Just College

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"So she told you she likes you?", Jungkook asked.

"No. She didn't say that"

Yugyeom scoffed, "From what you just said, that's basically it. She confessed she likes you. She doesn't have to spit the words out"

Chan let out a breath, he had been holding since forever. He hasn't talked to the girl since they left Yulhee's home, few days ago. It sucks.

"Why are you beating yourself up over something so simple?", Jungkook asks. "A girl says she likes you, she wants you and you are chickening out?. Man, the fuck", he laughed, walking to his bed.

"No. It's not that", Chan said, running his fingers through his hair. "I'm not worth liking. I would hurt her and I just know it"

Oh.

Yugyeom folded his hands across his chest. "I mean that's expected. If she wants a relationship, you can't just leave your old way of life. One of you would have to change. You will like to change one another. Either you stop playing, or she accepts you play, which is impossible"

"Alright. You don't have to spit those facts at me", Chan grumbled.

"Man, I told you you were gone for", Jungkook reminded. "Do you even know what's a relationship?. A real one?"

"No. I only know fun and games", he honestly said and his rommates laughed their asses off. Chan tittered quietly. He brought his legs up on his bed, folding them in a crisscross underneath him. His arms folded the same way too. "I know I talk and think about the future most times, but honestly, men, damn. I don't think I'm stopping this lifestyle anytime soon"

"Correct. You can still enjoy it for the next two months we have. It's not up to two months anymore, is it?", Yugyeom asked.

Jungkook grinned. "It's not. A month and probably 2 weeks?. Damn, it's near already"

His roommates hummed. Graduation was fast approaching. After graduating, what next?. Sungkyunkwan was housing them now from facing the real world, very soon they will leave its shelter and go out there. Then missing the college memories begins.

Damn. It was nostalgic already.

"Your younger friends, Hyunjin and Seungmin, won't let you hear the end of it, if you tell them you are not ready to get tied to one girl because you always preach to them about that", Jungkook said.

Yugyeom spinned his chair to him. "That was not what I was expecting from you. I thought you wanted to say they would miss him"

"Oh they would but this will be more of a jackpot to them", Jungkook looked at Chan and the boy nodded in defeat. He knew it will. "Have you told them?"

"Not yet", Chan answered, cracking his fingers. "The dust around them hasn't settled. Adding this to that, whoa. They would loose it, especially Jisung"

"Your cousin, he is against the two of you?"

"I wouldn't say that. He just won't be okay about me suddenly turning away from this lifestyle"

"That's crazy", Jungkook commented. "I'm not getting tied down, but when I see someone I flow with so well, oh I'm never letting her go. Your friends are good kids, if you feel like you want Chaeyoung too and you can try for her, those boys would support you no matter what. I bet your ass"

Chan pondered on it. Will they?. "It won't be a form of betrayal, no?"

"Don't be so twisted. What's so betraying about that?", Yugyeom asked. "Your whole life is within reach now and should be organised. They would understand. Real friends always do. It won't make you any less of a Chan"