Intersected Lines (R-18)

Line 42

(Yoon Jeonghan's PoV)

"Whoaaa it's been a while since I saw this beautiful landscape of Incheon"

-I laughed at Joshua who's acting like a child. I can see him almost popping his head out of the car window looking all mesmerized with what he is seeing right now.

"Yah. Mapugutan ka ng ulo gusto mo?"

-Joshua rolled his eyes and immediately retreated after Seungcheol scared him.

"Eh kung ikaw kaya pugutan ko?"

-Cheol only glanced at him through the rear view mirror and sneered.

"All right. Who wants to stop by the convenience store? You might want some ice creams"

"Ice cream. Isn't it too cold for that?"

"Yah. You drink iced americano even though it's freezing!"

-I can't help but to shook my head and smile widely while listening to their nonsense bickers. It's funny how we still act like this even though we are already pass our mid 20's. I guess it's just numbers who aged and not us. We are still that foolish highschooler after so many years.

"Alright. Stop fighting, we can buy what we want and not just ice creams"

-Cheol looked at me with his smiling eyes and secretly mocked Joshua in front of my face, with that I only smirked at him and turned my face ahead. Watching the beautiful scenery infront of us. Rose quarts and serenity skies were blended on the horizon created by the spectacular sunset. It was if the heavens had turned into a fluff ball of cotton candies feeding it's people with it's sweet atmosphere. It was so relaxing to watch and having this kind of playful vibe inside the car makes me feel like I was just born yesterday. As if I didn't not experience any traumatizing even in my life on the previous week. I wanna stay like this for a long time.

"You think we should also buy something for Uncle?"

-joshua was especially asking me so I glanced at him through the rear view.

"Seasoned chicken. It's his favorite. If you want to drink with him buy few bottles atleast"

-he nodded and I immediately faced the windows. This is the first time I'm coming home with extreme feelings of anxiety. Hindi ko alam ang dadatnan ko. It was clear that Mom and Dad is so dissapointed at me and Jiha is angry. Papano kung magbago bigla ang pakikisama nila sakin? Papano kung bigla nalang magiba ang tingin nila sakin? Hindi ko kakayanin. I can afford to lose the world but not my family.

"Hey"

-I felt a pat on my shoulder as I realized the car has stopped moving.

"May gusto kabang bilihin? Or ipabili. Ako nalang ang kukuha para sayo"

-Cheol spoke so softly as he offered.

"Chicken pop. It's Jiha's favorite"

-He smiled and nodded before catching up with Joshua who's already paying for the boxes in his hands. I could only stare at my two adorable bestfriends. Cheol and I never had the chance to talk privately after what happened but somehow after feeling that kind of pain the first time I saw him after the incident it gradually decreases until nothing was left. Did my heart understood everything on it's own? I'm not the only one who suffered, what happened that night was also my fault and seeing him make these kind of efforts warms my heart. The bitter feeling won't help at all. After what happened it is more important to have the backs of each other rather than blaming oneself isn't it?

"Here"

-joshua tossed me some sausage by the window before he went to the backseat. Cheol closed the compartment after placing the groceries and the journey continues.