To Be Loved... (BOOK 1)

Faint Heartbeat

Minho's POV:

"I'm so fucking mad right now." Seonghwa was pacing back in forth in my room. "I'm trying to hold myself together, but you need to talk to your brother."

"What happened?" It was a matter of time before he realized this is bullshit.

"Hyunjin didn't cheat!" He screamed, but then quickly slapped his hand over his mouth. "Wait, you have no idea what's going on."

"We do." Jisung sighed. "San told us."

Seonghwa gasped dramatically, in disbelief that it was Choi San who dared to oppose Wooyoung and Yongbok.

"He what?" Yongbok slammed the door open and screamed. "San?"

Seonghwa held his finger up for us to be quiet. Someone called him. He immediately started to cry. He held the phone out and put it on speaker.

"I'm rushing to the hospital right now." Hongjoong sobbed. "Yunho is still with me." All of us started to silently panic. Was Hongjoong hurt?

"I tried to call him when he was on his way there, I guess. He left his phone on the ledge so they called me."

I was sick to my stomach. In that very moment, I was the only one who picked up what was going on.

It was Hyunjin.

"Is he gonna make it?" Seonghwa tried to talk properly as he cried.

"Someone fucking saw him fall off and called the cops immediately. They sent boats out and grabbed him. That's all I know."

"Wait, who is he talking about?" Yongbok whispered.

"Hyunjin, you fucking asshole!" Hongjoong screamed, hearing him. "He didn't do-"

"Hongjoong, stop!" Seonghwa demanded. His voice was low and dominant. "Don't fucking start this. Just tell us which hospital it is and I'll be on my way."

"National University." He cried.

"Okay. I'll be there soon. Just hang in there, alright?"

"Okay." Hongjoong couldn't stop crying. "I'll see you soon."

Seonghwa hung up the phone and shook his head.

"Minho, let's go. Jisung, stay here with Felix."

"No, I'm going with you." Yongbok said.

Seonghwa and I both ignored him as we walked out the house. It's best he stays home.

"We need to get San." I sighed. "Go to his house, I know he's home." I called him and he answered on the third ring. "Me and Seonghwa are gonna be at your house in a few minutes. Don't say a fucking word to Wooyoung. Hyunjin's in the hospital right now."

"For what?" He sounded calm but concerned.

"Suicide attempt." I said quietly.

"Son of a fucking bitch!" He screamed. Thrown objects were heard in the distance.

We pulled in front of his house and he ran outside before we got the chance to text him.

"Are you okay?" I turned around and asked.

"No! I'm not fucking okay!" He screamed. I'm actually shocked he's as emotional as he is. Him and Hyunjin were never close so seeing him in this state was unexpected. "How'd you even find out?"

"He left his phone on the ledge and the last person who called him was Hongjoong so they dialed his number and told him." Seonghwa said.

We finally made it to the emergency waiting room and met with Hongjoong and Yunho. I noticed his parents there as well.

"Come here." Seonghwa whispered to Hongjoong and set him on his lap to try and soothe him. He already lost his little brother, Sunghoon, to suicide so I knew this would take a toll on him regardless of the outcome.

I walked over to Mr. And Mrs. Hwang to finally meet them.

"Hi, I'm Minho." I introduced myself. "I'm one of Hyunjin's best friends." Just in case, I decided to leave out the detail about Yongbok being my brother. "I'm so sorry."

"Was it our fault?" His mother cried.

"No. Hyunjin has been troubled since the day I met him. He's been going through a lot lately and he finally snapped. Don't blame yourselves." Only an idiot would believe his parents don't have something to do with this. "Have the doctors told you anything?"

"They told us they're unable to predict the outcome right now. He wasn't unconscious for long, but his body is so small that the water filled up his lungs pretty quickly." His father said.

Once he told me that, I was almost positive that was the end of it. I don't think Hyunjin is going to make it.

"Okay." I nodded. "If you need anything, me and his friends will be over there." I pointed to the rest of us and walked back towards them. "San, come here real quick." I whispered and pulled him to the side. "I don't think he's gonna make it." San bit his lip and looked away as he tried to stop his tears. I knew I had to stay strong for everyone here, even his parents. It isn't an easy task, but someone needs to do it. Seonghwa was smart by forcing Yongbok to stay home. Although at this point, I already know he's told Wooyoung so San and I need to prepare ourselves.

This is going to be a long night.