Red String | Minsung

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Jisung made his way to the library. He knew very well he lied to Minho about being late to class. He just wanted to get away from him as soon as possible. Jisung was conflicted. Minho wanted to apologize? It was so unlike him. Jisung entered the library and walked over to where he usually sat.

The blonde-haired male sat down, not planning on doing any work. He pulled his phone out of his pocket, hoping to take his mind off of recent events. This, of course, didn't work. Maybe he actually wanted to apologize for what he did. Maybe he finally came to his senses. Jisung groaned. He couldn't help but feel like Minho was playing a prank on him. There was no way he'd be willing to apologize, to him especially.

Maybe if Minho was persistent enough, he'd be willing to listen to what he has to say. Jisung was sure that he wouldn't be persistent, therefore he wouldn't have to deal with Minho. The blonde just couldn't wait to go home and avoid his problems. He continued to scroll through his phone for the rest of the period until the bell rang. He gathered his things before standing up and exiting the library.

He wandered down the hall amongst the other students, deep in thought. Before he knew it, he was already at his locker. He quickly did the code on the padlock and opened his locker. He tossed all of his things into the locker, not caring about organizing. "Jisung hyung!" The blonde heard just before getting tackled. Jisung knew exactly who it was.

"Hey, Jeongin! How were your classes?" Jisung asked the younger. Jeongin grinned. "Awful." He answered, which was quite the contrast to his bright smile. "And yet you still manage to be cheery. I don't know how you do it." He chuckled, closing his locker. 

The two friends sauntered down the hall, chatting away about meaningless things. They walked into the cafeteria, heading over to their table. They sat in their usual spots. They were soon accompanied by Felix. "Hey Hyung! We were just talking about squirrels." Jeongin chirped, greeting the Aussie. "I'm not surprised." He chuckled.

"So, did Minho give you your clothes yet?" Felix asked. "Wow, I completely forgot about that. I should probably ask him, huh?" Jisung recalled. "Did he not talk to you or pester you today?" Felix questioned, surprised. "Well... He didn't bother me today, which is surprising. But he did talk to me."

"Well, what did he say?" Jeongin prompted. 

"He... tried to apologize to me." 

"What? Minho did?" Felix exclaimed. Jisung nodded. "I was surprised too."

Jisung noticed that Jeongin didn't seem at all fazed by the news. "And, did you listen?" The youngest impelled. "Nope. There's no way he actually wanted to apologize, I didn't want him to waste my time." The blonde stated. "Here's the thing, Hyung..." Jeongin started. He explained what he had overheard to his friends.

Felix and Jisung were shocked. "So what you're saying is... Minho was actually being sincere? And Hyunjin is an asshole? Well, I already knew that." Jisung asked, bewildered. Jeongin nodded. "Damn. I didn't think he had it in him." 

"Well, don't you think you should listen to his apology, Sung? Plus, you can hopefully get your clothes back." Felix suggested. Jisung scrunched up his nose. "I don't want to just walk over to him and demand his apology. If he wants to apologize, he needs to come to see me." Jisung denied. "Where's Chan, by the way?"

"He's probably hanging out with some other friends right now. You know how popular he is." Jeongin replied. "True." They continued to talk amongst themselves before their attention was averted to two males. 

"Go on, Minho. Just try again. He might listen to you this time." 

"I doubt it. You're just doing this so you can be close to your little crush."