Invisible String| WinTeam

CHAPTER-6

Win was looking at the big screen in front of him. He realized that the movie they were watching was indeed, very creepy. He had watched horror movies before but it was his first time watching a zombie movie. When he turned his face to look at Team, he noticed that the younger was  engrossed in the movie. He wasn't sure if Team was even blinking as his eyes were glued to the screen.

He tried not to scream when he saw the zombie murder an innocent looking girl. He again turned sideways only to notice Team with an unbothered look on his face.

'This guy is a sociopath, isn't he', Win thought as he once again looked at the screen displaying the horrendous movie. It was the definition of real torture for him. Suddenly, he felt a touch on his shoulder and that's when Win jerked forcefully in the other direction to fight the zombie, but it was only Team so he let out a sigh of relief.

"What's wrong?" Team asked.

"Nothing is wrong. Why would you assume something is wrong?"

"Wait a minute. Are you scared?" Team scoffed as he looked at Win.

"No. I am not scared at all."

"Yeah whatever."

As the torture continued, Win reached out his hand to grab a handful of popcorn but when he put his hand inside the bucket of popcorn, he could feel a slimy, soft thing inside it. Win was really afraid as he pulled it up to see what it was.

"Ew what is this thing?" he spoke softly as he looked at it more carefully.

It was a hand. It was a hand belonging to his beloved junior Team. When he turned to face him, he was already glaring at him. He quickly pulled his hand away and folded his arms across his chest.

Usually people had romantic encounters with popcorn. Both of the people reached out to grab the popcorn at the same time and their hands brushed and they looked at each other and blushed. With Win, what happened was more of a horrid encounter rather than being a romantic one.

"Did you just use the word 'ew' for my hand?"

"What was your hand doing there in the first place?"

"It's warm, I was feeling cold because of the air conditioner. Whatever, let's just focus on the movie hia Win."

Win and Team were finally out of the movie theater. Win had insisted on eating something together which the younger couldn't refuse. Win wasn't hungry at all but he wanted to spend some more time with Team.

They sat down and ordered pizzas. Win had ordered a coke while Team had ordered a chocolate shake with rainbow sprinkles. Win smiled at his choice of order as he pulled his phone out of his pocket.

"So, did you like the movie?" Team asked him.

"Yeah, I guess."

"I never thought you would be scared of horror movies."

"I am not."

Before Team could say anything, the waitress came up to their table with a large tray in her hands. She put the plates and glasses down as she took a long look at both the boys.

"You both have a nice date." She spoke as she smiled at them.

"This is not a date." Team said, the tone of his voice defensive.

"Oh, I am sorry, I thought you guys were together."

"No, we are just friends."

An awkward tension set in the air as Team sipped his shake without looking at the blonde boy. Win could almost hear the sound of slurping if he concentrated on it.

"Look hia, that girl is staring at you." Team spoke after a few minutes signaling at a girl sitting alone a few tables across theirs. As Win glanced at her, he realized that the girl was indeed, looking at him. When the girl smiled, he gave her the biggest scowl he could muster to drive her away.

"Why did you give her that scary look?"

"I can do whatever I want with my face." Win noticed that the girl had stopped looking at him and was currently collecting her belongings to leave. He turned his face to look at the guy sitting in front of him and smiled at him.

"Oh come on, she was kinda cute."

Win was bisexual so he had been with a lot of men and women. He had a reputation for sleeping around but never committing to a serious relationship. The truth was, he just never felt any emotional connection with the people he dated so his flings never lasted long.

But all that changed when he met Team. He made him question all his beliefs and ideals and that was because with Team, he felt an emotional connection. It was true that Win had never felt so physically attracted to anyone ever before, it was also true that he really, really, really wanted to fuck Team but Team was much more than just a one night stand. Win was not sure if his feelings were reciprocated by the younger but that wouldn't change the fact that Team made him feel really good just by existing.

Win wanted to tell the dark- haired boy that he was much cuter than any girl or boy he had ever seen. He couldn't pinpoint exactly what made him feel the way he did for Team. He felt as if there was an invisible string tying him to the boy. Team being on the same swimming team as him, Team living in the same building as him, his room being exactly on top of his, his best friend dating Pharm, all of this was a part of their destiny or so Win thought.

He always believed that there were people who were made for each other, even though it sounded cheesy, it was what he believed in. He might appear as a guy who sleeps around but deep down, he just wanted to be happy with someone. He realized that if you really liked someone, just their presence could make you feel heavenly.

"You wanna go home now?" Win asked.