WHO ARE YOU?|ATEEZ FANFIC (In Editing Progress)

Chapter 66|One of them

Wooyoung's whole body was shaking in fear as he hid in the shadow of a dumpster at the back of a dark alley, the radio held tightly in his trembling hands. With his eyes closed, he tried hard to keep his breathing calm so as not to attract attention from the androids who were standing at the entrance to the side alley, looking around, searching for him. Quietly, Wooyoung sobbed, quickly covering his mouth with his hand. He was so scared. Not only was he afraid to get caught by the androids himself, but he was scared for his friends. The last time he had seen Seonghwa, Yunho, and Mingi, they were surrounded by dozens of androids, trapped, and Seonghwa had yelled to Wooyoung to escape. The others, Jongho, Yeosang and Hongjoong, Wooyoung didn't see what happend to them, but they probably got caught as well. He was on his own. And he didn't know what to do. He couldn't just come out and search for them! The androids would catch him too and then everything would be over. Desperate, he lovered his eyes and looked at the radio in his hands. He didn't know for sure, if Jongho, Yeosang and Hongjoong got caught. Maybe they were able to escape Wooyoung could reach them with the radio. He looked up again and carefully leaned forward to peek past the dumpster. The androids were still standing there. It was as if they were waiting for Wooyoung to come out or make a sound, so they could come, attack and catch him.

"I can't..." He sobbed quietly and leaned against the brick wall of the house again. If he contacted the boys and someone actually answered, the androids would only notice him. What was the point of contacting the others then? Frustrated and desperate, Wooyoung ran his hands through his hair. At that moment, he wanted nothing more than to be with his friends. He was lonely, lonelier than ever before, and felt helpless. He stayed hidden in the side alley for quite a while and even when he noticed that the androids were retreating, he remained sitting behind the garbage can and did not come out. What good did it do him? There was no way to escape in this alley unless he went back to the main street, and there he would be caught for sure. For a moment he had considered trying to break open the back door of the house opposite him, which was hidden in the shadows at the very back of the alley, but he hadn't dared to come out. He didn't realize how long he had been sitting there in the shade of the garbage can when the sky above him slowly turned orange-red. He looked up, astonished.

"Almost night already?" He whispered, with tears forming in his eyes. What should he do? The longer he hesitated, the longer the others would be in the Halateez's custody. San even longer. Wooyoung was so worried about him . What could've been done to him and the others already while he was hiding like a coward? If.. they were still alive? When the radio in his hand suddenly made a noise, he flinched in shock and let it fall to the ground between his legs. He looked at the black device in shock. The sound, like a crackling radio, was more than familiar to him. Someone was contacting him! Then he suddenly heard a voice.

"H-hell-o..?" Wooyoung held his breath. That voice... it couldn't be true...

"W-oo-young..? -ou the-re..?" The radio quality was extremely poor and Wooyoung could barely understand a word, but he recognized that voice. Quicky he picked up the radio and pressed the button to answer.

"Seonghwa?" He whispered, still afraid to attract the androids from the main street by talking to loudly.

"Oh th-ank g-od.." the voice in the radio answered, seemingly relieved.

"We th-ought they c-caught you.." tears of joy formed in Wooyoung's eyes. Seonghwa got away? How? He had seen exactly how the androids had attacked him, Mingi and Yunho and how they had held them captive. How did his

"I thought the same about you. I'm so glad you're fine." A sob escaped Wooyoung's lips and tears ran down his cheeks. He was so happy. Not all of his friends had been captured.

"M-me and Min-gi didn't." Seonghwa answered and immediately Wooyoungs heart dropped again.

"Yunho did?" For a moment, Seonghwa stopped answering, which answered Wooyoung's question. So Yunho was really caught.