Hanahaki Strings • seventeen jihancheol

Chapter 20: Shade

"I quit, I quit!" Joshua exclaimed, crossing his arms on his chest as his brows furrowed frustratedly.

Seungcheol chuckled and Jeonghan burst out laughing at the younger's reaction.

"You suck at games, Joshua!" Jeonghan teases him.

"It's because I don't usually play stuffs like this," Joshua reasoned out to defend himself.

"It's my first time playing here too but I'm not as bad as you," Seungcheol retorted with a playful smile plastered in his lips.

Jeonghan and Joshua quickly turned to him, eyes widened a bit, "It's your first time?" Jeonghan asked.

The older nodded.

"How come you're so great at these?" Joshua asked.

"I'm not, you just suck at these stuffs."

Joshua just frowned.

"Anyway, you lost, Shua! You'll pay for our meals!" Jeonghan exclaimed happily, pointing at the younger mockingly.

"Fine. Meals on me." Joshua admitted, sighing in defeat. He roamed his eyes around and it brightened up a bit when he spotted something. He quickly turned to the two older male and pointed at what he saw.

"Before we eat, can we go there first? I want to-" Joshua didn't finish what he was about to say when he felt his phone on his slacks vibrated. The two older male visually asked him what he was saying but he excused himself first and took a look of his phone.

His eyes widened when he saw various messages from Jihoon and one missed call from Wonwoo. He opened the messages first to read them.

Jihoon:

Hyung, where are you?

Jihoon:

Have you seen the results of the exams?

Jihoon:

We're getting worried hyung. Please reply

Jihoon:

Jeonghan and Seungcheol hyung were also nowhere to be seen. Are you with them?

Jihoon:

HYUNG I'M GONNA CALL THE POLICE IF YOU STILL WON'T RESPODN

Jihoon:

*respond

Jihoon:

SO TEXT BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OR I'LL CALL YOUR MOM AND TELL HER YOU'RE MISSING

Jihoon:

JOSHUA HONG I'M SERIOUS I'M GOING TO REPORT YOU NOW TO THE POLICE WITH SEUNGCHEOL AND JEONGHAN HYUNG AND I DON'T WANNA THINK YOU CUT CLASS BUT DID YOU REALLY SNEAKED OUT OF THE SCHOOL? WITH SEUNGCHEOL AND JEONGHAN????