CHAPTER VII:HE'S CUTE

Eury's POV,

"......" After what I said the other side goes silent that I thought he already end up the call.

"Hello? Are you still in there?!" I asked him to confirm if he is still in there.

"Ah...Yes. I am still in here!!" Shiloh instantly responded.

"I thought you already died for a moment." I teasingly say.

"Uh...Nope.I just ah... Tripped in here!!" He hastily explains.

"Huh? Seriously?! Are you alright?!" I ask him, slightly worried.Tss this guy is too clumsy.

"Hahaha yes, I am okay!! Don't worry about me," he says to make me calm.

"You're such an idiot."I only say to him.

"Ah yes I guess? ha ha ha." He awkwardly says. "Uhmm where are you now?" he asked me trying to shift the topic.

"Uhmm. I am already at the park. Just a few steps and I am already home." I lazily say.

"Oh really?!that's a relief." he merrily says.

"You can end this call now if you want. Besides I am almost home right now." I suggested.

"Uh...Nah I'll wait till you finally arrived home safe." he strongly opposes what I said.

"Okay then." I just say.

"Ah... Eury..." he's calling my name in a nervous tone.

"Yes...What is it?" I simply ask.

"What do you mean by you like me?" he asks anxiously.

"Ah. I like you as my friend." I only answer.

"Ah?! hahaha. I see. I-I am happy if you think of me like that." he laughingly says.

"Why? don't you like me?"I bluntly ask him.

I even heard him choked himself on the other side of the phone after I asked him that question.

"I-I don't..I-It's not. Yo-you're wrong!!" he answers in a panic.

"I like you," he says timidly.

I don't know why I am surprised by a normal response that a normal person would say to their friends.

"I-I like you because you are so cool!! You are an amazing person Eury!!"He added.

I am used to people giving me compliments such as you are awesome. You are so talented and cool. But hearing it from him...

"Thank you!! It makes me happy." I genuinely say while smiling even though he can't see me right now. I also don't want him to see me right now because I know that my face is so red right now.

I looked up at the dark sky full of sparkling stars.

The moon is quite pretty tonight.

-

I went home safely last night. It was just a small walk from their place but I wish that our place is farther from theirs. I want to keep our conversation going. It's also my first time talking to someone that long on the phone. I am done early with my exams again and as usual, I am just in my seat waiting for our exam to end. Watching the clock boringly. Hoping it will pass by quickly because I am going to meet Shiloh again to study with him.

I am also curious how his exam went today? If our study session paid off...at least?

Shiloh is surprisingly academically stupid but the thing that I like about him is that he doesn't easily give up and work the hardest among everyone.

The deafening silence is filling up the whole room along with the grieves of misery coming from those students who didn't study.

Tss...This is annoying why is the time is so slow when I want it to pass by quickly? Is time just trying to mess up with me or what?

"Psst.." someone from my side is calling for me...for help surely but I just ignored it.

I already know who is it also. Even though I ignored him he continues poking me from the side.

"Psst...Eury.."whispering my name even louder to make me look at him.

No matter what you do I won't help you. I finally looked at him only to give him an I don't care if you fail your exam. I won't help you peasant look.

"Huh?!"He gave me a disbelief look.

"Please just this one question... I just want to at least get one score on my answer sheets."He said sounding so hopeless.

"Well good luck on that," I say to encourage him and continues ignoring him again.

He just released a heavy sigh as if he finally gave up on me and even on his life.

You have my condolence Kairos.

I looked at the window to watch the view from the outside.

I saw Shiloh's classmates outside walking and talking. It looks like that their exam ended already.

I stand up to go outside and look for Shiloh but suddenly someone grabbed my right arm.

"Please...don't leave me dying in here. You are the only hope I have," begging me for help.

I looked at him. I am quite surprised by how he looks so depressed about the exam.

Wow, he is having a hard time right now. I touched his hand holding my right arm and lean down onto him to whisper in his ears.

"You can do it. I believe in you." and snatch back my right arm from him.

Leaving him completely miserable in that room.

-

I looked for Shiloh everywhere on the campus but I can't find him. I went to the gym but no one is in there...

Where the hell did he even go?

Then lastly, I came here in the library hoping he is finally in here...sleeping again. Well, probably he is because he told me last night before he ended the call that he will study again alone. I search the whole library and found him in the very corner of the library sleeping. Just what I assumed. I quietly sit down in front of him trying not to wake him up. If he is exhausted he should've gone home and just simply text me that he can't meet me today because he is sleepless from studying last night.

What an idiot.

I laid my head down also on the table facing him while watching him sleep peacefully. He isn't wearing his glasses right now that's why I can see the similar resemblance he has to Claude. From his perfectly shaped eyebrows. His long eyelashes as if he is wearing makeup that can make his eyelashes longer. His straight small nose and his thin red lips. He almost looks like a girl. His features are softer compare to Claude. As if he is the light version of Claude.

I continue watching him for a little longer.

After a few moments, he suddenly opens his eyes slowly. He looks at me as if he is looking at something unbelievable at first and after that, his eyes grew wider. Shocked upon his realization that he is right to see me watching him sleeping.

Wow, I can't fully describe his reaction. I can only say that he is...cute