Tomorrow With You (ChanBaek)

Chapter Thirty Six

Chanyeol felt agitated as he cram on the day before his final examination. He kept licking his finger as he turn every page of the book he is reading while taking down notes to review.

'I need to do this.'

'I need to get a higher grade than last semester.'

'Why are there so many numbers in accounting?'

He thought as he looked for the formula before computing the given numbers at the table.

He felt like giving up, but everytime he thinks about taking a break, he is constantly reminded of Baekhyun's words. He sighed louder than he anticipated, then immediately covered his mouth and looked around, apologizing to the students from the other tables inside the quiet library.

He bowed his head onto his book, and kept on looking for the formula he needed. He scanned the page slower than he did with the other pages, and when he got to the bottom, he found the formula he thought he needed. A celebratory 'yes!' slipped from his lips and he received multiple complaints from every student nearby.

"Keep it down!"

"We're trying to study here!"

"Go to the gym!"

Chanyeol felt extremely embarassed when the librarian went to his table and asked for him to leave. He kept bowing his head and apologizing to every student, including the librarian, and when he was about to collect his things, Baekhyun went to his table, asking the librarian if she could let Chanyeol stay for the last time. The librarian knew Baekhyun since he worked at the library long enough, she gave Chanyeol a final glance before turning her back on him.

"Why can't you keep your mouth shut?" Baekhyun agitatedly whispered.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'll stay quiet."

"You better. This is the library I work at. Do you want me to get fired?"

"I can always hire you as my tutor. The pay is not bad." Chanyeol said with a smirk on his face.

"That doesn't sound fun." Baekhyun said.

"Why can't I sit with you?" Chanyeol asked.

"We can't concentrate if we sit together, and we could have gotten kicked out if we were sitting at the same table, all thanks to your big mouth."

He looked at Chanyeol's books scattered at the table and gave his final warning. "Keep studying. And clean your table. It looks like a dog had run over it."

Baekhyun left and went back to his table and Chanyeol is left alone again with his book intimidatingly staring back at him.

Hours passed and Chanyeol felt drained. It's getting late and he had studied most of the things he needed for the test. As he kept on reading the book and taking down notes, his eyes started getting heavier. He felt as if he is hallucinating, mistakenly looking at the hard wood table as a nice, soft pillow.

He covered his mouth as he carefully let out a yawn, not wanting anyone to hear him again. He shook his head to wake himself up, but when his mind kept fighting a losing battle with his unconciousness, his head started to drift apart and his cheek landed on his open book with his eyes closed.

Baekhyun noticed that he could no longer see the giant's head when he turned his gaze at Chanyeol's table. He looked closely, and saw that he is sleeping soundly with his head on his book.

He took a break and left a pen in between his open book to mark the page he stopped reading. He stood up and went outside the library with his hand reaching in his pocket for a couple of change he got from the convenient store. He slid three coins at a vending machine and pressed the button to let a can of coffee roll out at the bottom to meet his waiting hand.