Public Scandal || JunHao

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Mingyu's pov

     Sobra ang kaba ko ngayon dahil sa nangyayari. Shet. Ito na ba? Palihim kong tinitignan ang reaksyon nina Xu pero nakikita kong kalmado lang sila.

Hays. Ako lang ba talaga yung oa? "Ki—Mingyu naman e!" sigaw ni Jihoon saakin tsaka ako pinalo sa tyan. Ack. Kahit pandak pala to napakalakas pa din.

Nyeta naman guize. Tulungan nyo naman ang poging si ako. Porke may mga lablayp sila, kanya-kanya na.

"Gyu, nunigagawa nyo dito?" tanong ni Seungkwan with matching nagtatakang face pa.

As usual, magkukunwari ulit kaming isang coincidence to para hindi nya mahalata. "Ah! Nakita lang ako nitong tatlo don sa shop na tinatambayan ko."

Napa-ahh naman silang lahat kaya napangisi ako ng patago. Whoo! Sana naman lumusot lahat ng sasabihan ko.

"Once I was seven years old,
my mama told me—" a familiar voice suddenly sang.

Napatingin ako sa main stage at doon nakita si Joshua hyung na naggigitara at ang kumakantang si—Wonwoo hyung.

He has a low deep voice yet ang gandang pakinggan ng boses nya. He's standing infront of an audience at I figured out na sumali sya sa contest dito sa mall cuz of the tarpaulin. "Kyah! Si Wonwoo oppakyu o! Hahahahaha!" sigaw ni Seungkwan na di ko malaman kung nangaasar o kinikilig.

"Nood tayo mga hangal!" nakangiting sigaw ni Jihoon hyung at hinila sina Seokmin.

Tinapik naman ako ni Minghao ng palihim kaya sumunod agad ako. Lee, ikaw nanaman ba? I thought and look at the him na ineenjoy ang performance nina hyung.

"Oo nga pala, pansin ko lang. Bakit hindi ka tinawag na hyung ni Seungkwan?" nagtatakang tanong ni Jun hyung.

Sheteness. Napansin nya pa yon? Di ba abala sya sa paglalandi? Gah! At ito namang Xu na to, nakikisama kina Lee na nagfafanboy! "Ah kase—ahh! Uy wag kayo manulak!" sigaw ko.

Bigla nalang nagkatulakan yung audience matapos ang performance nina hyung at hindi ko alam kung anong dahilan. San na ako napadpad?! "Kim Mingyu?"

Minghao's pov

Ah. Homaygad! Nasaan na sina Jun hyung?! "Jun?! Gyu?! Hoy mga hangal kayo nasan na kayo?!" sigaw ko pero parang nahahalo lang to sa tilian at sigawan ng mga tao.

Luminga linga ako at tinatalasan ko yung mata ko para makita ng maigi sina hyung pero parang mga higante ang lahat sa kakatalon at tingkayad nila.

I was about to go towards the exit pero naramdaman ko ang paghila sa sleeve ko. Wag naman sana. I look at my back at nagbuntong hininga ako. Seriously? Malas ba talaga ako?

"Xu—kamusta?" nakangiti nyang tanong saakin.

I tried to smile happily at nagokay sign ako trying to not meet his eyes. "Still okay, Lee" I answered at tinalikuran sya.

I can't seem to raise my head dahil sa mga namumuong luha sa mga mata ko. Kahit na magkaklase kami, there are no such times na we were left alone kaya't hindi pa din kami nakakapagusap after 2 years in personal. And if so, may connection yon sa acads o kaya sa club activities.

"Let's talk there." he whispered at tinuro yung sa bandang sulok na medyo malayo dito sa stage. I nodded my head at nagsimula ng maglakad.

I'm feeling a bit scared and sad. Seems like I can't cope up with the turn of events. I already considered na magkikita kami ni Lee at makakapag-usap ng kaming dalawa lang pero hindi ko inaasahang ganito kaaga. "Xu, you're still sticking to the plan right?" he asked out of the blue.

I gulped and tried to make myself tell him that I still am doing all of this cuz of the plan pero parang nilulunok ko lahat ng salitang sinabi ko noon sakanya. I sighed heavily and held his hand tsaka sya hinila sa tinuro nya kanina. "Can you give us some water, please?" I asked the waiter.

He immediately gave us one at umalis din sya agad.

Lee's pov

I smiled at the thought that Xu held my hand. His warm hands calms myself and makes me avoid thinking about other things.

"Xu, you're really my best friend." I uttered and I didn't stop myself from hugging him.

He patted my back at tsaka ako pinaupo sa silya kaya naman nagtaka ako. Eh? He's breathing heavily at nakikita ko ang unti-unting panginginig ng kamay nya. He's like frightened and scared of---me. "L---listen, Lee. I know that I agreed about the plan. I still know that you really want to take revenge. P---pero, Lee, I can't take it!" he suddenly blurted out.

I was startled for a second pero agad din akong ngumiti at hinawakan ang mukha nya. "Ne, Xu. Are you being tempted by that Jun? Are you seriously falling inlove with a scum like him?  Listen Xu, I need you. Your best friend wants you more than anything and you'll choose someone whom you just met over?!" I screamed out of anger and slap him hard.

He's still standing and I'm still sitting yet I bumped the glass beside me. Everything's shattered. There's no one left. Nothing left for me in this world.

No one wants to help me---to care for me. I'm alone. I'm gonna die alone. The feeling of something injecting in your skin repeatedly. The feeling of being tied in a hard bed, left in the dark room full of equipments. I'm gonna feel it again. No. I don't want to!

"Lee! Lee! I---I'm sorry, Lee! Calm down! Wag---wag mong itarak yang bubog sa leeg mo!" He shouted making me come back to my senses. I can feel something dripping from my left hand. It seems like water because of how it falls yet its' color is red.

Ne, Xu. Did I hurt his body too much?  "Don't you ever do that, again, Lee! This body is your twin's right? It's Jihoon's body and not yours, Jiha. So, don't pull a stunt like that." he whispered at me after he grab the piece of glass in my hand and hugged me tightly.