MY LONGTIME CRUSH

Chapter 10

(Joonjae's POV)

Next morning, I woke up earlier than I usually did thanks to that delicious food and sweet sound sleep that I had the night before. I got up, thinking about if I should go to work or take a leave again, and after some time I decided that I couldn't stay home since I already missed a shift before because of the headache and the hangover I had. If I didn't go today then Mr. Kim would have killed for sure, so I went to take a shower.

I came out feeling all fresh and I opened my closet to take out my uniform. When I was ready, I went to the kitchen to look for some breakfast but there was nothing to eat so I went to the living room and sat on the couch. Looking at my watch, I noticed there was still time before class so I started to make a grocery list. I quickly dashed off the things that came into my mind at that time and decided to get them while coming back home.

After that, I got up and stepped out of the house, I locked my door and started walking towards the bus stop. As I was waiting for the coach to arrive, my cellphone vibrated so I took it out from my pocket to see what it was. The notification of a message had made my phone's screen flash, so I pressed onto it to check for who was it from. It was the same unknown number from yesterday. It said

568XXXXXXX: HEY!!!! HOW ARE YOU? I MISS YOU......

Seeing that message, I got really scared. At first I thought someone was stalking me and a feeling of fear ran down my spine. Still, I gathered all my courage and dialed the number again to try to find out who it was.

Joonjae: (he dialed the number) Ringing.......

Automated Voice: THE NUMBER YOU ARE TRYING OT CALL IS CURRENTLY BUSY, PLEASE TRY AGAIN LATER.

Joonjae: DAMN IT!!! WHO IS THIS PERSON?

The ring went off a few times, and the wait was making me even more anxious... but then I heard the usual, automated voice telling me the caller was unavailable. Relief and frustation hit me hard at the same time. Still, I couldn't shake off that matter easily: I needed to find out who that stranger was.

As I was trying to figure out the mysterious person's identity, the bus arrived. I put my phone back in the pocket and hopped onto it. After I validated my transit pass, I went to sit in the first spot available... but during the journey I couldn't stop thinking about those weird messages. As I kept looking outside the window, lost in my thoughts, my eyelids got heavy and I decided to take a nap until I reached school.

(Takuya's POV)

I woke up early in the morning, feeling all refreshed. I decided to take the first bus to go to school because I didn't want to be scolded again by my teacher. I got up from the bed and went to take a bath.

After I finished, I got changed quickly and I went to look for something to have for breakfast, but there was only a carton of milk in the fridge. Since I hadn't much choice, I put the drink to warm on the gas and made a mental note to buy something to eat on my way back home. After a few minutes I heard it boiling, so I poured the milk in a glass and sat at my table, thinking about how I should make up with Joonjae.

I finished up my humble breakfast and washed the cup, then I took my bag and stepped out of the house. While I was waiting for the coach to arrive, I kept rethinking about what I had done wrong. I hopped on the bus, validated my pass in the machine and went to search for a seat. I saw Joonjae sitting at the back so I just went to take a seat in another row near his. I thought to say "Hi" to him, but I didn't because he was sitting there with his eyes closed, and I thought that maybe it was better to not wake him up. I quietly took place in the back seat behind him, and decided I would have talked to him in the school to say sorry to him.