Hate Me Not (BoyxBoy)

Chapter 4 Hate Me Not

Every day started with a new journey. Same goes to me. Or not. I'm still me, not a new person. I felt refreshed after I took a hot bath early in the morning. Becoming enthusiastic because of someone's words, that was funny. Not someone, but his name was Kurota. He gave a call just to check on me.

I opened my wardrobe, looking through my clothes. Which one should I wear today? I pick one of my collar shirt, hmm, nope. Another one, plain T-shirt. Nah. Then my eyes stopped at a red collar shirt. I took it out, matching it with my body as I gazed through the mirror.

Perfect.

I looked younger than my age so it won't hurt to be like a youth person today. I picked up my favourite jeans with my free hand, throwing both of them on my bed. Wait a second. I have to cover my eye bag. It looked terrible, almost zombie-like.

After I finished wearing my clothes and my pants, I took my bag, styling my hair for a bit and went straight to the kitchen. "Yoko?" I called my daughter's name. She wasn't around. My eyes glanced at her bedroom's door. I think she still feeling upset with me. Without wasting my time, I took a quick breakfast. Quick one means drinking hot chocolate without eating. No wonder I haven't gain any weight after my dear wife left me. Yoko didn't know how to cook.

After that I went to the garage, opening the cars door and went inside. I started the engine, making it roared wildly. My thoughts played thinking of Yoko. I knew her very well. She were so worried when she looked at me. I know that, that was the reason why I had to lie. She wouldn't understand this because she was only a 13 years old girl. When she grown up, she would understand how I try not to make her worried.

Along the way to the college, I turn on the radio. Sometimes driving alone make me felt bored, and I had to listen to the radio. A few songs catched my attention, and later I guess I would download them in my android phone.

I parked my car at the parking lot inside the college's place. I fixed my necktie and my hair first before I went outside the car. Then I grabbed my things, close the door's car, and headed straight to my office.

"Early today eh?"

Kurota greeted me as he sat on a chair opposited to me. My eyes gazed through the attendences of my students, halted at one of my student's name. Despite his attitude, he still don't miss his classes. Probably. I should check on him next time.

"What do you think about him?" Soft words escaped from my lip, questioning Kurota right in front of me. Meanwhile, my hand scribbled on a white paper, just to kill some time. The other man frowned as if he don't really catched my question. "... I mean my student that created a chaos. What do you think? Can I truly.. Make him become a good student?"

He slightly rested his hand on my head, letting a huff before he replied,  "Believe me, you're the best. I'm sure you can created an angel inside a demon. Well at least he wasn't a demon. But it's all depends on you. Whether you created a monster, a zombie or yet a vampire, the result will be the very best. After all it is you who teach him. Rest assured." He messed my hair gently, giving me a don't worry face.

He always lightened my heart. Without him, maybe I couldn't survive. It was just negative thoughts kept building inside me until I, once thought of killing myself after my wife left me. I wished I forgot that one time I nearly kill myself because I couldn't live without her. It was the most shameful act I ever did, like what were you thinking to end your life and left your precious baby girl on her own? And I barely kill myself eventhough I could. The thought of ending my life scared me at the same time. After that I decided not to give up my life and just moving on for Yoko. She was everything to me..

"Earth to Akio!"

I nearly stumbled backwards with my chair when Kurota's high pitch voice aimed near my ear.

"W-what the! Kurota!" Covering my pitiful ear quickly, I pushed him lightly on his chest while sending a glare towards him. I swear my ear bleed already hearing his shout. He only bursted into laughter as I smacked him on his shoulder again and again until both of us crack another laughs together. There he goes.. Doing something that makes me happy.

While preparing my materials for my class, my phone buzzed inside my back pocket. Since my hands- both of them are full with papers and also-a cup of coffee, I stand for a while and asking Kurota to take out my phone. One can say Im pretty lazy to reach it myself.

"You can take it by yourself you know. Sigh." Kurota left his seat beside me and went for my back.

"Hurry up-" Before I can fully finished my sentence, a strong pairs of hand hugged my torso behind my back, making my body jolted and thank goodness, the coffee only spilled a little bit on my hand as I watched it dripping to my sleeve. "K-Kurota?? You- Look at my sleeve!!" I watched his eyes through my shoulder, and somehow, he looked, a bit.. Weird?

Not long after that, my phone buzzed again, and our position still the same like earlier, me holding my coffee and papers with both hands and Kurota, well.. Just.. His face was near my ear! Im not sure what he WAS doing but my cheek literally felt heated suddenly. This position was too weird, I meant, asdfghjkl!!! "U-um.. Kurota.. My.. Phone.."

I heard his fingers brushed down from my waist to my back pocket, it seemed like he already took out my phone and shown it to my face. But the phone was no longer buzzed. An unknown phone number flashed in front of my face as I furrowed my eyebrows. "Who is that?" I questioned myself, I haven't see this number. Before my brain could processed the mysterious number, Kurota placed my phone on the table and, grabbing my hand gently that was holding my coffee, putting it beside my phone before he brought my hand to his mouth, began to lick the coffees' stain.