String to my heart ♪ Mark Lee

♪ 21

Riding the melody until I reach my dream
I'll sing beyond my universe

♪

Mark was concerned.

He was constantly texting Hannah for the past three days and there was no response by her side. The messages were left delivered.

It got him more concerned than he already was, now because he did not get any updates by her side.

Trying to call her, Mark rang on her number during his practice break only to know her phone was switched off making him more concerned as the time went by.

"Mark"
Mark looked up to see the owner of the familiar voice.
"What are you thinking?" Jeno asked as he took a seat beside the older boy.

Mark cleared his throat from the constant recordings during the previous week.
"Just concerns"
Jeno hummed in understanding and patted his back, not asking anything further.

The long practice sessions continued after a short break. Mark, who's moves were always sharp and clear suddenly couldn't progress anything. He felt as if he has a memory of a goldfish for a moment.

The constant mistakes went on till the instructor noticed how distracted he seemed.

"Mark, what happened to you today?" The instructor asked after noticing the mistakes he did throughout the first half an hour of practice.

"Sorry" Mark said feeling extremely bad to make his members perform the same song again and again.

"Take a break and continue" That's what Baekhyeon said as Mark nodded to him and took a seat on the couch.

Unscrewing the lid of the water bottle, Mark took a few sips before keeping it back to place. His mind distracted on somewhere he couldn't understand.

Mark tried to focus on practices after that. He knew he can't disappoint fans who were waiting for their stage eagerly. He couldn't give them a reason to hate him or others cause of him.

Mark knew he can do this.

Hannah wasn't able to do anything.

She felt slightly better now after being in the bed for two days straight, she didn't know how she would've survived if it wasn't for Jihye and Jaejin.

She was away from the busy life for three days now and that brought her peace but at the same time something was bothering her.

Her past

Hannah always got these thoughts, of her being the clown in everyone's life. She was never prioritised in anyone's life instead she always felt as the neglected one since she was a kid.

"Wait!- are you saying to take care of them again?" The fifteen year old teen asked their parents who were leaving for work.

"Yes, we have a meeting son. You have to." Mom said to Mason who got frustrated.
"But mom! I planned a hangout with my friends!" Mason said.

Hannah heard their conversation, she felt guilty of being a burden on her brother. She noticed how he hated taking care of them all the time because their parents left either due to an argument or meetings.

"I... I'll take care of Parker, you can go with your friends" The eleven year old girl said to her older brother who looked at her in disbelief.

"You're still a kid, plus they'll scold me if they got to know about it" Mason whispered to Hannah who shook her head, disagreeing with his statement.