Not Anymore • Meanie

Chapter 13

"Oh! Here they are!!" Chan exclaimed with an eye-smile as Wonwoo and Mingyu walked to the table with their hands clasped together. Seungcheol watched with a fake smile on his face as everyone (not really everyone, only their friends) cheered that the couple has taken another step towards their relationship.

They took their seats and gave the others a wide smile. Wonwoo's eyes trailed to Seungcheol, who was seated in front of the couple and in between Jeonghan and Seokmin. (All 13 of them are seated together) Both the males (Wonwoo and Seungcheol) exchanged smiles.

"Well, let's get to know each other better now!" Jeonghan smiled when he received nods from everyone. All of them started talking among each other, except Seungcheol who just kept quiet and stared down at the table. Mingyu noticed that (since he sat in front of him).

"Seungcheol, right?" The latter's head shot up and saw Wonwoo's boyfriend smiling brightly. The older man nodded his head with a gentle smile.

"I'm Kim Mingyu from the Mechanical Engineering course, a first year! You are in your third year?"

"Yes, from the Liberal Studies course like Minghao.." Mingyu's mouth formed a small 'o' before becoming a smile.

"Let's get to know each other better, Seungcheol... ssi?"

"Seungcheol hyung. Call me Seungcheol hyung."

Both of them chatted non-stop and Wonwoo felt happy that they are getting closer. Instead of feeling happy, Seungcheol felt his heart cracking.

Letting go of you is not as easy as it sounds...

Jeonghan glanced at his right side to see Seungcheol smiling and talking to Mingyu but he knew that the male wasn't really smiling.

"Guys! Pepero Day is coming!! My friend told me that she's searching for a few groups of students to perform on the day! Jihoon hyung, aren't you planning to perform?"

"Wait wha-" The short man started choking on his saliva, having Soonyoung patting his back. Jisoo smirked smugly before high-fiving Seunggwan, who was smirking too.

"Jihoon hyung is extremely talented! Maybe all of us should perform!!! I'm sure all of us know how to sing.. Or rap.. Or dance?" Hansol smiled innocently before taking a sip of ice water.

Out of a sudden, Jeonghan snapped his fingers with a bright face.

"All of us can dance and sing! Seungcheol, Hansol, Mingyu and Wonwoo can rap! Let's all perform on the day! Well.. If Minghao will recover soon," Minghao nodded with a smile.

"Wait wait I can rap too!" Seunggwan pouted as Hansol gave him a pat on the head. Jisoo sighed once he sees the was-pouting male smirking. Here we go again..

"Call me Boonon!!"

"Boonon? What kind of name is that?!" Mingyu started laughing his ass off, making the others join him too. He received a glare from Seunggwan.

Seungcheol watched as Seunggwan gave a smack on the head to Mingyu, who whined to Wonwoo that his head hurts. Wonwoo, being a good boyfriend, rubbed the spot where Seunggwan hit before giving a kiss on the lips to the other male.

"ON THE LIPS?! My son is really growing up!!" Jeonghan cried as he wiped his tears, getting a surprising look from Chan.

"Jeonghan hyung, you're really emotional..."

"I can't help it!" Jisoo gave his boyfriend an encouraging hug (?) as Mingyu's cheeks started reddening. The others laugh as they watch Mingyu being the whining male he is.

Seungcheol, who felt his heart hurting, excused himself and went to the bathroom. He entered and sighed in relief when he noticed that there's no one in there except him.

He turned on the tap water and washed his face when he felt tears forming in his eyes. Why do I want to cry?!

The male looked up to the ceiling, trying to stop the tears from falling down. Suddenly, he heard the door opened. He looked at the person who came in and smiled when it was only Jeonghan.

"Are you okay?" the male worriedly asked as he went to Seungcheol's side with a frown on his face. Seungcheol could only nod his head as he looked at their reflection on the mirror.

"You still like him?"

Seungcheol smiled sadly as a response before getting an encouraging pat on the back, "You have to tell him soon, Seungcheol. You can't always mask the pain with a fake smile, right?"

"I can if he's happy with Mingyu."

Seokmin's eyes trailed towards the bathroom door (it was in his sight) and sighed once he noticed that Seungcheol have been masking his feelings. Chan looked at the male with a questioning look, "Why are you sighing? Is everything okay?"

"Nothing, I'm just worried about.. Never mind. It's nothing, don't worry!" Seokmin instantly put on his bright smile on his face, convincing the younger male.

Choi Seungcheol, when do you plan on telling him that you still have feelings for him?