D&J (LS)

Jim & Danny CH-3

Jim sat in the shop's office most of the day until it was almost time for his younger brother to finish school. Jim then grabbed the car keys and walked out of the room.

"Where are you going, Jim?" Mom asked worried because she knew that his son wasn't in a very good mood.

"I'm going to pick up Jump, Mom," Jim replied.

"Um, drive carefully. If you have something on your mind, you can calm yourself down. Don't yell at me, " the mother warned.

"Yes," Jim answered in a slightly soft voice. Because he knew full well that his mother was worried. Picking up Jump from school was just an excuse, But Jim's main purpose was to find out why Daniel isn't answering his phone and after yesterday's events How was Daniel holding up? This was something that Jim was quite worried about after he realized that he made a mistake of kissing Daniel. But given Jim's mood at that time, he couldn't really control himself.

So many feelings came up that he forgot his conscience. At least he wanted to come and apologize to Daniel thinking in case the uncomfortable feeling in his heart would disappear after sometime. Jim drove to his brother's school. After seeing Jumper walking out onto the road Jim then honked the car's horn to call his brother.

"Jump, I have come to pick you up, " Jim shouted to his brother when Jump turned to look at the sound of the car's horn.

"Ah, good, P'Jim, take Jump to Danny's house, " Jumper happily told his brother before hurrying to open the door to sit next to his brother.

"What about Danny? " Jim asked, not seeing Daniel.

"He didn't come to school. He called to tell Benny that he wasn't feeling well. So I am about to invite P'Jim to come and visit him," said Jumper as he dialed the phone. Jim's face tensed up when he heard that Daniel was ill.

"Brother Jim, Brother Jim !!" Jumper called his brother loudly when he saw that Jim didn't start driving the car.

"Why are you jumping loudly?" Jim turned to scold his brother. Jump pouted.

"It's P'Jim. What's wrong? You can sit with your face dizzy. You can't drive out of the car," said Jump. Jim sighed heavily before driving out of front of his younger brother's school. Jumper periodically turned to look at his brother. 

"Why are you so frustrated, P'Jim?" Jumper asked as he noticed his brother's condition.

"Nothing, a little annoyed by the store staff." Jim lied, not wanting his brother to ask too much.

"It's true that yesterday P'Jim took Jump's phone away. Why did he take it? " Jumper asked as he recalled.

"To Play games," Jim replied shortly, his eyes fixed on the road ahead.

"Really..?," said Jumper knowingly. Jim was silent and didn't say anything. Because yesterday, Jim asked for his younger brother's phone to call Daniel. But Daniel didn't take Jump's call either. Therefore making Jim to feel irritated and uncomfortable all day, unable to talk to Daniel.

. . . . . . 

"How Is it, Danny?" the boy's mother walked into her son's bedroom.

"It's still a little bad, Mom," Daniel replied along with a deep feeling of guilt that made his own mother worry.

"Wait for Mom, I'll make something for you to eat. You will be able to take medicine and rest. If You can't go tomorrow, You can take another day off from school," Mom said again.

"How about I go, mom? I don't want to take anymore days off from school, " Daniel replied because he didn't want to lack behind in studies.

"Then you need a lot of rest," said his mother, before putting a blanket over her son. Then she went out to make dinner for her son. Daniel lay down and looked at the clock and thought that by now his friends would have dispersed to go home. And the tall, handsome but heartless man, the one who hurt Daniel yesterday, if he didn't help at the shop, he would probably be gone out to see the girls like always. When he thought of that man, Daniel reached out and rubbed his lips. The pain in his heart arose again.