𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐂𝐊𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄

#.. EIGHTEEN

Jooyeon was enjoying his lunch next to Jungsu and Jiseok, who seemed to bicker with each other whether you write it as 'favorite' or 'favourite'. "We're not in the UK!" Jungsu exclaimed, taking a bite of his sandwich, while Jiseok seemed to be offended. "We're not in the US either, dumbass! It's f-a-v-o-u-r-i-t-e!"

And it went on for the rest of the lunch break. As soon as they were finished with discussing, the food was finished as well. Jooyeon, relieved that the argument finally stopped, stood up and took his tray. His friends did the same, yet Jungsu seemed to bother something. "Jooyeon, can you bring this away for me? I have to go to the toilet really really bad.."

There Jungsu dashed away, Jooyeon looked after him. "He always does this.." Jooyeon noticed. "Does he have a weak bladder or something?" Jiseok just sighed and didn't answer yet. Instead, he put the tray's back to the spot they had to leave their used trays and left the cafeteria alongside Jooyeon. Then he started to talk as no one was near them.

"It's just a theory but we think he's bulimic. He obviously has some problems with his eating habits and because all the teacher's pick on his apparently 'chubby' body, I believe he got tangled up in an eating disorder.. Even though he's at a normal weight, I don't know what they're talking about... I'm so worried about him, he seems to struggle so much but he doesn't accept help at all."

Oh. Poor Jungsu. Jooyeon couldn't even imagine how that must be like for him, and he doesn't even get proper treatment for that. It's just a speculation but the more Jooyeon thought about it the more sense it made. There were so many obvious signs he didn't see but now that he's aware of them, he feels bad for never noticing. But how to address that? Should he even address it? Jooyeon was confused. Should he just stay quiet?