Chapter 9

Apostrophe

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"WHooo hoo!"

Klein cheered looking at the screen, he was playing Apex legends, shooting down his enemies, he stretched from his seat with his hips curving

'hmm i wonder what karen is doing now?'

He shook his head not understanding why he was thinking about karen

'i can't understand why I am constantly on about karen'

He wondered as his mood to play games ended shortly

He jumped into his bed wearing a pair of shorts he rolled around with insta in his hands

He scrolled through reels for some reason his reels were on about love and couples, he doesn't know why

"It seems to be a recent trend"

He mused with his thoughts wandering while looking at a

They didn't speak or anything they just were silent as he sighed

While looking at a couple holding hands while walking in the golden hour

'this is boring but still... What will I do in that situation?'

As his thoughts flared, the next reel showed about two boys,

[You all have that one friend who bites you, tag that friend]

With the lean one biting the other, seeing it he snickered

'i should bite Karen's hand, his hands are soft without any ridges, squishy too'

His brows scrutinized as the reels showed

[We all have that one friend who is inseparable like couples, who will miss each other and get dramatic when separated, tag that friend]

Snickering Klein opened the comments quickly, typing Karen's iD but shook his head deleting his message

He buried his face in his hands still he scrolled to the next reels

[A person in your life, who you met suddenly but now you two are insuperable duos, tag your duo!]

Klein smiled at the mention as his mind wandered off to certain person, who looked strict

'He looks strict outside but inside he is a sweetheart, he is a fun person, a person who I can hang out with but he doesn't like to roam around...

'for some reason, karen doesn't want to tag along with me, he doesn't want to eat or drink even water from my hands

'why did I do something wrong? I don't know?...'

Klein thought for some reason his eyes were a little misty

[We all have one friend who helps us with everything, tag that friend]

Klein looked at the reels and scrolled next

[If you wanna live happy then...

Stop caring

Stop expecting

Stop trusting

Stay focused]

Sigma rules

Klein liked the post

[Five signs you are a Sigma male

5. Independent

4. Silent and aware

3. Show no emotions

2. Disciplined

1. Ambitious]

Klein liked the post as his eyes glossed over to his chats and to his profile

Stoic

The words were present as he looked at the followers and followed by Karen's account he opened his profile to see his story

Opening the story, Klein's eyes became bloodshot seeing a picture of karen with Daniel along with sam, in that picture Daniel's hands were over Karen's shoulder

'this!, he won't even take a selfie with me! He takes it with Daniel and sam!'

His eyes flushed as he bit into his pillows

'i want to take a pic with him! I want him to wear cute clothes and take photo with my hands like that too!

'why did Daniel take with him! And not to mention karen sits along with Daniel and takes whatever Daniel gives!, if it's about Daniel he gives two shits!

'what about me you fucking bastard!'

His eyes flared but he took a deep breath as he scrolled through reels

[Nobody will be with you forever, learn to accept solitude!, learn to control your emotions]

Seeing the reels Klein's face flushed

[The worst feeling in the world is knowing you've been used and lied to by someone you trust]

Klein's eyes became Misty as he threw his phone aside burying himself in his pillow

"Klein! Let's have dinner!"

Hearing his mother's call, his face returned to his usual expression with a mischievous smile plastered

Seeing his mother, who was a petite woman he lunged at her and bit her hands

"Really! Get off damn it!"

She shook him off as Klein shook his head and sat at the dining table

'i want karen to eat with me... But that fucker will say I'm not hungry but will still eat with that Daniel!

'why can't he atleast eat with me! Am I looking like an eye sore? Huh? That damn fucker!

'he looks after Harry and looks after balcon but he can't even call me!

'but still... *Sigh*'

While his thoughts spun, he had a neat smile eating his dinner while alone,

He looked at his phone opened Instagram again as his eyes flared

'just why? All i wanted was to go around with him... I just wanted him to sit with me... It's weird.. but I wanted him to be with me

'he is different... I'm sure ....he feels like Allen ...but different from Allen different from anybody else'

He can't put his finger on what's different about karen as he quickly finished eating and went back to his bed

He tried to sleep but his head kept banging with a single thought

'Why karen is so distant? Why is he not close to me? I can't understand what's going on with him... Am I expecting too much wait! I'm expecting from him?'

Klein shook his head

'im not that kind of person, no, I don't need to worry myself needlessly, this whole thought process I'm on about is pointless

'when have I ever worried about people not wearing this or that, or when have I ever worried about people getting along with me?'

'i will just ignore him if it gets to the worst'

Klein nodded his head as he tried to doze off but still his heart was pressed about something

'i don't even know what's going on at this point'

He thought looking at the time, clock striking at 2 am at the morning as he finally decided to doze off

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Daniel looked at Klein who was siting beside him for some reason

'today sam is not here, he is busy with some issues in his home it seems, he didn't say me why?, i will just ask him later'

'but still what's his issue?'

Daniel thought, Klein was siting at the centre with him at other corner and karen at the other end

He called karen to sit with him today since sam was absent

'i usually don't disturb karen but still... I do think him siting with me would be fun... Well untill... I'm cornered flat out rejected'

Daniel wondered looking at Klein who was having his hands around Karen while silently scrolling reels

Karen looked over Klein, towards Daniel and opened his mouth

"What are you doing?"

"Huh that-"

Smack-'

"Hey! What!'

"Come on!"

Karen tried to push Klein who was trying to grab Karen's neck, seeing their exchange Daniel sighed

The professor who usually takes the hour was not present as lunch break soon started

Klein looked at karen who was wearing a watch different from his usual style and asked

"What brand?"

"This, casio"

"I see"

"Yes, it's my father's watch, well it did cost him like 250$, they gave it to him as a gift, he is an advocate by the way"

"Ohh"

Klein nodded looking at karen while thinking the watch suited him well

'his white shirt with this black watch suits him best..., he looks good, if only he wears perfume a little stronger'

He thought as he stared at karen who was to his side, giving him his lunch, taking it he asked karen

"You want some?"

"No, you just eat"

"You"

"Thanks"

Seeing Daniel take from his lunch Klein couldn't help but curse at his heart as Daniel extended out his food to karen who took it nonchalantly

Seeing this Klein's face reddened

'no.. it's not like i care... I wanted karen to have some... Who the fuck wanted Daniel to eat!!'

'argh!! This two!'

Karen looked at Klein keenly but didn't say anything he could see Klein had some changes in his behaviour weirding him out

But his expression looked as if there is nothing wrong and he is fine

'Argh!!! I will bash your fucking head!'

Klein looked at karen with a smile and lunged at him trying to force his head towards the bench

Bang-'

He banged Karen's head as Klein looked at karen who sighed at his face

"Seriously?"

"Heh heeh"

He snickered

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Klein was sitting alone at his bench with his hands clenched

He could see karen going along with Daniel

"Tch"

He clicked his tongue as harry came and sat beside him

"Dude what's up??"

"Nothing"

'why is this fucker here? I don't give two shits about him.. why does karen go with Daniel, he just called him once that's it! And he is off

'What about me!'

"Why didn't you sit back?"

Harry asked, Klein ignored Harry fully who opened his phone and started to watch porn at daylight

He didnt bat at eye as Harry looked at Klein and slightly passed the video without saying anything

Klein opened his phone and looked at Instagram as the reels read

[Lonely is not being alone, it's the feeling that no one cares]

Seeing the quotes Klein sighed

'he didn't... Even talk to me that much'

"Klein, here"

Klein Looked up to see a guy giving him a bottle, he could feel his heart ease

'hehe'

Klein didn't react to him as he observed karen, who sat beside him

wearing a full on white t-shirt tucked in with a black pant, too loose to be called a pant, with a perfect belt over his stomach, his right hand adorned with a stylised black watch, he looked like your typical goodie two shoes but for some reason,

Klein's eyes shone with a grin, revealing his missing tooth, he took the bottle as his ears perked

"What are you doing?"

"Reels"

"I see, what are you going to do once you're home?"

"I will go to church maybe..."

"You know the exams are nearing right?"

"Yes"

"Hmm I'm taking classes again, join them"

"Hmm... Sure"

Klein replied while his eyes shined

'Finally, karen talked a little, his eyes were always wandering to Daniel, trying to talk to him at least now he talks to me!

Klein had a grin as he felt Karen who corrected his hair say

"Why is your hair always dishevelled?... Still I will call you keyi if you don't mind"

"Why even bother? fine"

"Keyi, you go to the hockey club daily?"

"Yes"

He replied dryly but Klein's eyes were curved

'a Nickname haah a nick name well they call me keyi usually but him calling me, it's different~'

"Look here"

Klein showed a reel with a high-speed bike pulling through the highway seeing the reel he heard Karen say

"I love bike rides, fast moving bikes! Just going without even seeing the moving scenery, Driving long distance without any care, tch it would be fun"

Klein could feel his heart flutter, he wanted to take karen along for a bike ride

'i want him out with me to the next state, just the both of us driving by bike, i wonder if he will hold me?

'Sitting behind me.... While I drive karen far hehe'

"Heeh hee"

Karen looked at Klein and laughed amused at Klein's laughter,

'he seems to like them, it's not really that interesting'

Karen thought while looking at the reel, Klein showed

Klein looked at karen who also started to laugh and wondered

'i will take him on a long ride! I will! Hehe'

Klein could feel his heart flutter opening his mouth revealing his crooked teeth, he asked

"What bike you like?"

"I don't really care about bikes... But if it's a fast moving one like Hayabusa, where I can't see what's going, that bike has 1500cc just my ears will flare zweiiii-

"It just smoothly gushes to 60, 70 in mere seconds, it's just a different feel"

Karen motioned with his hand with a rare smile, Klein nodded smiling as Karen asked

"Will you take me for a ride once?"

"Nah, bro i can't take you"

Klein shook while scratching his hair

'i will take you one day but still

Why do I care about this much?'

He wondered as his ears blasted with phonk, Klein couldn't understand why his heart fluttered and why the music usually to which he bops quite well felt numb today

For some reason he didn't want to listen to music and just look at karen, he shook his thoughts off trying to listen to the music blasted in his ears

'i wonder how he will react if I take him around'

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