In Another Lifetime [Minchan]

Chapter 30

Two different times but with same fate and story

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Minho could feel it coming in, he stares at the man in front of him who also had a shocked expression on his face. Chris avoided his gaze, surprised of the younger's presence but also trying to calm down.

Why is he nervous?... Does... he know me from the past? Minho couldn't stop thinking about it.

"Umm can I have the ball back?" Chris repeatedly asked again and looks at Minho whose eyes landed on the ball that he was holding.

"S-sorry..." Minho softly muttered and gave Chris the ball, he immediately sprinted away as he can feel the tears filling up his eyes.

He just met the present Chan, he still looked like the one from the past and it's bringing a turmoil inside Minho. To be honest, Chris was just stunning and it was driving Minho crazy because whether it was past or present, Chan is somehow always around him and being close in the area.

Chris, on the other hand, looks at Minho's figure that was fading, and sighed heavily. He looked at the ball and to his friends.

"I'll be right back, Bam." he called his friend who just nodded and caught the ball from Chris' throw.

(a/n: hello a little interruption. recently, our dear Bambam has been posting concerning words on his Instagram story. Please send him words of love and encouragement, we cannot leave our dear Bambam in the dark. Thank you so much for your understanding.)

Chris wasn't gonna waste anytime, Minho needs to know.

He looks around the campus when he lost sight of the younger, he doesn't want to let this chance slip again. He just to see Minho, and let him know his intentions and identity.

Minho spotted Chris and stopped as he froze when the other saw him and made eye contact. They were only a few feet apart and Minho's heart started beating crazily when Chris looks at him for a few seconds and smiled.

"Minho..." Chris called.

How does he know my name?? Could it be?... No... no...

"I-I'm sorry I have to go." Minho excused, he doesn't want the other to see the tears forming in his eyes.

He just wanted his life and his mind to go back to normal again, why does the present Chan keeps on looking for him. He already regrets hurting the past Chan, and he doesn't want to get involved again near the present one.

He was quick enough to go down the stairs just to avoid Chris, he was too distracted of what was happening around him. He winces when he realized he twisted his ankle, causing him to fall on the ground hard.

Chris saw the scene and quickly rushes to Minho's side.

"Minho, on my goodness. Are you okay? Is your ankle okay?" he quickly helped the younger to stand up but earning painful whines and groans from the younger.

"My ankle..." Minho couldn't hold back and cries from the pain that was building up from his ankle and added up by the aching of his heart.

"Don't worry, I'll bring you to the clinic as quick as possible." Chris was quick to put Minho onto his back, giving the younger a piggy back and carrying him to the nearest clinic of the university.

Minho realized what Chris was doing but couldn't even speak in the slightest form, letting the older just do what he needed to.

As much as he wanted to avoid the reincarnated version of Chan, sometimes the universe is still not satisfied by his begging and pleading. He wanted to pretend his presence does not affect him, but it does. He sees the same face even with two different people. Sure, there are a lot of differences because the Chan today had shorter hair and paler skin... But he was still Chan, the man he once loved.