ᴼᵁᴿ ᵀᴵᶜᴷᴵᴺᴳ ᵀᴵᴹᴱ~|ᴴʸᵁᴺᴸᴵˣ~|

21

"Now, while we wait for your order to arrive, mind explaining yourself what happened with all these avoiding issue?" Hyunjin sat back on the bed, arms folded as his eyes pointed to the sick male. 

"I told you, Hyunjin, i wasn't avoiding you. Why would I even avoid you?"

"I don't know. Maybe because....i-i told you you were an idiot when you asked me if I really think you're an idiot. Because you got mad at me and so you decided to avoid me and not talk to me at all and work later than your working sched–"

"Wait wait wait, hold on! That night when I asked you if you think I'm an idiot?" Yongbok halted Hyunjin from his rambling, surprised that the older was thinking such ideas in his head.

"Yes. That night. Then after i answered your question, you left me on silence."

"That is because i've fallen asleep real quick after that. Honestly, i didn't even catch up what was your answer. I was already half asleep when i asked you that." The younger began chuckling seeing the dumbfounded face of Hyunjin.

"YOU– Gosh, i really thought you sulked your ass off on me." Hyunjin jokingly pushed Yongbok's shoulder, getting shy that he has been thinking the wrong thing all this time. Carrying such burden that doesn't even mean anything at all.

‘Fucking hell, Hyunjin. You're such an idiot too.’

"But what if i really was sulking, what would you do?" Yongbok smirked.

"Nothing. Leave your sulky ass off to rot."

Yongbok dramatically touched his chest like his heart was broken. "Ouch. You wouldn't even pamper me or make up with me?" He cutely pouted.

"Dream on. That will never happen."

Yongbok competitively grinned. "We'll see about that."

Hyunjin shakes his head. "Don't cross the topic, kid. You're gonna need to do some explaining now. Give me the fucking context and idea what happened to you these past few days." He then sat beside Yongbok, leaning his back on the wall. Yongbok leaned his head on Hyunjin's shoulder. The latter attempted to push the head away, but the thought of Yongbok being weak and needing for care at such moment got in his mind first, so he decided to let this one go and let Yongbok rest.

And yet you say you're a heartless man, Hyunjin.

(Hyunjin: It's just for today!)

Yongbok initially took a deep breath, finding the courage to speak up. "Well, there was this new chef manager that substituted Chef Jin for a while because he's out of town. And, goodness gracious, that man feared everyone of us—especially me. The first day he was sent, i was unfortunately late, so he decided to punish me. And ever since that day, those punishments grew more, and more, and more. He changed my working time from 6 am to 4 am then my clock out to 8 pm from 7, that's why if you've noticed, i come home quite late than usual. I didn't intend going home in that time and not talking to you but, whenever i come home, I'm already dead exhausted and i just wanted to sleep already — because i know that tomorrow is another torture awaits." Telling that story felt so heavy for Yongbok. Six days... he's been keeping his burden for six fucking days. He never told anyone about his predicament as he don't want to squeeze in any more problems into their already busy minds. He wanted to face the difficulties on his own and fix it alone, but clearly, it wasn't enough. He couldn't make it. He didn't make it.

Hyunjin was stitching his eyebrows tightly close after hearing the background story of all these issues that happened. His hand was secretly gripping hard on the pillow beneath him. Suddenly, he sensed his blood initiating to boil and bubble and at any moment, he will erupt violently to destroy a city. "New chef manager.....when did he start substituting again, you say?"