𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 // Jihan

thirty

1 hour ago.

After Seungkwan left Jeonghan's room, he decided to lie to his parents and go to the mall.

"Dad, I'm going to my university." Seungkwan said without thinking.

"What university?" his dad frowned.

"Oh. Nevermind. Bye!" Seungkwan sprinted through the door as if his life depended on it.

"You bitch! I'm gonna kill you when you're home!" his dad shouted after him.

***

Joshua and Jun entered the mall.

"Wow, it's so pretty! I'm only here once every 2-3 months or something..." Jun marveled at everything.

"Why?" Joshua asked.

"Minghao likes a different mall, I always go with him there. He also likes to go to parks or somewhere in nature." Jun explained.

"I understand..." Joshua replied.

Joshua instantly thought about Jeonghan. What was their favorite place to hang out? Wait... they never had one. They always hung out in different places.

"Do you want to eat first?" Joshua asked.

"Nah, I'm okay. Thanks!" Jun smiled. "I want to buy a gift for Minghao... what should I give him?"

"A gift? Why?" Joshua inquired.

"For our friendship! I love him, and I'm glad I've been friends with him for years... why shouldn't I?" Jun replied.

"You definitely should. You're better than me... I never make gifts for Seungcheol. And I always go to his place, even if he's not comfortable with it." Joshua admitted.

"Was Seungcheol your crush?" Jun was a bit confused by all the names.

"What the heck no?! Seungcheol is my friend since high school! I think."

"Then who was your crush?"

"Yoon Jeonghan! A barista!" Joshua replied.

"Ah yeah! Sorry. I'm only thinking about Minghao lately-"Jun apologized.

"You're so in love, bro-"

***

Meanwhile, Seungkwan was just walking, ignoring everyone. He liked to walk. But something caught his attention.

"Isn't that Joshua?" he said aloud.

"Yes, he is." a boy said behind his back.

"Who are yo-" He gulped once he turned around.

"Hehe."

"HANSOL?! WHY ARE YOU HERE? YOU TOLD ME YOU'RE GONNA BE IN AMERICA FOR MONTHS!" Seungkwan shouted in surprise.

"I was in America... but I got back only to see you! I missed you, pookie!" Hansol hugged Seungkwan.

Seungkwan literally almost fainted. How heaven came to him so fast?!

"Aww, thanks, bro! But before we hang out, let me do something." He took his phone and searched for Joshua again.

Once he did, he made a photo of Joshua and Jun laughing together.

"This needs to go to my brother."

"Not now. I want to hang out with you!" Hansol rolled his eyes.

"I want too! Let's go!" Seungkwan held Hansol's hand, acting like a child who got their dream Barbie doll.

"I just realized that we are famous. Many people here will die once they see us." Jun commented.

"Yeah." Joshua agreed.

He thought of Jeonghan again. Jeonghan was the only person who didn't know who Joshua was. But now he surely does.

Why did he always think of Jeonghan? Everything Jun was saying was related to Jeonghan. How? He didn't know either.

Sometimes being famous isn't that good. You fear that people may use you for a reason. The only safe options are to be friends with your childhood friends, to be friends with someone who doesn't know you, or with someone at the same level of fame as you.

Something that was complicated for Joshua.

1. His childhood friends, all of them except Seungcheol, were gone. All of them moved to other countries. He was very close with a boy named Hansol, but Hansol decided to move to America. He missed him.

2. Jeonghan was the only answer. But since they were done, their friendship ended. There's nobody to be friends with in this category.

3. Finding celebrities to be friends with isn't easy. The only one he had right now was Jun.

Life is hard.

***