𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 // Jihan

fourteen

"Oh. It's just you." Jeonghan said, looking at his younger brother.

"Are you waiting for someone? I saw you were intensely looking outside!" Seungkwan asked.

"Ah... It's just nobody. You can go, I'm fine."

"Are you sure? An hour has passed since your schedule was done" he said, crossing his arms.

"WHAT? Oh, sorry, I didn't know that... Yeah... Um... I'm gonna go get ready now" Jeonghan panicked.

Jeonghan didn't have a crush on Joshua. He just wanted him to come because he always bought the most expensive coffee. And he believed he wasn't using him for money.

Maybe he didn't want to believe that because the experience with Seungcheol traumatized him. Now he never wanted to use someone.

"We are friends! That's all. I like it when he comes to my coffee shop!" He kept repeating this to himself.

The reality was actually, "I like it when he buys expensive things from my shop, that gives me money."

***

It had been two weeks since Joshua didn't come to Jeonghan's coffee shop. The question was why? He had a big crush on him. What happened?

Read the story, and you will find out.

***

Joshua stood on the sand with Seungcheol by his side.

"Is this already our last day of vacation?" Cheol said.

"Yep. I kind of miss Jeonghan... He is so sweet and angelic... Oops. I forgot you hate him" Joshua said softly.

"I'm used to it now. I really wanted to go on vacation with you. I finally got it!" he smiled excitedly.

"Yeah..." Joshua's excitement was dimmer than on previous trips. His feelings for Jeonghan were growing stronger each day. Was love blinding him? He wasn't sure if that was a good thing.

This vacation had made him realize that his life was slowly changing.

"This is the last time we're staying here, on the beach, on the sand. I kind of loved staying with you. You're the best friend I've ever had!" Seungcheol smiled and took a sip of his beer.

"I'm happy to hear that!" Joshua replied, though still a bit upset with Seungcheol for his behavior with his crush. Yet, he was relieved to hear that. He was too scared to make other friends.

"Ah! My beer is done. Should we say goodbye to the beach and go pack our things?" Seungcheol suggested.

"Yeah. We've had enough," Joshua smiled faintly. He was eager to go home. He would meet the soft boy, Jeonghan, again. How happy life was now!

***

The boys arrived at the airport. It was 7 pm. Some fans of Joshua cheered for his return from vacation. He smiled and waved at them, then went into a taxi with his friend.

"I want to go home. I've had enough of you." Joshua joked.

"Haha! You're not escaping me. Tomorrow I'm coming to your place~~" Cheol laughed.

"Sure!" He smiled widely.

Nothing special happened during the car ride. Joshua got out of the taxi first. He unlocked the house and called his parents' names.

"Mom! Dad! I'm finally home!" Joshua yelled.

No response.

Should he call them again?

"Mom! I'm home. Are you taking a shower?" he yelled again.

Still, there was nothing, and he heard no noises from the bathroom.

Where could they be? Joshua started to get worried and searched the house for them.

He called their names twice, but still, nothing.

He was on the verge of calling the emergency number when he noticed something on the table.

There was a note. Oh no, something was not right.

He picked up the note and read it aloud.

"Hi Joshua! Welcome back home!I heard you're on the plane right now. Sadly, me and your dad didn't know you were coming today, so we bought tickets to America. We'll be staying there for 1 week. I know you're scared to stay alone in the house, so you can sleep at Seungcheol's place if you want. If anything happens, call us.
                                                          Signed, Mommy ♡"

Joshua gulped. His biggest fear was to be alone in the house. But he was tired of staying only with his friend. What would he do?

He needed to find someone to stay with him for 1 week.

Would anyone agree to that? Well, he had to try.

***