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minho ran up to han, turning him on his back.

he checked his pulse, and was revealed when he felt it. it was slower then normal pulse tho, and it scared minho.

he quickly called the ambulance.

"991, what's your emergency?"

"I found my boyfriend unconscious in his house, laying on the floor."
minho was trying not to cry.

I mean, when did he go wrong? he always checked that han ate and that he took his meds.

didn't he pay enough attention?
I guess not, when han was laying on the ground, unconscious.

"can you tell me the address?"

"uhm, it's *****"

"alright, what's your name?"

"Minho."

"okay Minho, I need you to stay on the line with me, okay? I will ask some questions, and you will try and answer me as best as possible, okay?"

"okay."

"is he breathing?"

"y-yes, but slower then normal person normally is."

"how old is your boyfriend?"

"twenty three."

"do you know how long is he unconscious?"

"n-no, I came here few minutes ago, and he was already laying on the floor, I have no idea when he fell unconscious."

"okay, does your boyfriend have any diseases, or any disorders?"

"uhm, h-he's bipolar, and he has eating disorder."
minho tried really hard not to break down.
it was really noticeable when he spoke.

"you're doing a good job. try to stay calm a little longer, okay? can you do that?"

"y-yeah."

"the ambulance is almost there, okay? is he still breathing?"

minho put a finger under his nose to check.
and his eyes widened when he realized that his breathing was slowing down.

"h-he is, but it's so slow, and so weak. oh my god is he okay? will he be okay? hes not dying, is he?
o-oh my god!"

"minho, calm down, okay? try to keep calm. he's not going to die. don't worry. the ambulance is a minute away from you, you should already hear the sirens."

minho tried to calm down, since he did, in fact, hear the sirens.

"help is on the way, okay sweetheart? you will be okay, just keep breathing. please, fight." minho quietly said to han and kissed his forehead.
he was holding hans hand the entire time.

the doctors finally rushed to the apartment and checked hans breathing first.
when they realized how slow and weak it was, they gave him a oxygen mask and put him on the lounger.

"are you coming with us?" one of the doctor asked and Minho immediately nodded.

the doctors rushed to the ambulance, pushing the lounger with Minho right behind them.

Minho watched in horror how the love of his life was unconscious on the hospital lounger, the doctors injecting him with a liquid he didn't even know what did.

it was scary.

this never happened before, and it left him in shock.
he was so worried about han.

the way to the hospital was a blur, and suddenly, minho was sitting in the waiting area, bouncing his legs up and down. it's been probably 30 minutes since they got there, but minho wasn't sure.
it surely felt like five hours, but that wasn't possible.

finally, after another 15 minutes, the doctor came inside the waiting room and minho shot up from his chair.

"are you here for han jisung?" the doctor asked

"yes. how is he? is he okay?" minho asked worriedly.

"well, we now know that he fell unconscious thanks to a lack of eating and drinking. his body is really exhausted, I'm surprised he was able to work for so long."

minho felt his heart sink.

he cooked han meals almost every day.
how did that happen?

did han threw it all up?
minho felt the tears going down his cheek.

"how is he now?" minho asked

"well, he's sleeping now. his body needs to rest, so we're not sure when he's going to wake up. it could be hours, but also days. but of course we will take good care of him."

minho sighed.
he was still so worried.
what if han didn't wake up?

"can I see him?" minho asked.

the doctor nodded and he lead minho inside a room.

they walked in and Minhos heart sank.

han was laying in the hospital bed. he had a oxygen mask, the doctors were giving him some liquid medicine to his veins trough the cannula. he looked so pale and minho couldn't explain it, but he had this look on his face, which looked like he was in pain.

"I will take my leave now. I think you need some privacy." the doctor said and left, leaving minho alone in the room.

he slowly walked up to han, and took his hand.
it was cold.

"you little dumb shit." minho said as the tears fell from his eyes.

"what were you thinking? huh? you could have died han." minho looked at him, somehow expecting an answer, even tho he knew he won't get one.

he sat on the chair next to Hans bed.

"you promised me that you will look at my performance with me after I get back, so that I could see your reaction. you little liar." minho chuckled a little, tear falling from his cheek.

minho sighed.
"why would you do this to me? no, why would you do that to yourself?"

minho just pulled Hans hand he was holding closer and kissed it.

"you'll be okay. I promise." minho said and gave a small smile to the sleeping boy, even tho he knew he can't see it.

suddenly, someone walked in.
the doctor.

"I'm sorry, but i need to ask you some questions."

minho nodded and looked at Han, before going outside of the room with the doctor.

"we will need someone that can be Mr. Hans guardian. I know it sounds weird, since hes an adult, but he's in a bad condition now, and he will probably need someone to take care of him for a few days after he leaves the hospital, just to be sure he won't go back into his bad habits. do you know someone? maybe a family member or a friend "

"he doesn't actually have any family members who would take care of him. I'm his boyfriend, you can put me there."

"okay, when mr. Han wakes up, we will be calling you. you should go now, it's pretty late and it looks like you need some sleep." the doctor said.

minho sighed.
he wanted to stay with han.
but he knew that the doctor wouldn't allow him to stay here trough the night, so he nodded and left the hospital.