Electric

Part 10 - Awkward Silence

Jae's POV

"Your back late tonight," Mom says plating up steamed fish with rice

I seat myself at the table without response, my heartbeat still rapidly pulsing and not showing any sign of slowing down. Dad makes his way to the table and looks at me worriedly as I poke my fish with my fork unable to bring myself to eat it. 

"What's up Jae?" he asks knocking me out of my trance

"Huh oh it's nothing," I say pushing my plate back

"I just don't really feel like eating," I answer

Mom looks at me worriedly as I head up the stairs to my room with the guitar but thankfully doesn't continue to question me. I carefully place my guitar in the corner of my room and close the door being greeted by its many vibrant posters plastered across the smooth white door. I had to stick all my posters to the back of the door since my parents were so obsessed with keeping their pristine house clean and undamaged for YEARS on end. I seat myself on the floor cross-legged and stare at the guitar 

"Stop looking at me like that," I complain to the object

"I can't think straight right now don't judge me," I continue

I get up and head for a shower may be the hot water can help me think more clearly, I comb my hair out of my face with my hands and take my glasses off leaving me almost blinded by steam. Am I out of my mind, why can't I stop thinking about her I need to forget about her, I put on a pair of sweatpants and a plain t-shirt I head back to my bed but find the guitar still staring at me. I begin to feel dizzy my eyes remain to fail even after I put my glasses back on and eventually I collapse onto my bed in a confused and heated mess.

"Jae, Jae, Jae honey are you ok?" My eyes slowly open to find Shay standing at the foot of my bed

"Shay?" I question

"Are you ok I think you have a fever?" she says placing a hand on my forehead

"No, no I'm fine let's get to school before we miss the bus," I say trying to get up but I realize I can't seem to move

My vision begins to clear up and I shoot up to find Brian and my mom looking down at me, I wipe the sweat off my forehead and try to act as normal as possible.

"Who's Shay?" Mom asks smiling slightly 

Brian instantly begins to laugh and I scowl before walking to the bathroom to get dressed and closing the door firmly behind me. Brain knocks at the door fiercely until I make my way out dressed in a pair of old jeans and a jumper, I make my way out as Brian and I walk to school,

"What's the deal Jae you were talking about her in your sleep and you're dressing really weirdly today," He says nudging me on the arm

"Ugh I must be insane," I mutter

"Something went down last night I can tell," he continued to tease 

"Nope I don't wanna think about it," I complain 

"Oh my god I thought I was your BEST FRIEND I guess not," he whines 

"You're really going to pull this card on me right now," I say blankly 

"Just tell me if you don't it's going to eat away at you later," he says stopping in his foot tracks

"Fine," I spit out

Brian crossing his arms as he waits for my reluctant response 

"Last night we almost got caught inside Room M1 so we had to hide," I blurted out

Brian remained confused and unable to see what was so dramatic about the situation 

"We had to hide in a really tight," I waited for a few moments

"Really close space," I continued

"Together," I finally added on

Brian contiues to starte blankley at me completly unaware of how serious my dilema is in my fit of fustration is blurt out

"Shay and I-"

Shay's POV

I am slowly walking to school after my sleepless night when ahead of myself I see Jae and Brian talking to each other, you have got to be kidding me I duck my head down and rush into the school I feel Jae's eyes briefly wash over me. I really need Room M1 back now, how am I supposed to handle this situation? I spend a painfully awkward 2 periods silently working in English, Jae strangely doesn't try to speak to me at all I don't know if that's suppose to be a good sign or a bad sign. I head out to the benches for break 1, I still don't know how to handle the situation am I overreacting? the same question continues to repeat in my mind, I focus on the spring breeze from the trees and instead of listening to painfully loud music through my 5-year-old headphones I listen to the low bustle of students meeting with their friends. The repetitive questions slowly but surely become mute and disappear clearing from my mind blissfully.

"You never called me back,"

I am shocked out of my peaceful trance and turn to find a familiar sharp jaw, honey-colored skin, and cold green eyes meet me. My mind races back to a few days ago and I look down at my phone in hand.

"Noah?" I say

"Good to see you, Shay," he says sliding next to me on the bench

"What are you doing here?" I ask shifting away from him slightly

"I take the photography and media course at the conjoined university here," he replies pointing to our conjoined university

"So you must be 2 years older than me right," I say tiredly

"Why do you want to talk to me anyways go pick another girl," I complain unable to ignore how well he compares to a snake and "bad boy"

"Not like you have anyone to talk to right now," he says shifting closer

"You're weirder than Jae... and that's saying something," I reply once again shifting away from him now getting closer to the end of the bench

"Why are you moving away," he smirks once again moving closer to me

"Shay," the voice stops me from moving away once more and I see Jae walking up to me

 "We have an emergency," he says seriously grabbing my wrist and pulling me away

I watch Noah scowl I'm pulled away in an abrupt manner

"Thank you," I whisper 

As Jae and I walk together to NM1 I feel a wave of energy we stop and we look at each other for a good few seconds. It was almost telepathic 

let's not mention it, we will talk about it later or not

"So we got the guitar and pictures you ready for the next step?" Jae announces lifting the relentlessly heavy weight off my shoulders

"Well can I just say that our plan worked out perfectly," I smile to myself in victory

"I mean how could it not it was my idea," Jae insists

"UM-"

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I know that I randomly added Stray Kid's masterpiece song but I couldn't resist when I titled this part, make sure you guys check out Stray Kids if you haven't they definitely have some major bops and super fun personalities.

Shoutout to @voljaee for being so sweet with her comments on my previous chapters and thanks to all my readers. ❤️