Once Upon a Time in South Korea

Enough

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LAY'S POV

Our comeback's choreography wasn't a tricky one. It wasn't even hard. Just a number of sensual moves and a lot of swaying of the hips. Yet, running the whole choreography for a couple of hours did tire me. After my nth run of the song, I lost my balance and tripped on my own foot, creating a loud thug which resonated all over the practice room.

Hindi ko na inabala pang tumayo. Nanatili lang akong nakahiga at pilit na hinabol ang hininga ko. Saying that I was tired was an understatement. I was exhausted I couldn't even lift a finger. Pumikit ako, letting my exhaustion rule me and continued laying on the floor.

"Tired?"

Hindi ko na kelangan pang dumilat para lang malaman kung sino ang nagsalita. I knew so well that that was Suho-hyung. Ever since nagsimula ulit kaming mag-practice para sa comeback, he always made it to a point that he gets to check all the members. Not minding if he was as dead tired as the rest of us.

"As if ikaw, hindi," then I chuckled.

Narinig ko siyang maglakad palapit sa akin and just as I expected, humiga rin siya sa tabi ko. I was about to speak when a certain scenario flashed in my mind.

I tore my eyes away from my window as I got to recognize who those two figures hugging too close for comfort were. Ni hindi ko nga namalayang magkasalubong ang mga kilay ko. I then took a deep breath and calmed myself.

Well, I didn't even know why seeing Chen and Jessie hugging each other as if their lives depend on it pissed me. Why do I care, anyway?

Siguro dahil kamukha ni Jessie si Zhaoxi. Yes. Of course that was the reason why I felt annoyed as heck. I couldn't imagine my girl hugging someone like that aside from me, right? That was entirely the reason. It wasn't that I was jealous of Jessie hugging Chen. Right?

"Nakauwi na si Jessie. That is, if you're interested to know."

Marahas kong nilingon ang pinto ng kwarto ko at nakita kong nakatayo dun si Suho-hyung. I groaned inwardly. How long had he been standing there? At bakit hindi ko man lang napansin? Sa pagkakatanda ko, ni-lock ko ang pinto. Baka nakalimutan ko na naman. Tsk.

Huminga ako nang malalim bago sumagot, trying to sound as normal as possible. "Umalis ba siya?"

Naglakad na papasok si hyung at sinara ang pinto. Imbes na umupo sa isa sa mga kama, nanatili lang siyang nakatayo. "Buong araw siyang wala sa bahay. No one knew where she was. Ayon kay Ellie, hindi nga raw yata natulog si Jessie."

"Hyung, oo at hindi lang ang kelangan kong sagot. It's not as if I asked for details or what," I answered nonchalantly. I silently hoped he didn't sense the tone of disinterest in my voice.

"Well, you look like you need them."

Nang tingnan ko siya, nakangiti pa siya. I rolled my eyes. Everyone knew this hyung's smile meant all the good in the world. Ako lang yata ang makakapansin na hindi lahat ng ngiti niya, maganda ang gustong iparating. Tulad ngayon.