"Good morning!"

"Keep your ing good mood away from me Bambam!"

Bam was taken aback for a while after Youngjae snaps at him without even looking at him, just dialing some number on his phone and he looks so pissed off right now.

"Woah! Easy! Why are you so grumpy?"

The other said and finally took his seat beside his friend, feeling his brows arching when Youngjae suddenly lets out a frustrated groan.

"Got an argument with Jaebum hyung?"

"No."

His friend answered, dialing that kid's freaking number for the last time and felt even more pissed when his call goes directly to the voicemail again.

"Who are you calling?"

"Kim ing Yugyeom!"

Youngjae said, repeatedly cursing his friend under his breath for not answering his calls and texts. He had been trying to call him since last night about their project because it was due today but he couldn't reach him and he didn't even know what's up?

"Aren't he still sick?"

"He chatted in the group chat yesterday morning that he's already fine and he'll go back to school today, I just don't freaking know what's up with him that later that night I couldn't reach him anymore!"

"Maybe he got his fever back?"

"Well, if that's the case? He should've just told me and I'll finish it on my own! Not like this! I don't even know what's his flow in his article?! How can I start it? Ghad! If we fail this, I swear!"

Youngjae said in annoyance. This project would be a big part of their final grades and there's no way he would let them going down the cliff because of it but right now, he couldn't help but to be so paranoid. Though his friend had already told him the other day that he's already working on it, still, how can he calm himself if Yugyeom was being so quiet like this?

"Chill. He might just wake up a little late and was now preparing for school that's why he couldn't attend your calls. He's coming soon,"

"He better be!"

Youngjae almost shouted as he crossed his arms on his chest, glaring at Yugyeom's empty chair.

"Seriously, you need to calm down?"

Bam said while slightly chuckling, finding it funny how Youngjae is so frustrated right now.

He's not really sure what's his friend's excuse about it but he trusts Gyeommie. He wouldn't just procrastinate such important things, especially if he knows Youngjae will be at risk too.

"Can you stop laughing?! Geez, Bammie you're pissing me off even more!"

"What the heck, man!"

Bam said, chuckling even more because he couldn't help it.

"Not just because you’re done, means that you can laugh at me!"

Youngjae said, glaring at him that makes the other guy laughing even more.

"Okay, dude. It wasn't my fault that my partner did it responsibly and yours did not? Okay?"

He said. Teasing him even more and just laughs when Youngjae kick his chair away.

" you! Kunpimook Bhuwakul!"

He said and finally shifted his position on his chair not wanting to see his friend's teasing look on him. He started dialing Gyeommie's number again but he still couldn't reach him. He lets out a groan and started typing a text instead, hoping that he'd at least read it sooner because heck, they only got two hours before the presentation!

To: Gyeommie Giant Baby

For the ing last time, Gyeommie! I'll be waiting for you for our presentation! We couldn't ing fail this, man! What the is wrong with you?!

Then he taps send. He closes his eyes for a second trying to calm himself.

'Calm down Choi Youngjae. He's coming, don't worry.'

He told himself and finally opened his eyes.

"Hey!"

"Oh hey!"

Youngjae shifted his attention beside his friend when a girl suddenly approaches them and sits beside Bammie.

"The professor still aren't here?"

She asks. Opening that white folder as she gave it to Bammie.

"It's still a little early so..."

Bammie answered, now checking the articles that had been handed to him, smiling as he quickly sees how good it was made.

"This is perfect Jimin. I'm impressed."

He said and Youngjae couldn't help but throw him a suspicious look when Jimin slightly blushes.

"Thanks. Actually, your topics are good and your idea about focusing about the scarcity was amazing, I just sort of follow your flow and leads to that,"

"Aye, not true. It's your superb research that leads our works into this, you should be proud of yourself Jimin."

Youngjae only rolls his eyes in a manly way as he heard them complimenting each other. Cringing a bit with Bammie's tone.

'Didn't he said before that he hates this girl?"

"Oh anyway, have you met Youngjae?"

Youngjae snaps out of his thoughts when Bammie pulled his chair closer to them.

"Hi,"

Youngjae awkwardly greeted, forcing out a smile.

"I know him because he's always with you and the other's but this is actually the first time, I am personally meeting him so yeah, Hi Youngjae! Park Jimin,"

She said and offers his hand for a handshake and Youngjae awkwardly took it.

"Choi Youngjae,"

He said too.

"I believe you still have another guy with you in this subject right? The handsome tall guy? Isn't he your project partner?"

Bammie and Youngjae couldn't help but scoff secretly at the description.

'Handsome tall guy?'

"He's not that handsome,"

Bammie said.

"Yeah. He's just tall that's all."

Youngjae added. Both sounding a bit bitter but they were just clearly joking.

"Uh okay? It's just a lot of girls in my other subjects do really finds him attractive."

Bammie and Youngjae only chuckles.

"Anyway, he's a little late today but he'll come."

"I'll kill him if he didn't."

Youngjae added with a creepy smile on his face.

Jimin laughs hesitantly, not really sure if that was a joke or not? While Bammie secretly nudge his friend to put that creepy smile away because it was scaring him too.

The three of them immediately shifted their attention in front when a sudden guy walks pass them while his head was hanging low and immediately sits beside Youngjae near the window.

They exchange some looks of confusion when the guy didn't even look and greeted them like he normally does when he arrived. He just seriously walks pass them and immediately opened his laptop when he sat down.

"Oh uh, speaking of the tall guy, here he is!"

Bammie said sounding a little hesitant, trying to wake them up in their little confusion.

"Yugyeom have you met, Jimin?"

The tall guy immediately lifted his head to look at them but their smiles immediately fades away when they saw that obvious heavy dark bags under his eyes and his eyes do looks a little puffy. He looks a little weak and pale too.

'Okay, that wasn't our normal Yugyeom aren't he?'

Bam thought.

"H-Hi?"

Jimin hesitantly greeted.

"Hi."

Gyeom greeted back with a weak voice, pulling out a force small smile that certainly looks odd. He immediately goes back on his laptop after that.

Bam secretly gestures Youngjae with his head to go talk to their friend because he's nearer to him and he can't seriously figure out why Yugyeom suddenly appears like he was a freaking walking zombie?

"Anyway, you idiot! You seriously scared the hell out of me?! Where's your article? I wanna see it?"

He said, trying to be as casual as he could since they all didn't know too what was up?

Gyeom lets out a deep sigh as he started scratching the back of his head. He hesitantly looks back at his friend with a tired look, suddenly feeling ashamed to even speak right now.

"What? Don't tell me you're still not done?"

Youngjae said, feeling nervous now too. He snatched his laptop away to check what is he doing and seriously gets nervous even more when he saw the article draft being typed in the laptop's screen.

"What the , man?!"

Youngjae cussed, totally getting annoyed.

The presentation is just an hour away and yet he's still typing it? Seriously?!

Yugyeom sunk his head even more. He couldn't even lift his head up to look at his project partner.

"Do you really want us to fail?! Ghad! Gyeommie! What're you even doing?!"

He scolded him. Feeling so much annoyed right now that he suddenly felt like crying because he just couldn't believe that Gyeommie will do this? True, they weren't that very diligent and they often procrastinate things, but come on! This one's big! He did all of his best with his part to get a good remarks hoping that his project partner will do the same but why is he still typing it away just now?

"Are they alright?"

Jimin whispered beside Bammie feeling a little worried while watching them.

"Youngjae,"

Bammie said as he puts his hand on his friend's shoulder, trying to calm him down. Other students inside were looking at them now too.

"I-I'm sorry...I'll do my best to finish it on time, I promise..."

Yugyeom mutters, still avoiding to make any eye contact.

Youngjae's shoulders died down as he just watches his friend in disbelief. His eyes seem to be a little watering, slowly feeling a little depress that he feels like he just really wanted to cry right now.

Yugyeom tried to focus himself on what he was doing again. He typed a few words but immediately cleared it back knowing that it doesn't make sense at all for the whole article. He frustratingly washed his face with his hand, taking a deep breath as he forced himself to think even deeper so he could at least write something but his damn mind couldn't just produce any and it's starting to make him so emotional again. He closes his eyes and lowered down his head, locking his hands frustratingly on his hair as if wanting to just pull it out all together in pure frustrations. He suddenly didn't know what's aching in him? His brain? His mind? His heart?

Maybe his heart?

Because he still seriously feels so shattered right now.

He lifted up his head again before his eyes could even start to water. He lets out a deep shaky breath, telling himself to just keep going because he'll be risking his friend too if he didn't finish this article.

He clears his throat trying to compose himself again but damn it!

Why was his mind, his heart and everything in him keeps on hurting that he couldn't even think of anything anymore?!

'Please, I don’t want to feel this anymore!'

He thought and defeatedly sunk down his head completely on his arms at the table as he started sobbing quietly.

On the other hand, Youngjae was quietly watching him since earlier and his chest started aching too the moment he saw his friend suddenly breaking down. His annoyance and frustrations quickly turns into a worry, feeling nervous about why does his friend suddenly got so emotional like this?

"Yugyeom are you okay?"

He carefully asks, nudging him a little.

Bammie and Jimin looks equally worried too as they heard the other guy's sobs.

"Gyeommie? Dude, what's wrong?"

Youngjae said again, immediately hugging his friend's back when Yugyeom didn't even bother to lift his head or answer them.

"Man, what happened?"

Bammie asks. Now sitting in the chair in front of Yugyeom to check on him.

Soon enough, they heard him sniffing that it seems like he was forcing himself to stop crying. He quickly wiped his tears away as soon as possible before finally lifting his head, still avoiding eye contact.

"Dude, okay, it's fine. Let's just fail it, just don't cry?"

Youngjae suddenly said, now feeling bad for yelling at him earlier. He immediately wraps his arms on his friend's body trying to comfort him with whatever it is that is making his friend sad like this.

"Are you sick again?"

Bam asks too.

"I-I'm seriously so sorry...It's okay Youngjae, I'm just..." He started speaking, sniffing between his words trying to sound normal and to calm himself but it actually still sounded so broken because his breath keeps on hitching. As much as he can he didn't want his friend worrying too much over him, over a pathetic loser like him. "I'm just a little...out of sleep, I guess?" He said and pulls out a weak chuckle, trying to look okay but who is he kidding anyway? His friends get even more worried because of that. "Also, I...watched this movie last night and i-it's just...too sad and I got so, uh, carried away maybe?"

He said and forced out a chuckle again, biting his lips to prevent it from quivering.

His friends were just watching him, not even sure what should they do right now. In the first place, they didn't really know what's up and they didn't really expect him to be suddenly breaking down like this and don't even start them with that excuse because it's just ridiculous! A movie, seriously?

"Anyway, I-I'm fine. I'll finish this don't worry, we can't fail this right?"

Their friend added, sniffing for the last time as he tried to pulls his laptop in front of him again to continue but Youngjae stops him.

"I'll do it instead. You're seriously not fine Gyeommie," He said and took the laptop to place it on his table. "Bam can you help me?"

He asks and the other only nodded his head and stands up to go back on his chair, not forgetting to gently pat his friend's head trying to tell him that it will be fine.

"What's your topic?"

"Poverty."

"Oh! Jimin had a draft about that!"

Bammie said as he shifted his attention at the girl on his side.

"I can lend you that draft for now if you want to?"

"Is it okay?"

Youngjae shyly asks and the girl only smiles at him before speaking.

"It's fine. I actually tried writing two drafts for our project in case Bam wouldn't approve the first one so yeah, you guys can have it,"

"Oh thank you so so much Jimin! You're such an angel!"

Youngjae said, feeling so relieved now.

****************

"You guys nailed it,"

"She nailed it,"

Bam said pointing at the girl beside them while they were all walking out of their classroom after their successful presentation.

"He's lying. He nailed it."

Jimin said and pointed at him too, making Bam chuckling in defeat.

"Anyway, you guys did a good a job too!"

She said and Youngjae only nodded his head as he mutters thanks.

Though it wasn't the remarks that he was aiming for, Youngjae is still relieved that they got to present something for this presentation. Also, though it was all done, they are still worried about their friend, Yugyeom tried his best to do his part in the presentation but he often gets distracted with something causing him to suddenly stops from speaking then he'd be lost at his track, good thing Youngjae was attentive so he'll immediately supply it. He's still amazed at his friend though. Obviously, Yugyeom doesn't looks so fine today and yet he still manages to go to school and stand in front to present with him.

He honestly felt so bad earlier for cursing and scolding him. It's just that, he didn't know that he'd be like that nor have an idea that he's been dealing with something? Yugyeom seems so fine and all these past few days? In fact, even though he was sick he was obviously so incredibly happy and cheerful the other day at Jinyoung's apartment? It couldn't be because of Jinyoung right? Because duhh they were literally being so freaking lovey dovey at the sofa the other night? So how come he's so down like this right now? He wasn't even sick anymore when they checked his temperature earlier? Also, Yugyeom obviously didn't want to tell them what's up because he keeps on pulling out that ridiculous reason of him about the movie when he's being asked what's wrong?

"Anyway, what do you guys have next?"

"Intercultural communication,"

"Oh okay, I have Media Management so bye for now!"

Jimin said as he finally waved them good bye and started walking to the other direction, leaving the three guys walking together to their next subject.

"Argh! That boring subject!"

Bam groaned when he realized that it was the subject that he despises the most.

"Do we have home work for that course?"

Youngjae asks.

"As far as I know there was none? or maybe? I don't know I can't remember? What do you think Gyeommie?"

Bam said as he snakes his arms on his friend's shoulder.

Yugyeom was still unusually quiet. After the presentation, he just quietly got back on his chair and remained silent for the whole period, just looking out of the window as he keeps on sighing and resting his head on his arms at his table.

"I don't know?"

Gyeom answered weakly without even looking at them.

Bam and Youngjae exchanges some looks of worry, they both let out a sigh before trying to talk to their friend about his matter again.

"Kim Yugyeom, we know you're not fine and dude, what do you think of us? A nine years old that you can easily fool about that sad movie? Dude, it's okay! You can talk to us, you can tell us everything and you know that we'll never judged you for it,"

Bam started, hoping that his friend will at least feel a bit comfortable to share them what's happening.

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