“Hey, Jeff. Let’s go eat.”
It was Kenta who called me.
Kenta has been a close friend of mine since first grade.
His nickname is ‘Feel’, but he especially liked me because I was the only one who didn’t call him that.
Honestly, I didn’t want to call him with such a low-quality nickname.
I woke up when I heard it was already lunchtime.
However, the air conditioner was cooler than yesterday.
Going out of the hallway would be hell. Oh, I’m too lazy to eat.
It would have been nice if the cafeteria came out as soon as the door opened, but that was absurd.
As I sat in the back seat of the classroom, I took a step out the back door and looked at the guys who were threatening the other students for no reason.
And I made eye contact with Alan, who was silently listening in the middle of the guys.
“…”
“…”
I was the one who avoided his gaze first.
I put my hands forward and hesitated.
Why did our eyes have to meet?
In fact, the night before he send me a text message.
He also offered to take me home yesterday.
However I didn’t want to show him the way to my house, so I told him that I would go alone.
Thankfully, I was able to go alone. But as soon as I got home, three messages came 10 minutes apart.
Alan: [Did you get home safely?] 5:28 PM
Alan: [Did you eat?] 5:38 pm
Alan: [Let’s call] 5:48 pm
Alan called to see if I was still there while I was sitting still without responding to the messages he sent.
Then he went on with the unimportant conversation.
I paused for a moment, thinking about what had happened the day before, but was startled awake by a voice calling my name.
“Hey, Jeff.”
Alaan waved his hand and called me.
The five pairs of eyes that looking at Alan all turned to me.
Instead of responding, I raised my collar like a shriveled fish in the sun and stared at Alan.
“Let’s go eat.”
“…”
Kenta’s gaze turned to me.
I waved my hands.
Alan put his hand in his pocket and came closer.
No. Please don’t come to me.
Much to my surprise, Alan already standing in front of me.
He was much taller than me, so even if I tilted my head sharply, I had to look up.
“Eat with me.”
“I, Fri, friend… .”
My gaze was drawn back and forth to Kenta.
‘What do you want me to do?‘ Kenta mouthed.
“Friend?”
Alan’s gaze then turned to Kenta.
As soon as Kenta’s eyes met mine, he forced a smile.
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SWEET LIKE CANDY
Romance"Let's slowly become adults." Jeff Thanapon, who was in school, suffered from the heat and had to leave early. He runs across Alan Hemmawich, a well-known bully in the alley on his way home. Jeff, who is afraid of him, attempts to walk pass him as i...
