HUG

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we have all kinds of friends in high school. some are just friends of friends, that you talk to a few times and are cool with each other. that's me and this one boy, friends of friends.
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"jae, you should really come to our 7th hour." my friend T says, yes their name is T like the letter. "i don't know man, isn't your teacher here? he's gonna kick me out if he sees me." i say, unsure. i've skipped in their class before when the teacher wasn't there, but never when he was here. "you can hide under the table, we'll cover you with our legs and backpacks." my friend Ki says, smiling. i shake my head and say okay.

i walk with Ki and T to their class and run in to hide under the table when their teacher isn't looking. after a while one of their friends comes by and starts messing with them. i've meet him a few times before. we're friends of friends, his name is jungkook. he doesn't notice me at first. "hey jungkook! jungkook?" i say quietly, he still doesn't notice me. i reach out and grab his pants, he looks down in confusion then he smiles. "hi jae, why are you under the table?" he asks. "i'm not suppose to be in here, please don't tell on me." i say, laughing nervously. he tells me to get out from underneath the table and brings me a chair so i can sit with him and my friends.

we talk for a while and every now and then the teacher looks at us but he doesn't care that i'm in there. jungkook accidentally hits me and me being over dramatic says 'ouch'. he gives me a side hug, "im sorry, hugs and kisses, hugs and herpes." he says.  "mother fucker what? get away from me." i say while pushing him away. 'that was actually a nice hug' i think to myself. i get awkward around him after that and was so relieved when that bell rang.

i walk into my once again empty home. i live with my dad. i don't really know where my mom is, but i don't care. my dad is either at work or getting drunk. he's not abusive or anything like those fanfics, he just drinks a lot, but once again, i don't care. as long as he keeps him and his friends quite when i'm trying to sleep he can do whatever he wants. i sit on my bed to try do some homework, key word try. i cant seem to focus, my mind is focused on something else, someone else. "no no no no." i say to myself. "i CANNOT like someone over a hug."

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aha hi, idk if you notice but T is non binary, so they use neutral pronouns. also sorry if the first chapter is kinda sucky, i haven't written in a long time, i have to get used to it again 😺.