off the table, jung sungchan ✓

(9) basketball

第一年

❝The saddest thing is to be a minute to someone, when you've made them your eternity.

― Sanober Khan ❞

"Aera, wanna go home with me? We can drop by the bakery store if you want."

My breath hitched as the tall guy faced me.

Ryujin, whom I had already notified about my secret feelings toward Sungchan, nearly let out a high-pitched squeal upon hearing his offer to walk me home. I pierced a deadly glare toward her, what an oblivious way to not give Sungchan the slightest idea what's going on.

Sungchan bore a suspicious glance to us. His gaze flickered between me and the now brunette haired female. "You two, are you... uhh alright?"

I lightly whispered, narrowing my eyes to her. "I'll burn your whole GOT7 photocard collection if you dare to tease me again."

Ryujin quickly reassured him nothing was wrong; sneakily curling up a smirk on the corner of her lips when our eyes secretly meet. Even when I threatened her with my fist, Ryujin simply laughed it off.

"I'm sorry for interrupting but Aera?"

A soft tap on my shoulder made me turned around. Standing in front of me was a person I least expected to be here.

I shuffled closer to the newcomer, my facial expression accurately summarized how taken back I was due to his presence. "C-Changmin?"

Him, on the other hand simply blankly staring at me with his typical poker face.

"What are you doing here?" My voice came out a bit smaller than I predicted, probably because of the unwavering nervousness when he was around.

Changmin extended his hand toward me, offering his phone for me to read a text message he received. "Jaehyun hyung texted me just now."

jaehyun hyung

changmin help a brother out!!!

can u pick aera up from school ;)

and walk her to my uni

tell her we're eating out since mom & dad had night shifts

I returned Changmin's phone with a little disappointment slouching my back down. I faced my two friends with a boxy grin, ones I tend to do to overcome my building guilt. Sungchan's eyes told me he's puzzled with the situation and I took this chance to tell him.

"Sorry chan, but I'm afraid I have to go with Changmin instead. My brother asked him to walk me to his uni."

He lightly smiled, slightly easing my guilt-ridden heart. "Nah, that's fine. Then go ahead. We can always go together next time!"

The sunlight made his eyes glimmered in an insane amount of beauty. A festival erupted on my stomach- my adrenaline system began palpilating rapidly, leading to excessive redness on my cheeks.