✔️ playing cupid | kangdaniel

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daniel
online

daniel
les
can we talk now?
if you're not tired of course
it's really late now

lesley
nah i'm fine
just give me a sec
my brother needs help with his laptop
✔️seen five minutes ago

lesley
okay i'm back
so what's up

daniel
can i call you instead?

lesley
uh yeah, sure
if you're okay hearing my night voice
which sounds like an old man

daniel
hahaha
it's fine

[11:46pm] incoming call from daniel

accept | decline

daniel:
sorry to be bothering you so late at night

lesley:
it's fine
my classes start later tomorrow anyways

daniel:
why are you up so late anyways
you usually fall asleep by 10

lesley:
my brother's laptop couldn't connect to some audio and screen
i had to help him
now let's not drag this already
what happened

daniel:
honestly,

i don't even know where to start

lesley:
it's alright
we have time
you can tell me slowly

daniel:
it started from the beginning of college actually
i entered the school with a very low entry point
i thought it'll be okay, i could catch up with them
it has been three years and i'm still at the back of my class
my grades are stagnant, always at a F
my parents were never pleased with what i got
it didn't matter the improvement to a C or B
they only wanted and asked for an A
i never got one

lesley:
it's fine if you want to cry
it's even more painful to hold them back
just let them, daniel

daniel:

thanks. 

okay, i'm okay.

lesley:
slowly, daniel. don't rush it

daniel:
they've been fighting a lot recently
because of me
my grades
my performance
it's horrible
i'm scared
they'll leave me
behind
alone

lesley:
daniel, they won't
they're so harsh on you because they love you
they know you're capable or getting better results
and i do know too; you are capable
they love you, they won't leave you

daniel:
you really think so?

lesley:
mhmm
don't worry alright

daniel:
i don't want to
until i heard my mom bringing up a divorce with my dad
i don't want them to divorce.
it's scary
if they do, i'm not going to have both of them by my side any longer

lesley:
it's normal for couples to fight like that
it's an adults matter
and whatever the ending, it's probably their fate
don't step into it
let them handle it
they are old enough
they can tell right from wrong
they'll make the decision that's best of them
in the end

don't worry alright
it'll go well
really

daniel:
sigh
i really, really
do hope so...

lesley:
can you leave your house now?

daniel:
now?
what for?

lesley:
let's meet up

daniel:
at this hour?

lesley:
yes,
now.
outside the convenience store

daniel:
uh, alright.

lesley:
i'll be there in five