I don’t know why I even trying that hard to help this chubby cheek on his diet

But I did it anyway

Well…seeing his smile when he knows he lose more than 10 pounds is quite irritating at first

But then I can’t hold the warmth on my heart

I feel happy too

But don’t think you can hug me!

Before he can hug me I do it first

I don’t want him to hug me

I just…don’t know why

The lifting and weight check are just excuses,

 Or else I’ll be embarrassed to even suddenly lift him like that

His body is light

Too light

As I trace his defining jaw and cheek bone with my eyes, I can see clearly he has lost so much weight

The puffy cheek almost gone

And somehow I don’t quite like it

I need to make those cheeks back a bit

Or I won’t be able pinch those cheeks again

How can I call him Baozi if he didn’t have any similarities to it?

“From now on, you must buy me taro flavored bubble tea for a month”

I said

“Wh…what?! that’s!”

He tries to think of something to say

“I’ve helped you a lot for this diet, so that’s enough payment for me”

“*sigh* okay…”

I tried to hold my laughter watching his defeated face

“Tomorrow morning we’ll hear the end result of the recorded songs and next day you’ll met your dance choreographer”

Said our manager before he walks away while talking to the gym coach

Leaving us alone on the room

Finally! I can’t wait for the result

I’ve endured this long for those moments to come

Debut single. Debut mv, dance choreography

Everything

I even didn’t came home for a long time

Home…

It’s been years…

How are my family doing?

I even rarely replied their emails because I’m too busy

Yeah, Busy ignoring it

Because I’m afraid to be weak

Weak when I saw their face

Their words

I just don’t need to be like that

At least until I’ve reach my own dream

To debut

They will understand, right?

My parents will okay with that, right?

“Luhan?”

I lift my face in reflexes to face Minseok

“Are you alright?”

He asked with worried face

“uh, I’m alright”

I lied

Well it’s not his business anyway

“Are you sure?”

He walks closer

“yup”

Don’t get any closer!!

I never know he’s this ‘short’

His eyes is in the same level as my nose

Eyelashes too thick for a man

Translucent liquid pours down on his fair skin

I have white skin, but his is much fairer

And those deep brown eyes staring at mine

Searching for something

“You’re lying”

That words stabs through my mind

What the heck?!

How can he….know

“What do you mean?”

I almost stuttered saying that

He blinks

Waving those eyelashes in a split second

“When you faked your smile, your eyes turn blank”

 That’s the words that slip through his cherry colored lips

“How do you!”

“Know?”

He tilts his head to the left side

Eyes showing so much innocence that I never felt so much fear to him

“I like to observe”

He smiles

That crooked smile of his is like challenging me

“…none of your business”

I walk ahead of him, but suddenly he grabs my shoulder

I never thought he can be this strong

Ah…I forgot…he learns taekwondo…

“It’s my business”

Eventually I stop my steps

“Because you’re my partner, we help each other, just like you help me with my diet”

How naïve you are

Didn’t you ever think that MAYBE I just didn’t want you to ruin my debut?

“If we’re partners, then you need to respect my privacy, and I have the rights for not telling you everything”

I shove his hand that on my shoulder

You look stunned

You bite your lips

And eyes stares down to the ground

“I’m sorry”

You said softly

And now why do I feel guilty?!

Aish!

I turn my body and walk away

At least just let me be far away from him even only for a few hours

It suffocates me

And I’m not sure if it’s because I’m angry at him or I just feeling guilty being harsh to him

I don’t want to know

I heard my steps becomes more rapid

Is it even my own?

Suddenly Minseok catches my hand and pulls it

“Minseok!”

I hissed because he pulls me outside and there’re quite a people there

Looking at us in curiosity

And I couldn’t hold my stern look and quickly fakes a smile

“Just follow me”

He said while continues pulling me

Didn’t he care what people think?!

I tried to pull my hand but with everyone here how can I even do it without making them think that I’m mad at him?

He pulls me outside the building

The path is familiar

And he stops

Finally

“What do you want?”

I asked him while panting, soft enough so that he’s the only one hearing it

“I haven’t buy you your treat”

He said and pulls me again

We enters a familiar place

As I scanned the place, he stops

“Hello, can we order one taro flavor and one blueberry flavor?”

He said to the waiter on the counter

It’s my favorite bubble tea café

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