Chapter three: An Unknown Secret

Empathy
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 Once lunch time arrived, Baekhyun sat down by a bench in the school's patio, having deep thoughts about who he was going to write about for the next three months. He thought of writing about his parents, since they are the most important humans in his life. But he considered that everyone will write about their parents, so he decided to write about someone else. You know, to have a unique report. He thought of writing about his favorite soccer player, but then again, the report requires to write about what the person does daily, and Baekhyun doesn't know what Leo Messi does in his free time. So it's no use to write about famous people either. He took a deep breath as he kept thinking of other alternatives.    "Baekhyun!"   A shout made him turn his head to the right and find Xiumin walking straight to him. "Hey Xiu!" greeted Baekhyun. He grabbed his backpack from the bench so Xiumin could sit down next to him.   "So do you have someone already?" Xiumin asked once he sat down.   Baekhyun sighed and shook his head, "Not yet. It's hard to pick someone."   "I heard from Dongmi that Mrs. Lee is allowing her students to work on pairs for this project. That is if the pair has the same taste in their person." Xiumin explained.    Baekhyun chuckled, "That probably means that Kris already paired up with Luhan. Ughh..." he ruffled his hair in frustration as he continued, "Do you know how hard it is to pick someone? Especially if I want the report to be unique."   Xiumin furrowed his eyes in wonder as he thought about someone in specific. He looked at Baekhyun  and politely asked , "Will you like to work with me in this project?"    Baekhyun glanced at him with suspicion, "I thought you never let anyone pair up with you."   Xiumin chuckled, "It's true. But since you want it to be unique, maybe you would like to work with me on this person."   Baekhyun bit his lips as he thought about a decision. He looked at Xiumin and answered, "Alright. But who is the person?"   Xiumin nervoulsy chuckled. "Well... this person won't be easy to work with. But it'll be a good challenge."   Baekhyun raised his eyebrow in suspicion. "You still haven't answered who the person is."    Xiumin flashed him a shyly smile and stood up, motioning Baekhyun to follow him. Still curious, Baekhyun grabbed his backpack, stood up and left with Xiumin.                        The soccer field was quite breezy today. Even though there was a warm climate, it was perfect for her soccer practice. As she watched how her teammates ran around the field, keeping the game steady, she sat down on the bench while working on new strategies for their upcoming game.    Two years of being the captain of the soccer team hasn't been quite easy for Alex. She is responsible for the new techniques in their game and for the team's effort. And handling the team isn't easy either. It was surprising for her how she got elected as captain. To be honest, at first she had her suspicions. She felt very bewildered about the  teammates who elected her as captain in the first place. Not that she didn't mind being the captain, soccer is her favorite sport and hobby. But the fact that her team elected her, made her suspicions grow. She never asked why she was picked, and she never will, but she still wonders.    As she lifted her head from writing down in her notebook, she noticed by the bleachers two male students watching the practice game. As she fixed her eyes in them, she recognized one of the students. It was the same guy she stumbled with a couple of days ago by the stairs. Apparently, the guy noticed her looking at him and lowered his head. And there goes another one... she thought. Alex sighed in frustration and turned back to her practice game once the coach called her.                    "You have got to be kidding me right now!" Baekhyun said in disbelieve as he watched how Xiumin took him towards the soccer field. "Alex? You want to do the report on Alex?"    Xiumin turned towards him and asked, "What's wrong with writing about Alex?"   Baekhyun looked at him with an 'are you serious' look and answered, "Is not about writing about her, is just-.. just-  Do you know how hard it will be to do the report about her? She never talks to anyone."   Xiumin chuckled at his friend's frustation and said, "I told you, I want a challenge. You don't have to do the report with me if you don't want to."   Baekhyun lowered his head and mumbled, "No... I do want to. I won't back down." Xiumin looked at him, waiting for his reason. Baekhyun shyly shrugged and said, "I don't have anyone else and... well... I guess I am interested in finding out about Alex background."   Xiumin smiled in satisfaction by his reply and nodded.   The boys sat down on the bleachers, watching how the soccer team practiced for their next game. "There she is." Xiumin spotted Alex. He took out his notebook and began to write. Baekhyun hesitated for a moment, but shrugged it off and took out his notebook as well. "She seems to be pretty interested in soccer." Xiumin mentioned.   Baekhyun nodded and replied, "Of course she is. She's the captain."    "She is?" Xiumin asked in surprise.    "Yeah. For two years now." Baekhyun answered.   Xiumin looked at him and said, "You seem to know a lot about her."   Baekhyun chuckled and shook his head. "I don't. I only know what I see."   He looked back at the soccer field as he continued. "You know, she's actually a pretty good captain. I saw her like once or twice in action. I've never heard her teaching with words, but usualy her ways of teaching are from demonstration. And it's actually useful, the soccer team has never lost a game in these two years."    "That sounds cool."   Baekhyun smiled. "I remember when I went to the last game they had, the score was tied in 2-2. It was the last two minutes and no team scored. One guy from Alex's team fell and injured his leg on the last minute and they replaced him with Alex. Man! She was amazing. I remember how she ran her way through the field, kicking the ball without letting the other team take it. When she was about to make a goal, a guy from the other team tried to take the ball from her. But Alex was fast. She dodged the guy's leg and kicked the ball. And she made a goal. It was one of the best games ever."   Xiumin stood in silence as he watched him speak. He noticed how Baekhyun's eyes brightened as he spoke of her. Xiumin grew curious. He has never heard someone speak in amazement of a person before. And the fact that is Baekhyun speaking about the most 'feared' person in school, made Xiumin suspicious about his friend's feelings. As soon as Baekhyun finished speaking, he turned to look at Xiumin, noticing his small smirk on his lips. "What?"   "It's just that your eyes..." Xiumin closed his mouth and cleared his throat. "Never mind... Anyways, so Alex is a
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Hey everyone! I haven't forgotten about this story, I promise. It's just that real life with the pandemic and stuff has kept me very busy and haven't been able to sit down and finish the chapter. Thank you to those who continue to support this story. I truly appreciate it. See you soon!

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yyoungie07
#1
Chapter 9: Wow the uncle found out... so much drama
anaberu
#2
Chapter 8: OMG I FIND THIS STORY TODAY AND IT IS AMAZING T_T Poor Alex has been throught so much :( And WHO THE HELL IS THE SECRET ADMIRER! Call me crazy but i have a feeling it is Kai? :S You're a genius author-nim,i've been lookin for a fan fic with a story like this but never find it but now i did and i jus love this and he fact that Xiumin is here (my second bias) is an extra bonus AND I'M SO HAPPY OMG I LUV THIS TOO MUCH,KEEP THE GOOD WORK YOU'RE AWESOME ♥ (pardon the caps D:)
yyoungie07
#3
Chapter 8: OMG Alex is goinf thru too much pain
ParkRirin
#4
Please update soon :)
I like it so much :)
yyoungie07
#5
Chapter 7: Poor Alex, how does her uncle not remember when he drinks and that he beats her?
yyoungie07
#6
Chapter 6: Chanyeol is too funny hehehe is Eunbi good?
adibah_YS #7
Chapter 5: I hope the note came from Xiumin.. ^^
fishae
#8
Chapter 5: Can't help but think that it's Kai. I wonder if I'm right. LOL.
yyoungie07
#9
Chapter 5: Woah.... who is this suspicious person......is it xiumin, or baekhyun? Hm..... I wAnna know!!