STRANGER [SEONGJOONG]

CHAPTER V

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"H-He...here?"

Hongjoong couldn't believe his eyes. He couldn't comprehend the fact in his mind that he was seeing him once again, judging the way he had anonymously disappeared the other day. Though he swore he didn't have any clue of whatever was going on, he decided to stay back and watch.

As time passed, the ambience became creepier and darker. The Sun had already gone down, and now the stars were up in the night sky, but Kim Hongjoong was reluctant to leave. He saw those men still talking, rather arguing amongst themselves. His eyes were still fixed on that one handsome raven haired youth whose name...he didn't know. Hongjoong was standing there in the now completely dark environment, his eyes not leaving their gaze on those men. He really wanted to know....What were they doing?

Before Hongjoong could even think of what would happen next, a man from that group emitted a low growl, pointing a knife towards the raven haired boy's abdomen, looking murderous. Hongjoong was close to screaming, but before he could, he instantly flung his hand on his mouth, pressing it tightly. Thanks to his instant reflexes. But whatever happened next made the boy shiver.

The man holding the knife had already plunged it into the abdomen of the youth in front of him. Hongjoong gasped and wanted to scream, but his throat was parched with fear and he couldn't utter a single noise. He continued to watch, with prominent horror in his eyes.

The raven haired boy clutched the wounded area through his jacket and collapsed on the ground. His face contorted and even from a distance, Hongjoong could clearly see the boy in extreme pain. Hongjoong wanted to help, he really wanted to. But he couldn't. He was helpless.

Hongjoong watched, as those men left the boy crouching in pain on the ground, before hitting, kicking and spitting on him. As soon as those men left, Hongjoong wasted no time on quickly scanning the place to look for any further possible threats. On finding none, he quickly opened the gate and ran inside, collapsing right beside the hurt boy.

The lad was definitely hurt in a bad way, because he didn't quite notice Hongjoong beside him. It was until Hongjoong's hands touched his. With a painful effort, he twisted and squinted his eyes upwards, and that was when his sharp green ones met those soft brown ones. The boy was astonished. To be honest, the person he would least expect to see in that sort of a place was...him. It felt like a crazy dream. He was really confused. What is he doing here? That too...now?? He tried to push away Hongjoong's hand, but the blue haired lad clung to him.

"Y-You..." he faltered in surprise, mingled with a little irritation.

"L-Look..." Hongjoong spoke softly, but panicking, his brown eyes already moist with tears on seeing the other boy's condition, "I won't ask you if you're okay or not, 'cause I know well, you aren't. But now you'll have to listen to everything I say. I'm taking you to the hospital right now before-"