AGES: JN/BN 22, HJ 27, CN/AM 39.
~Early May 2031~
Hyunjin arrrived at the school, making his way through the bustling halls to find the dorms.
He finally got to the end of the hall where Byron and Jeongin's dorm was.
*Bang Bang Bang* Hyunjin knocked angrily.
Byron quickly opened it.
Hyunjin didn't bother with pleasantries before barging through in search for Jeongin.
"My god..." He said in the most disgusted tone as he quickly spotted Jeongin passed out on the couch.
There was a plastic pail conveniently placed on the floor beside Jeongin's head. At least if he was throwing up, he was probably okay.
"Okay. Start talking." Hyunjin ordered.
Byron stood nervously.
"Hurry up!"
"Okay, well, when he didn't come back last night, I got worried. I knew there was a party in one of the dorms, so I tried to call him. But he wouldn't answer. And then by like 2:00 AM I was getting REALLY worried because he usually comes back by then-" Byron started.
"Usually? What do you mean usually???? He's done this before?" Hyunjin asked as his jaw dropped.
Byron sighed. He nodded shamefully.
"You should've told someone!" Hyunjin scolded.
"I KNOW! But at first it was just that he was hanging out with this girl. Then they started dating. And he didn't want Mama or Dad to find out cuz they "wouldn't like her." So I kept it a secret. And then after a while, he started acting weird. They started going to all these parties-"
"WHEN?!"
"Like... a few months ago..." Byron whispered.
Hyunjin started pacing.
"And then he started coming back really late and totally wasted. But I thought he would just stop eventually. Ya know? But he started staying out all night. And then... Well, I went out to find him one time, and he was sitting there with these "friends" he has now. They were all smoking pot and drinking and whatever. I tried to get him to come back, but he totally blew me off."
Hyunjin's heart sank. "He's been smoking pot?"
"But wait. It gets worse." Byron whispered.
Hyunjin gulped.
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