Hanahaki Strings • seventeen jihancheol

Chapter 9: Guilt

"Can't I do it after class?" Wonwoo nervously asked the annoyed Jisoo while Jihoon was just discreetly rolling his eyes at his stubborn friend.

"I'm warning you, Jeon Wonwoo. Do it now," Jisoo firmly stated.

"But I'm nervous, hyung. What if he's mad? What if he doesn't accept my apology?" Wonwoo asked, looking so stressed as ever.

"Atleast you apologized for your mistake. And don't worry, he isn't mad anymore," Jisoo assured the younger.

"But..."

Jisoo immediately sent the younger a warning glare making Wonwoo shut his mouth from complaining.

"So can we proceed to the cafeteria now? My stomach has been grumbling for almost five minutes," Jihoon blurted out.

"Sure. They might be there already," Jisoo said and walked out of their room with Wonwoo and Jihoon trailing behind.

Jihoon tapped Wonwoo's shoulder, "Don't worry. It's just a punch." He said to Wonwoo.

The latter irritatedly shoved his hands in his shoulder, "I'm nervous as hell right here to apologize yet that's all you're going to say?"

Jihoon shrugged, "You put yourself in that situation. Besides, I'm not great in comforting." He stated and walked ahead of Wonwoo to walk along with Jisoo.

Wonwoo frustratedly ruffled his hair.

When they reached the cafeteria, they immediately saw Jeonghan waving his hands at them. Jisoo waved in return before they proceed to get in line for their lunch.

After they got their food, they went straight to where Jeonghan and his friends are including Seungcheol who's conversing with Jun and Minghao comfortably already.

Jisoo smiled at the sight of Seungcheol being comfortable with them. But it's still not settled because of Wonwoo. He sighed as he reached them.

"Hey Cheol! Glad you eat with us," Jisoo said as he sat beside Seungcheol with Jeonghan on the other side. So Seungcheol was sitting in between the two again. While Jihoon and Wonwoo sat beside Jun and Minghao.

It was another awkward atmosphere which is because of Wonwoo and Seungcheol. Wonwoo was averting his gaze from everyone. Jisoo understands what Wonwoo wants.

He wants to apologize alone. Maybe because he was to embarrassed.

"Jisoo hyung! Do you know Seungcheol hyung loves to play football?" Minghao asked Jisoo to stopped the awkward tension that is slowly growing in their table.

Seungcheol felt that 'foreign' feeling of being called a hyung once again. Minghao and Jun has been calling him that eversince he sat with them earlier, but he's still not use to it.

It will take a lot of time for him to get use at it.

Jisoo's eyes immediately landed on Seungcheol, "Really?"

Seungcheol nodded without saying anything.

"Then do you want to join the football team?" Jeonghan asked.