PLAY DATE. n, jaemin

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— erisa nakahana

       agad akong napatayo ng marinig ang katok mula sa pintuan. I guess, Jaemin wasn't kidding when he said he was outside.

dali dali kong binuksan ang pintuan and when I did, tumambad agad sa akin ang nagiisang Na Jaemin.

I look at him in utter confusion, and I was taken back ng bigla niyang tinapon ang sarili sa akin. I froze, he just held me, hug me tightly na para bang walang bukas.

I didn't utter a word as I feel him snuggling closer, resting his head at the crook of my neck. I was never the magaling mag comfort type of person and I don't know what to do! I can feel na may problema siya, I can feel his tears slowly dripping in my skin, but I don't know what to do!

slowly, I rubbed his back. ito lagi ang ginagawa ni Haeun sa akin if I feel down and it works all the time. I can only hope na gumana sa kanya.

few minutes later, Jaemin suddenly chuckle as he let go, tumayo siya ng maayos sa harapan ko at pinunasan ang mga luha niya.

"hey..." he greeted, voice low and hoarse.

I let out a small smile, "pasok ka." aya ko sa kanya.

and so he did, I immediately close the door behind me at naglakad kami papuntang living room ng condo ko. he just sat silently at the couch, nasa kabilang dulo naman ako.

"I'm sorry for suddenly barging in." he uttered, breaking the silence.

agad din akong umiling, "it was nothing." I responded before looking at him, "... so, what's up?"

I saw how a bitter smile creeped to his face, he shook his head, as if trying to shake the unwanted thoughts spinning inside his head, "feels kinda down and I.... and I just find myself running to you."

I was stunned. I was taken back and was left speechless. I don't know how to react.

why would he even run to me when he feels down?

sa pagkakaalam ko kung may problema ka, pamilya o yung barkada mo ang agad mong' tatakbuhan yet this guys decided to run to the girl he's been flirting with for a month.

"... so uhm, what happen?" tanong ko, tutal sa akin naman siya tumakbo, I'll just make the best out of it and I don't know, help him feel better?

maybe.

"sort of fought with my dad, plus I'm drowning in school and with the football team." simple niyang sagot.

natahimik lang ako, hindi talaga alam kung ano ang sasabihin. "just talk, I'll listen." wala naman talaga akong ibang magagawa kung hindi ang makinig and keep everything to myself kung ano man ang maririnig ko ngayon. "ano problema sa team?" tanong ko.

"my dad wants me to quit playing." agad akong napalingon sa kanya.

Jaemin once mentioned how much he loves playing. it's like his escape, a getaway. naglalaro siya cause it's one of the things he actually wantd to do and his dad had always been oppose it, despite Jaemin already studying law in exchange for staying in the team.