→ fluff
→ actually my experience, but of course without the 'meeting' part
→ too much lameness ahead
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Mingyu fished his phone out of his pocket. He tapped the app with a yellow 'w' logo and tapped the 'Notification' icon. His lips formed into a sweet smile when his eyes landed on a particular notification that read:
wonubean updated When The Autumn Leaves - To My Lovely Readers.
Just now.
"AaAaaaaAaaaaaA Jeonghan hyuuuuuuuung!" Mingyu called while running to his best friend, who is seated a few seats away from him.
"O, ano na naman, Mingyu?" Mingyu jumped on his place and squeaked like a teenage girl. Jeonghan could only roll his eyes in annoyance.
"Look, look!" Mingyu shoved his phone to Jeonghan's once an angelic face, but now, he looked like he's ready to kill someone.
"Ano ba, Mingyu?! Para kang ewan diyan." Sabi ni Jeonghan. Inilayo niya ang cellphone mula sa mukha niya at tinulak pabalik kay Mingyu.
"Nagupdate na sa Wattpad yung paborito kong author aaaaaaAaaaaAaAaaAaaaaA!" Mingyu held the phone very close to his chest and started staring at nowhere with that creepy smile on his lips. His eyes were dreamy and sure Jeonghan could already see a white cloud above his head with his daydreaming on it.
Jeonghan sighed. Wala na siyang pagasa. Ibinalik na lamang ni Jeonghan ang atensiyon sa binabasang reviewer at hindi na pinansin pa si Mingyu.
"To my lovely readers,
Thank you for being with me throughout my journey as a writer. I can't thank you enough for all the support that I've been receiving ever since I published my first story, 'A Big Pup for Autumn'. It was heartwhelming seeing #ABP4Autumn trend in social media sites. But now that I've come to this peak, I'm desiring for a little break. I'm sorry if I unpublished all of my ongoing stories. I promise that I will be back, as a better person and a better writer. Autumn came months ago, and now is the time that autumn leaves.
Thank you, and goodbye, my lovely readers—"
Napaangat ang tingin ni Jeonghan ng hindi niya na marinig ang boses ni Mingyu. Jeonghan wasn't really paying attention to what Mingyu is saying, but he realized that it has something to do with his favourite author when he saw tears falling from Mingyu's eyes.
"Hala, anyare sayo? Namatay ba yung wonubear na yun?"
He asked innocently. He immediately hugged Mingyu to give him comfort. He already knew that Mingyu is abnormally crazy for that author, kaya hindi na siya nagtataka kung bakit ang OA nito.
"N-naghiatus siya..." Sagot ni Mingyu at humagulhol pa sa balikat ng kaibigan. Jeonghan sighed and patted Mingyu's back.
"Babalik din yun. Wag ka nang umiyak diyan." Pagaalo ni Jeonghan. But it seems like Mingyu's ears are closed, he cried like there's no tomorrow on his bestfriend's shoulder.
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"Hoy, Mingyu, tulala ka na naman diyan."
Napalingon agad si Mingyu kay Jeonghan at pinunasan ang isang luha na tumulo mula sa mata niya.
"Ikaw Mingyu, masyado ka nang attached sa wonubeef na yan. Ang OA mo na, di naman namatay yung tao." Jeonghan stated while spooning the rice on his plate.
"Wonubean, hyung, wonubean." Was everything Mingyu could say.
Mingyu sighed when Jeonghan just rolled his eyes. He was literally staring at nowhere when suddenly a figure blocked his sight. Napaangat ang tingin niya.
"Uh, pwede makishare ng table? Occupied na kasi lahat." Tanong nito sa malalim nitong boses. Napalunok na lang si Mingyu.
"Sure, sure! Take your seat." Agad na sagot ni Jeonghan and pointed at the vacant chair in front of him.
Ngumiti ang lalaki sa kanila at nagpasalamat. Mingyu couldn't tear his gaze away from the newcomer. His face is familiar. He couldn't remember where he could have seen that face.
He felt Jeonghan nudged his shoulder. Napalingon siya dito at binigyan lang siya nito ng nakakakilabot ng ngiti. Jeonghan's face is of an angel, that's why it's still a mystery how he could look so evil at the same time.
"Ngayon lang kita nakita a. Transferee ka?" Tanong ni Jeonghan.
"Yeah, kahapon lang." Sagot nito.
Jeonghan just nodded and looked at Mingyu again. His face is saying something, something close to 'hoy-mingyu-kausapin-mo-siya-mukhang-bagay-kayo-ahihi'. Mingyu wished that Jeonghan's look means another thing.
"Ako si Jeonghan, tapos ito namang katabi ko ay si Kim Mingyu. Honor student, visual, representative ng class namin, single and ready to mingle." Sabi ni Jeonghan ng mainip sa sasabihin ni Mingyu. Tumaas baba pa ang mga kilay nito.
Napayuko na lamang si Mingyu. Lupa, kainin mo na si Jeonghan hyung please.
Sometimes, he would ask himself why did he even bother to befriend Jeonghan. Mingyu sighed.
Tumawa naman ang bagong dating,
"Jeon Wonwoo ang pangalan ko. Nice to meet you both." Sagot nito.
Agad na napaangat uli ang tingin ni Mingyu. Jeon Wonwoo. Jeon Wonwoo. It really sounds familiar to me.
Then, it strucked him.
JEON WONWOO ANG TUNAY NA PANGALAN NI WONUBEAN.
Napatayo si Mingyu sa gulat at nanlaki ang mga mata. He eyed Wonwoo with so much bombardment.
Napatingin din si Jeonghan at Wonwoo sa kanya.
Kinusot pa ni Mingyu ang mata, baka isa na naman to sa daydreams niya. Pero kahit ganon ay hindi pa rin naglalaho si Wonwoo sa paningin niya. His jaw dropped, his eyes wide as a saucer. His hands are trembling on his sides.
He's stupefied.
"I-ikaw ba si wonubean?" Mingyu asked with his shaking voice. Jeonghan laughed at him.
"Hoy, Mingyu, adik ka talaga." Natatawang sabi ni Jeonghan at humingi ng paumanhin kay Wonwoo.
Wonwoo just smiled and nodded.
Pati si Jeonghan ay nagulat.
"W-wonubean?" Tanong ni Mingyu at itinuro si Wonwoo. Muli ay ngumiti lang ito at tumango.
"Isa ka ba sa mga lovely readers ko?" Nakangiting tanong nito.
But Mingyu couldn't answer him, it's like an evil hamster took his voice away. But he knew one thing for sure.
Mingyu is one of wonubean's lovely readers. There's no doubt about that.
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