Broken | Jaeyong

chapter 25

Jeno groaned as he let his head hit the wall behind them. Boredom completely filled him. Chenle and Jisung were working on their biology assignment they had just gotten back, and Jeno's presence was only recognised whenever they didn't understand the teacher's feedback. It had been a week once Jaemin was at school. He knew Chenle knew something about it and he knew Jisung did too. He's known the younger for too long to not notice the way his eyebrows furrow for a second while he's trying to come up with an answer. He knows Jisung is lying to him. He just wants to know where Jaemin is and if he's okay. He misses him.

"Hey, Jeno." Jisung called. Jeno head rose as he looked at the other with a questioning gaze. Jisung pointed to a red highlighted area on his screen. It was another comment left by the teacher neither of them understood. Jeno lifted his back from the wall and squinted his eyes at the screen. He blinked before leaning closer to help his eyes focus on the words.

"Go get your glasses, Jeno." Chenle chuckled as he watched the older struggle to see.

"There's no point in getting my glasses when I only need them for three seconds." Jeno mumbled with a tired huff at the end. Once he read the comment he leaned back once again and pointed to the screen lazily. "Explain the symptoms of it in more detail." He simply said. Jisung smiled before thanking him and continuing with their assignment.

"Hey, umm, what are you doing after school?" Chenle asked Jisung while the other was typing more into their document.

"I might study but I'm not really in the mood." Jisung answered as he focused on the screen.

"I was wondering if you wanna hang out." Chenle suggested, leaning closer to the screen in an attempt to get the younger's attention.

"Sounds like a plan." Jeno smiled widely, "I'm in."

"O-Oh," Chenle faltered for second. He was asking Jisung but Jeno is welcomed to come. "Okay, what about you, Jisungie?"

"Yeah, I'm down." Jisung nodded as he finished fixing the teacher's comment. He turned to Chenle and felt a smile grow on his lips when he saw Chenle's eyes light up at his reply.

"We are hanging out as friends though, okay? I am not third-wheeling. I don't third-wheel." Jeno told them sternly.

"What do you think you're doing right now?" Chenle laughed.

"Helping my younger friends with their school work because I'm a great person." Jeno defended with a frown.

"Jeno!" Someone called on the other side of the library. Jeno looked over to see his other friends, the ones that were actually in his grade.

"Well, I'll see you after school." Jeno bid farewell to Jisung and Chenle as he got up and left them to their work. Jeno was greeted with a few 'Aye's and friendly slaps on the back when he met his friends. "No offence or anything, but what the fuck are you guys doing in the library?" Jeno asked in confusion. They weren't exactly the bookworm studying types.

"We were looking for you, man." One of them said like it were the most obvious thing. It did make more sense than them coming to study. They caught the questioning look on Jeno's face and explained, "You know, we've noticed you've been weird lately so, we were thinking about what might get the old Jeno back and we were like, 'What does Jeno love the most? School and parties.' And well, you already have school and that's doing jack-shit so we're gonna have a party. Friday, seven o'clock, there's gonna be plenty of booze and ass so you betta be there."