the familar

it's okay..." seojin yawned and rubbed the back of his neck trying to get rid of the sleepiness.

"well! i'm going to tell you something important and i need you to listen closely seojinnie." seojin sat up straight and leaned forward.

"you see seojinnie, I've noticed that you have a lot of issues. you know, like when you're stressed and upset. that doesn't mean that you have to keep everything bottled up. but i think that it would be helpful if you told someone why you are feeling like this so you don't have to deal with everything yourself. that way it might help you feel better afterwards." seojin was speechless. he was so shocked by what his mother said.

"thank you mom for letting me know. you were right. I will talk to someone tomorrow about this." seojin replied smiling slightly and hung up. he threw his phone on the bed and laid back down.

***

(in seoul, jeju)

the next day seo had a plan. he had planned to ask namjoon to tutor him in calculus. it wasn't that hard actually. seo was able to do it easily when he studied. he walked up to his locker when someone bumped into him.

"sorry! oops! i' it's okay... i'm bored though." seojin replied yawning slightly.

"that's fine! i'm calling cause i miss my son's voice. how does lunch sound? i know you have a free period today." joshua chuckled slightly. seojin blushed lightly and smiled widely.

"sure, yeah!" seojin replied trying to hide his excitement.

"great! see you later seojin!" joshua replied. seojin replied with a quick bye and hanged up his phone. he jumped out of his bed and looked at himself in the mirror. he was still dressed in his school uniform. seojin huffed and walked to his dresser to grab his pajamas that had his favorite anime character printed on them and placed them on his bed.

***

seojin was waiting outside for joshua. they said they would meet at lunch which is usually at 3. joshua said they would meet by the playground. seojin was wearing a short sleeve shirt under a grey jacket with black ripped jeans and vans.

joshua arrived a couple minutes later. he waved at seojin who returned the wave and smiled widely.

"so why did you call me?" seojin questioned as they walked side by side.

"well...