𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘆 | 𝘆𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗯𝗶𝗻

28 | surprise

(01:12pm)
august 12th

"one step at a time honey," chloe helped soobin out of her car as he walked slowly with his crutches. every inch of his body was hurting, especially his stomach and thighs, there were bandages under his clothes covering his scars. they sealed the wounds and would stop them from leaking and in the end will speed up the process of healing.

the doctor informed them that the bandages must be changed once a week. they were given free bandages supplied to them and there was medication pills that he must take daily for his healing and mental state.

"thank you chloe, for agreeing to take me in, umm i know it must have been hard for you to suddenly take in a burden like me." soobin said while they walked together side by side with her arm under his shoulder for support.

"you're not a burden soobin, i don't want you to think that at all. and i'm pretty sure my son is going to be so happy to be living with you. he adores you." she laughed slightly, she wanted soobin to feel loved and included in her home. she was definitely open to the idea of having soobin live with them.

when they got to the door chloe pressed the doorbell and waited patiently for an answer.

after a few seconds the door was opened to a very shocked yeonjun. his jaw had dropped to the floor, his whole body froze, he felt like he was going to pass out. it was like he was dreaming.

"s-soobin?" yeonjun called out after a few seconds of silence.
"surprise!" chloe exclaimed excitedly.

"h-hi choi yeonjun."

"y-you remember me?!" his mouth began to turn upwards into a smile, first of all he didn't expect soobin to be here and second of all, he remembered him?!

"uh- umm sorry, i-i don't. but your mother told me a-about you." for some strange reason he kept on stuttering, the older boy before him made him nervous, why does he have to be so handsome?

then they just stared at eachother for a while before chloe broke the silence by clearing her throat.
"umm...this is very uncomfortable for me, so i'm just gonna go and make some food for us all. yeonjun help soobin to his room."

yeonjun nodded then gently placed his arm around soobin's small waist for support and helped him hobble up the stairs. soobin's heart began to race with the close proximity of their bodies, why do i feel like this all of a sudden? when they got to soobin's new room he helped soobin sit down on the bed and place his crutches carefully next to him.

"umm...this is your room. i put some of my clothes in your closet for when you get changed and stuff you know. umm i don't know, make yourself at home i guess." yeonjun just stood there awkwardly with his hands in his pockets. he has waited months for this moment and now that it was finally here, he had no clue what to do. he wanted to hug, kiss and shower soobin with love. but how is he supposed to do that if soobin doesn't even remember who he is!

the more he thinks about it, it's just more frustrating for him. if soobin did remember him, they would be together, watching movies, cuddling, studying and doing all the cliché cringey stuff like happy fools.

he's been so patient just to be given shit in return. it breaks his heart. it wasn't fair!

after the awkward silence, he was about to walk out with a bow until soobin's voice stopped him,
"w-wait! choi yeonjun." soobin slightly yelled from the bed he was sitting on.
"yeah?" yeonjun turned back around to face the younger, he was patting the bed next to him. yeonjun accepted the invitation and sat next to soobin on the bed. he made sure to keep a good distance to not make soobin feel uncomfortable.

"i- i have a question." soobin stated while looking at the older's dark brown eyes.
"shoot." yeonjun smiled back.

"wh-why did i try t-to umm, you know, uh," he gulped, he didn't want to say it. it made him feel uncomfortable knowing that he wanted death but he was embarrassed that he couldn't even remember why he tried to kill himself.

"you don't remember why you did it?" yeonjun interrupted him. soobin just shook his head. yeonjun's mouth opened slightly as he let out a gasp.

"i can't remember, please please, it's been eating me alive t-the fact that i don't even know how i got here. your mum told me that you know e-everything."
somewhere in between while he was talking, soobin grabbed and clutched onto yeonjun's arm as he rambled, yeonjun still got every single word. but yeonjun couldn't help but feel a little flustered from the younger getting so close to him.

"no, i can't tell you. i'm sorry." yeonjun said trying not to show any emotions he then got up and walked out.

he stood outside the door and clutched his chest where his heart was with his hands, that's the closest they've been in eight months, he couldn't help his heart from trying to fly out of his chest.

meanwhile soobin was sitting on his new bed and just pouting. is that guy serious?! he's actually not going to tell me?! what the fuck!

published-14/04/2023