Except You // Minsung

S I X T E E N

TW: Mention of abuse, suicide, death, hinting of murder, slut shaming, homophobia, insensitivity of rape and a little bit of violence.

After two weeks of getting better and begging Hyunjin, Jisung was finally allowed to go to school.

"Ok," Hyunjin said to everyone as they gathered in the living room, "there has to be someone around Jisung at all times. I don't care if you skip class or don't do something important, Jisung's safety is more important. We know that Heeseung is in jail, but Sakura and Sunghoon are still somewhere and with Chaewon helping us, saving Jisung was too easy. I say we trust Chaewon, but we still need to be cautious around her."

They all nodded in agreement, then walked to school together, Minho and Jisung being clingy with each other.

When they got to school, everyone was gossiping and whispering about Jisung and Heeseung.

"I heard he got raped."

"Poor thing."

"He deserved it."

"I'm jealous, he's friends with all those hot guys."

"He looks gay."

"Why's Hyunjin hanging out with all those faggots?"

"He's probably paying them to be friends with him."

"He probably just wants attention."

"Slut. I bet he begged Heeseung to have sex with him, then played it off as rape."

All of this seemed to get to Hyunjin, Chan and Minho. Hyunjin stopped walking first, then Chan, then Minho. The rest of the friend group stopped too, not knowing why the others stopped.

"Can you all shut the fuck up?" Hyunjin snarled.

"What happened is none of anyone's business." Chan added, almost yelling.

"If I hear anything about Jisung again, I won't hesitate to make sure they go to hospital." Minho growled lowly, but it was loud enough for everyone to hear.

"Yep, he definitely payed them," one of the girls that had been gossiping before whispered to her friend, "I bet you his daddy is rich and he's a daddy's boy."

Minho strode towards the girl and slapped her. "I dare you to say it again. I dare you, you piece of shit."

The girl was trembling in fear. "I-I'm sorry..."

"Don't say it to me," Minho snarled, "say it to him." Minho said, pointing to where Jisung should've been.

"Oh, fuck." Hyunjin muttered, starting to panic.

"Did anyone see where he went?" Changbin asked.

"It was the thing about his dad," Hyunjin explained quietly.

"Ok," Chan said, his leadership skills showing, "split up and keep your phones on. Go."

Everyone ran in a direction, looking for Jisung in panicked states.

Hyunjin ran out of the school and found the closest bus stop, Minho following behind.

"Where are you going?" Minho asked angrily.

"Jisung." Hyunjin answered checking when the next bus would come. Two minutes.

"Why would Jisung take a bus?" Minho asked, his anger turning into confusion.

"They mentioned Jisung's dad," Hyunjin answered, "he's probably going home."

"And that's bad, how?"

"Jisung's dad is abusive," Hyunjin said, "have you ever heard about Jisung's brother?"

"Jisung had a brother?"

"Exactly."

Hyunjin stood up and waved the bus over. "You can come if you want, it seems you're not so bad."

If it had been different circumstances, Minho would've smirked and teased Hyunjin, but this wasn't the time.

"I'm coming." Minho said firmly.

Hyunjin got onto the bus, showing his bus pass and found a seat in the middle of the bus, Minho following.

Three hours later, Hyunjin nudged Minho. "This is our stop."

They stood up and got off the bus, thanking the bus driver, then running to Jisung's house, Minho following Hyunjin through the unfamiliar streets.

Hyunjin stopped at a house that wasn't in good shape. The windows had been smashed and the door was off it's hinges, the paint on the house didn't look any better.

Hyunjin cautiously walked to the front door's door frame, stepping over the door. After a moment, Minho followed Hyunjin into the house. Hyunjin walked into what was supposedly the living room, then he stopped dead.

There were pills all over the floor and the body of a woman, who Hyunjin recognized as Jisung's mum and his aunt. Jisung was crying and hugging the body of his mother.

"No, no, no, no, no, no," Jisung muttered.

Hyunjin put his hand over his mouth, tears slowly falling down his cheeks. He stumbked over to Jisung and his aunt, falling to his knees and hugging Jisung.

Jisung's phone rang, and Minho picked it up when he saw that it was a hospital.

"H-hello?" Minho said, his voice breaking.

"Who is this?" The person on the other side of the phone asked.

"L-Lee Minho, this is m-my friend's phone," Minho answered numbly, "I don't think he's in a state to answer the phone."

"Ah, well, we're on our way, but from what your friend said, it's too late."

Minho nodded and hung up.

Minho looked at the floor and saw a note with tears over it. He crouched down and picked up the note, reading it.

Dear my favorite boy,

I think you know what this is. When you left for high school with Hyunjin, the abuse got worse, until he raped me. I couldn't take that the man I once loved had raped me, hit me and done other things to me and our children. After your father raped me, I overdosed on medication and commit my suicide. I love you so much, but I just couldn't bare anymore of this torture. Your father has packed his things up and left. I love you so much, but I finally get to see Hyunwook. I'll tell him hello for you and when you join us, we can be a family. Please don't join us too soon.

I rewrote my will, so that you'd get everything, and I made sure that you'd get everything. Please get justice on your father and do what you want. Become a producer for me and Hyunwook.

Love, Han Jisu

Minho looked at Hyunjin and Jisung, still crying and hugging each other. He suddenly realized how hard this was for them. When Minho's dad had died, he was too young, so he didn't really remember him. Jisung and HYunjin knew Han Jisu for so long and they had endeared so much together, so it was much harder for them.

Suddenly, there were sirens, letting them know that the ambulance had arrived.

The paramedics came in and did CPR on Jisu, but after a few tries, it was useless. She was already dead. They lifted her onto a stretcher, while Hyunjin held Jisung back. Just before they left, Hyunjin went into the ambulance. Jisung turned to Minho and hugged him, crying into his shoulder.

"L-let's go to the hospital, yeah?" Minho whispered into Jisung's ear.

Jisung nodded, then took Minho's hand and they ran out of the house, towards the hospital.

P.S.

Please find love. I know it's hard, especially after what your father did to us, but true love heals. I want you to heal and when you're old and wrinkly, I want you to join us. Introduce us to the person you love, by going to our graves, when you're ready. When you come to heaven, introduce us again. I love you and I want you to keep fighting. Fight for me. Fight for Hyunwook. Fight for Hyunjin. Fight for the person you love.

See you in many years. I love you so much.