DEAR OOSUN

Chapter 10

But nothing makes a

room feel

emptier than wanting

someone in it.

- Calla Quinn

NIKI'S POV

It's been nine months now, he seems more ok with time. He doesn't need alone time before going on big stages, he seems to be fidgeting a little lesser than before, he learns everything faster now. He knows how to act fine infront of million eyes. He knows the consequences of everything.

He is that bubbly, energetic, happy guy infront of cameras. But the minute camera is not on him, his face drops and his eyes stops smiling, and it get replaced with stoic and cold expression. He is a two person in one body.

For fans, he is one that gives them ray of light in their time of darkness, the one who brings hope when they are about to give up. Ironically his nicknames made by fans are something like "sunshine, hope, human vitamin and many others that always resonates with good and happy things. I wish he lives up to the meaning of those name.

These days we are preparing for our comeback. We get little time to sleep and eat. Sometimes we wake up at dawn and reaches dorm after midnight.

Today we had fan meeting early in the morning, did some commercial shots after fan meeting and than we went to studio to record our parts for the new album in the evening. As soon as we reached studio, our manager surprised us with lots of food on table.

"Are you getting that much only?, Our director's son eat more than you. Take more of these steaks." I told Sunoo while putting more food on his plate.

"Hyung, these food are spicy, I can't eat that much. I don't want to waste them." He said while putting some of steaks on my plate.

"Do you want to go outside to eat dinner today?, I saw a new restaurant and it has lots of good reviews. I think you will like the food there." I told him in a low voice as I don't want other members to intrude today.

"I will pass. I don't like going to a fancy restaurant. Those are always filled with people and we need to wait a lot just to get food on table. I will rather order some food and eat in our room." He said without looking at me.

"You don't have to wait long in this restaurant. I will book a table for us as soon as we finish our work and..... it's not so crowded as it is newly open." I said looking at his expression.

"Ok, but are we all going?" He asked innocently.

"No. just you and me. The other members know how to take care of themselves. But you are so careless with your health. You don't eat breakfast in dorm and sometimes you only eat one meal in a day which is not good at all."

"I had three protein bars today." He said with a curious expression, maybe he was wondering how I know all his food habits.

"I know, sometimes you only survive on protein bars and coffee. But these are not healthy food and you are going with me today. " I said while making my way to the table without giving him a time to refuse as today is a special day and I want to have a nice dinner with him.

I finished recording my parts and as I was waiting for Sunoo to finish his part, I received a phone call from our director. He wants me to come to set along with Jake to shot our individual clips for our upcoming music video.

I tried making an excuse saying I was having stomachache but our director caught my lie. He didn't flinch at all as he knows us and he might have heard these kind of excuses hundred times.