Faint Whispers

Chapter 13

When Luhan went to school, he couldn't stop thinking about the two kisses he received in just one day. Chen had been messaging him all night, asking him about work and everything. But Luhan was too busy to reply any so Chen found him during lunch break.

"Why aren't you replying my messages?" Chen asked when he shoved food into his mouth.

"I was distracted." Luhan said.

"By what?" Chen asked.

"Kris and Sehun kissed me yesterday." Luhan said.

"WHAT?!" Chen shouted and the whole student body were staring at them.

Luhan quieten him down and said, "Kris confessed to me yesterday in school and kissed me. And Sehun kissed me when I'm at his house."

"Sehun's really into you huh." Chen rubbed his chin.

"He even don't mind fighting with Kris over me. He's really.."

"Who do you love?" Chen looked at him.

"What did you want to ask me last night?" Luhan changed the subject.

Chen paused but nodded. "What's the order of the utensils?"

"A soup spoon and a salad fork, then the dinner fork and the dinner knife ." Luhan recited what the manager told him on his first day of work.

"I always messed up the order." Chen pouted.

"SF-FK. Remember it. It'll help you." Luhan said.

"Did the manager taught you it?" Chen asked.

"Nope, Sehun did." Luhan said.

"That's smart." Chen said.

"Because Sehun once worked in the restaurant too before they moved. His father is really rich from all the work." Luhan said, remembering the time when he visited Sehun in the branch in their hometown.

"That's tiring. For a 4 years old." Chen nodded.

"I got the job too for more pocket money before. But I quit it when Sehun moved to Seoul first. As for me, I went back to the job after my dad started gambling. Guess what? They're divorcing." Luhan said angrily.

"You'll be fine." Chen patted his shoulder.

"Thanks." Luhan smiled a little.

"By the way. Is anyone named Xiumin in this school?" Chen asked.

"We do. He's in the second class." Luhan said. (He is in the first).

"I see. Thank you. And I better go. Thanks for the chat." Chen went off quickly and Luhan wondered why.

Chen rushed up to the class that has a sign 3-2 above the door. He stared through the window. He wondered if he's there. He scanned through the sea of faces and he finally settled on one. He was by the window, reading a book, just like the old days.

"Xiumin..." Chen mumbled.

Chen was beginning to leave but he stopped and looked at Xiumin again. Xiumin sat by the window, a red cover book in his hand. Chen followed Xiumin's gaze on the bed as it ran across the words and words. He's reading a romance book.

"Chen?"

Chen looked back at Luhan. Luhan approached him.

"Why are you looking for Xiumin?" Luhan asked.

"I.." Chen avoided his gaze.

"Tell me. I can help. Like how you help me." Luhan said.

Chen nodded and led him to the back of the school. The back garden of the school is beautiful. Well-kept and well-grown by the Science and Gardening Club, Luhan was once in that. They sat on the wooden bench in front of a cabbage patch.