Chapter 22 : THE THING WE CAN

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It’s morning and we’re even closer to the tournament now. I’m pacing back and forth while staring at my own shoes in front of the student council office. I’m not sure if I should just open the door and enter. Would that be too weird? I keep pondering over and over while circling in this area to the point where I’m starting to get dizzy. I don’t think I should keep doing this unless I want to leave a small present on the floor of this

building. But…why am I pacing back and forth like this anyway?

I scold myself for a while before I decide to pull out my cellphone and stare at the screen. Well, I need to speak to Phun about the budget issues that we talked about, otherwise I’d be in trouble.

What should I do? Should I just call him instead? But… I secretly kinda wanna see him… Wait! What am I even thinking?! This is so dumb! I

hit my own head with my knuckles heavily for having such an appropriate thought about someone else’s boyfriend. I decide to dial Phun’s number and hit call. It’s wonderful enough that we are friends even though we can only be in the same vicinity that person probably won’t mind It can’t be helped that you fell in love with that person first I keep having to hide everything So that you cannot see them from my eyes

Jeez…what the fuck is with this ringback tone of his? I immediately shove my phone away from my

ear when I hear the lyrics. (Who sings this? I’ve never heard of it.) I only had a short amount of time to wonder before I hear Phun’s deep voice on the other line.

“Yes, Noh?”

Don’t be so damn polite! You’re making me feel weird!

“Where…the hell are you?”

“At the student council office. Where are you?

Should I go and find you?” He’s such a willing participant. I chuckle into my phone before I glance up to read the sign on top of the student

council office. “See you in half a second.”

It really was half a second before I pushed the door and entered the room the moment I hung up.

Phun is stunned to see me. (He’s still holding his phone up to his ear, heh heh.) However, he’s not alone in the office. I forgot that this isn’t actually

his personal office. There’s Fi (the student council president), Bank (I don’t know his title), two 10th graders, and…Earn, the president of the cheer team.

They’re all staring at me.

“Eh? Noh! What are you doing here?” Earn greets me before anyone else. There is a small smile on Phun’s face as he puts his cellphone away. “Why

didn’t you just come in?” Heh heh heh. I guess Earn knows why I’m here now that he hears Phun’s question. I mockingly shrug at Phun before I turn to smile at Earn who appears to be counting items from a

huge pile. Well, I guess my meddlesome genes is activating. “What’s that, Earn?! That bag is freaking huge!”

“Souvenirs for the guys that will be on the stands.” He answers me with a small grin as he shows one off to me. This year, the memento is a silver dog tag with our school’s name on it. In the back, there’s an engraved text which reads, “ALL IS ONE.” It’s so freaking pretty!

“That is sooooo freaking coooool! I want one! Can I get one if there are leftovers?” I jump at the dog tags once I see them since I want one very badly. (So freaking much.) Earn breaks out in laughter, probably because I’m clinging to his arm like a

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