desperate [park jihoon]

23

a bit of time has passed, jihoon and hana are still on good terms, with daehwi not knowing about everything. daniel and hana still hang out together a lot. joohyun is still constantly throwing herself onto a very irked jihoon. 

time flew by quickly, spring has came around. the temperature rises, hana's glad that she doesnt have to wear thousands of layers of clothes to keep warm anymore. 

"is jisung-hyung still staying over at your place?" jihoon asks as hana puts her coat into her locker. 

"yeah, that free loader. 'worried for his younger cousin' he says. he actually just petty because he fought with his brother"

jihoon laughs, his eyes turning into crescents. 

"what class do you have later?"

"art with mr lee"

"well, i have-"

"chemistry with me"

hana looks up to see joohyun smiling beside jihoon. she sighs, ignoring her existence and continuing to look for her things in her locker. 

with nothing else, joohyun walks away making jihoon sigh in relief.

"i am Tired"

the girl smiles to herself as jihoon lets out an exasperated sigh. hana closes her locker, it clicks in place. 

"i should try convincing daehwi that you're actually nice one day"

"you should, please. i am very tired of him disliking me. i am even stressed out as we speak because who knows where he's gonna pop out of"

"yeah, well. i'll see you later okay? have fun in chem with joohyun"

hana waves cheekily leaving jihoon with a cute pout on his lips. 

"so, when are you actually gonna ask her out?" sungwoon, daniel's friend asks him as they lay on the couch lazily. 

"probably soon, i really like her"

"i can see that" 

sungwoon ruffles daniel's hair playfully, a fatherly smile on his face.

"but you know, that jihoon guy seems to be getting closer to her, even though she says daehwi doesnt like him"

"you probably have a bigger chance" sungwoon reassures. "otherwise, you can always go for chaeng"

"dang, now that you mention her, i miss her. i need to go visit her in busan one day"

chaeyoung, otherwise known as "chaeng" was daniel's childhood best friend. they're still friends, but he hasnt visited in a while.

"remember to bring me along"

daniel nods, the front door to his house opens, sungwoon glances over at the doorway, a smile lighting up his lips.

"hi mrs kang!"

daniel's mom greets back, however her expression gloomy. 

"sungwon, sweetie do you mind leaving me and daniel alone?" 

"o-of course, i was about to leave anyway"

anxiety starts to creep up daniel's spine. his mother's expression was serious, a hint of sadness. seongwoo gives daniel's broad shoulder a few pats before grabbing his jacket and standing up from the couch.

before walking out the door, he bows at daniel's mom, bidding her goodbye and closing the door behind him. 

once the wooden object clicks to a close, the room is filled with silence. the air growing hot with anxiety. 

"daniel, dear"

his mother says in a gentle tone, approaching the couch, she takes a seat. daniel gets up from the floor and sits beside her. 

he notices his mother fidgeting with her fingers, the corner of her lips hung with a deep frown. 

"m-mom?"

"do you... like it here?"

daniel was taken aback at the sudden question. what was she planning?

"o-of course i do, i have friends here at seoul, the people are nice, i've been doing great"

the night scenery outside the window seemed darker than usual, the moon nowhere to be found. daniel laces his fingers together anxiously. 

"can you please just.. tell me what you're trying to say?"

his mother takes a deep breath before looking at her son in the eyes. 

"we're moving back to busan" 

happy sunday my dudes

just here to say desperate is only gonna update on sundays now :( writers block is a bitch and i kinda wanna make this story last longer

im sorry :((