{Hiatused} Inked Validation ~ OiSuga Soulmate AU

IV

Oikawa's POV:

The school day went by in a complete blur. A horrible, hazy blur. Iwaizumi even noticed that I wasn't myself and he usually tried to ignore me as much as possible. I just smiled and played it off like nothing was wrong, but I could tell how unconvincing I was. There was only one person I could really talk to but if I went on my phone during school Iwa~chan would maim me. So I just had to make it to the end of the day. Then I could think about what I saw.

His cold, lifeless face, the red almost completely gone from his cheeks. His completely still body. Scarily still. I should've never gone into that hospital room, curiosity really did kill the cat. I should've just kept walking when I saw the name 'Sugawara' on the door. But no, I had to go in. I had to friggin-

The bell rang abruptly, shattering through my thoughts like a brick. Finally, school was over. Dammit, there was still volleyball practice. There was no way I could practice with how distracted I was. But there was also no way Iwa would let me skip.

"Oi, Shittykawa," Iwai~chan said. "You good?"

"Yeah," I responded, flashing a smile.

"Uh-huh, bullshit. This is what happens when you overwork yourself. Go home and get some damn rest."

He left the classroom after that. Well, that solved my problem. It only took me a couple minutes to get out of the school and into my car, which was where I pulled my phone out of my pocket.

Why did I have so many damned contacts? And there it was. I tapped on the contact without a second thought, holding the phone up to my ear.

"Come on," I mumbled as it rang. "Hurry up already!"

Click.

"Hello?" a tired sounding voice asked from the other side of the line.

"Oh thank God, I've never needed to talk to you more, Akaashi."

"What happened? Did you walk in on your mom and her boyfriend again?"

"No," I stated. "This is so, so much worse. Like, worse than a mullet."

"Okay, what happened?"

"Well, do you know when you're curious about something but later you wish you never acted on that curiosity?"

"Oikawa, I don't have all day. Hurry up."

"Okay. Well... I think Suga tried to commit suicide and I walked into his hospital room and saw him knocked out."

The sound of static was the only thing I heard for about five minutes.

"Sugawara Koushi?"

"Yes, that Suga," I said, tears welling up. "And I don't know what to do because I feel like I should've helped him in someway but instead I-"

"Oikawa, calm the fuck down. There is no way this is your fault. You barely even know the guy. Just try to help him know that he has a friend in you. I mean, that's the only reason you didn't have an attempt on your life."

"Yeah... okay. I'll do that."

Akaashi was the only person who knew the true extend to how bad my depression used to be. It's definitely not in a good place, but it's not as bad as it used to be, and he's been a huge contributor to that. I don't even really know how we became friends, but I'm so glad we did.

"I'm sorry, but I have to go," he said.

"Please don't..." I pleaded. "I just can't be alone right now.