[124. Ignorance]
Dae couldn't sleep properly that night. He lied awake half of the night stroking Cream's fur, who was sleeping peacefully beside him. But still, the next morning he enthusiastically got up from his bed, got ready and set out for college, just wanting to see Aroon.It was 8 : 30 Am when he reached college. So he thought the older might have went back to his dorm after football practice. But he didn't know Aroon's dorm number. He called him but the older didn't pick the call. So he called Oak. Oak told him the dorm number but informed that they are already at their class discussing about an Assignment. Dae pouted and walked to his class hoping to see the older at lunch.But he couldn't see the older at lunch too. Aroon was not in their usual canteen. So he went to his dorm at evening and knocked at the door. There was no response from inside. He called into the older's phone and to his surprise, heard it ringing inside the room.' Did he go[125. What happened to OakPhet ?]1 week Ago.Monday morning Oak groaned and squirmed about in his bed, hearing an annoying sound. He rolled over onto his stomach and slammed his hand on the head of the alarm clock, sitting on the bedside table, thinking it's the sound of the alarm. But the sound didn't cease yet. Then in his half conscious mind, Oak realized someone is knocking on his room door. "Who the hell is this ?", Oak cursed, rubbing his eyes and slowly opening them. He looked at the alarm clock and saw the time was only 5: 35 Am. Still 10 minutes are there for his alarm. Who the hell is knocking on his door this early in the morning?' What if it's some emergency ?', Oak kicked his sheets and jumped out of the bed, running to the door. Different thoughts went through his mind like, what if the dorm building caught fire ?, What if some burglars barged into their dorm ? Or what if someone in the next room is suffocating to death ? He quickly opened th
[126. What happened to OakPhet- II]Oak slowly supported his chin on his palm without breaking eye contact with Phet.It's only then, Oak really noticed Phet's attractive doe eyes, his gorgeous light brown eyes holding the magnitude of a black hole inside it, his upper eyelids shaped like a wide stretching curvy hill pointing downward at the outer corner, curling into the most beautiful eye smile ever, his soft brownish black locks falling onto his forehead at the side, partially covering his one eyebrow.For the first time, Oak really noticed his perfectly straight sharp Grecian nose that really compliments his face and obtusely angled jawline. His cheeks that are perfectly chubby with a natural rosiness. His full and sumptuous lips sitting in a voluptuous pout which Oak thinks is the most attractive part of his face looking just so nice and just so sweet with a slight hint of pink to it. His natural melanin skin tone, not pale but slightly ta
[127. I am not ready for that yet.]The next Friday evening when Aroon came back home with him, Dae felt so happy. Actually the whole week he was feeling like the older was ignoring him. He questioned himself a lot of times whether he did something wrong. Every time he tried to come at the conclusion that the older is just busy or stressed and he isn’t purposefully ignoring him.He couldn’t even talk out his worries to Phet. Now they don’t call and talk for hours like before and they don’t have lunch together. Phet said he is having lunch at the canteen near their campus with friends from his class but Dae is worried whether Phet actually haves lunch or skip it. Phet is extremely gloomy since that incident on Monday. That evening when he tried to console Phet, he said he is alright and he don’t need to console him. He said he just needs some time alone and he will be completely fine soon. But Dae knows Phet is not at all alright. His cheerful self
[128. Are they dating ?]Dae came to know from their servants that the older went somewhere after he left with Gun. He felt sad as he couldn't spend some time with the older. He texted Aroon and the older said he is at Preed's home. Dae walked upstairs to his room feeling upset. Aroon came back home with a heavy stomach pain. He walked upstairs and lied down on his bed. Dae couldn't understand how the older suddenly got a stomach pain. He asked whether he want tea or something but the older asked him to just let him sleep.At night, it rained heavily. Heavy lightening and thunder accompanied the rain. Dae felt scared and cold. He wanted some warmth. Cream who was lying beside him shivered and flinched at every thunder. Atlast Dae decided to go to Aroon's room. He picked Cream and walked to the older's room. He opened the door without making sound and saw the older sleeping peacefully on his bed not affected by the sounds of thunder. Dae crawled
[ 129. You all knew ?]" Bun..I am sorry, okay ?" Aroon said after parking the car in the students parking lot.Aroon had decided to talk to the younger and clear his doubts about him and Oak dating. That is why he told their driver, not to drive them to college today. Also he had decided to take the younger out for a coffee or ice-cream, evening in order to prevent the younger from having other unnecessary doubts and thoughts. Yesterday after Dae walked out of the room, Aroon called Oak. He asked him whether he knew Phet liked him. Oak froze at that direct statement. He was silent for a few moments." Who told you he likes me ?", Oak then asked. He seemed a bit shocked." Dae.", he replied." You didn't know ? You knew it, right ? That's why you were ignoring him."" Yeah...I almost knew.", Oak said.Oak was hesitant to speak at first. But after Aroon urged a lot, he started speaking about it. They talked for about an hour and
[130. I will be waiting for you.]At evening Aroon and Dae drove to 'Heavens cafe'. They made comfortable on a clean table, opposite to each other and ordered two scoops of chocolate ice-cream. Dae smiled as the waiter brought the ice-cream in front of him.Aroon kept his gaze only on his cup of ice-cream. He wanted to look at the younger but he knew if he look up at those soft lips, it will definitely cause trouble." Aru..."Aroon looked up to see Dae holding a spoon of ice-cream in front of his mouth." Dae..I have mine.."" Aru..have it if you love me.", Dae said and Aroon's eyes widened. Hesitantly he leaned forward and opened his mouth for the younger to feed him. Dae smiled as the older had his ice-cream " Aru..oh ! you ate one spoon of mine. So give me one spoon of yours.", Dae said giggling. Aroon nodded. He took a spoonful of his ice-cream and held it in front of the younger's mouth. Dae almost jumpe
[131. You don’t like me.]After dinner, Aroon and Dae went to their home theatre and Dae picked a movie. He then went and sat on the big couch. Aroon first thought to sit on a small couch but then he thought Dae would feel hurt if he do that. So he went and sat on the same couch where Dae was sitting, but a little away from the younger.As the movie progressed, Dae moved closer to Aroon and leaned his head on the older's shoulder. Aroon didn't move. He sat there like a statue. To the end of the movie, Dae slept on his shoulder. Now Aroon either had to wake him up or carry him to his room. He decide to go with the first option. He shook the younger but he didn't wake up. He shook him much more harshly but the younger threw his hands on his neck. By now the older got really suspicious that the younger was pretending asleep. He took the latter's hands away from his neck and shook him once more. Dae at last opened his eyes after a few more shaking. He stood
[132. Did you forget something?]" What's the problem now ? Why are you this much upset today ?", Phet asked looking at Dae who was sitting opposite to him in the canteen, simply swirling in his bowl of noodles with the fork." Aru isn't talking to me. I did something wrong. But I can't understand what I did.", Dae responded without taking his gaze from the bowl, still swirling in it.Phet furrowed his eye brows. " Not even talking a word to you ?"" Not like that. But...", Dae paused and looked up. " He came home lightly drunk on Saturday evening and told me I don't like him. I said I like him and when I was going to hug him, he ran away from me. And yesterday he went somewhere early morning itself and came back only late night. Today while we drove to here, we talked something, but I was the one actually talking. I can't understand what is wrong with him."" Then just ask him.", Phet said and raised his fork of noodles to his mouth."
[167. I will be with you.]The drive to Sky Park is only 20 minutes. The boys sits in the back seat of a cab, peering out of the windows at the bright lit malls and shops on either sides of the highway. It's almost 7 Pm and all the shops has been brightly lit with colourful lights.'Fake Love, BTS' is playing on the radio in the background and Dae tries humming along with the song whilst carefully observing the Seoul city. The driver, who is probably a guy in his late twenties also sings along with the song in a low voice whilst vigorously shaking his head. Aroon just sits and enjoys the cool wind whipping through his cheeks from the taxi's open window." Are you two a couple ?", the driver suddenly asks stopping his singing and glancing at them through the mirror. Both Aroon and Dae is surprised. Not because the driver asked them that question but because he asked in English." Yeah..", Aroon replies. The driver just smiles in response and starts
[166. Ice rink]Dae sits in one of the side seats of a bus to Seoul with the older's phone in his hands, his eyes glued on the phone screen, his lips curved upward and his dimples visible as he reads the rest of the comments under their post. There had been a lot of new comments, the morning and new comments are appearing every minute. Most of them are supportive and Dae can’t help but feel extremely happy. Whenever he comes across a negative comment, he quickly skips it. He doesn’t let his mind get affected by the negative remarks.Aroon sits beside the younger, carefully watching his expression, smiling slightly whenever the younger’s smile widens a bit more. The boys had left Min's apartment only half an hour ago, after having the breakfast Granny min prepared for them. “ Enough Bun.”, Aroon says after sometime. “ You will get a head ache if you read while traveling.”“ Oh..really?”, Dae tilts his head and asks. “ Yeah I think I am s
[ 165. Overcame Fear]It had past midnight. Dae lied awake looking at the dark ceiling above him, his eyebrows scrunched together as he tried to make some important decision regarding his relationship with Aroon. The older was sound asleep beside him, still one of his strong arms caging him protectively from one side." Aru..", he suddenly called shaking the older. He needs to tell the older something urgently. Out of nowhere, he has suddenly got some strange yet strong courage, a courage to do something, something daring. He needs to do it right now or what if he loses the courage tomorrow morning?Aroon groaned in discomfort as Dae called him again. Dae reached his hands to the nearby switch board and soon the lights were turned on. Aroon's eyelashes fluttered in irritation at the sudden lightening that filled the room along with the younger calling his name whilst shaking him. " What bun ?", he asked slowly opening his eyes." Aru, I have took one impo
[164. Baby..patience ]Aroon sat on the bed, staring at the younger, sitting huddled up on the couch watching some cartoon on TV after having the ramen noodles cooked by granny min, his plump lips curved upward at the end and his dimples visible as he peered at the television screen. The younger looked so cute and hot in his new light blue shirt and cream short shorts.Aroon looked at his watch. It was almost 9 Pm. Dae isn't getting bored watching the damn cartoon. At last Aroon sat up from the bed, ruffling his hair and walked to the younger, the sweet smell of strawberries encasing him as he reaches near him.He slumps down beside the younger inhaling his sweet smell deep into his nostrils. But the younger is so immersed in the cartoon he is watching that he doesn't give him the attention he needed.Losing patience, Aroon grabs the younger's chin and turns his face to him, making him look at his eyes. Dae's heart rate suddenly speeds up at the way the o
[ 163. The old couple. ]Dae walks holding Aroon's hands, a smile sits on his face as he amusedly watches the infinite number of shops and stalls on either side of the road. A heavy plastic bag hangs on Aroon's free hand and it swings back and forth as they walks quickly through the street market of Cheonan. Inside it are the little stuff they bought from that market." Aru, walk slow.", Dae whines." Dae, it's going to rain soon. I think we need to walk 15 more minutes to reach the bus stop."" It's going to rain? How do you know ?", Dae asks confused." Look up at the sky."Dae looks up and sees the greying clouds above him rumbling with warning. Out of nowhere an ice cool wind blows and whips through their hair. A drop of water falls on Dae's nose tip." Aru..yeah..it's raining."Soon fat droplets of rain hits both of their forehead and Aroon runs holding Dae's hands to a nearby tiny restaurant. Standing there under the leak
[162. Baby goats]After almost an hour, Dae wakes up feeling hungry. He blinks his eyes thrice before slowly lifting his heavy eyelids, adjusting his dreary eyes to the morning sun rays rushing in through the open window. He slowly sits up straight, lifting his head from the older's shoulders." Why you woke up quickly ?", Aroon asks, his gaze on his phone, his fingers dancing rapidly over the screen. "There's one more hour to reach there. Sleep a little more.", he says slightly turning his head. Dae just hums in replay but looks out of the window deciding to watch the sights outside for sometime. The bus is now going through a city and tall buildings array on both sides of the road. Soon Dae notices the board of a restaurant and instantly his mouth waters seeing the variety food items on the banner. He feels extremely hungry after seeing the photo of the food items. He hadn't eaten dinner last night. But he feels reluctant to tell Aroon that
[ 161. Bus ride ]Dae squirmed on the bed, left and right trying to meet the familiar warmth. But he didn’t hit Aroon's body even after rolling about a lot. So he finally opened his eyes to figure out where the older actually was. He turned his face to his right and he was shocked. Abruptly he turned around to the left and there too was no one. Dae sat up on the bed in panic with a fast thudding heart. " Aru..", He called out frightened gazing around in the room. He looked over at the window and it's still dark outside. Dae started getting more nervous by the instant. "A..Aru..", He again called and this time it came out muffled because of fear. He was about to cry as no reply came.He only remember both of them running into a hotel, actually a motel at midnight after walking through the empty roads for almost an hour. He was really sleepy then and as soon he saw a bed, he fell on it and drifted into sleep, hugging the older. But now where is the olde
[ 160. Eloped ]It was really dark when Aroon landed at Seoul airport. He had changed the time in his phone from 5: 52 Pm to 7:52 Pm. And it had past 8:20 when he finally got out of the airport and got a taxi. Somehow he was able to tell the driver that we wanted to go to Daegu and fortunately the man understood him.Aroon took his phone and called Oak as soon as he hopped into the taxi.“ Aroon..be really careful. We will call you if there’s anything. And if your Dad calls you, pick the call. Or he will get suspicions. Bye then, take care.”, Oak said before ending the call.Aroon then placed the phone in his pocket and leaned back in his seat.The taxi driver, who was an young man, not looking anything more than 25 tried to converse with him in a English mixed Korean. And Aroon was able to comprehend something. His one week stay with Kim family had taught him a little bit Korean. He also tried to converse a little with the driver in an attempt to
[159. Let’s bring back Dae.]Aroon didn't have dinner. He sat on his desk chair thinking what to do next. An hour ago, he had texted Dae ' Are you okay ?' just to see whether he has his phone with him. The message was marked ‘seen’ after sometime but no reply came. So he understood the phone was either in Mr Kim’s custody or with his own Dad.' Dae isn't alright. Right now, he might be crying, lying in that room where we stayed. Or they might be questioning him. He is definitely not okay. He needs me.', Aroon suddenly took his phone in his hands and started searching for the next flight to Korea.There was a flight at 5 Am. The booking was about to close and he hastily went to book ticket. But soon he found that there was not enough money in his card. It was strange as the ticket doesn't coast that much. He checked the balance and found the whole money in his account has been withdrawn a few hours ago. Aroon felt totally helpless. He called O