phone calls ᵐᵉᵃⁿⁱᵉ

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7:30pm. Kalmadong naglalakad si Wonwoo sa kahabaan ng Seoul. It's actually his shift already but he doesn't mind at all. 7pm pa lang ay dapat nasa bookstore na siya but he took his time to walk and think... and well... pangpatay ng oras.

He refused Qu's demand, kase naman eh! Masisisi mo ba siya kung hindi siya lumaking pala-selfie? Plus, like what he said hindi siya photogenic. Heck he doesn't even know how to dress well! Hindi naman sa jologs siya manamit pero yung saktuhan lang. He remembered last night Soonyoung actually took his time to text him about this. Talagang kinontsaba ni Qu ang pinsan niya huh.

'Hoy panget pumayag ka na maawa ka sa pinsan ko!!! ('༎ຶོρ༎ຶོ')'

And knowing Soonyoung he would make you feel guilty to the bits of your bones. Kokonsiyensyahin ka ng kokonsiyensyahin hanggang um-oo ka but Wonwoo remained his stance. Hindi siya magpapatinag!

'Ayoko bakit hindi na lang ikaw?'

'Sabi daw ng prof niya bawal ang family, friends or kung sino man na close niya'

'Huh? Wtf baka naman gawa gawa mo lang yan?'

'Gusto mo samahan pa kita mismo sa uni ni Qu eh. Challenge daw sakanila yon? Aba ewan ko ba sa prof neto bat di ka sakaniya magsungit (@￣ρ￣@)'

'Still my answer is no'

'Ok hayaan na lang natin bumagsak yon strict pa naman parents niyan alam mo ba nung high school binugbog yan ng tatay niya kase hindi daw siya naging valedictorian'

'Wtf?!'

And with that he can't stop thinking about it. Hindi sa naniniwala si Wonwoo sa kwento ni Soonyoung but the fact that he can be or may not be the reason why Qu could fail his photography class bothers him so much. Kase naman eh! Tapos ano kasalanan ko pa kapag di nakapasa? Pasanin ko ganon?

Being the heartless that he is, dinistract niya na lang ang sarili niya sa pakikinig ng music. He took out his earphones from the pockets of his sweatshirt and slipped it on his ear. Hmmm that's more I like it.

He listened to about 3 songs 'til he arrived at the bookstore. He entered and was welcomed by two wide eyes by his co-worker Jihwo noona. "Huh? I thought you were sick?" napailing naman si Wonwoo habang nagtataka. He never mentioned that he's sick. Wala nga siyang nararamdamang kung anong sakit sa katawan ngayon eh.

"Diba tinext mo si Soonyoung na aabsent ka kase nilalagnat ka?" He shook his head for the second time.

"May sinabi ba siya sayo?" tanong ni Wonwoo at tango ang natanggap niya bilang tugon. Jihwo showed her phone and as he read the text he felt his eyebrows scrunched "Siraulo yun ah."

Jihwo laughed "So magwowork ka ba ngayon?"

"Yep" he said then took over the counter "As much as I want to help you out with the store kailangan kong puntahan ang anak ko sa ospital ngayon. Nilalagnat eh." she said with a sorry look. Naiintindihan naman ni Wonwoo and it's already his shift kaya ok lang naman sa kaniya. When it's about family you should prioritize them first. But that's not the case for Wonwoo, mas inuna ang sarili kesa sa pamilya and now that he thought about it, it left a bitter taste in his mouth.

"Ingat." he said and gave her a comforting smile, she mouthed 'thank you' as she left the store. Napahingang malalim si Wonwoo at umiling. Ngayon ay prinoproblema niya si Soonyoung. Yung bwisit na yon!

Tatanggalan ko talaga ng bayag 'yang pesteng lalaking 'yon at ng hindi na makapagkalat ng lahi! He sweared.