𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒 ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ 𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 - 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐮

⇛ 𝐂𝐇. 𝟒𝟓

"is jihyun okay?!" haechan yelled as he and the others burst into the hospital wing. they found jeno sitting beside the bed she was unconscious on and hana stood on the other side.

"doctors said it was a vertigo attack and the dizziness just knocked her out cold." hana explained. "we'll just have to wait and see if she's fine..."

"no need to wait." jihyun's voice could be heard as she lifted her head off her pillow.

"jihyun!" chenle threw his arms around her. "you scared me!"

"sorry." she replied, pressing her face to his shoulder and breathing in the smell of lemons that came from his suit.

"how you feeling?" doyoung asked, placing his hand on the top of her head. "you worried us all."

"i'm okay, dodo." she replied as chenle stepped back.

"are you sure?"

with a nod, she tried to sit up to face all her friends but her body was weak and she nearly fell back onto the bed. jisung's hand landed on her back, pushing her up as he placed the pillow upright for her to lean against.

"thank you."

"what happened, ji?" renjun asked, sitting on the edge of the bed by her legs. he accidentally placed a hand on her leg and she jolted but didn't tell him to move so he kept it there, rubbing soothing circles with his thumb.

"i'm not sure. i was feeling lightheaded since the morning and then before the interview, i got really dizzy. i tried to push through during the interview but when i stood up, i couldn't take it."

"just rest now." he said.

"i want to rest in my apartment. it's the last night before the games." jihyun said, looking at hana specifically because she knew she could find a way to make it happen.

"yeah, of course." the older told her, placing a kiss on her forehead. "i'll let the doctors know."

jihyun carefully swung her legs off the bed and stood up onto her feet. she felt wobbly and her hand shot out to grab jaemin to steady herself. alarmed, he held both her arms.

"i'm good." she told everyone as they all shifted to help.

jaemin didn't let go of her though. he held one arm as she wobbled to the elevator. they entered and went up to the fifth floor. the district seven boy continued to hold onto her, guiding her towards the sofa. she collapsed onto it, bringing a cushion to hug against her stomach.

"what happened after i fainted?" she asked.

"jeno rushed you off stage while the audience cried out in panic. caeser managed to calm everyone down and then the interviews continued." renjun replied.

"we tried to bring up our worry for your health in hopes that it would cause more outbursts and lead to the cancellation of the game. it didn't work." mark added then held out a glass of water. "water?"

"yeah, thanks." jihyun took the glass from him and downed it in a second. "so the games are going to proceed tomorrow and i'm in this messed up state..."

"just know that i will carry you around for the first day if you're still feeling weak." chenle said.

"you can barely carry a glass of water without spilling it everywhere." she teased and he hooked his arm around her neck, bringing her head under his armpit.

"oh, really?"

"wait! wait! my head!" she yelled. "you stink! i can't breathe. jihyun protection squad help!"