(JinHwi | PanWink) Started with a Dare

Chapter 38

Jinyoung's POV

It's been a week since Daehwi left. I haven't talked to anyone since then. I was planning to tell everything to Jihoon but he wasn't in school yesterday. I asked why he was absent and he told me that he went on a trip to Jeju Island with his cousins but he will come to school today. Yesterday, I was with Guanlin the whole day but I'm not that comfortable with opening up topics like these to him. Maybe it's just the old Jinyoung who Is returning. I have changed because of Daehwi. I changed for the better because of Daehwi. I'm improving everything for Daehwi. But now, I don't have the reason to be better. I don't have my everyday inspiration. I don't have the person that I love the most. I don't have the person who taught me how to love and be loved. Everything is a mess today. My friends in school like Guanlin and Seonho keeps on asking why I have puffy eyes, why I suddenly became thinner, why I was not eating anything yesterday during all of our break times. I just told them that I wasn't feeling well.

I woke up, took a bath, fixed my stuffs and went down. I saw a letter from my mom saying that the new house where I will be staying at is ready and I can move anytime I want. I still don't have an apetite, I'm only taking water and a few choco biscuits since yesterday. The driver picked me up at 6:45 AM.

"H-how are you, sir?" Mr. Lee suddenly asked.

"I miss him so bad Mr. Lee. I'm starving for days but my body won't accept all the food that I'm taking. I'm forcing myself to cheer up but I can't. I'm trying my best to not think about Daehwi but every single thing around me reminds me of him."

"How can I help you? Do you want to go to the mall and play some arcades?"

"Maybe not Mr. Lee, those are the thing that we did in our first date."

"I k-know.." he said

"H-he told you that?"

"Yes he did. He told me to take care of you, bring you to the mall and go to the arcade and remind you to eat your meals everyday. He won't be happy if he'll see you like this. Look at those puffy eyes of yours. You you looked paler and thinner than before, young master."

"Stop calling me young master, Mr. Lee! Just Jinyoung when we're alone. How many times do I have to tell that?"

"I'm sorry Jinyoung but I kept on forgetting that. What can I do to cheer you up? Daehwi asked me a favor to do things to make you happy"

"D-do you know where Daehwi is?" I was hoping that he knows where he is.

"I'm not really sure. All I know is that he's at a far place but he's still in Korea, I'm sure of it."

"Do you think we could still meet?"

"Of course! Only time will tell when you two will meet again. Don't give up. You both love each other. Trust him, trust yourself. Stay strong for him and specially for yourself."

What Mr. Lee said inspired me. I'll fight for Daehwi. I won't give up. I'll do anything to bring him back.

"I don't know if I should tell you this but..."

"but what?" I felt a huge pang on my heart. I don't know if it's fear or excitement

"I gave him my number so that I can update him on what is happening to you."

"Mr. Lee, w-would you mind if we change phones?"

"B-but I'm using a very old model phone and I don't know how to use yours. And I kinda promised him not to tell you."

"I don't mind it. I can teach you how to use my phone. Please? I need to know how he's doing."

"O-okay then. What if let's just change the simcards?"

"Oh no! I have my contacts here in my phone. Let's go to the mall later. Let's buy you a new phone."

"W-what? No need for a new phone Jinyoung."

"I insist Mr. Lee. Please accept this as a thank you for everything you did to me since I was young. You're the only friend that I have back then."

"Okay okay! Anything for you and your happiness. We're here now. Goodluck with your school. I'll send you a message once he texted me."

"Okay! Thank you Mr. Lee. Take care"

I went out of the car, loneliness starts filling me up again. I went straight to the classroom and saw Jihoon in his seat.

"Jinyoung!" he called me

"Hey there Jihoon" I gave him a weak smile

"What's the thing that you want to tell me?" he asked

"H-he left." I told him.

I could feel my eyes tearing up a bit. Luckily, there are no other students in the room.

"I-I don't know where to find him. I miss him so bad."

"I need to tell you something..." he said

I felt another pang on my chest. This time, it's more of a worry than excitement

Suddenly, Jihoon's phone rang.

"Who could this be?" he answered the call

"Hello? Who's this?" Jihoon asked.

I couldn't hear what the other line is saying

"Wait a bit. I'll just answer the call" he told me

"Okay, no worries" I told him

He went outside the room. Is it that important for not letting me hear the conversation? What kind of bestfriend is that jerk! Lucky for the jerk that I care for him or else, I might push him from the balcony. I was just kidding about that. After a minute or so, he went back.

"Well, what is it?" I asked him

"Well, yesterday I went to Jeju Island and went to the restaurant that I brought you before. Remember that?"

"Yeah, the one owned by the nice old lady?"

"Yeah! That one! I saw some "thing" there. And I'm pretty sure, you'll like what you'll see." He emphasized the word "thing" using his fingers.

"I don't have time for those things! I need to find where Daehwi is first!"

"Just trust me on this. You'll like it. When are you available?"

"Maybe after finding where Daehwi is."

"Ughh. Just tell me ASAP if you have an available time and I'll bring you there."

"Fine! Fine!"

"Wait a second, Guanlin texted me. He left his school pass in our house last night. I need to give this to him at the entrance gate."

"Okay sure! Hurry up, okay? Class is about to start."

"Yeah sure! Save two seats for us."