Responsibility | Jihancheol FF | Seventeen FF

54

Next Morning

Today again Joshua is in Seungcheol's car,Seungcheol played the list of songs which they both used to listen back in the days with single wired earphone..

"Ahh, those golden old days" Joshua said leaning back on seat.

"Indeed." Seungcheol replied.

"Do you remember when Jaemin performed this song and everyone booed at him" Joshua asked laughing little.

Seungcheol laughed too,"He genuinely tried,people shouldn't have.." He trailed with his answer.

And like that they talked and talked about that specific collage festival until they reached the destination.

" Umm.."Joshua leaned little inside from window as he already stepped out.Seungcheol looked at him.

" Coffee?" Joshua asked.It is literally non verbal confession.

When Seungcheol planned to propose Joshua he asked dhim out for Coffee and then in cafe he asked Joshua to be his lover.
This memory and coffee were always special for both of them, that's why after parting both of them never drink Coffee.

Ofcourse they didn't ever mentioned in to anyone,just lying like'Ohh,I hate coffe..'but in actually that cup of Coffee never happened again...

"Sure." Seungcheol smiled,ear to ear.

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“Hyung, you got this, alright?” Seungkwan reassured him, clapping a hand on Mingyu’s shoulder as they approached the exam center.

“I don’t know, dude,” Mingyu admitted, laughing nervously. “What if I completely blank out in there?”

“Hey, none of that talk,” Seungkwan said with a grin. “You’ve been studying for this thing like crazy. Just go in there and give it your best. I’ll be right out here waiting, okay?”

"Go min go!" Haeun said putting her hand in air and cheering up the adult.
"Yahh call him uncle!" Seungkwan scolded the Haeun in his embarance

“Thanks, man,thank you munchkin!” Mingyu replied, feeling a little less anxious as he walked inside. He gave Seungkwan a quick thumbs-up before disappearing through the doors.

Two hours later, Seungkwan was sitting around outside garden  with Haeun under one of tree, checking his phone and glancing at the doors every few minutes. People were starting to come out, some talking animatedly about the test, others just looking relieved it was over. But there was no sign of Mingyu.

Another fifteen minutes went by, and Seungkwan’s patience turned to worry. He scanned the faces coming out, but none of them were Mingyu’s. Finally, after waiting as long as he could, Seungkwan dialed Mingyu’s number. It rang and rang, but there was no answer.

“Oh, this can’t be happening,” Seungkwan muttered, starting to panic. Without thinking twice, he pulled up Mingyu’s home number and called his parents.

“Hello, Mrs. Kim? This is Seungkwan,” he said, trying to keep his voice steady. “Uh, is Mingyu with you guys, by any chance?”

“No, he’s still at the exam, right?” Mrs. Kim replied, sounding confused. “He should be with you.”

“Yeah… he was supposed to come out by now. I don’t see him anywhere,” Seungkwan admitted, his heart pounding.

“Oh my god. Let me call others to check.” Mrs. Kim said quickly.

While Mrs. Kim was calling Jeonghan, Seungkwan tried to reach out to , Jihoon, who was a calm presence in moments like this.

“Jihoon hyung, I need help. I lost Mingyu hyung.” Seungkwan blurted out the moment Jihoon picked up.

“What do you mean you ‘lost’ him?” Jihoon’s voice was laced with amusement, but he caught on to Seungkwan’s panic quickly. “Alright, calm down. Where did you last see him?”

“He went into the exam hall, and I’ve been waiting for two hours. Now everyone’s left, but no sign of him,” Seungkwan said, starting to feel lightheaded. “He’s not picking up his phone either.”

“Okay, hang tight. I’m on my way,” Jihoon replied.

20 minutes later, Jihoon  arrived at the exam center, looking as concerned as Seungkwan felt.

"Who is at daycare then?" Seungkwan asked.

"Chan." Jihoon said panting,"I even called Soonyoung to reach at daycare early as Chan still ain't responsible about 50 childrens"

Mrs. Kim was on her way too, not wanting to just sit and wait at home.
As soon as she arrived, she rushed up to them, her face worried. “Where could he be?”

“I don’t know,Aunty” Seungkwan said, barely able to look her in the eye. “I didn’t think he’d just… disappear.”

Jihoon, glanced around thoughtfully. “Let’s check with the staff inside. Maybe they’ve seen him.”

They all went back into the exam center, where a staff member approached them. “Are you looking for someone?”

“Yes,” Jihoon said calmly. “Our friend Mingyu. He hasn’t come out yet.”

The staff member thought for a moment and then nodded. “I think he may have left through the back exit with a few other students.”

Seungkwan groaned. “Oh, you’ve got to be kidding me. We were waiting out front the whole time.”

"I don't think Mingyu is that dumb!" Jihoon said glancing around,he must have been somewhere different.

And as said Seungkwan and Jihoon checked the back gate as having silently stayed with mrs.kim and they didn't find him.

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Last night

"Dad" Mingyu approached his parents room silently,

His Dad were already laying on bed,"yes" he asked.

"About tomorrow I really don't have much confidence..I think I should-"

"This is not about confidence,you studied right?"

"Yes" his voice were deliberately slow.

" It's alright then"his father wave hand in air non chalantly .

"We believe you gonna ace it,so don't worry and go to sleep,go go.." his mother said smiling at him.

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