When I went to the cafeteria, most of the seats were occupied so I just went to the food counter, chose the meal set that I wanted and then carried my food back to an empty seat which was at the corner most end, near the window.

As being an introvert, who was excellent in every sphere except the fact that being a loner was my type of thing, I liked the peace of enjoying my food in silence without being disturbed by any sort of unwanted presence or so I thought.
As even before I could enjoy my meal in silenece, there he was, already sitting and eating his lunch in the seat which I had chosen for myself earlier while entering the cafeteria, mentally.

Kim Jason, as a person, seemed to be quite an interesting fellow, apart from his good looks, that is. So, without finding any other seats left for me to enjoy my meal alone, I just decided to sit with Jason. At least he didn't keep on chatting away unnecessarily. As I started to eat away my food, I could notice the facial features of Jason more clearly, with the sunlight assisting me.

His eyeballs which I had thought were silver were actually a shade of complete black which reflected the depthness of obsidian. His hairs were a set of curly but neat strings which added to his handsome features. While his nose surely belonged to the sharper end which made him more charming. And his lips.... were a shade of baby pink with a tint of redness in them which were shining a bit due to the sunlight that penetrated through the window and landed on his face. So, overall, he seemed like a piece of art, one which could draw the people in, and ccould also attract unwanted attention.

Even though I might be admiring his looks, I definitely would not want such looks as that would be so tiring... I thought. As I kept on glancing at him in the middle of my lunchtime, the bell rang and it was finally time for the next class to commence. As I hurriedly ate my lunch and went to put the empty tray on the table, allotted for the dirty dishes to be cleaned, he brushed past me and whispered in my ear,

I thought that you would drill a hole in me with your gaze.

At first I thought what had happened. I mean, momentarily my mind had stopped functioning. But then I realised, he had caught me glancing at him. That was so embarrassing, I thought. Moreover, I could also hear him chuckling lightly. With this new found emotion of irritation bubbling up inside of me, I quickly ran back to the classroom and put my head down, on my desk. Looking at my shoes, it felt like I needed to question myself.

Even though the entire incident that had just happened was an irritating one, somehow it felt nice. Refreshing. It had been a long time since someone could stir up such kinds of emotions within me. So far I thought, my life in a monotonous cycle was fine but now with this new wave adding on to my world, it seemed my life was not so boring, anymore.

Ever since my childhood, I could excel in anything I wanted to do, be it related to music, art, or education related. I was excellent. Of course, initially my parents used to congratulate me and be happy for my success. But as time went by, with their schedules being so busy, they started to slowly neglect me and gradually our interactions faded, such that, the house where the three of us resided, could only be defined as a shelter with no human bonds to clasp it together in the form of a home.

At first, surely, it was hard for me. I wanted to draw their attention so much such that with my mental state declining, as a child in the elementary school, my excellence started to deteriorate. With how things were going, I feared the loneliness that I could feel from time-to-time. So, I worked hard. I, once again, tried to thrive and reach the point of my peak moment. However, finally when I had again restored my excellence, I realised that there was no use. No matter what I did, my parents didn't really care. So, I stopped trying but even then, the pursuit of excellence didn't leave me, as now, even without any efforts, I could attain what I wanted. This was what made me realise the second reality in my life and that was, everything was superficial so we just had to go with the flow, there was no need for one to feel agitated all the time. We could just simply relax and leave everything be. And thereby began my boring life.

It was in the beginning of the first year in middle school, when my parents divorced each other. The reason being both of them wanted to pursue different pathways to success. So, my mom went back to her homeland, South Korea, while I was left behind with my dad, who had been chosen as the CEO of his newly inherited Tech Company. Thereafter, my life went on in a monotonous way. Studying for exams, getting good marks, sleeping in my own room, going to school, having no friends and eating the meals prepared by the housekeeper.

However finally, after about four years of monotonous livelihood, it seemed like something was about to change in my life. And this was to be a positive change. This was the first time since becoming a teenager, that I could feel emotions that I thought I had forgotten. I was feeling excited.

When Jason finally came back to the classroom after following me behind, and sat down, I again slowly peaked at him while keeping my head down, he was wearing a gentle smirk on his face, which further added to his good looks. I was kinda hesitant but I knew what I wanted to do right now.

When the classes finally ended, it was time to go home. As both of us were packing our bags, Jason completed packing his faster so he was about to leave. I needed to stop him and ask him before it was too late and I miss my timing. I was scared and hesitant. I mean, it had been more than four years since I initiated a conversation with someone, so this was difficult. But to change my world to even a bit of possitivity in it and also to change myself, I needed to do this.

So, I took a long breath and when Jason opened the classroom door to leave, I shouted,

Jason, wait!

After hearing my voice, he stopped as if waiting for me to complete my dialogue, so he turned around and asked in the most gentle and deep voice, that I had ever heard in my entire life of 18 years,

What is it?

I was still afraid to be honest but when I saw the gentle smile on his face, without a second thought, I blurted out,

Will you be my friend?

While asking I kinda squeezed my eyes shut as if fearing a rejection but then I heard a chuckle. I opened my eyes and then I saw Jason, kinda laughing at my question while holding the door of the classroom. My eyes seemed to tear up a bit. I was now sure that I had been rejected. But then I heard the most unexpected reply.

So till now, only I thought we both were friends since I saw beside you?

After the response, I was kinda baffled but then I realised, this meant I was not rejected and infact, Jason had already considered me a friend since the start, only I was acting indifferently. I was relieved. To his response, I just answerd with another question,

Is that so?

And then again came another assertive response, which finally put me to ease.

Of course, since I'll be sitting beside you for the rest of the semester. Truth be told, I am selective about friends but you, get a green tick so of course, we're friends now. Okay then, let's go, shall we?

His response further added to my ecstacy. I couldn't basically describe the emotion I was feeling but one thing was for sure, I was happy. Thereafter, I just nodded and then both of us headed out of the school campus.
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Mini theatre

"Young Master, I was waiting for you. Please hop inside the car." Said my driver.

"No, today I'll be walking back home."

"Jason, wait for me!!"

"Hurry up!!"

Why did the young master walk today inspite of his hatred towards summer heat? *confused driver*

(End of Mini theatre)
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Happy reading, my dear munchkins!!(^o^)/