The Fool's

The World Where Everyone Wear Mask

Jae Hwan tapped his black ballpoint on the table, with his other hand supporting his head. He could not hide his bored gaze when he had to attend class this afternoon, while Ara did not come to campus. Every now and then the man checks his phone to see what chat he sent an hour ago got an answer. Niente. The girl ignored him.

Everything about the girl makes her look foreign, she is not someone who will wait for news from anyone but somehow Ara's activities are always a concern, he said, he wanted to make sure whatever the girl was doing had to involve himself. Or even he likes both with the girl, without ****. Just talking about the little things about his past or the biggest fear of his life. The girl could easily lead him to open up.

"Yes, Kim Jae Hwan you look bored. Want to go to Nightlife tonight?"

asked Min Gyu who had been sitting next to him since.

The man is one of the closest to her although Jae Hwan also knows her relationship with Min Gyu is nothing more than a mutual symbiosis, she said, Jae Hwan sometimes needs him to take care of girls who sometimes make it difficult for him, just because they have slept together and then make someone feel they have control over him.

And Min Gyu happily took care of them.

"Come on, but I'm gonna have a coffee."

Jae Hwan glanced at his watch, at 5 pm Ara must have been at his workplace. He wanted to hurry and see the girl.

Min Gyu is astonished, unlike usually Jae Hwan rejects the frenetic lights of the club, alcohol and women. Sure oes.

"you sure you don't want to go? it seems like it hasn't seen you there in a long time."

"you know the girls are waiting for you, their questions about you just keep pestering!"

Jae Hwan ignored the man's words, he cleaned up his book lying on the table and hurriedly patted Min Gyu's shoulder before leaving.

"you don't intend to tell me?"

Jae Hwan was already standing in front of the counter where he ordered, scratching his head that did not itch as if he was confused choosing the menu he would order. A few people behind him had queued up occasionally to notice Jae Hwan who had not booked.

"i'm sure you know my activities without me telling you, right?"

Ara replied casually while smiling stiffly hoping that no one would complain as they chatted. While his manager noticed not far from them.

"do you want something?"

"cold brew is also the same blueberry cheese."

"And you, I'll wait until your working hours are over!"

"oh gosh!"

Ara clenched her teeth, she couldn't help but get annoyed at the man but Jae Hwan casually pretended there was nothing wrong with his words. His work hours will be completed in 4 hours, how many cups of coffee can the man can accommodate to wait for him?

Jae Hwan does not run out of his mind he watches the broadcast of mukbang videos to eliminate his saturation while occasionally seeing Ara, and every time their eyes collided Ara would start to pull out a sharp gaze that almost made the girl's eyes jump. It was the only bluff that Ara could do he was lucky to have wide eyelids.

"Yes, are you here?"

suddenly, someone approached Jae Hwan, his voice was loud enough to reach Ara's ears to make the girl unconsciously also pay attention to the source of the sound.

Jae Hwan turned his head and again - again Min Gyu. He comes with Daniel, who is without permission directly sitting in front of Jae Hwan. Daniel just smiled stupidly, the man was acting like they were best friends without hesitation - constantly acting silly, Jae Hwan only still doubted him. The man just stared at Daniel he had no expression whatsoever not even surprised, this possibility could happen because this cafe is a place that is quite close to campus and a favorite spot to enjoy coffee or just chatting. Coulda.

"we can join or you'd rather be alone?"

Jae Hwan weighed for a while then agreed, because in fact he was also bored just the desire to wait for the girl there was bigger.

Daniel returns with a cup of Min Gyu's Macchiato and Latte as well as two pieces of Croissant and choco muffin, the tray full as Daniel is tempted to try them all. Not to mention his cheese cake that he could not carry in the same tray.

min Gyu asked while shaking her head.

"not really."

again Daniel smiles silly while Jae Hwan only notices.

"Ara offered me all the food that looks like it matches Macchiato and everything is freshly roasted, the smell is amazing."

Daniel seemed to be imagining the taste of the cake - the cake in his tray.

"you know Ara?"

jae Hwan asks, when the girl's name is called Jae Hwan looks more concerned than their conversation about cake.

"of course, we're in the same club,"

"she's a fun girl, the first time I met her she was so cheerful that it became an atmosphere in itself for a boring club. That girl has the ability to make everyone like her."

Daniel smiled then bit his muffin in one big mouthful.

"Well, you're right!"

Jae Hwan then looked at the girl again, the girl who kept glaring at him but again - again in reply to a smile by him. The man was quite amateurish in concealing his feelings, his experiences during this time were only related to women's bodies and not their hearts.

"that woman really changed you!"

Min Gyu's words made Jae Hwan look at her curiously.

Jae Hwan just smiled obliquely he did not answer anything.

"to be honest the girl came to me, asking if I could be friends with you,"

"at first I didn't understand, you had a lot of friends then why did the girl ask me? maybe because I'm with you is the same type."

"Silly the girl thought, I also live in a fake environment. Although it's not wrong."

"the ulzzang nickname (the nickname for a very charming man/woman) has been attached to me for a long time, they think one day I will become an idol."

"that's why you turned down a lot of agency offers?"

daniel asked the meddler who was answered with a slow nod from Min Gyu. Jae Hwan is listening.

"i hate those who come to me just to take pictures or make their lives public consumption and then spread it on social media to increase their followers."

Jae Hwan nodded he understood how Min Gyu felt.

"i have to keep smiling and greeting them just for fear of them writing bad things about me and being blasphemous."

Min Gyu seemed to laugh, he remembered an incident 3 years ago when people judged him for trivial things.

"people live in masks."