Chapter One
"Good morning Yurie" one of my best friends, Randele, greeted me and pat me in my back.
We are standing at the entrance gate of the Moonview High school. This will be the first day of the school year. We can’t enter the school since the ‘early bird’ students are blocking the gate. I don’t understand why everyone wants to be early for the first day as if they can impress the teachers by doing it.
We are waiting for those students who’s blocking the gate for us to enter. My friends and I are all hanging out in a shade of the tree nearby the school as we wait.
“why all those students are like these on the first day? As if they could maintain it until the last day” I rant slowly while my fingers fidget with the string of my backpack, watching the crowd dissipate slowly as the time flies.
Randele hinted the underlying meaning of my rant, see the frown in my face and notice my saddened tone. He places his hands on my shoulder and pull my head for it to rest into his shoulder.
“Hey, Yurie, you’ve been down lately. What happen?” he asked me in a soothing and friendly tone.
I sigh and look up to the sky, hoping that there is someone who’s looking up there too, someone I can be with but there are too much people looking up, I know. “I ended everything with Rachel” I answered Randele.
It was one of my problem, I fall for someone immediately, but when they become mine, I lose interest and break up with them. It makes me earn the title as the 'Campus Playboy' since I almost have dozens of exes.
“It’s been a week; I guess…” he said with a sigh. He places a comforting hand on my back “Cheer up! Boy, It’s a new day, new beginning!” he started enthusiastic “You are still young, you’ll find the one someday. At least you knew that Rachel wasn’t the one your heart is searching for, right?” Randele tried to reason for my guilt to lessen.
I just nod and take a deep breath and rest my head on Randele’s shoulder again. I close my eyes and try to think positive ‘better days are coming Yurie so cheer up’.
“Why’s our best friend being dramatic this early in the morning?” said by a-so-familiar voice. I open my eyes for me to see who speak and see at it is also one of my best friend, Zachyrie, who is smiling directly at me.
I smile lightly at him. Seeing him made my day lighter and brighter. He has this effect to all of his friends and I do not know how and why. Our gaze connected with each other, and it never failed to make me positively happy. Not that I like my best friend, he’s my childhood best friend and one of the few who knew how to tame me well.
I stand up and give him my most genuine grin I could pull off “Hey! Zhachie!” I call him enthusiastically. I pull him for a very tight hug. He chuckled and hug me as tight as mine to him.
I hear Randele huff annoying behind us, I could feel that his arms are crossed. I look behind and confirmed that his hands are crossed. “how can he cheer up Yurie in an instant while I can’t even I try?” he asked himself loudly and annoyingly, him looking at his side where he can’t see us.
Zhachie’s also looking at Randele. His face shows a devious smirk “well, for beginners you need to be Zachyrie” he teased. He let go of me and slowly walk towards Randele “also, you need to be a hugger since our little Yurie here loves cuddles, it always made him feel better” he said as he spread his arms wide open for him to hug Randele.
“What are you doing?” Randele asked as he slowly walk backwards. He knew very well what Zhachie will do.
Zhachie tried to enclosed Randele with his arms but before he could catch and hug Randele, he dodged and run away.
“Hey! Zhachie! No! Go away!” Randele cried out loud as Zachyrie tries to catch him. His arms are still spread wide open and ready to trap Randele at any moment.
I laugh as I watch them both, running like how a cat tries to chase a mouse. As always, Randele can’t outrun Zhachie.
Randele growl out of his annoyance. Zhachie is on behind him, hugging him and laughing mockingly. Randele walk towards my direction with his arms crossed. Zhachie still behind him and hugging him.
Zhachie let go of Randele when they sit beside me but didn’t let Randele go. One of his arms wrapped in Randele’s neck.
I look at them with a grin “Well, well, well. Thought that you’d escape the hugger boy?" I ask Randele mockingly, shoving his shoulder lightly.
His face shows scoff towards me. Randele remove Zachyrie’s arms around his neck. He looks at the boy who chase him “I can’t outrun you, I can never and I don’t know why” he ranted to us as if he’s not talking about Zhachie.
It made me laugh. I look at Zhachie who is looking at Randele with his proud and mocking smirk. I smile contented ‘I can pass dark nights with these two’.