Paper Hearts [lee chan]

04

lee chan's pov

Waking up the next morning, I felt dizzy and nauseous. My mother came into my room after knocking, a tray in her hands. Without looking what was on top of it, I knew it was a bowl of soup and few pills for my fever.

I looked at the clock hung over my door. It was 06:12AM. I sat up on my bed and took the metallic tray out my mother's hands. It almost slipped off my hands and she let out a yelp. I chuckled when she put a hand on her forehead, wiping away sweat... If you know what I mean.

I took the pills with the rice soup, not really wanting to take the disgusting taste. Then, few minutes later, once I was done with the soup, I gave the tray back to my mother and stood up to prepare for school.

| time skip |

My head hurt and everyone seemed to be louder than they usually were. Minhyuk was quiet, fortunately, because he was busy texting his little girlfriend... He didn't even notice I stole his pudding. After a few bites, I stopped, feeling like I was about to regret eating it in the first place.

My eyes suddenly fell on a familiar figure, and I quickly looked away when I saw she was also looking in my direction. I felt my heart skip a beat. I didn't know if it was because of my fever or... something else.

I looked at the watch around my left wrist. It was 12:03PM. There were 27 minutes left before lunch time ended. I stood up and my friend looked at me with a confused expression on his face. "I'll go now." He simply nodded and went back to texting Haneul.

I took my tray, which was still full, and walked to the exit. I put the metallic plate on the dishes counter and went out. It was pleasantly silent and calm in the hall. Only few person left the cafeteria during lunch time. I turned on the right, and everything went black.