Been Through: BOOK 3 - CHANBAEK FF ✔️

[ 42 ] But In This Life

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Drumming his fingers on the table, Baekhyun is just waiting for the school bell to ring so that he can get out of this lecture hall. He's not saying that he already knows what his Physics professor is blabbering about, but that's what he's exactly saying.

Maybe studying with Chanyeol in New York has its perks; his intellect went advance when it comes to courses like this. Maybe he could apply for a two-year acceleration program the next semester and take another placement test? If he passes, that would make him ahead of Chanyeol for a year and that would also mean one thing.

He's gonna be the sunbae now.

He secretly giggles behind his hand, imagining Chanyeol calling him Baekhyun sunbae, "Omg. That's gonna be a little weird but I like it." He cups his own face as he blushes. "Maybe I was actually born to be a top."

Sehun beside him throws him a judgemental look, "What's happening to you?"

The bell finally rings. Class is dismissed.

"Nothing," Baekhyun shrugs his shoulders and grabs his stuff. Students are filing out of the hall while Sehun waits for him to finish shoving his notes inside his bag. Once done, he smiles at him, "Let's go?"

"Uh." Sehun looks at the door, hesitantly pointing his index finger at that someone outside, waiting and looking like a nonchalant being. "I think he's here for you."

"Who?"

"Your underling."

Baekhyun turns his head to the direction where Sehun is staring at, only to see Chanyeol standing beside the door. His classmates who are exiting the way are glancing at him, whispering to each other at how handsome Park Chanyeol is this close.

The moment their eyes get into contact, Chanyeol raises his hand to wave at Baekhyun a little, so Baekhyun smiles brightly in return, rushing towards Chanyeol until they're now face to face.

"Let's walk home together," Chanyeol says, and he can feel everyone's attention now directed at the two of them. He just ignores their presence as though they don't exist, just like what Baekhyun told him, while maintaining a straight face. "Are your classes already done?"

"Yep!" Baekhyun answers back. He gestures at Sehun, mouthing that he's leaving first with Chanyeol. He looks up to Chanyeol. "How about you?"

"So, this is my fate. To be alone in this cruel world," Sehun mutters to himself, watching Chanyeol and Baekhyun's back disappearing. He sighs and turns around to head at the opposite direction, "Single life sucks. No one loves me."

He pauses walking when he suddenly realizes something. "Wait. I'm not gonna be actually single anymore." He fist-bumps his own palm. "Right! Someone asked me out!"

Speaking of the devil, he sees Luhan now walking from a far with his classmates, looking so bright and happy. His eyes widen in shock while he immediately turns his back away to quickly hide behind the lockers.

"Shit. Why the fuck am I hiding," Sehun tells himself as he clutches his tickling chest, "Yeah! I should show myself! It's not like I confessed to him or anything!" He laughs nervously. "Oh god, I must be out of my mind."

"Hey!"

He almost gets a cardiac arrest when he spots Luhan now beside him, grinning ear-to-ear. Wait, how did he get here so quick---

"Sehun! Who are you hiding from, huh? Are they gone now?" Luhan says while looking left to right.

Sehun rolls his eyes and breathes. "Why are you here? Shouldn't you be at your own department?"