Life smells like death

Chapter 4

~One month later~

"Good morning Aerin!"

"Hi, Jinnie! How is your mum today?"

"She has been better. I'm afraid the treatment doesn't help and it only makes her feel worse."

"Ohh sweetie... I'm so sorry."

"It's okay Aerin... Thank you so much for letting me work here."

"Bro I've known you since we were five, we are besties did you forget ready?"

"Really thank-"

"Stop being sappy and get to work we must open in less than an hour."

"Yes sir!"

"Oh! I bought black hair die too, now that your hair have grown more we should also change their color so you won't be noticeable. I can come by your house once we close."

"Considering the amount of hair I've been losing, we shouldn't do it- Anyway! That sounds good to me, then we can either watch a movie or just hang out... we haven't done that for... 4 years because of me-"

"Stop blaming yourself for everything! I could have also kept in contact, it's not only you. But either way that doesn't change. When you go back however, we must meet and call each other more frequently. "

"If I ever go back."

...

"What!?"

"There is no what! You are going to kingdom. Alone."

"But-"

"Look! As I've seen there are people in your group who don't seem bothered about Hyunjin's hiatus and I get it he could have done so much damage to all of you and mostly to Minho and Felix. So get your shit together and act professionally. Also, get used to this, I still don't know if he'll ever be back. Today you have a day off. Please, inform the others too. Bye Chan."

"What happened?"

"We are attending kingdom as seven Jisung... that happened. "

"Okayy?"

"No it's not okay! We must be eight!"

"Why do you care about him so fucking much!? For I have known, he could have intentionally hurt your band mates!"

"You know he didn't!"

"And what if he did? Chan... what if he did? You don't have any proof."

"Okay... let's suppose that he did it. We have already proved that this photo, the video and the text messages were fake! And of course, just because there was a mirror selfie of Hyunjin at first and the hastag lovestay doesn't make him responsible, you know that nobody has the account's codes except from our social media manager! Don't you get that it was a trap!? Whoever did it, they wanted to harm Hyunjin and us! And why are you even being like this?! Maybe you are jealous that someone posted a picture assuming your boyfriend was Felix's."

"Ha! And maybe you are just jealous that my boyfriend at least never even thought about hurting his friends!"

"I'm done with you. When Hyunjin's innocence is revealed, I want to see you begging for forgiveness. And I hope it happens soon, before anything worse occurs."

...

"Aerin?"

"..."

"A-aerin...?"

"What? Can't you see I'm trying to-"

"I- I don't feel so good."

"Wh- Oh my God! Hyunjin! Help! Somebody help!"