Cutting Strings

Chapter 11 ● Paranoia

It has been a week after her last meeting with Sehun. She tried to subdue her encounter with him for two reasons.

One, she needs to focus on her neglected studies and tasks. Two, she is afraid of her feelings.

Tiffany finds out whenever she meets Sehun at the corridor, and they tried to look they don't want anything to do with each other, Sehun's hand will always brush her.

Either brushing her hand, or her thigh, or her wrist. Whenever it is, the feeling of his cold hand hovering will leave a tingling feeling.

And when his hand ghosted over her for even just milliseconds, Tiffany finds her heart thumping her chest. And she doesn't like it. She isn't suppose to fall for him. Out of all people.

So when a message pops up at her phone that night when she is laying at her bed, listening to music, she gasps in shock after seeing the recipient.

It is the king of the gang himself, chatting her with a "hey".

She doesn't know what to do and she sits up so suddenly in excitement. She isn't lying, involve to the gang members are very dangerous, but there's just something about adrenaline that excites her.

Apparently Kai isn't waiting for her answer and sends another message.

"You asleep?"

Tiffany giggles to her phone screen. She just doesn't think he can be this cute. Her thumbs hover over the keypad, biting her lips, thinking of what she would say.

She jumps in surprise when her phone screen suddenly shifts and vibrate.

Her jaw drops as she look at her screen. Kim Kai is video calling her. At 11pm, Monday night. She needs to put this on her calendar.

Tiffany jumps to her vanity quickly, almost sprain her feet at the process. Hair, check. Eyes, okay. Lips?

She grabs the chapstick Taeyeon gave her and put it on quickly. Every vibrate of her phone rises her heart beat that she afraid she might have a heart attack.

Tiffany jumps back to her bed and finally answer the call, and her heart stops for a second.

"So you're still awake" his deep sound resonate through the headset on her ears. Kai looks like he is laying on his hospital bed, but doesn't look like he is ready to sleep anytime soon.

His face looks bright, and still perfect. Apparently he is handsome no matter the media. He has a small grin growing at his lips.

Tiffany checks herself on the front camera and thanking God in her mind that she looks okay. "Why are you calling me at this late of night?" She answer in whisper, noting that her roommate is doing her homework on her own desk. Her eyes flashes dangerously at Tiffany, reminding her not to disturb.

Kai lifts his eyebrow in question at her whispering, "Your roommate sleep already?"

"No, but..." Tiffany snaps her mouth shut when her roommate purposely bangs her hand on the desk. Even Kai frowns at the sound.

Tiffany sends Kai an apologetic smile and then jumps out of her bed in a rush to the bathroom.

"I'm really sorry, it's okay if you want to end the call, I'll answer your chat" Tiffany smiles sheepishly at her phone screen where Kai still furrowed his eyebrows after she locked her bathroom door and sits at the closed toilet lid.

Kai shrugs, "Sucky roommate for you, huh?"

Tiffany only gives him a half smile, "Yours aren't?" She asked.

Kai shakes his head, "Mine is not that bad. Are you okay staying in the bathroom?" He frowns again, now in worry.

Tiffany chuckles softly, "I'm used to it. What are you calling me for?"