The second week passed , I started getting used to the fact that U-kwon was not around , we kept talking daily but we couldn’t find a new things to talk about so most of our conversations were sighs and silly subjects.

He seemed happy there , he really liked how much he was getting paid.

~~~~~

I was reading a book in the library , the book wasn’t fun to read I just read it because I had nothing better to do. I felt my phone vibrating in my pocket so I answered it immediately.

“hi”

No one replied , I looked at the phone number but it’s wasn’t a number I knew.

“Hello ? … I’m sorry but I’m gonna hang up ..”

“it’s me ,” Zelo said

“Junhong-ah ?”

“yeah ..”

“ah .. why are you calling ? something’s wrong ?”

“I need your help in math”

“n-now ?”

“yes now , where are you ?”

“I’m .. I’m at the library”

“don’t go anywhere , I’ll be there in minutes”

Before I could say anything he hanged up the phone. I was little shocked , “since when he cares about passing the exams?”

After few minutes I heard the library huge door opening , I immediately knew that it was Zelo since no one comes to the library at such late hour.

He stood before me holding his notebook , “it’s 7:30 pm .. shouldn’t you be at home?,” I asked

He sat beside me then he said , “shouldn’t you also be at home ?”

I looked at his quivered hands that were holding the notebook then I said , “are you cold ?”

“n-no .. why asking ?”

“you’re hands are shaking”

“I said I’m not cold !,” he said with an annoyed tone

“why you’re getting angry ?!,” I grabbed my bag and took my cloves , “wear this”

He pushed my hand then he said , “do I look like a kid that needs to be taken care of ?!”

I looked at the cloves then I said , “did U-kwon felt the same way when I gave him the cloves ?”

“U-kwon ? your b-boyfriend ?”

“I probably embarrassed him”

“give me the stupid cloves ,” he snatched the cloves from my hands and wore them with a smile on his face , he looked like a kid who was left alone in a chocolate factory.

“what a wired boy , let me see this notebook”

He handed me the notebook and he rested his head on the table only staring at me , I looked at his messy notebook then I said , “what kind of hand writing is that ?! are you at kindergarten ?!”

“shut up and help ! it’s not my notebook anyway”

“it doesn’t belong to you ? then where is yours ?!”

“I don’t have any , notebooks are for nerds”

“aigoo ~ how lazy”

I tried to understand what was mentioned in the notebook , I actually wasn’t that smart in Math but I tried my best to help Zelo.

I took about 13 minutes to understand how the mathematical equation needed to be solved.

“I finely get it !,” I said out of excitement and looked at Zelo, but he was already sleeping peacefully beside me.

I sighed then I whispered to myself , “should I wake him up? what if he gets angry with me? .. he looks so tired”

I also rested my head on the table and kept staring at his innocent face , “he is still as cool as I remember him , he’s even better looking now”

Tuft of his hair landed on top of his forehead disturbing his peaceful nap , I replaced my finger on top of his forehead and removed lightly the tuft to where it was originally placed.

Before I could finish what I was doing Zelo out of a blue opened his eyes , I froze and my eyes grew wider , the sight of his eyes opening made my heart pound , the only thing I could hear is my heart beating until Zelo broke that silence , “what are you doing ?,” he asked in a soft deep voice that made my cheeks burn

“w-what ?”

“what a-are you doing ?,” he asked one more time

I realized how absolutely unpleasant the situation was , I pulled immediately my hand away of Zelo’s forehead then rubbed my head , “th-there was … on top of … you might get … I didn’t mean to .. you know”

“so annoying,” said Zelo when he sat straight back on the chair , “did you understand the hand writing ?”

I looked at the notebook trying to reread what I solved few minutes ago but my pounding heart and my red cheeks didn’t let my brain function probably.

“I-I didn’t understand,” I said

“you’re not that smart after all”

Zelo looked at his phone clock then he said , “let’s just leave , you can take the notebook with you in order to help me tomorrow”

I would argue with him telling him not to order me around but my mouth was completely shut.

We grabbed our bags and headed outside the library , when we reached the college gate I said to Zelo , “you c-can leave now a-and I’ll see you t-tomorrow”

“I’ll walk you to your house,” said Zelo with confidence

“I don’t want you to walk me”

“ME NEITHER !,” he shouted a little but then he said after he sighed , “it’s just dark , what if something bad happened to you? then you’ll run around blaming me for it , I have a reputation to keep”

I rolled my eyes then I started walking and so did he.

We kept silent all the way only listening to the sound of our footsteps , the silence caused of the freezing weather caged people in their houses.

I was only steps away from my house and my hands were too cold , I looked at my cloves on Zelo’s hands then I said , “that’s my house , give me back my cloves”

“is that how you thank people ?!”

“thank you for what ? I didn’t ask you to come”

“you are lucky because you got the chance to enjoy my company”

“what a diva .. give me back my cloves”

“anioo , I’m gonna keep them because I still have 3 blocks to walk , I’ll give them to you tomorrow”

“you better not forget them , I don’t have other pairs”

“you don’t have other pairs ?! how careless”

“will you please leave ~?”

“ok fine , see ya,” he gave me a wink with a smirk then he started walking leaving me teased , I cursed him in my mind then I headed inside my house.