There's No Love In the Deathzone (BL) novel Chapter 765

Chapter 765: Side Story 4. Endless Journey - 48

The moment he received the call, Byul immediately stood up and ran out of the classroom, leaving his two best friends looking at each other in shock. After all, they had never seen Byul that excited--not even when he received his award.

But Byul didn’t care about anything at that moment. He rushed toward the library, which was empty during graduation, and went to a corner, hidden from anyone--even though there was no one there. He looked at his screen again, and his heartbeat increased even more. He patted his cheeks, feeling the heat spreading all over his face. _{ƒгeewebnovёl.com}

Is this real? Is this real?!

He looked at the screen again, double and triple-checking the account, making sure it was from the right person. His fingers were trembling, even while he told himself to calm down.

"Okay, stay cool...stay cool..." Byul took a deep breath. There was one sure way to find out if it was truly the owner of the account. Byul took another deep breath and pressed the call button.

Just a normal call. He wasn’t brave enough to do a face-to-face. Not to mention, he was sure his face would be so messy and ugly.

As the connecting sound was made, Byul bit on his nail, waiting. When a clicking sound could be heard, he almost failed to breathe.

[Byul?]

The low, deep voice he had been missing all this time. Byul bit his folded knee to prevent himself from screaming. So what if he graduated that day--he still felt like a young teenager in love.

"H-hyung?" he finally found his voice. "Is it really you, hyung? Are you...are you out of the Tower?"

[Yeah, I just got out] the voice was gentle, telling Byul that his hyung hadn’t changed at all. [Lucy made an automatic reminder that it’s your school’s graduation. I heard you’re in an art and performance school?]

"Y-yeah," Byul made a mental note to send Lucy a box of season-limited chocolate. "Umm...hyung--"

Byul felt his throat choked suddenly from nervousness. For a while, he couldn’t continue until the gentle voice caressed him again. [Byul, I don’t think I can come to your graduation, but--]

"Oh--no, no," Byul shook his head quickly, finding his voice again. "You don’t have to go out of your way to come, Hyung. Just..." he bit his lips and steeled his heart. "Can...can we still meet...today? I--I know you need some rest, but...if you can...o-only if you can..."

A soft chuckle could be heard, stopping Byul’s rambling. [I just want to say that I won’t be able to arrive there in time for your graduation. Let’s see...maybe slightly after midday? Where will you be at that time?]

Byul wanted to scream again, but he resorted to clenching his fist and punching the air in triumph. He thought for a second, looking for a place where they could meet without any disturbance. Somewhere his parents wouldn’t be around...or cameras. Hmm...how difficult.

"Umm...I can wait at school, Hyung...do you mind?" he asked carefully.

[School? Not in a restaurant or something? Shouldn’t we celebrate your graduation?]

Oh, Gods--restaurant? Like a date?!

Byul slapped his head to stop himself from delusion. Between them, going to a cafe or a restaurant was nothing special, geez. They had been doing it since they were kids.

Haa...was it because he had been taking romance projects these days?

[Byul?]

"Oh, umm..." Byul shook his head and focused back. "I want to take a picture with you, Hyung--at school, I mean. And...and if you have more time, can we go celebrate with a meal afterward?"

[Alright] the answer filled Byul’s heart with warmth. [See you later, Byul]

"See you, Hyung..."

Even after the call ended, Byul was still crouching in a daze for a few minutes. "Wow..." he whispered to himself. "Oh, my Gods..."

He clasped his mouth, screaming silently into his palms. After doing a set of breathing exercises he learned from his vocalization class, Byul stood up. Before going out to join his friends in the hall, however, he stopped in front of a window, looking at the backyard.

The backyard of the school was a park that students could use to relax, eat, or do their homework. In the corner, there was a tree he didn’t know the name of, with leaves and white flowers dangling down the branch, creating a beautiful canopy.

There was a legend saying that if two people who weren’t in a relationship took a picture there, they would be a couple in the future.

Byul wasn’t much of a believer in that kind of thing, but...there was no harm in trying, right? At any rate, the place was also beautiful--although the students there had already grown bored of the view.

Honestly, Byul was bored of it too after three years, but...at that moment, the tree suddenly looked very, very enticing.

He had been waiting for four years. He could wait for four more days, much more just hours.

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