"What did you say, Gun... Did I hear it wrong?"
"Ai'Por, I will repeat it to you again. We need one of us to win the mathematics assessment contest," Gun explained to Win, who had an unbelieving expression.
"Who will be our representative, huh? It's okay if the contest is about sports, art, or acting... We have Yo, Phat, and Sound. All of us struggle with math," Por complained.
"What should we do? No one can help us now. Let's disband already," Phat suggested.
"Ai'Shia, Phat... You keep saying that when Gun announced the mathematical assessment contest. Can you say something encouraging?" Win scolded Phat.
"Aw, what should I do... The principal always targets our club," Phat beckoned Win.
"Okay, okay, stop bickering. I'll be the one to join the contest."
"Ai'Gun... It's not that I'm being narcissistic here... But you??... We all know you're the worst at mathematics," Sound said, crossing his arms.
"Ai'Sound, can you at least warn me before saying that... But I can study. Just like you said, I'm the band leader, so I'll take the responsibility," Gun didn't know whether to laugh or cry at Sound's comment about him being bad at math. All his members looked at him in disbelief and with worried expressions.
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"Arghhh... I'm only looking at this mathematical formula, and I'm already so dizzy," Gun complained while sitting outside at a solo table.
Gun had started studying since yesterday when he told his friends he would take responsibility. He avoided his noisy friends who kept teasing him about his decision to suffer.
"It's only one month until the contest... ARGH, I'm so frustrated."
"What are you doing?"
"Ai'Shia... Ai'Tin, why do you keep surprising me, huh?" Gun pouted at Tinn.
"Oh... Sorry... So, what's your problem? I can hear your voice from afar," Tinn said, sitting beside Gun.
The solo table had short chairs, so when Tinn sat beside Gun, their bodies stuck together due to the small space. When Gun looked at Tinn, their faces were so close that they could hear each other breathe.
Dub! Dub! Dub!
Gun's heartbeat suddenly quickened.
"Gun?"
"Ahhh... Ehem... My problem is about the mathematics assessment contest," Gun said, coughing awkwardly. His fast heartbeat earlier was forgotten to avoid feeling shy around Tinn.
"Ah... about that," Tinn started.
"Yeah... I'm trying to study, but I'm not good at self-learning—"
"I can help you."
"Huh?" Gun asked, confused.
"I said I can hel—"
"He can help you."
"Tiww??... What are you doing here?" Tinn asked, surprised by Tiww's sudden appearance behind him.
"Nothing... I'm just attending to other business... By the way, Gun, Tinn can help you. In our American school, he's the one with the highest grades in mathematics. I'll correct myself; he excels in every subject," Tiww said proudly.
"Oh... okay... So, Tinn, can you help me?" Gun asked, looking at Tinn.
"I can," Tinn suddenly got shy and stood up beside Tiww because of how Gun looked at him with puppy eyes.
"Don't hesitate, Mr. President. I know you're interested in this Gun kid. I can be Mr. Cupid for you if you want," Tiww whispered to Tinn.
"Who said I'm hesitating, huh?" Tinn whispered back to Tiww.
"Don't be shy... My toxic trait of being noisy suddenly awakened when I saw you giving so many expressions to Gun, while with me, you only give a poker face. I feel betrayed and hurt at the same time, you know... So, don't stop me from helping you because I want to be nosy," Tiww whispered again to Tinn.
"You really—"
"Hey, guys, why are you whispering to each other?" Gun asked, confused when he couldn't hear their conversation.
"It's nothing, Gun. I'll talk to you later... Let's go, Tiww," Tinn said, pulling Tiww by the collar.
"Oiii, Tinn, can you be gentle, huh?" Tiww complained as he was dragged by Tinn.
"Ah, okay," Gun said, scratching his head awkwardly, feeling confused by two friends.
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For now, let's give them some lovey-dovey time and let our couple rest, because in the future chapters, they won't have much time to relax anymore, hahaha.
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Golden Ring
Hayran Kurgu"Heart, please... look at me." "Li... Liming." "Please, don't speak anymore." "I... love you." ....... "No." In the dark room, a boy who was supposed to be sleeping peacefully suddenly woke up, breathing heavily, almost gasping. "That... dream again...
