𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏 𝐌𝐄 :: 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣

四十二

october 3rd, 2017
7:28pm

"he's that minho? seriously?" changbin questioned with eyes widely open while staring at the two boys in shock. the others were as surprised as well and they had now started approaching minho and hyunjin in curiosity, wanting to know more about it.

"woah minho's your childhood friend?"

"the world is so small oh my god!"

"minho, why did you leave though?"

"yea right! why did you suddenly disappear from hyunjin's life?"

"why did you leave him all alone? he was so sad after your disappearance!"

minho gulped. anxiety started building up inside him once again as he was now surrounded by five other boys who were staring at him persistently. the boy hated that all the attention was on him again. he just wanted to escape and run away from all these questions and weird glares he was receiving.

minho felt unwanted. the repeating questions scared him, causing tears to start forming in his eyes again as his body trembled slightly.

i want to get out

"how could you leave him like that? do you know how heartbroken hyunjin was when we found him?"

please stop

minho let out a quiet whimper and quickly pulled away from hyunjin's grip, bringing his own hand inside his sleeve. he could still feel the piercing gazes of the boys falling on him and that only made him feel even worse.

his body was weak and the boy would collapse anytime if it wasn't for a gentle touch on his shoulder, which quickly brought him back in reality.

minho turned around, meeting chan's soft but worried gaze. the older male had noticed that minho felt really uncomfortable and he decided to step in.

"guys please excuse us for some minutes."

chan grabbed minho's hand and intertwined their fingers together, giving him a light reassuring squeeze. the other male immediately relaxed in the boy's touch and squeezed his hand back weakly.

chan smiled softly at this and slowly led minho in his bedroom closing the door behind him.

"sit down minnie."

minho obeyed and hesitantly sat down on chan's bed, closing his eyes tightly to prevent any tears from slipping. the elder sighed and sat down next to minho, wrapping his arms around his waist and bringing him on his chest.

"it's okay baby, just breathe."

minho whimpered and grabbed chan's shirt, burying his head in the elder's neck while crying silently. the older male tightened his grip around him and soothingly rubbed his back with his fingers, trying to help him calm down.

"t-they hate me channie." minho mumbled and sniffled in chan's neck, his grip on his shirt getting tighter.

the older male frowned and he slowly pulled away from the embrace, staring at minho's watery eyes. "why would they ever hate you?"

"didn't you hear them? they said that i ruined hyunjin's life! they said that i broke his heart! i'm a terrible person channie!"

suddenly, the door opened widely, revealing six other boys from the other side who just awkwardly stood there. minho looked down immediately and bit his lips harshly once he saw them.

chan let out a sigh as he glared at the boys in front if him, mentally warning them not to say anything that would make minho feel even worse. and somehow, the boys seemed to get the message.

"uh" jeongin was the first to step out this time, awkwardly rubbing his nape with his hand as he was walking hesitantly towards the two older males. "we just came here to apologize, minho hyung."

the said boy slowly looked up but he still avoided eye contact. he kept silent and just nodded his head slightly, causing jeongin to gulp and clear his throat.

"we're really really sorry hyung. we didn't mean to offend you or make you feel bad. we were just so shocked and we didn't know that our words were hurting you. we're genuinely sorry for making you feel this way."

minho nodded again but this time, he hesitantly let his gaze meet jeongin's apologetic and worry eyes. the older of the two felt a small smile appearing on his lips.

"i-it's alright."

the younger boy smiled brightly at minho's words and he let out a squeal as he ran to him and engulfed him in a tight hug, shoving chan out of his way. the older male yelped as he landed on the cold floor and a small pout made it's way on his lips.

minho was taken aback by the sudden hug but he slowly reciprocated it, wrapping his own arms around jeongin's waist and smiling softly. the other boys joined the hug as well, muttering soft apologies to minho who quietly giggled each time, appreciating every single word.

chan stood up from the floor and started whining when he spotted minho's frame being squeezed by his friends' bodies. he was jealous. he wanted to be the one hugging him like this but on the other side he also felt happy and relieved that his precious baby got so much acceptance and affection from his friends.

the older of the eight just stood in the corner, staring at the sight with a proud and bright smile on his face. he adored what he was watching and he really wanted to take his time and appreciate it from afar.

after a while though, the boys had to break the hug and get up since they had a party to hold and a person to celebrate with. the younger boys pulled away from minho who was still smiling happily. hyunjin was the last to pull away, giving a small but noticeable reassuring grin to the older male.

"shall we let the party begin now?" felix asked enthusiastically and the other boys just cheered loudly and ran to chan's living room, leaving the two older boys behind. chan slowly approached minho and placed his hands on his shoulders.

"are you okay now minnie?"

minho smiled softly. "yea. i feel wanted channie and it's such a nice feeling! i've never felt so happy to be with other people before!" the boy giggled cutely still trapped inside chan's arms. the older male cooed and lightly pinched minho's cheek, causing him to yelp and slap his hand playfully before bursting into laugher, making chan laugh along as well.

suddenly, their cute moment was interrupted by a cough, causing both boys to turn around. seungmin was standing in front of the door awkwardly, playing with his sleeves. "uh sorry to interrupt but do you guys wanna play truth or dare? jisung suggested it and now everyone wants to play."

chan wrapped his arm around minho's shoulder and flashed the younger of the three a small smile. "sure. we're coming."

seungmin just grinned awkwardly and left the room, heading back in the living room. chan and minho left as well, having their hands interlocked together while walking side by side.

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hey! i wanna ask you something heh
should i write a valentine's special chapter? if i do, it won't be a part of the story of course but i'll try to make it extra soft and cute as a thank you for 1Ok views^^

please let me know if you're interested and have a wonderful day/night <333