𝚃𝙷𝙰𝚃 𝙵𝙴𝙴𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚆𝙷𝙴𝙽 [𝙴𝙽- 𝚁𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚂𝙴 𝙷𝙰𝚁𝙴𝙼]

Chapter 3

At 7:30 pm, we could finally go home. I was really exhausted, and I wanted nothing more than the window seat on the bus so I could listen to my songs in peace. Packing up, Yagna asked if I wanted to go to the restroom. And I was totally not in the mood for a pee party.

"Nah, you guys go. I'll stay back." I said as all the girls left. I opened my music playlist and added songs in a queue for later. I was in a mood for some RNB kind of songs, so I started scrolling my favorites.

BTBT

Louder than bombs

7th sense

Fever

Chaconne

Slow dancing

Outro: tear

"Hey, Leah." Someone said.

I looked up from my phone to see him standing near his desk.

"Did you understand the Capital Gains today?" he asked.

I thought for a while because I wasn't sure. The laws were complicated, and I totally did not remember the exemptions.

"The concept and premise of law is fine. But I didn't quite get the special cases. Specially construction and asset converted to goods." I answer.

"Ooooook," he drawled out and thought for a second. "Alright, cool. I'll ask Risha then." He smiled and went out of the class.

I internally slapped myself. I should've said that I understood. He could've asked me to teach him the next day or something. I could've studied after going home. I cursed my stupidity. The class was almost empty. Only 2 more students were present. Where were these people anyway? And I heard chatter coming from outside. I picked up my bag and walked out to see the girls talking to the admin about something. And there beside them, my friend Risha promised to call him later to explain Capital Gains. I composed myself and went to the girls asking if we should leave. They picked up their bags, but Risha and Susan stayed back with the boys. We bid them and left the building. It was almost 8 pm now and really dark outside.

"I hope there's no traffic today. I really can't bear standing in the bus for an hour." Shraddha groaned. "Everyone, pray that there's no traffic." She told us.

"Yep. We will. But I'm sure Leah won't. She loves traffic." Yagna said, smiling.

"Whyyyyyy." Most of them looked at me.

"Only if I get a huge window seat. I can enjoy my time listening to songs and imagining things." I smile back at them.

"Fanfictions, huh? You, sitting on a table and Heesueng between your legs." Shireen chuckled.

"Throw in Jay or Sunghoon joining them." Shraddha continued.

"Not them. Soobin." Yagna laughed along.

"Come on. Not that kind of thing. Real-life events that could've gone differently. Something you would think while taking a shower, I do that in the bus." I say while containing my expression.

"On a side note, I won't be coming tomorrow. Gotta go to the Bookstore." I say, and they all sigh.

"You bought the set of Cruel Prince like 2 weeks ago. What do you want now?" Yagna asked.

"Just something." I reply.

We talked for some more time and finally decided it was time to leave. Before we turn our separate ways, I whisper to Shireen.

"Those things are left for night. Not bus." I walk a few steps forward and turn to look at her. She looked confused for a while but then gasped. I laughed at her reaction and went my way.

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The boys were really excited. They were all preparing for their outing tomorrow. After roaming around in Delhi for a few days, they were in Hyderabad. They were accompanied by a few people from staff. Everyone had the time of their lives visiting all the tourist destinations in Delhi. No one seemed to recognize them as they blended well with the other tourists.

Today, Sunoo was busy ticking off the destinations in his list.

Taj Mahal ✔️

India Gate✔️

Red fort✔️

Humayun's tomb✔️

Lotus temple✔️

Qutub Minar✔️

Sunghoon came and sat on the chair in front of him.

"So, what's next, captain?" He asked while biting into the apple.

Sunoo examined the list. "Tomorrow is Charminar." He came to the conclusion.

"What's that? Another place where the dead are buried? I won't be surprised. There are a lot of tombs here." He asked, genuinely interested.

"No. I don't see anything of that sort about Charminar." Sunoo answered while looking at his phone.

Just then, Jay entered the room and sprawled on the couch.

"Tired of fucking at last?" Sunghoon asked him.

Jay chuckled and did not say anything.

"Hyung, please don't sleep with random girls now. There's a higher chance that you'll get recognized here." Sunoo said while frowning at Jay.

"We'll see. I might find someone who either doesn't know me at all or who'll be willing to keep it a secret." He said.

"Hyung, are you going to trust the girls to keep their mouth shut?" Niki asked while picking up a banana from the dining table.

"Niki you're still a child. So keep out of matters like this." Sunoo told him.

"He's right. Don't question me about these things. You'll learn when you grow up." Jay scolded him.

"No. I am grown up. I'm already 19." Niki groaned and facepalmed.

"Even then you're still a child." Heesueng had joined in the conversation at some point.

"What? NO I'm not a kid. I can take care of myself. You and Jay hyung started sleeping with fans within a few months after debut. You were younger than me." He was shouting now.

"Nishimura, You're not talking to your elders like that." Heesueng said calmly.

Niki was really frustrated at this point. He went back to his room and removed his jacket in a haste and threw in on the ground in anger. He was tired of his hyungs babying him all the time. He was grown up. And he was going to show it to everyone.