Chapter 9: Just Wait For It

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*Kiku's phone*

Tuesday, June XX, XXXX

7:30 pm. (Alfred) Hey, Kiku, sorry I didn't come over yesterday. Gil, Matthias, and I have been planning on our project.

7:30 pm. (Kiku) Daijoubu. I've been busy studying for my English test. If it's not a bother, may I ask what was the project you guys are planning about?

8:00 pm. (Kiku) Alfred-san?

8:30 pm. (Alfred) Sorry, Keeks. Got to go now.

Wednesday, June XX, XXXX

7:15 am. (Kiku) Alfred-san, are you coming over? I'm at your locker.

7:20 am. (Alfred) I can't sorry. I'm running a little late. You can go ahead.

2:15 pm. (Kiku) Konnichiwa! I'm here outside. Let's go home together.

2:17 pm. (Alfred) I'm going to Matthias' place. Lien is going to be there.

2:20 pm. (Kiku) I see... is it alright if I go with you instead?

2:20 pm. (Alfred) No! You can't. I mean it will take too long and you have a test coming up, right? Just leave it to us. We have a surprise for her.

2:21 pm. (Kiku) Wait, what? Surprise? Alfred-san?

2:22 pm. (Kiku) Hello?

Thursday, June XX, XXXX

6:30 pm. (Alfred) Hello, Keeks. I'm so sorry, again. But you don't have to go to my locker. I won't be there tomorrow.

6:30 pm. (Kiku) Wait, why? What happened? Is there something wrong?

6:30 pm. (Alfred) No, don't worry. Everything is fine. It's just that I won't be there.

6:31 pm. (Kiku) Are you sure? Ok, then. But I'm still going to your locker, just in case you would come by. I'm sorry but you're making me worried.

6:32 pm. (Alfred) (Sight) do whatever you do, Keeks. But I promise you everything is fine. Don't worry about me, okay?

6:33 pm. (Kiku) Okay.

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Kiku re-read Alfred's text from last night: "But you don't have to go to my locker. I won't be there tomorrow."

But there he was, in his normal spot at the foot of his friend's locker where he usually waited for him. He glanced at his watch: 7:20 am. Normally, Alfred would arrive five minutes ago, and yet, lately that week, he became more distant from him, literally and figuratively speaking. It's not like Alfred was mad at him or anything if he is, he should be more open to express what he felt to Kiku, the same way he had the guts when he suggested that they should be boyfriends.

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