Dream in a Dream

~Hard For Me~

[Ten's POV]

"I was actually here to see Johnny. Am I at the wrong place?"

"No! This is his place. He just left to go get our food. Come in. Wait for him." I slightly shake my head in response to him. "Please. He's going through it, and you two need to talk. So please. Come in." He opens the door all the way and walks to the couch.

I make my way inside and close the door behind me. I watch as Mark picks up the pieces of paper scattered all over the couch.

"I'm Mark, Johnny's friend. Sorry I didn't introduce myself to you earlier."

"Were you guys working on something?" I point towards the pile of paper now in his hands.

"Uh yeah. A song. For me, actually. To rap over. A beat, if you will." He stacked the papers on the desk nearby and turned the computer on. "Johnny's the mastermind behind all my "songs". He throws up air quotes.

"Wait, Johnny makes music?" I finally sit down and asked puzzled.

"Yeah. Duh he told you this, like last ye-" he turns to me with his eyes widen, and quickly turns back to avoid eye contact.

"What do you mean last year? I just met Johnny this year." He can't be talking about Johnny, maybe Yuta. But I don't remember, unless. "Wait. I knew Johnny before just recently?"

Mark starts to fumble with the papers he already put down.

"Mark. You know something I don't. I know Johnny, don't I? But I forgot about him. Didn't I?" He turns around slowly, sighs and shake his head up and down slowly.

"Yeah. You do. He saved your life, actually." My eyes grew big.

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[Johnny's POV]

I pull up to the pizza place and get out my car. I make my way to the door and notice a guy holding a bunch of stuff on his way out. I hold open the door for him and he shoots me a quick 'Thanks' as I enter in. I let the cashier know the name for the order which was Mark's because he ordered it. She informed that she just has to get it all packed up and I'm ready to go.

I whip out my phone and decide to call Mark to see what he was doing. I heard one ring, then two, then three and then it went straight to voicemail. Weird.

"Hey, you better not have left. You ordered all this food and you're gonna eat it. With my help of course. But I'll see you in a bit. Later." I hung up and then sent a text.

'I called you. What's up? Too busy for me? Wow."

"Here you are, sir. Have a good night." I thanked her and grabbed the bag. Making my way to the car.

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"Dude, you can't just save someone's life and NOT tell them! He can't just forget about you!" Mark scolded me.

I looked up at him eyes full of tears. "But he did, Mark." I felt a tear roll down my face. "He couldn't even tell me my name. He forgot about me, just like that." I find myself sobbing in Mark's arms.

"Maybe that hit to the head he took, took some of his memories too. Don't feel bad Johnny. He'll remember you again. I'm sure of it." He lightly rubs my head trying to calm me down. "You're truly unforgettable."

"Yet the one person I love doesn't even know my name."

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As I drive home, I wipe my eyes from the tears. I moved too fast I should've waited until we got closer. I just missed him so much and lost my thoughts. Now he's just gone.

I finally arrive to my place. I give myself a quick check in the mirror before I go in to see Mark. I don't want him to know I was crying again. I take a deep breath, grab the food and make my way to my door. I stick my key in but soon realized it's unlocked.

"Mark! You just can't be leaving my doors unlocked. People steal shit ma-" I stop myself from speaking when I notice Mark and Ten sitting on the couch together. Mark turns back to look at me and I realized that Ten's face was full of tears.

"I should let you two talk. I've said enough." Mark gets up and make his way to me. "I already told him. Now's your turn." Mark makes his way past me and closes the door behind himself.

"Johnny. Why didn't you just tell me?!" Ten crocked through his tears.