Don't Go... (Hunhan)

Chapter 22: Found New

Found New

     He didn't want to cry but the panging feeling he felt was giving him the reason to. He didn't know how and why he felt like that. He thought to himself, "So what if they kissed? What's my reason to feel this way?" Clueless about the answer to his own question, he just tried to shrug it off. To no avail, he just continued running until he stumbled on a turn with teary eyes.

     "Se-Sehun? Is that you?" Someone asked. The aforementioned couldn't think of who was the owner of that voice.

     Sehun raised his head. There he saw a black-haired, panda-eyed guy that stood in front of him. He offered him a hand and Sehun took the offer and stood up.

     "You look familiar..." The brunette muttered as he cleared off the dust from his clothes.

     "Why not? I'm your classmate," the boy responded as he put on his beanie, making Sehun gape in doubt.

     He looked closely and there he recognized the boy. "Huang... Zutao?" He spoke with uncertainty to the Chinese boy.

     "It's Zitao, Hun. Tao for short. How come you didn't recognize & remember?"

     "Oh... I'm sorry. I was thinking of something else. W-what are you doing here?"

    "I'm supposed to be the one who's asking that. Well, I live in this block and I'm just gonna buy something at the convenience store. And you?"

     "Uhh..." He uttered as he couldn't think of any other reason. "I was running away from someone and I ended up stumbling here," he told the truth, the not-so-detailed truth.

     "Why? From who?" Tao asked and he just saw the white puppy pursing lips as he lowered his head. "You don't need to tell me if you don't want to."

     "Oh. Thanks. I think, I better go..." He turned his back with a sad smile.

     "Hey, wait! Are you okay already?" And the brunette looked back.

     "Y-Yeah, I think so," he said as he raised his right hand to scratch the back of his head. Yet, another sad smile formed on his lips.

     Zitao cocked his head to the left and there he noticed something. "No, you're not," he contradicted, "your elbow is bleeding. Good timing, I'm out to buy first aid stuffs. Come with me at the convenience store. Let me treat that there."

    Without anymore words, Sehun just went with Tao. He knew that they're not that close at school but still the Chinese showed him kindness. He made a mental note to thank him and start becoming a close friend of him.

     They passed by the playground. Sehun saw that Xiumin and Luhan were still there. Taking the chance while the two weren't looking at their direction, Sehun held Zitao's arms and pulled him for a faster walk. They made it without being seen, or so he thought. Little did he knew, Luhan just watched them walk in a hurry.

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     "Oww..."

     "I'm sorry. Just endure the pain for a while," Tao said as he shoved the ball of cotton with antiseptic to the bleeding part.

      "O-okay. Just do it slowly," Sehun replied.

      "There. I'm done. The wound isn't too big so a band aid will do," the panda-eyed informed the brunette as he placed the purple band aid."