lunch time came around and donghyuck found himself wandering the halls in search of a certain boy. his arms were tired due to carrying his textbooks around all day. they wouldn't fit in his backpack and he couldn't open his locker, so he was left to carry them on his own.
he noticed lots of couples in the halls, most of them probably trying to find privacy from the cafeteria. whenever he saw a couple kiss, he looked away and quickened his pace. it bothered him to see people giving each other affection. it brought up past memories that should've been forgotten long ago.
"mark," he whispered to himself as he passed a group of girls. he shot them a glare after they whispered and pointed at him. "where's mark?"
he turned a corner and his eyes settled on two people on the other end of the hall. he watched as a familiar figure slowly leaned in to kiss a girl, their lips mere centimeters apart. donghyuck's own lips parted slightly and his books fell from his arms. the loud sound made the two people jump apart, their heads whipping around to the source of the noise.
"donghyuck?" mark said in disbelief, his eyes widening as he looked from yeona to the boy standing at the end of the hall.
donghyuck swallowed the lump in his throat and ran in the opposite direction from mark, his footsteps echoing in the hall. he took a few turns, found the cafeteria, and pushed open the doors. his watery eyes scanned the large room before they settled on a boy with black hair.
"look who finally showed up." jeno laughed as he watched donghyuck walk up to his table.
donghyuck said nothing as he sat down and rested his head in his hands. there were two other people with jeno and they looked at the newcomer with curiosity.
"this is donghyuck, he's new." jeno stated.
"i'm yukhei! i'm a senior, by the way." a blond boy introduced himself with much enthusiasm. donghyuck liked his smile, it made him feel at home.
"i'm jaemin." jaemin nodded and sipped on his drink. donghyuck was surprised at how deep his voice was.
"did you find mark?" jeno questioned.
"yeah, i saw him in the hall. he was with a girl," donghyuck's voice trailed off as the scene replayed in his mind.
"oh! that's his girlfriend! her name is yeona and she's really smart. she's in my english class and we did a project together, but she ended up doing all the work. i kind of feel bad now." yukhei rambled, his eyes brightening and his expressions constantly changing.
"how long have they been together?" donghyuck asked, his voice voice holding no emotion at all.
"haven't they been together since high school started?" jaemin looked to jeno for confirmation, who nodded.
"oh, that's good for him." donghyuck's voice cracked and he mentally cursed himself.
"can i have your number?" yukhei said out of nowhere, instantly changing the depressing atmosphere.
donghyuck's head snapped up, his hair covering his eyes. his face reddened as he looked at yukhei, who's face was also starting to gain some color. he felt his palms sweating and he laughed nervously before nodding. the two exchanged phones and they typed their numbers in.
"i'm going to add you in our group chat. it'll be fun, there's lots of memes." yukhei stuttered as their hands touched as they gave each other their phones back.
donghyuck looked down to hide the small smile that played on his lips. maybe making new friends wasn't so bad after all.
