Chapter 13

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"He's watching over you." Seomin whispered.

Star told her friends about the messages she's receiving recently. Yes, the mysterious person texting him continued chatting with her and didn't even miss a day. They're chatting for almost a week.

They are in the cafeteria of their school for their lunch.

"Who could that be?" Chahyun asked.

"Do you have any suspect?" Seomin asked Star.

Star quietly digged her memories and thoughts. She shook her head as she remembered that guy who isn't showing up for a while.

"Why are you shaking your head? Do you know someone who could be the..." Chahyun stopped when Star shut her mouth with her thumb.

"I know no one." She hissed.

"Hmm..." Seomin looked at her suspiciously while moving close to Star's face.

"What?" Star asked.

She moved back and smiled, "Nothing." She continued eating her lunch. Same as the other two.

"Ah," Seomin said as she remembered something. "I had the chance to talk with Johnny oppa yesterday."

"And? Are you hitting on him?" Chahyun asked teasingly.

"Punk, I'm not!" Seomin defended.

"Hahahaha! Relax! You sound defensive!" Chahyun laughed while shaking her head.

"Crazy." Star commented while chewing some rice.

"As I was saying, I asked him why Ten oppa isn't attending classes anymore."

Star looked at her. She's interested about Seomin's story. She thought it could finally be an answer to her questions.

"Ten oppa?" Chahyun asked.

"Yes. It's because he actually finished studying. Yet, he decided to enter school to practice his social skills and language. You see, his vocabulary and pronunciation isn't that good yet."

"Ah..." Chahyun said while nodding.

Star just didn't give a comment and just stared at her food.

"Because of their busy schedule, he just stopped and dropped out of school without any problems. You see, they're preparing for their show for December."

"Ah, I see." Chahyun said, "I haven't attended any of their shows yet. This Christmas, let's watch!"

"Call! I'm going." Seomin agreed. "How about you, Star?"

"Uhm, I'll think about it."

"Aw!" Chahyun groaned, "You have no choice because you will come with us! You see, we have no schedules on that day."

"But..."

"No buts!" Seomin interfered her and continued eating. Star just sighed.

"You seem so depressed. Why?" Chahyun asked as she noticed Star's mood.

"Yeah right. Lately she's not in a good mood. Did something happen?" Seomin added.

"Nothing happened. I just miss him."

"Him?" Both of them asked in unison. "Who's him?" They asked.

Star's eyes widened when she realized what she had said.

"Him... a-ah..." she looked at Seomin then to Chahyun then back to Seomin and back to Chahyun. "M-My brother. Remember him? On the photo I showed you before?"

"Ah. Chanwoo." Seomin said and the two just believed Star's lie.

Star sighed in relief.

While eating, her phone suddenly rang. She grabbed it from her bag and checked it.

"O-omo." She said in shock.

"Why?" Chahyun asked while chewing.

"H-he... he's calling!" Star started to panic as if it was a big situation.

"Whoa? Really?" Seomin grabbed Star's right hand and looked at her phone. "Oh my... Star-yah! Answer it!"

"What? I... don't like too."

"But why?" Chahyun who's feeling excited asked.

Star stared at the phone number on her screen.

"Because I'm expecting someone and it will be disappointing if I'm wrong." She said in her mind.

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Ten is also in his lunch break on the same time. Usually, they're taking their lunch at 1 or 2 pm but they had it earlier for today. He's sitting on the floor while eating his rice and some takoyakis.

"Ten," he looked up to see Taeyong who has a plate on his hand.

"Hmm?"

"Can I borrow your phone? I just have to call someone."

Ten's forehead knotted. He grabbed his phone from his pocket and gave it to Taeyong.

"Where's your phone?"

"At the dorm." He said and went out of the room. Ten just continued eating while thinking of something.

"I'll just call her later."  He said in his mind.

After a few minutes, Taeyong came back and gave the phone back to Ten.

"Were you able to talk to that person?" Ten asked pertaining to the person that Taeyong called.

Taeyong shook his head, "She did not pick up."

"Oh." Ten just said then started searching for a number saved in his phone.

"By the way," Taeyong sat beside him with his plate, "Your sister texted and asked you to call."

"Ah. As expected from her." He said while searching for a number. When he found it, he immediately dialed it. "Excuse me for a while." Then he left.

Meanwhile, Yuta who is observing them spoke, "What are they? Excusing the takoyaki for a call? How could they?" He said in disbelief, just for some takoyakis.

Jaehyun noticed him, "Look at Yuta hyung," he said to Johnny. "He's talking by himself. Isn't he weird these past few days?"

Johnny poked his forehead, "He's always been weird for me."

"Aw." Jaehyun groaned while touching his forehead. He looked at Hansol who's silently eating in the corner. "Hansol hyung!" He called him. Hansol looked at him and waited for him to speak again, "Isn't Yuta weird?"

Yuta heard him that caught his attention so he looked at Jaehyun. "What are you saying?" He asked in confusion.

Hansol blankly stared at Jaehyun at first then finally opened his mouth, "Kkobuk kkobuk."

"Aish." Jaehyun said in dismay.

"Next time you'll ask him, speak with pokemon language." Johnny joked.

"Hyung, it's not funny."

Ten entered the room with a blank face.

"This one seems to be weird too." Jaehyun whispered, pertaining to Ten.

"Yeah right. He's quiet these days." Johnny agreed.

"Even so, he is still performing well. Daebak."

Johnny just shrugged then continued eating.

Yuta who's observing everyone in the room spoke again, "How could they chat in front of a takoyaki?"

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It's already eleven in the evening but Star is still in her desk, reviewing for an examination in their school.

"Argh. I'm sleepy already. What am I still doing?" She started her monologue. "Waaaaaaah." He yawned while stretching.

While reading her book, her phone on the side of her table vibrated. The unknown person texted her again.

'Are you still awake?' Says the text.

"How could this person stay awake at this time? He should be sleeping already." She commented.

'I'm reviewing for tomorrow's tests.'

She continued reading while waiting for the person's reply.

'Oh. Sorry to interrupt your study.'

She replied, 'It's ok. Hey, can you at least tell me if you're a male or a female?'

Actually, when they're chatting like this, they tell stories about their lives. It's like knowing their backgrounds but Star do not even know the person's name, age, gender and other basic informations. She already knew how to get along with the person. She already knew the person's attitude and manners. Even the likes and dislikes. But not the primary ones.

There are times that the conversation is smooth, but there are also times that it's rough because of Star's recent mood swings. And she's mostly in a bad mood. Mostly everytime she remembers him.

'Uhm, I'm a guy.' The person finally said.

'Isn't it unfair for me that you know me, but I don't know you?'

She just waited for the reply and didn't even glanc at her book.

'I'm harmless. Don't worry.'

'I don't care if you're dangerous or what. I'm just talking about you who's not telling me who you really are.'

'Hmm, someday, maybe. If everything's already okay. Just... wait for me.'

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