Xiumin drums the table with his fingertips, the tempo increasing with his frustration.  It isn’t the first time Luhan is late.  Just last week he had forgotten to meet Xiumin for coffee, and the week before, he missed their weekly soccer workout.  Luhan seems to be avoiding him, even though there is always an excuse.  He had to help out a friend, work on a chemistry project with his partner, or sometimes he happened to just “forget” about it.

                Xiumin frowns.  Forgetting about a meeting isn’t what Luhan did often.  If anything, he would show up early.  This man who had grown up alone without siblings and slightly overprotective parents literally bursts with youthful vitality.  He loves attention.  He loves to socialize.  Loneliness is the bane of his existence.  Xiumin has rarely seen a time when Luhan had wanted to be alone.

                Scuffing his shoes on the floor, Xiumin abruptly stands up and decides to leave.

                If Luhan wants to avoid him, then he would have to ask why.