mellifluous • chanbaek

chapter one ~ bad day

chanyeol was having a bad day. actually, bad was an understatement. a better word to use would be awful. or terrible, that would work too. maybe even atrocious, but that might be a stretch. however you want to say it, chanyeol was not having the best day. he woke up almost forty-five minutes late this monday, an all time record. he was consequently late for his first period, and he was grateful to only receive a warning from his teacher. in second period, math, he understood nothing and would have fallen asleep again, if it wasn't for his seat partner that kept fidgeting with something under their desk. he was in a trance until lunch, which he usually spent alone in the hallway outside the cafeteria.  but, today, there was someone waiting for him there. shit, he thought to himself. 

"hey there channie! it's been a while since we've talked! have you missed me?" the tall boy said in a falsely sweet tone. chanyeol just stayed silent and began to attempt to sit against the lockers as he always does. the boy didn't like this, and he repeated himself, slightly firmer this time. "chan. i know you hear me. i asked a question and you know what's gonna happen if you don't answer." chanyeol was not in the mood for his antics today, so he answered the question, hoping to get off the hook. "no, i didn't miss you kris," he said straightforwardly. this angered kris, but not enough for him to do anything. he simply looked at chanyeol and replied, "i'm sure you did miss me. i'm the only person who talks to you, since the 'incident' that is." this got a reaction from chanyeol, and even thought it was just a small gasp, it pleased kris enough for him to turn on his heel with a smirk and finally leave chanyeol in peace to eat his now cold lunch.

after kris left, chanyeol had picked at his lunch but couldn't focus on eating. why, he thought, why did he have to bring that up? i'm having a bad enough day as it is! he couldn't bear to look at the school food anymore; the thought of putting anything in his stomach made him want to puke. he got up and went into the cafeteria to throw his trash away. there was still another fifteen minutes of lunch left, and chanyeol had the perfect idea of where to go.