stjorthotic Chapter 980: The Real Kind
Chapter 980: The Real Kind
Chapter 980: The Real Kind
By that time, Akira had risen from the floor, massaging the back of his neck as he staggered toward the bed.
"Why the heck am I on the floor?" he exclaimed, groaning once more as he cracked his joints. "My body hurts."
June ignored Akira and just looked at Mei's message. Then, he stood from the bed to look for his earphones.
Meanwhile, Akira looked at him weirdly. "What are you doing?" he asked. June didn't respond to him, so he shrugged and scrolled through his phone.
The moment he opened his Navel account, his eyes widened, and he stood from the bed, feeling excited.
"Omo!" he exclaimed, walking to where Casper was to shake him awake.
"This is big! This is huge! No, this is humongous! This is like Zeth's ego!"
Casper finally woke up and was instantly met with Akira's phone screen. His eyes also widened, and he was now alert, looking at it with dilated pupils.
"We need to tell this to everyone!" Akira excitedly said.
The two of them went out of June's room to wake the other members up.
Meanwhile, June had just found his earphones, causing him to sigh in relief.
He walked over to his bed and sat, leaning against the bed frame as he plugged his earphones in.
He let out a deep breath and mustered up enough courage to click on the voice message. He didn't know why he found it so difficult-especially since it had been a while since the two of them had met. They didn't even talk much these days because they were busy with their own lives.
However, even then, June considered Mei as her real sister-even though she would never acknowledge him as a brother.
"Here's the thing," she continued. "I feel different when I'm around you. Lighter, somehow. Like maybe, just maybe, you'll always have my back. It's not something I'm used to, you know? Feeling safe. So yeah, don't let it get to your head, but I trust you. I do."
"And before you get any weird ideas-no, I don't like you like that. Gross."
June closed his eyes and shook his head. Goodness, he couldn't even imagine Mei feeling that way for him.
"That's never going to happen. Honestly, I feel really bad for your future partner. I bet they'd live in constant pressure, trying to live up to your perfection. Anyway, I'm getting off-track
once again."
"What I really want to say is that I'm happy," she said, the smile in her voice being heard through the speakers.
"I'm happy that I met you, that I got to see the real you. And I hope-really hope that you're
happy too."
"So, congratulations on all your achievements. You all deserve them."
"And thank you. Thank you for always being there for me. You're the first person I think of when I'm in trouble-and somehow, you're always the first person to come through."
"The one who protects me."
"So," she said, sighing in resignation.
"If I were to live another life, I'd want you to be my brother. The real kind."
"And I know it might sound weird, but I mean it. I really do..."
"...brother."