as much as dahye wanted to curse at jaemin, she couldn't stand the brightness coming from her phone even if her screen's brightness is at its lowest already.

"come in.." she pulled her blanket over her shoulder.

renjun entered the room, his backpack swinging on his left shoulder. "hyuck told me that you're sick..." he pressed his lips to a thin line. "how are you feeling?"

"better, because you're here..."

"what?"

"nothing," she cleared her throat. "jaemin mentioned that we're paired for a biology project?"

"ah, that one." renjun nodded. "don't think about that one anymore. i'll do it."

"what? but–"

"don't worry about it, it's a written one anyway. besides, you were absent earlier." renjun said.

dahye was just looking at renjun. it feels like she was hallucinating.

"renjun?"

"hmm?"

"thank you."