Off Key

#46

Chan was sitting in the dining room, looking back and forth at his mother and father.

He still couldn't believe they were here.

"So, Chan, we want to talk to you." Ms. Bang said as sitting down at the table with her husband. "Is it about the band? You guys said you were fine with it." Chan said making his parents sigh.

"No, we wanted to talk to you about...something else." Chan became curious and serious, seeing his parent's expressions. As Chan was about to speak, he heard his phone ring and saw it was Jisung.

Chan pointed to his phone, making his parents understand. He got up and answered, facing away from the two. "What's up?" He asked. Chan became silent and confused, hearing Jisung talking.

"Wait, wait, the hospital?" Chan said. "Yes, but he's gonna be okay. We'll explain more in detail, but we thought we should let you know." Jisung said, making Chan a bit confused. "Do you need us to visit? You want me to call the rest?"

Jisung explained that Minho just had a cut and he was going to call the rest to inform them what happened. Chan sighed. "As long as he's okay. Thanks for letting me know." Chan said. Soon after he hung up, he faced his parents again, who looked at him curiously but decided not to pry.

"What did you need to tell me?" Chan asked, but then heard the doorbell ring. "Well, you'll find out soon." Mr. Bang said, heading to the door.

"Mr. Kim, please come in." Chan heard the name and saw Seungmin and his dad enter. "Seungmin, what's going on?" He asked. "I don't know, all I know was that my dad asked for your address and told me to get ready, and here we are," Seungmin said. "Do you know what's going on?" Chan shook his head.

After everyone was done introducing themselves, they all sat on the couch, leaving Seungmin and Chan whispering, still standing.

"Boys, please come sit." Ms. Bang said, calling them over.

They both sat down, feeling uneasy. They weren't sure what was going on but it felt weird.

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"Minho's in the hospital!"

Hyunjin said as soon as Jeongin opened the door. "I know. Jisung called." Jeongin said, opening the door, making Hyunjin walk into the house. "Did you drive all the way here just to tell me that?" Jeongin asked shutting the door.

"Maybe, but I also needed to talk to you." He said, rummaging through Jeongin's kitchen cabinets. "What is it?" Jeongin asked, sitting on the kitchen counter.

"Wait, where's your aunt?" Hyunjin asked forgetting he just barged into the younger's home. "She's at work right now, but what's up?" He asked. "Okay, well, before you say I told you so, I'm asking Seungmin out this week," Hyunjin said, closing the cabinet after grabbing a bag of chips.

It took everything in Jeongin not to scream 'I told you so' but he kept his composure. "Okay, and what do you need help with?" He asked. Hyunjin sighed feeling relief. "I want to take him on this cute picnic, but I feel like that's too much. Maybe it'd be better if we went to the movies? But that feels too plain." Hyunjin said moving to sit down on the chair.

"A picnic is a great idea." Jeongin moving to sit across Hyunjin. "Do you know what his favorite foods are?" Jeongin asked, Hyunjin leaving him thinking. "No, but I could ask," Hyunjin said. "Okay, well, cook all his favorite foods, or buy but homemade seems more from the heart."

Hyunjin listened attentively to the younger's words. He almost took out his phone to write it down. "And take it all to the picnic, and maybe after you guys could go walk around the park?" Hyunjin stood up, surprising Jeongin. "What?" He asked.