reply, markhyuck

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it has been a week since the incident on the court happened. and it has never happened, ever again.

the older refused to talk to donghyuck even tho the latter tried so many times. though there are times where the older still continued picking on him, donghyuck thinks that the mark lee who comforted and hushed him is still there. because who could deny it? mark even learned sign language while jisung and his other friends is still stuck in the basics.

donghyuck sighed as he walked down the hallways of the school, alone once again. there are times when renjun and jaemin could either be late or early and this day is one of those times that's why he's alone. he then just shrugged it off and just walked to his locker.

while he walks, he noticed, few of the students stared at him as if they knew his whole life story and judged him. donghyuck knows they're some of the students who thinks he's annoying. yeah, he knows how much they despise him but he just let it slide and let people and their judgmental minds judge. like they can earn something from judging someone's life anyways.

donghyuck bit the insides of his cheeks when he saw mark and some of his team mates including jeno and the loud chinese male, busy chatting nearby the lockers. he then just sighed and chose to ignore them.

when he got to his locker, he opened it to get the things he needed for his first class but a strange note fell down upon opening the locker door.

huh, donghyuck thought and knelt down to get the note, he opened it and read it, but it may have broke something inside of him as he reads it.

— hey i just want to let you know that you look stupid, hopeless, useless and fucking pathetic today and any other day. hope you understand how annoyed i am to you right now. i pity your useless ass. —

donghyuck stared at the note, feeling his heart clench at the note.

he knew well that he shouldn't let things like this affect him. but this is the first time someone put on an effort to actually write a letter personally which kind of made an impact. not mention that the note is overflowing of hatred.

donghyuck stared at the ball drawn on the lower right part of the note, it was a basketball,

could it be... mark lee?

donghyuck chanted 'no's in his mind as he refused to think that it could be him. it wasn't him right..... right?

donghyuck stood up, his knees trembling a little as his mind went blank while his hands gripped on the paper tightly, but no matter how tight he gripped on it, someone still managed to snatch it from him. he turned to snatch the note back but paused when he saw who got it. it was mark.

donghyuck tried to snatch the note back before mark could read it but the older stopped him with his free hand and raised his other hand that was holding the note so it was out of donghyuck's reach.

donghyuck huffed and wiped that one tear that fell from his eye. he watched as mark read the letter. it's not him. he kept on reminding himself. but he knows he won't get an answer if he won't ask. he then shyly tugged the hem of mark's sleeve earning his attention, "what?"

'it wasn't you.. right?' donghyuck signed as he unconsciously gripped on mark's sleeve.

donghyuck tried to meet the older's eyes but he can't really understand what mark was maybe thinking as of the moment. but as if a thorn has been plucked when he saw the older nod a little.
  

the older then continued to examine the note, not noticing donghyuck's grip on his sleeve.

donghyuck lowered his head as he feels tears pricking on his eyes and are threatening to fall. his lips started to tremble as thoughts of him, annoying every single human being around him, floods his mind. thoughts of them, thinking he's pathetic for not being able to speak and then find him annoying because of it. thoughts of him, ruining his life once again.

he wasn't born like this. when he was a kid, he's loud, talkative and cheerful. he was that kid that can give you a shine even just hearing how he thinks of the things in a positive way. and he's also a kid who had a dream.

but they had to move. to a new city. a city that felt so foreign to a kid donghyuck. and that city crumbled everything down. it crushed his dreams and the light in his family. and it made him grew fears and anxiety. that's when he became like this.

he tried to lessen on talking because that city found it annoying. he decided to be less talkative, less loud until he can't brought himself to do it again. and whenever he tries to, he's anxious that they'll find him annoying once again that's why that little confidence he came to stack up, came falling down as if it's london bridge.

and now that he can't do it anymore, people still find him annoying. honestly, donghyuck doesn't know what to do now. fortunately, he met his now best friends. and then, mark lee.

donghyuck looked up to see what the older was doing to distract him from his thoughts. his breath then hitched when he saw the older crumpling the note. donghyuck got curious as he lightly tugged on the older's sleeve.

"can you stop tugging my sleeve? you're going to damage my shirt."

donghyuck heard what the older had said making him loosen his grip and pout a little. 'i'm sorry' he signed. but he pointed at the older's balled fist, that has the crumpled paper inside, as if asking what he's gonna do about it.

"doesn't matter. just think that the note will be gone and then forget about it."

donghyuck's face, if possibly, lit up when he heard that. donghyuck clasped his hands together before signing 'thank you'.

"tss. don't thank me. i thought it was a love note that's why i got curious as to who will fall for someone like you."

donghyuck narrowed his eyes at the older as he placed both of his hands on his hips. he tilted his head to the side and raised a brow before signing, 'bet. want me to call renjun?'

donghyuck swore he saw the disbelief on the older's expression, or is it just him he then thought of a something and smirked a little, 'wait, why call renjun when i can just call your old self?'

"dongfuck, g-go to your renjun if you want and i won't give a single fuck." the older spite before leaving donghyuck alone infront of the lockers.

to be continued_
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