his energy remain on the last photoshoot. 

The knock on the door made Nanon halt in his movements.

He had been so focused on his work, zoning out the rest of the world that he had been startled by the knock.

He stared longer at the door wondering who it was before moving to open it. His hands took a hold of the door knob as he hesitated for a moment.

It's been 3 days and in those past days, Nanon hadn't interacted with Ohm.

The said young man had decided to keep their interactions work related, in a more professional manner.

He didn't know what he had been expecting, but he didn't expect to feel this hollow. 

He took a breath and opened the door. He was a little bit disappointed to see Chimon standing before him.

He tried his best to be welcoming but he was too tired to keep the pretence going. 

"You don't look so happy to see me" 

"I'm just tired" 

"Work keeping you late?" 

"Something like that" 

Nanon walked back to where he had been seated before and Chimon came and sat near him. 

"Nice shoots,"

He heard him say. Looking up, he saw Chimon looking over the photos,

"Ohm and Tu have amazing visuals''

He commented. 

Nanon only nodded. Refocusing his attention on the screen, the two men remained silent.

Minutes passed before anyone could say anything. 

"You have dark circles under your eyes. Your face seems pale. And I don't think you have been eating well"

Chimon softly complained but Nanon ignored him,

"Ohm came drunk to my apartment yesterday" 

The constant fingers that had been typing and clicking on the keyboard halted. 

Chimon observed. He saw Nanon bite back his lips. He saw him let out a small breath before gulping down whatever was in his throat.

He  could see Nanon wanted to say something but stopped himself.

"He seemed angry and bitter. And he kept whining. To be honest he looked pathetic. He was pathetic and god was it embarrassing" 

After a while, it was then Chimon heard Nanon's voice. 

"What did he say?" 

"That you rejected him. And he started going on and on about how he likes you a lot. honestly speaking, it all seemed like a bitter sweet love story for me." 

Nanon didn't know what to say and so he began typing again. 

Chimon would have let him be but remembering how Ohm looked devastated yesterday, he couldn't.