Only friend's || JiHan

Five

As the bell rang.

The two boys quickly put their cell phones in their pockets and left the classroom. Very quickly, Seungcheol put his arm around Joshua's shoulders...

" Tell me, you two ? Did you have a good chat during class ? " Says the older one

" What ? Not at all..."

" Maybe not with each other, but your cell phones were both out..."

" Because you're watching us now ? "

" You're standing right in front of me, I can tell right away..."

" So what ? At worst, we do whatever we want."

" Soo-ya, are you hiding something from your best friend ? "

" No ! But I'll talk to you, don't worry."

" It's fine with me, if you don't want to tell me um. "

Joshua looks in Jeonghan's direction, the latter shakes his head negatively to tell him to keep quiet, to say anything about them, their relationships outside school really must remain a secret that only they know about...

" Well, come with me, Soo-ya, we need to talk, without parasite."

" Parasite ? "

" I clearly saw Jeonghan shaking his head, you're hiding something, I don't like it."

" Nothing's going on."

" Honestly Jisoo-ssi, when you're determined to stop lying to me, you'll come back to see me, because right now it's heavy, and unbearable."

" Cheol..."

Too late, the blond had already left and was extremely disappointed by his best friend's behavior. He and Joshua have been friends since childhood, they never hide anything from each other, so the first thing they hide makes Seungcheol angry... 

" Jeonghan, we can't go on like this ! "

" Look, Josh, it's not my fault."

" No, of course you didn't ! You're not the one who's got your best buddy on his back ! Anyway, you don't know what it's like..."

" To what ? "

" To love someone, to suffer and to have your best friend on your back."

" I knew it, you love Seungcheol ?! "

" No ! Goddamn it, you're such an idiot."

Joshua pushes Jeonghan aside and takes off running in the direction Seungcheol has gone. The dark-haired man just stands there in the middle of the corridor, not understanding what's happened. As for Joshua, he found his friend in the smoking area...

" Cheol ! "

" Jisoo, I don't want to talk to you."

" Do you want the truth ? "

" You'll never have the balls to tell me, stay in your hiding..."

" I love Jeonghan. I'm in love with him."

" Then honestly I- what ? "

" I'm in love with Jeonghan, there it is, the truth."

" Are you serious ? Does he know ? "

" No, I'm just his stopgap..."

" Friend."

" You're stirring the pot here."

" Ah sorry, but why don't you tell him ? "

" He doesn't love me like that. He's told me often enough. "

[ Don't forget Shua, you and I aren't a couple ]

[ Joshua, you and I, we're not a couple ]

[ We're not dating Shuji-ya. ]

That's right... Jeonghan has said it enough times to break Joshua's heart into a million little pieces, but even after all the stops he's received in the head, his heart persists in loving the brunet, which his head doesn't understand...

" I'm sorry."

" You don't have to be, that's the way it is. On the other hand, I still love him, even after all his stops..."

" The heart has its own choices, which reason ignores, that's why all your emotions are confused, everything must be mixed up in your head..."

" Are you a philosopher on love or what ? "

" I only want your happiness Soo-ya, and if you think it's in his arms, go ahead."

" That's not how he loves me."

" Have you ever asked him ? "

" No, but there's no point."

" Honestly, you don't lose anything by doing it, but you can gain from being in a relationship. "

His friend's words echo in his head, and he tells himself that he and Jeonghan need to have this discussion, because it's getting hellish !