OPEN YOUR EYES (BLIND I) - MUSIQ SERIES PART 2

22. GOOD SAMARITAN

As neither of them knew who to contact, Hikaru ended up taking her to his dorm, as it was the only place he could think of. He was sure his groupmates would understand the situation, but that did not make Heejin any less worried. She was going to be with a bunch of boys she had only seen once and that could potentially also want her out of the dorm. Thankfully, their building had an underground parking lot, so they did not have to worry about anyone seeing them other than his groupmates.

Once they reached the fifth floor, Hikaru opened the door of their apartment and quickly warned everyone that they had a visitor so they could hide in case anyone was shirtless or anything similar. Even if Heejin thought C1K's dorm was the fanciest one she had ever seen, they proved her wrong when she entered theirs. It was only one story, but it was enormous and was decorated with black and white furniture, making it look even bigger and more modern.

"Oh, Jang Heejin!" Kasai, the eldest member and leader of the group said. "What are you doing here? Why is your face so red too? Are you okay?"

"Can she stay for the night, guys? She cannot go home and has nowhere to crash in," Hikaru explained.

"I mean... sure? But where?" Kwon, the second oldest, asked him. "We don't have spare beds."

"I can take the couch. Seriously, I should not even be here anyway," Heejin told them.

"Weren't you close to Dara and Haeil?" Junji asked her as he went back to the living room, appearing to have just come out of the shower. "Hello, by the way."

"I would not necessarily say we are close. I just know them. And hello to all of you too. Sorry for coming here so suddenly and unannounced."

"Oh, I see what you are trying!" Hikaru exclaimed and turned to Heejin. "Dara and Haeil have been sharing an apartment for a few years since it's less expensive that way. They live a couple of floors above us. We could try to get you to stay at theirs, since they have an extra bed."

Although she was not particularly fond of the idea, she was not fond of staying at the BCR Vision dorm either, so she just shrugged.

"Let me ask them. Wait here for me," Hikaru said leaving the apartment.

With the only person she knew gone, she awkwardly stood at the side not knowing what to do. The BCR Vision members seemed to not know either, but thankfully Kasai handled things quickly before it turned awkward.

"Sit down, please," he said pointing towards their big L-shaped couch. "Make yourself comfortable."

"Seriously, sorry for showing up unannounced," she told them as she sat down.

"Don't worry. It's clear something happened," Kasai said. "Apart from your red face, I have never seen Hikaru looking so distressed. Something important must have happened."

Since she was not going to tell him the details, she just nodded and he turned to talk to the other members, understanding she needed some space and would not talk about it. They were very laid back and unbothered despite having someone they did not know at their dorm.

"Do you want ice or something while you wait?" Junseo carefully asked her, pointing to her red cheek. "Well, I think we should have some frozen peas."

As her cheek was burning, she nodded and he went to the kitchen to fetch it. They were attentive and respected her boundaries, which was something she really appreciated at that moment. It was as if they knew precisely what to do and where to stop.

"Here you go." Junseo handed her the bag and a towel. "If you want something else, tell me."

"No, it's okay. Thank you, seriously," Heejin said as she put the bag on her cheek, flinching slightly because of how cold it was.