ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴇɴ [ᴇɴ- ᴘᴏʟʏ]

Chapter 42

Right now, Sunoo was whining because he was caught too soon. He had hid beneath the counter right behind Jake, thinking he wouldn't see. But he did. I was sitting at the same counter with Heeseung and watching Niki drag Sunoo down from Jake's back. It was absolutely hilarious.

Me and Niki had got out of the closet soon after. As much as I wanted to stay there, and I hoped Niki did too, it wouldn't have been good if we were found by someone. When we came came out of the bedroom, I found Jake in the hallway. He was shocked to see us coming.

"You two were in the bedroom? I searched there!" He said.

"You did not search the bathroom. We were bored so we came out. " Niki said in a bored voice. And it was true. I didn't hear the bathroom door open when Jake had come in to search the room.

"Aaah okay. How can I be so stupid." Jake mumbled and opened the door to the other room.

Before I could enter, Niki held my hand and stopping me from following Jake. I turned to face him. He tucked a hair stand of mine behind my ear and his hand stayed there then he hugged me.

"Count on me. For anything. Anytime." He murmured against my hair. He kissed the top of my head and withdrew. We walked back into the room together and he joined Sunoo and Jake while I joined Heeseung on the counter. He had given me a genuine smile which I returned.

"How is your day going so far?" He asked me.

My day. It was complicated. I did not know if it was considered good or bad. My eyes slid over to Jungwon. He was boasting about his hiding place. And then over to Niki, who was on the ground looking defeated with Sunoo. I turned back to Heeseung who was still watching me.

"Fine." The Evergreen answer. His eyes softened and he placed a hand over mine.

"Are you okay?" He asked.

"Absolutely, Hee." I smiled a bit.

"Know that I'm a good listener too, Princess. I'm here if you need me." He said sincerely. I nodded with a bigger smile.

Jay came and sat next to me. He patted my head and tilted his.

"Did I interrupt something serious?" He looked back and forth between me and Heeseung.

"No Jay. You did not." I assured him.

"We were thinking of going out tomorrow. Do you want to go somewhere specific?" He asked me.

My heart still swelled with happiness when the boys considered me as a part of their group. It maybe small gestures that might go unnoticed by anyone else. Just like this one. It was their vacation and Jay was asking me if I wanted to go somewhere.

"Sunoo had a bucket list didn't he? What's left?" I asked.

"Some...place stating with G. I don't remember, sorry." He said sheepishly.

"Oh don't be." I waved my hand.

"I think it was an palace or something?" He thought.

"Golconda?" I asked him.

"Yes that one!" He said. "Come by the usual time tomorrow." He smiled.

Usual time. I had a usual time of arrival now. Beside me Heeseung started humming a tune. It was quite familiar but it was too low for me to hear. I gestured Heeseung to sing louder and he obeyed. His soft voice was first audible only to me. I knew the song. I swayed my head lightly to his tune and Heeseung's eyes started to shine. His voice slowly went a hit louder and it carried into the whole room. The rest of the boys fell silent and smiled at Heeseung's voice. They all took seats at the counter. His voice was really beautiful. The song came of his mouth like it was second nature to him. He was nearing the end of the chorus and I felt my body tingle. I contemplated whether I should do it or not. And I had decided.
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