Just College

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"Can you do me a favour?"

Seolyeon looked at the boy. "What?", she asked, pressing her pen into her book.

"Nothing too big. I need company to an engagement party tomorrow", Minho told her.

"Engagement party?", Seolyeon repeated, to which he nodded. "You should be in your bed right now then"

Minho chuckled. "Right". He has been doing this since that day. Coming to school to be with her and keep her company, sacrificing his sleep. It's not like he even studied with her. He just didn't want the girl to be left alone.

"Whose engagement?"

Minho stared at her. That was a cross. He didn't know what tag to use on Im Nayeon.

"An ex?", Seolyeon helped after noticing the shift.

"No", Minho shook his head. "It's complicated. Just know that I do not have exes"

Seolyeon laughed, dropping her head down. Minho could swear that it was the first time he was hearing such a beautiful sound. "What do I do at the party?", she asked, raising her eyes again.

Minho blinked. Her question just saved him from an abyss. "Be glued to my side?. Preferably, as a girlfriend?. Is that too much?"

Seolyeon pondered on that for a while. Being seen with Minho in public won't do her much good, will it?. She needed to go out into the world again though.

"I shouldn't have brought that up. I'm sorry", Minho laughed at his silly suggestion.

"I will go", Seolyeon moved her pen on the page of her notebook. "Under a condition"

Minho leaned on his elbows. "What condition?", he whispered.

Seolyeon's head turned to him and they entered a staring combat. "You help me get back into school"

"How would I do that?"

"Sticking to the story that we are a thing and that I cheated with you because Roseok was abusive"

"Isn't that the truth?"

"Except that we aren't dating"

Oh.

Minho pushed himself off the desk. "I am sure I can do that much"

"Really?", Seolyeon asked, very hopeful. He nodded. Seolyeon sighed out. She was tired of coming to school at such an ungodly hour, missing classes, and suffering silently. "Thank you", she whispered, staring at her book. "Thank you so much, Minho"

Minho smiled. He loved those words. Even more than I am sorry, Minho.

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"Han Seolyeon, really?", Seungmin asked.

"Do you have a better choice?. Maybe you can lend Daya for a day"

"Hyung.", Seungmin wasn't impressed at the joke.

"Calm down", Minho said. "Your pants always gets in a twist whenever Daya is mentioned"

"Because you are always hinting on so many references", Seungmin looked down at him. The older boy tilted his head. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"It means that if given a chance, which I never will, you do take it with Daya", Seungmin plainly told him. His brows rose, asking his hyung to deny it.

Minho cleared his throat, making the other boys laugh. "It's not my fault that she is pretty, now is it?"

"That's why your twisted jokes aren't appreciated by Seungmin, hyung", Hyunjin tapped his hand on Seungmin's back. The boy in turn, shrugged it off.