Fifteen

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Today's the day of Matthew's party and Zhang Hao's not sure if he should go or not. He knows he should focus on his mission, but then again, Jiwoong said there's no need to rush. Maybe going would be a good distraction.

When Zhang Hao walks into the school's cafeteria, he looks around and notices Matthew's sitting at a table with Ricky, Gunwook, and more friends of theirs.

He continues looking around and notices Hanbin sitting at a table all the way in the corner, by himself. "Are you kidding me?" Zhang Hao mumbles. "Why must he look so pitiful?"

Zhang Hao gets his lunch, then walks over to him and sits down across from him.

"Is it okay if I sit here?" He asks even though he sat down already.

Hanbin looks up at him, then back down at his lunch. "Sure."

Still one word answers.

'Stay calm, Zhang Hao. Stay calm.' He thinks to himself.

"You know... there's going to be a party tonight and I don't really have anyone else to ask... would you like to come with me?"

"Parties aren't my thing." Hanbin tells him, not sure why Zhang Hao's even asking him. They're not even close.

'Finally more than one word.' Zhang Hao thinks to himself. "Yeah, I can see that, but it's always good to try new things. Why don't you come and give it a try? If you don't like it we can just leave."

"Sorry, no. I don't want to." Hanbin shakes his head and Zhang Hao hesitates, but picks up Hanbin's destiny book. Hanbin can't see what's written on it anyway.

He knows this is cheating, but Hanbin has left him no choice.

Just as Zhang Hao's about to write, 'Hanbin agrees to go to the party with Zhang Hao', he notices words are appearing on the book on their own.

'Hanbin appreciates that there's someone like Zhang Hao. Someone who's willing to give him a chance at being friends and doesn't judge him or belittle him for no reason.

He would really like to be his friend since Zhang Hao does seem like a good person, but he can't.

Hanbin knows he's bad luck.

He knows what happens to people when they get too close to him.

He doesn't want anyone getting hurt for being close to him, so instead, he's keeping his distance from everyone.

He doesn't want what happened to his parents or what happened to Minsoo, to happen to Zhang Hao or anyone else.

He would never forgive himself.'

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