Daycare | JongSang

seventeen

"So thank you for staying with me...."

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The ray of sunshine from the window of his room woke Jongho up. As his eyes opened, an immediate headache struck his head. Jongho let out a small groan and sat up as he rested his head on the bed's headboard.

He looked around and saw a medicine with water beside it placed on the night stand. His eyes landed on it and there he thought, 'Who left it here? Mingi?'

He observed the white pill before recognizing that it was a painkiller. He reached out for it not minding who left it there. He needed it. After taking it and resting for a bit, he stood up while his legs are still a little wobbly.

He then smelled a savory aroma once he stepped out of his room. He figured out that it was coming from the kitchen that's why he rushed to go there.

Jongho then saw a brown haired male wearing the apron he uses when he's cooking for Min Ji. When the male turned around, he immediately smiled after seeing Jongho.

"Jongho, this is almost done. Come on, sit down. I just need to put the fried rice on the plate." It was Yeosang who has the pan with fried rice on the left hand and a wooden spoon on the right hand.

Jongho didn't expect Yeosang to be here but Yeosang looked warm and dear that Jongho wanted to cuddle with him already. "So," Yeosang began speaking.

"Did you take the medicine on the nightstand together with the water? I figured out that headache is the first thing that will struck you in the morning."

Jongho's cheek burned by hearing the concern in Yeosang's voice. "It was from him?" Jongho thought. Early morning's butterfly started going wild in his stomach. A smile was formed in his lips as he thanked Yeosang, "B-by the way, did you changed my clothes. I-I don't seem to be wearing the clothes I wore y-yesterday as you can see."

It was Yeosang's turn to blush. He silently nodded and scratched the back of his head when he remembered the things he saw last night. "W-well, I didn't think that y-you'd be comfortable, so I changed it. And by any chance if you wonder w-why I'm still here, it's because I didn't leave."

Jongho almost choked on the coffee that Yeosang made when he heard Yeosang's words. "Y-you didn't leave?" Jongho's brows furrowed. "I was about to, b-but you asked me to stay."

Yeosang bit his lower lip and looked down on the table when he remembered last night, "So I ended up sleeping beside you." The whole conversation almost ended there.

With Jongho frozen and asking himself, 'Did I really do that?' and Yeosang regretting what he said for causing the awkward atmosphere. "I-I did that?"

"W-well, I should've left and I guess you should also change the pass code of your door since you accidentally told me the code and I am sorry for that because I should've just asked the landlady—"

"Yeosang," Jongho interfered with a reassuring smile, "It's fine. I should be the one apologizing, I caused inconvenience to you. But on top of that, thank you. I'm actually grateful for you. If it was Mingi, I'm sure he would've just sent me home with a taxi. So thank you for staying with me and even cooking for me."

Yeosang just smiled and told Jongho to eat up. That moment, he wanted to ask Jongho about that thing that happened between them last night; the kiss.

Didn't Jongho actually remember it? If he does, will he ever bring it up and be nonchalant about it then shatter Yeosang's heart? The kiss actually perceived the truth behind his feelings; that he actually like Jongho and it's no longer just a small crush.

And Yeosang doesn't like it when his hopes rise; especially if there's nothing to hope for. He just didn't like to hope for something almost impossible.

"Anyways, continue to eat up. I'll get going because you'd be picking Min Ji up from Seonghwa's right?" Jongho once again nodded his head before standing up.

Yeosang just smiled before removing the apron and taking his bag and coat in his arms. "By the way, Yeosang, may I ask you something if you don't mind?"

"Yes?"

"Are you free tomorrow? Wanna hang out?" Jongho didn't know why he's asking Yeosang to 'hang out' but he just wishes for him to say yes. Tightening the grip on his bag, Yeosang replied, "I don't know. Depends on the time, I guess."

Jongho smiled, "Then should we exchange numbers? So that I could inform you about the details." Yeosang handed him his phone and Jongho immediately rushed to his room to get his phone.

Yeosang just chuckled as he found it cute. "Here," Jongho gave his phone back once he has saved his number and vice versa. "Jjong? You're nickname?"

Jongho just gave Yeosang a gummy smile, "Well, that's what my contact name on my friends' phones."

"Cute. Anyways, I'll go." Jongho smiled widely like an idiot after that. Tinamaan talaga ng lintik. He immediately opened his phone and clicked the contact named, 'Yeosang.'

Rename Yeosang to 'Yeosangie'?
YES | NO

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the text's translation:
stay by my side

- anyways, chapter twenty-two
would be one of my
favourites:") -