FOURTH | Hold
NAKASANDAL si Seungcheol sa katapat na dingding nang buksan ni Jihoon ang pinto ng kanyang unit. Dahan-dahang tinagpo ng nakakatanda ang kanyang mga mata at tumitig din siya pabalik.
Jihoon was always good at staring contests because he somehow could withstand someone staring at him straight to the eyes. May kutob siyang may kinalaman ito sa kanyang kawalan ng abilidad na makaramdam. Seungcheol, on the other hand . . .
Tumikhim si Cheol at umiwas agad ng tingin sabay tayo ng maayos. He was wearing black ripped jeans and a dark red sweater with the neckline sinking down to expose his collarbones. Jihoon had to say he looked fine just from that simple getup.
Nanatiling nakatayo si Jihoon sa pintuan at nakatitig lang kay Seungcheol, hinihintay ang susunod niyang gagawin.
"Um," sambit ni Seungcheol sabay tingin sa kanya. "Saan mo gustong pumunta?"
Jihoon closed the door and locked it before shrugging. He didn't really know. Wala kasi siyang alam sa mga ganyan e. Wala siyang alam tungkol sa mga ginagawa ng mga couples sa mga dates nila. All he knows is they do stuff along the way. Hold each other's hands, hugs . . . um, kisses on the cheeks and lips . . . something like that.
He was actually hoping Seungcheol would take the lead in this . . . date instead of asking him.
"Anong gusto mong gawin?" tanong ulit ni Cheol sa kanya.
Jihoon fiddled with his jacket cuffs — he really likes oversized hoodies, okay. They were warm and comfortable and Jihoon adored the feeling of the unfit fabric against his skin. Sana hindi iyon napansin ni Seungcheol.
Saglit siyang napahinto at nag-isip. Ano ba ang sasabihin ni Jun kung siya ang tatanungin ng gan'on?
What would Jun want him to answer?
"Hold my hand?" It sounded more of a question than an answer.
Seungcheol looked taken aback for a minute, eyes slightly widening when the answer came out and at the fact Jihoon looked awfully impassive about it.
Na para bang wala lang sa kanya. As if he didn't just straight out tell someone to hold his hand.
Sa kabilang banda, sinusuri lang ni Jihoon ang magiging reaksyon ni Seungcheol.
Nah, maybe he'll say n—
"Akin na," inilahad ni Seungcheol ang kanyang kamay.
BINABASA MO ANG
Blackmail / jicheol
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