Why should I even help him? After this god damn shitty day because of him, I couldn't even finish my assignment. I swear to god, if this night won't be the last time I see him, I…
This morning
Campus was fuller than ever, everybody calling out for eachother, all tables full, all hang out spots are full of students, some of them tired, some of them excited, some of them… Late?
"We are gonna be late Moon, come on!"
Bee shouted at me while I was rushing to get to my class. I wasn't the type to get up late, but it was because of our finals.
I thought Communications Art would be easy as a path to follow but damn, after having my finals, I'm questioning whether I should continue or not.
"Bee, have you finished the assignment professor gave us two days ago? I still can't find any ideas to write about it, it makes my blood boil ugh."
"Oh don't even bother to ask Moon, you know that I don't even know what is it about. But you know what I found as an idea?" She asked, excitingly waiting for my answer.
"Please don't even… I KNOW you're gonna say 'ayyy to drink tonight' but I WON'T go out until I finish this assignment." I said, funnily mimicking her moves while walking along with her.
"Ha ha so funny."
We entered the class and saw Ten waiting for us to arrive. He looks moody as always, but probably more right now cause we are late.
He should've seen this coming tho, we are not that responsible as he is.
"Where the hell were you guys? I've been waiting here alone for like the past 30 minutes. The professor will be here in a minute?!" he said, almost hissing like a cat.
Bee and I both gave him a look as if we were saying "calm down big boy!" out loud. We knew that he was worried about us though.
The professor was literally here in a minute, as Ten said. He looked at us confidently like "I told you."
~~~
The trio was walking through the hall, after the class. As they were heading to Cafeteria chatting about midterms, some familiar sound shouted at them behind their back.
"You all thought I wouldn't find you guys? You wish!" He shouted, causing some of the students to turn their head and look at them. He was running at them like he escaped from the prison and found the perfect route to freedom.
"Keep it low will you, P' First!?" Ten shouted, making First came back to his senses.
"You being one year older than us does not mean we are avoiding you, your classes are just different as an engineering student dummy" Moon said, laughing while patting First's shoulder.
First scoots away from him, rolling his eyes and then stands next to Bee while walking, holding her arm like a ladylike.
"Anyways, I'm not here to stand still all day and listen to your waffling! Y'alls finals week is over right? Let's go and have fun tonight!"
Bee's eyes suddenly shine from the unexpected idea.
"That's what I said! Let's go to Tigers tonight!"
Ten suddenly turned his head towards her, fuming, clicking his tongue.
"You know damn well P' Sun is going to be there! It is almost like that place is his home! I will NEVER go there, that is not possible."
"Oh come on Ten! I know you hate him, but I know for sure that he won't be there atleast for another week! Engineering students are still having their finals, I know P' First is here doing nothing as always but he is probably crying on his desk trying to study. Please just for this time!" Bee said, sulking while slowly tilting her head like a little puppy.
"Hey, you know I don't need to study to pass my finals Bee!" First says and joins her, trying to make the same little cutesy face, failing miserably.
"Well… Ugh. Okay, fine. But I'll only come if Moon comes too!" Ten said, looking at me with his brows up almost like trying to convince me to come with them.
~~~
I sighed, making them realize I wouldn't come. But after their trio cutesy puppy looking session, I gave up.
"You guys can go before me tho, I will finish my assignment and then join you guys later." I said, speeding my steps.
"Don't get there too late, we'll wait for you to get hella drunk!" First shouted behind me, again making everybody on the hall uncomfy.
An hour later
Due to every faculty having their finals, libraries and cafes were all full. I hardly found a cafe after searching for a bit.
It was still crowded, but better than the previous ones. As I step in, the barista came up to me.
"Are you going to be alone sir?"
"Yes, a single table would be okay." I said.
"All of our single tables are full, we only have a double chaired one that is available at the moment, and if you are okay with it, someone that comes single here might join you too due to this crowded hour."
I let out a sigh, but accepted anyways. I shouldn't get late to my study, the faster I finish, the faster I join my friends. It's not like I hate having fun, it is just that I don't like that place because of other people that goes there routinely.
Fifteen minutes have passed, I was deep on my searching, drinking my Iced Americano. As I was clicking the search button, someone harshly put their drink on the table, making me flinch like the big headed table dolls.
I rolled my eyes, firstly looking at the drink, trying to hide the fact that I flinched because of it. It was a colorful milkshake with a topping cream on it, as if a little child ordered it.
I slowly raised my head, looking at the rude one. Kinda guessing who it is.
It was him, P' Sun.
Just like I thought. Who would order this drink on this god damn campus anyways?
"You are as calm as always, P' Sun." I said, rolling my eyes, trying to make him understand he made me uncomfy.
He smiled and put his hands on the table, slowly getting his head closer to mine.
"And you are as passive aggrasive as always, Nong Moon."
I turned my head the other way, ignoring his little diss, leaving him unanswered.
He slowly sat down, opened his computer and took out his notepad. He began to write as he started talking nonsense again.
"I promise you I'm not a fan of sitting next to you too. This seat was the only one that was available." He said. I ignored again, making him feel worse than ever as if he sits alone.
"Hey, I said-"
"We're strangers, don't talk to me unless there is an emergency please, thank you." I said cutting through his sentence like a knife.
"Yeah, I mean we would have been strangers if you weren't on my 'way' back then." He said, not even blinking once, waiting for my reply.
I just "knew" he would bring this up as always, just a a gut feeling.
P' Sun is P' First's classmate, altough they don't hang out together, they have bunch of mutual friends, making it impossible for them to not communicate in any type of way.
I first met him months ago, while me and Ten were waiting for P' First to finish his class. It was the day we met our mentors and we were trying to celebrate this special occasion with our "beloved" P'First.
Our first encounter with P'Sun was not the best if I got to be honest, he literally tripped BADLY on his own while walking out of the class (mostly because he was looking at his phone), causing him to sprain his ankle, but blamed me because I was standing infront of the door, which is FALSE. I was standing NEXT to the door.
He was just embarrased that everybody saw him including the professor and tried to find a way to make himself feel less embarrassed. But it made things get worse than before.
I actually tried to help him get up first, but after he began to shout at me like an old ass parrot, I didn't do anything but stare at him, trying to undertsand what his intentions are while making him feel ashamed of it.
So Ten also shouted back at him at that time, thats why he literally hates him, mostly because of me. This event is also the reason why P' First and him are kinda cold towards each other.
~~~
My assignment was finally done, and surprisingly, I had a bunch of time to get to the bar. I was happy that I could get back to the dorm and get ready for the night.
As I was packing my bag, that scumbag started to talk again.
"No need to leave. My job here is done, I'll get going you can sit here." He said confidently, almost like he was HAPPY that I was uncomfy of him.
"Oh stop comparing apples to oranges, I won't give up my seat because of you. My job is also done that is why I'm leaving!" I said, slowly raising my voice.
"Oh, great. Okay. Fine." He fakely yawned, closing his eyes, also emoting it with his hands goind slowly up. As I was reaching out to my computer to place it back to my bag, his…
"HEY NO WAIT!"
I closed my eyes, never wanted to open it. I knew what was coming, I was just not ready for it. But as I open them…
Yeah, here it was, his hands hit his drink while he got them down with his eyes closed, spilling all of the juice to my computer. My computer, that has my assignment. My unsaved assignment…
~~~
Sun slowly raised his head smiling innocently, waiting for Moon to snap back.
"P'Sun you… You really… THAT IS MY COMPUTER YOU DUMB ASS! AND OH MY GOD MY ASSIGNMENT! I DIDN'T EVEN GET THE CHANCE TO UPLOAD IT TO MY CLOUD!" Moon shouted at him, calling out his ignorance.
Sun was waiting for to get yelled, but obviously not at this rate.
"Hey calm down! I could pay for it! Don't make such a fuss about it! It is just a computer okay I'm sorry?!" Sun said, standing up next to him, trying to assert his dominance by his height.
Moon got closer to him, looking up, their faces closer than ever. But eyes, further than before.
"Such a fuss? A FUSS? MY ASSIGNMENT WAS NOT SAVED DO YOU HEAR ME? NOT.SAVED."
Moon rushed and got some towels to dry his computer, not even glancing at P' Sun.
Sun was for sure sorry about it, but Moon yelling at him made him mad so he was sure he wasn't gonna apologize ever again.
Sun opened his phone, showed his QR to Moon and said "Add me, I'll transfer you the money" nonchalantly.
Moon continued to dry his computer, "I don't need your crappy money" he said under his breath.
"Excuse me? Crappy money? Well, here it goes nothing, I'm literally just trying to help you and you're here just making a fuss ag-"
"You leaving will be the best help you'll ever do for me. Just leave" Moon said.
Sun said nothing. This time, he was really getting ready to left and he for sure did. While Moon was sighing, packing his newly broken laptop, he realized that P' Sun forgot his wallet. He took it, rushed to the enterance while thinking "here I am, helping the stupid boy that broke my laptop."
He was full on overthinking mode, not aware of any of his surroundings. As he opened the door he yelled "P' Sun!" repeatedly, but the rude boy was not hearing any of it.
Moon realized his headphones were on so he ran a bit faster, making himself feel like Flash.
As he ran and caught up with P'Sun, he suddenly got stuck into his shoelace, which he didn't realize was untied and… Fell into the
muddy water caused by the rain a few hours ago, in front of P'Sun.
"I… Told you to slow down! Why were you running away like a god damn cheeta!" Moon said, not even moving a bit but trembling cause of the water and rage.
P' Sun was for sure shocked but rather than that, he was cackling nonstop.
"I'd say karma, but if it makes you feel better, I'd probably think this is a Jinx" he said, standing next to him.
"I was just trying to give you your wallet but I guess you don't deserve it." Moon said looking at him, his eyes glassy, mostly because of the shameful situation he is in.
P'Sun sighed, slowly looked up to the sky and then looked down at him. He then held out his hand to him, waiting.
N' Moon lifted his eyebrow, questioning this "normal" human behavior coming from an "anormal" person. As he was trying to hold P'Sun's hand with his empty hand to stand up
"No not you dummy, give me the wallet." said P'Sun, smirking and taking his wallet from Moon's other hand. Then added "I'd make sure to finish my prayers and blessings after encountering this much bad luck to be honest. It is up to you tho, see ya!"
And then he left, leaving Moon on the ground, not caring about him in any single way. Moon was not surprised but angry and felt heavily humiliated.
"Why am I even angry? I should've seen this coming from him. He is not normal." He said as an inside thought.
"Maybe he is right about the blessings though, I rarely visit the temple nowadays."
He got up confidently and pulled down his shirt, then later called a cab to go back to his dorm. He was aware that everybody saw what happened but he lnew that if he turned his head to check who is still staring at him, he would probably cry.
~~~
I finally arrived, quickly took off my clothes and took a hot shower to rinse all of the dirt I got from the mud, hopefully the bad luck goes away with it too.
"Maybe all my luck for today is for the gathering, thats why all of this happened! Maybe if I didn't see him by myself, Ten would've seen him tonight at Tigers! Yes, yes this was all for the sake of my friends!" I said, trying to smile while looking at myself from the mirror.
I knew that I couldn't start the assignment all over again tonight so I just let that stay still just. I can finish it later anyways, I still have time. Hours have passed, I wore my fit, got ready and head out to see my friends.
~~~
Bee, First and Ten was hanging out together on the biggest table at the Tigers, waiting for Moon to come.
"Here is our little booooy!" Bee said pointing at the cute boy with the cute fit, as known as Moon.
"Where have you been Moon? You are an hour late?" Ten said, while snacking.
"Guys you won't believe who I saw tod-" As Moon tried to finish a sentence, Bee let out a joyful scream looking at the entrance.
"P'MIIINNNT!" She said, looking shocked but also happy at the same time.
The group turned their head, looking at the pretty figure standing on the entrance.
"Oh my god Bee! What a surprise! I miss you so much" she said while Bee hugged her with grace.
"Why are you waiting outside here?" The boys asked.
"They said every table is booked for today, probably because of the end of the finals I guess." She said scratching her neck, smiling lightly.
"You can be our guest! We sit on the main table right now!" First said, winking to her.
Bee pulled Mint to her side and hissed back at First, almost like claiming her friends as hers.
"Stop hitting on my old friend P'First! You are not so her type!" She said confidently shrugging her shoulders.
Everybody laughed at the sudden comeback she made, but then she added. "He is right though, you can join us!"
"I have 3-4 friends that will join too though, is it okay for you all?" Mint said, asking for real.
First jumped to the question "Of course! Bring all of them, don't be shy about it!"
Ten rolled his eyes but also smiled for P'Mint to make her feel welcome and continued drinking while Moon sat at the corner of the table.
Everybody slowly got to know Mint, they later found out that she was also an engineering student just like P'First.
"Oh so your friends are engineering students too?" P'Ten asked, sensing something fishy.
"Yes, we are all engineering students. They'll be here in a minute. And… Oh wait here they are, come here guys!" She waved to the entrance, making everybody turn their heads to there.
And thats when everybody froze, couldn't let out a single word out their mouth.
"I felt it when she said she was an engineering student…" Ten said, mumbling quietly so just that his friends hear it.
They were of course P'Sun and his crew. Acting all cool and snobby while walking to the table, thinking everybody is looking at them.
"This is Sun, Bank and Wee!" P'Mint said, looking proud because of them. When she turned her head, she saw bunch of shocked faces facing her direction.
"Whats wrong guys?" She asked.
"Us." said, P'Sun. And then sat across to Nong Moon, smirking.
"How wise of you to realize P'Shit!" Ten said while looking at him dead in the eyes.
"I'm pretty sure his name is Sun, little Ten." Wee said, also sitting across Ten.
"And I am pretty sure he is not little, Wee." said First, shushing his classmate just like that.
And then Bank sat across him, doing nothing but drinking. Waiting for someone to diss back at First too, clearly enjoying the scene. Thats when he realized everyone was staring at him.
"Oh I ain't gonna say anything! Just here for the fun! You can continue Nong Bee!" Bank said, patting her shoulder.
"I'd rather not. Thanks P'Bank." She said, fake smiling.
The table went dead silent, just everybody drinking, snacking some nuts, and staring outside.
Thats when Mint decided it was her time. She stood up, hardly placed her punch onto the table and got everybodies attention on the table.
"Come on guys! It is not like we are gonna hang out everyday! Just for this once, resist your temper and just go with the flow!" She said.
P'Sun and his crew were fine with it after hearing their friend out but Moon and his friends were not buying it.
"Come on guys… And I know it is P'Mint's birthday two hours later! So let's don't make her feel bad about it right?!" Bee said looking at her friends.
First nodded and agreed to it, and then Ten and Moon looked at eachother, waiting for some sort of signal to make sure thay are okay with it too.
"Okay. Fine. Just this once. Just for P'Mint." Ten said, crossing his hand onto his chest.
"Yaaaayyyy thank you guys so much!!!" P'Mint said while hugging Bee and clapping her hands from excitement.
~~~
Two and a half hours have passed, we celebrated P'Mint's birthday. Hang out was not that bad as I imagined but it could be like this because I didn't talk that much with anybody.
P'Wee and Ten headed back first, I wasn't surprised about Ten because he can't consume too much alcohol but P'Wee? Yeah he was losing it like a freak.
"Me and P'Mint is heading out too guys! I will stay at her place!" Bee said, making sure everybody is okay. And then they left.
Then here we are, four of us. Me and First, P'Sun and P'Bank. I was sure both of them were drunk as hell but they weren't showing any signs of it.
"Ls g hm.." said P'First, almost like spelling magic to us. "Come again? I can not understand you P' First!" I said while swinging his shoulders, trying to wake him up. He then fastly got up, yawned and said
"I'll go pee real quick. Go and call a cab." He said, while walking away from me.
I would go after him but I know he will get mad and say he is not "drunk" even though he is rock bottom. So I did as he said and called a cab. As I was heading out, not even looking back to the table, the waiter stopped me.
"They are both sleeping sir, we can not wake them up. Please take care of your friends so that we can clean up the table for the other groups" he said pointing back at the table.
I sighed and silently mumbled "They are NOT my friends." But went there and tried to wake them up anyways. And then P'First came for help too.
He tried to hold P'Bank still, they were outside. And then there I was again, all alone with him. Somehow, again me being the victim and him being the winner. I slowly tried to get him up, gently hold his head and placed it to my shoulder, made him walk out the club while holding him from his arm.
As I walked out, I heard nothing but crickets, a fully strong wind and a rain with a slow rhythm. It was almost like P'First vanished from the world, no signs of him ever being at the club. Then my phone buzzed, showing that I got a message. I tried to open up the message while holding P'Sun.
Firstthingsfirst:
I'm heading out first, the rain is so strong.
I'll come back to the dorm after dropping him to his condo. Be careful.
(00.46)
Yikes… so this means I'm all alone with this loser. I tried to maintain my calmness while trying to look for another cab.
"Hmhahm let go of m.." he said while pushing me away from him. "Hey, stand still!" I said while holding him from his shirt to not let him go.
"I said let go of m-" and without finishing his sentence, there he was. Laying on the muddy water just like he left me at the cafe this morning, the difference was, he was literally sleeping in it peacefully. Not asking for my help nor standing up.
I looked at him, pitied him, and… looked at him a bit more. So this was how he enjoyed when I tripped onto the muddy water earlier.
Why should I even help him? After this god damn shitty day because of him, I couldn't even finish my assignment. I swear to god, if this night won't be the last time I see him, I…
End of Chapter 1.
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Hey guys, hope you liked the first chapter of "Shine Like You" ~~
I'm planning to release chapters every 4 days for now, so stay tuned for more!
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