DORM 21 | ENHYPEN OT7 | 엔하이픈

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All of them are now in their bedroom and waiting for Mr. Kim. Jake is panicking, thinking where Engene is. He have Sunghoon and Heeseung on his side to calm him down but it won't work.

A minute after, Mr. Kim came inside. He sat on the bed infront of Jake and faced him. They all gathered at Jake and Engene's bed.

They're waiting for Mr. Kim to talk while Mr. Kim doesn't know how to start.

"Mr. Kim" Jake called. He's slowly loosing his patience.

"L-listen to me" Mr. Kim said. He cleared his throat first before speaking.

"E-Engene died long t-time ago.. he came back because they gave him a chance to do the things he needs to do. I never expected that, he really came back. But he also told me that his time is limited. I can't do anything to stop him from leaving.." Mr. Kim sobbed.

"H-how did he die?" Jake asked.

"H-he got bullied in school, he committed suicide" Mr. Kim sighed heavily as he feel like something is stuck in his throat. While Jake can't believe what he's hearing, all of them are shocked.

"How do you know all of these, Mr. Kim?" Sunghoon asked.

"I'm Engene's father" Mr. Kim admitted that made them shocked.

"It's hard to believe, I know. We don't have many interactions at school and Engene didn't tell you guys so we can keep it professional. I don't know why he doesn't want to tell you about our relationship but he wants to keep it a secret so I kept quiet"

"You guys are smart, intelligent and always have teamwork, the reason why you're my favorite students. But the main reason why I always keep an eye on you seven because Engene is always with you guys. I can see how happy he gets when he's with you all, especially Jake.. Engene may look happy as always but his background story is so painful"

"I- I felt so bad. He got bullied because of me, because his parents are.. both boys. He got bullied because of that. Namjoon.. he's my husband" Mr. Kim continued. Jake's hand turned into a fist.

"He kept it from me, from me and Namjoon. He suffered alone, he didn't bother to tell me about it. I just knew that he's getting bullied when the principal told me about it. I tried to save him but it was too late. I went to his dorm and I saw him hanging on the ceiling with a rope on his neck and multiple cuts on his wrist" Mr. Kim explained. It was so painful for him to explain about he saw how his son died.

"I immediately called for help but when we arrived at the hospital.. he's breathing and heartbeat already stopped, dead on arrival. I'm crying the whole month and didn't go to work. I had some dreams about Engene. I saw how his schoolmates and dorm mates treat him.. it was so painful for me to see my son dying slowly without calling me for help.."

"And if you're wondering about you guys hearing creepy noises in your dorm.. that was Engene's dorm. Dorm 21. That's where he live, that's where he suffered and died. He shouted calling for help, tried running away from his dorm mates but they won't let him go"

"I never thought Engene would suffer like that. I shouldn't have adopted him. If I didn't, maybe he's still alive and living a peaceful life" Mr. Kim said. His voice is full of guilt and sadness.

Jake stood up and sat beside Mr. Kim to hug him. All of them are quiet, only sobs can be heard inside the bedroom.

"S-so what will happen now??"

"Once Engene is gone, people who saw him and interacted with Engene will forget him. There's no Engene existing in this world now. He's gone" Mr. Kim said.