𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐗 || [𝑴𝒊𝒏𝑺𝒖𝒏𝒈]

Chapter 15- Close Call

"He wasn't choking me I swear to God.", Minho repeated for the nth time.

"Minho, we SAW his hands around your NECK. If he was trying to support your neck he'd be literally i dunno fetching the neck brace? Or something?", Felix screamed back.

Hyunjin was a bit surprised at this, he'd not really ever seen Felix get this hyped up.

"Felix, he was as drunk as a skunk!"

"Both of you , shut up.", Soyeon said, "I was called here because Hyunjin heard screaming from this apartment and thought it was an emergency. I showed up with only Shuhua with me because I really thought one of you was getting killed. Do you know how much this undermines an emergency?"

"Hmm Hmmmm", echoed Shuhua.

"Soyeon, I'm sorry. I really didn't know what to do. Well-"

"Also, Felix", Minho turned to the boy, "you really called a gang on me?! What was going on in your head?!!"

Felix carefully tried to walk around the topic of abuse, Minho tried to walk around the "relationship" between Jisung and Felix. At the end of it neither could really come to a conclusion.

"This was a waste of my time. The drunk is not coming out of his room. He's either passed out or dead. It was LOVELY meeting you , Minho. Now if you'll excuse us-", Soyeon got up.

" Yeah, if YOU'LL excuse us. ", Shuhua gave a nasty glance at Minho, who had his neck upright despite losing his neck brace.

" But Soyeon.. I really thought it was bad. I'm so sorry. This'll never happen again, I promise! ", Felix said once again, dropping to his knees for the older girl.

" Fine. Bye for now. "

"Soyeon?", a deeper voice suddenly greeted the older girl as she was halfway out of Minho's door.

"Yuqi! You made it?"

"Yes!! And I've brought my girlfriend with me too! C'mon Miyeon, don't be shy XD"

Minho couldn't believe his ears. He wanted to hide in his dorm. What. The. Fuck.

Now if Soyeon invited Yuqi and Miyeon to talk to her, it'd be over for him. He couldn't believe all his worlds had begun to collide.

He shot a nervous glance to Felix, who was surprisingly animated while complaining to Hyunjin.
" And Minho! I'm still convinced your roommate has his screws loose. Why don't you talk to some teacher to shift your dorm?"

Minho thought about how Jisung had become when he was drunk... No.. he couldn't trust him with anyone else..
He'd hurt him for so long, now it was his time to protect him.

" Felix. I can't do that. He's umm.. he's handy with the dorm-work.. and he's quiet and helpful and.. "

" Fine. ", Felix got up." If you won't listen to me, don't. I only said it cuz it's best for you. I guess you need me to go now? "

Hyunjin couldn't believe this change in Felix's personality. He watched everything from his little seat beside him.

Hyunjin felt like it made Felix even hotter.

Outside, Soyeon chirped on with Yuqi and Miyeon. Miyeon was quieter than usual, he didn't know why-but this wasn't the time to think of that-

If Felix went out now- if Felix met Yuqi and Miyeon - if Yuqi and Miyeon met Jisung -

"Wa-wait , Felix!", Minho got up in a rush and grabbed on to Felix's hand, "You can't go now!"

"Why?", Felix had felt Minho's hand in his after a long time. It gave him butterflies, but he wanted to be more resolute today.

Hyunjin watched without a word.

"Felix.. we can't.. we can't leave things at this-"

"At what?!"

"Felix! You don't understand! I can't see you get upset! But I-I'm not in a situation to explain myself. So please, please don't be mad at me. I can't bear to think of losing you."

He fell to his knees, holding on to Felix's hand , biting his lip to not let himself cry.

"Minho! Don't cry! No! No! I've ruined it. Please don't! I shouldn't run my mouth-"
Felix completely lost his resolution and went down on the floor with Minho. Now Felix cried into Minho's shoulder as they rocked like two babies lost at a supermarket.

"Uh-", Hyunjin opened his mouth, "so-"

"Hyunjin? You're still here?", Felix brushed himself and got up, drying his tears with his sleeve, ears red with embarrassment. Minho turned around too, grabbing his head like it was in acute pain.

"Welp. Yea. Unfortunately."

"Ahahahahahaha. Anyway, have Soyeon and Shuhua left?", Felix asked.

"Long back. They found two girls and went off. Nothing new. I guess we should get going too then?", Hyunjin suggested.

Minho rushed out and examined the place. The campus was quite large, the girls were nowhere to be seen.

"THAT WAS SO FUCKING CLOSE. OH GOOD FUCKITY FUCKING GOD.", he thought calmly in his head as he definitely did not feel like screaming into the void.

Then he suddenly remembered. And so did Hyunjin.

"But hey, it's past curfew. We can't go out now! Our dorm is not too near."

Minho had no choice. He knew the risks. He was too tired to think of it now. Was this karma.

"Why don't you both stay here for now? We can all leave together for first period tomorrow?"

" Looks like there's no other option ", Hyunjin sighed," Thanks Minho. "

Felix's whole face turned red from embarassment. This can't be happening, he thought, the college doesn't distribute mattresses and-

There are only two rooms!