Joshua was sitting in the Uni's Library thinking about something. He kept on scribbling in his notebook. Jeonghan noticed this and advised him " Take it easy there"
Joshua sighed out of frustration
"This is so tough. I wonder how Maroon 5 can do it. One hour for one song."
Jeonghan smiled after hearing Maroon 5. Everyone knew that Joshua loves their songs especially ' Sunday Morning '
" Stop using your head. Sometimes, you have to use your heart. Bring out your inner feelings."
Joshua looked at him confused.
" Can I borrow this ?" asked Jeonghan, pointing towards the pen and notebook. Joshua nodded
"Recall your memories. Have you not had a secret crush on anyone before? When you fall in love, your heart flutters" The American recalled a memory of his crush
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FLASHBACK (DURING HIGH SCHOOL) :-
Joshua forgot his guitar pick at home. He tried playing the guitar without it but it almost cut his finger. He winced with pain. Seokmin entered the room at the same time. He saw the older in pain. He asked Joshua about it.
" I forgot my guitar pick" answered Joshua
Seokmin thought for a while " Give me your student ID Card"
" Why?" asked Joshua perplexed
"Just do it" Joshua reluctantly gave his card. Seokmin took a pair of scissors and was about to cut the card until Joshua shouted "Hey!!! What are you doing?"
" Making you a pick" answered Seokmin innocently
"Are you insane ?" Joshua snatched his card from Seokmin. Seokmin took his own card from his bag and started cutting it.
" Hey!!" exclaimed Joshua. What was wrong with his enemy today??
" I want a new card. I look ridiculous here. " answered Seokmin smiling brightly
" You're crazy" commented Joshua
It didn't stop Seokmin. He carefully cut his photo from the card and gave it to the other
" The world's one and only handsome pick"
Joshua hesitated while taking it from Seokmin but the younger forced him to take it . Joshua smiled looking at Seokmin's photo.
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Joshua was smiling when he was remembering the memory. Jeonghan noticed it and gave him a " you have a crush, don't you ?" look. Joshua realized what he was doing and quickly changed his reaction. "That wasn't a smile" argues Joshua. Jeonghan scoffed and asked
" What was it then Joshuji ?"
''It was umm... I should get going . Give me my things back " replied Joshua
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THE FOLLOWING NIGHT (SEOKMIN'S DORM):-
Seokmin heard the door bell ring. Who was it at the dead of night ?
He opened the door only to see his friends injured. They were beaten up by someone. Their faces were swollen and it was covered with bruises.
" DAMN!!!" exclaimed Seokmin
" Who did this to you ?" asked Seokmin worried
"We'll tell you later. Let us in first" answered Minghao
Seokmin let them enter his dorm.
" What happened ?" asked Seokmin as he grabbed a first aid box
" We tried to hold back just like you suggested Hyung" said Chan while applying ointment on his bruises.
"But they started it " continued Seungkwan
" Then, I think you can guess what happened " said Seungcheol
" We didn't start it this time" added Soonyoung
" And we may have or may have not broken CARAT bus stop" said Mingyu embarrassed
" WAIT WHAT!!!!!!" exclaimed Seokmin. How bad was the fight between the two gangs.
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FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE :
All the students assembled in a classroom, curious about last night. Everyone from Joshua's gang was included in the fight, except for Joshua himself.
The faculty head, Mr. Hwang entered the room and announced
"If you're not involved with last night's incident , please leave"
All the other students left, leaving Joshua's friends alone. Joshua decided to stay as he wanted to know the consequences of this mishap.
" The best I could ask for was no academic probation." started Mr. Hwang. The others nodded
" But, you must take responsibility for the bust stop's rebuild expenses. "
" But professor, those guys were the ones messing with us in the first place" argued Jun
" Why are we the ones being punished ?" asked Vernon
" Because you started it" replied the Mr. Hwang
" Here. This is the expense in detail" said Mr. Hwang, handing over a receipt. Jun looked at the paper and groaned in disappointment. The lad handed over the paper to Joshua. Joshua was stunned.
" Professor, where are they going to get the money from?"
" Why didn't they think about this before they threw a punch ?" asked the middle-aged man raising his right eyebrow
" Get it done before the end of the month" the man told them. He walked out of the room, leaving the boys alone. Jun got up and kicked his chair out of frustration. Jeonghan went to the boy and tried cooling his temper.
" Hey, calm down! My dad sells these materials at his store. I'll talk to him. We can get some budget" said Joshua in a soothing voice.
" But you shouldn't be the one going through troubles here" said Wonwoo
"Engineering should take responsibility too " added Jihoon
Joshua thought for a while. His thoughts were distracted after he heard his phone rang. It was :
"Just a Friend 🙃 "
But he didn't care. He was not in the mood to argue with Seokmin. He had better things to do.
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AT MR. LEE'S SHOP :
Joshua hesitated to walk near the area. What if Mr. Lee was there? He had heard enough few nights back. He took slow and cautious steps towards the store. He saw Hyeri outside. Thank God !! He waved at her.
Mr. Lee had went out of town for few days. Hyeri took care of the work temporarily. She saw Joshua. "Ooh Shua Hyung !!! Does he want to see my brother ???" she thought. She ran towards the male and said " Ma and Pa aren't here"
Joshua gave her a list of materials and asked " Can you check if you have these items in stock ? They're out of stock in my shop"
" Sure. I will give you a discount too. " said Hyeri smiling
" Do you need them for your faculty event" she curiously asked. Joshua didn't answer, he just looked at her. The girl realized that there was something more to the story. If Joshua acted this way, there could only be one person behind it : LEE SEOKMIN !!!!
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THE LEE RESIDENCE ( SEOKMIN'S ROOM)
Hyeri stormed into her brother's room. " You promised to leave him alone but you couldn't do it. What a man !"
" I had nothing to do with it. It was Minghao " pouted Seokmin
"By the way, how do you know about this?" asked Seokmin suspiciously
"Joshua Hyung came to ask for product rates. To build that bus stop you guys destroyed."
" You're wrong. They started it !"
" Besides, the punishment was decided by the University Board, not me " added Seokmin
" Whatever!" sighed Hyeri and left the room.
Seokmin needed to talk to Joshua. But the other would not pick up his phone. There was only one way and that was to...
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Joshua was writing some notes until he heard someone knock the window. He looked outside and saw SEOKMIN. Aishh!!! Didn't he give enough trouble to me ???
" What the heck are you playing at, Seokmin ? You're lucky again that the house is empty" exclaimed Joshua.
" First, let me in " requested Seokmin. Joshua rolled his eyes and let him enter .
" What in the world are you doing here right now ?asked Joshua
" Because you didn't pick up my calls" answered Seokmin
" Don't be unreasonable " said Seokmin
" WHAT ?" asked Joshua
"About that bust stop. Your friends started the fight. It wasn't my friends' fault"
Joshua scoffed and replied
" If your friends didn't post that video, my friends wouldn't have lost their heads"
"What video ?" questioned Seokmin confused
"The video of you guys picking on Jun, the day I kicked you. Your friends posted it online " said Joshua with a straight face. Seokmin needed some time to process the last few words
"I didn't know about the video" said Seokmin in a soft tone. Joshua smiled and asked " Playing dumb are we ?"
Seokmin shook his head but Joshua still continued " But in that video, you looked so happy . Now get out of my room!!"
"But-"
" No buts. Out " said Joshua angrily, pointing at the window.
Seokmin sadly left the room. He returned home and thought for a while in his balcony. These fights have gotten out of hand.
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