Why Do You Hate Me?

4. We're worried about you.

Song recommendation: tonight's the night i die to a frank ocean song by Hannah Bahng

Niki sudenly enters the room and says.
"We have recording in an hour so get ready and wake up the others pleaseeee. Oh and don't forget to warm up your vocals."

The members are pulled out of their thoughts by Niki's voice and nod at his words.

"Alright, let's start with some warm-up exercises before recording." Heeseung says, getting up from the couch.

The others follow suit and start stretching and warming up their vocal chords for the recording.

" First we have to wake up the others. I'll go wake up Jake. " Jungwon says

The members nod and watch as Jungwon walks over to the room where Jake is still sleeping in. He knocks on the door a few times before poking his head inside.

"Jake we have recording in an hour wake up and get ready." He slightly yells to wake jake up.

Jake groans and slowly opens his eyes. "Ugh, I was having such a good dream.. why me." He grumbles as he sits up and rubs his eyes.  He sees Jungwon by the door and looks at him with a groggy expression.

" Don't be lazy and wake up." Jungwon says.

Jake gives jungwon a half-hearted glare. "I'm not being lazy, I'm tired. Sleep is important for a person's health you know."  He says back with a yawn.

" But recording is more important."

Jake can hear Jungwon's footsteps receding as he leaves the room, and he groans again.

"Ughh, why do they keep pulling me out of my dreams and out of bed..." He finally drags himself from the bed and get out of the room to prepare to go to the recording studio.

Jungwon goes back to the living room and sits onto the couch.

" Soo......who will tell Sunoo?" Jay asks.

Heeseung looks at the bedroom door where Sunoo is still holed up in.

The other four members look at each as well, unsure of who should go tell Sunoo. The members know Sunoo's not in the best mental state right now and they are worried about how he will react.

" I will." Jungwon says.

The other members give Jungwon a worried look, but nod their heads in agreement none the less.

Jay pats him on the back. "Good luck, Jungwon. Just... be careful with him."

Jungwon knoks at the door to Sunoos room, the door sudenly opens and Sunoo is standing there with a towel in his hand looking like hes going to go shower.

Jungwon is surprised to see Sunoo suddenly appear in front of him and looks up at him, noticing the redness in his eyes and the towel in his hand.

He takes a breath before speaking.
"Hey, um.. we have recording soon. We have to get ready." He says, trying to sound casual.

" Oh...ok." Sunoo says before he makes his way into the bathroom.

Jungwon watches as Sunoo heads towards the bathroom, a pang of worry in his heart. He can tell that Sunoo looks exhausted and not well, but doesn't say anything else as he heads back to the living room.

The other members immediately look up and stare at Jungwon, their faces filled with anticipation.

"What happened? How did it go?" Jay asks, leaning forward.

" He went to shower." Jungwon replied.

The other members let out a collective breath, the relief that Sunoo didn't react badly evident on their faces.

Heeseung then asks." Did he look okay? I mean, he doesn't seem okay. But did he say anything?"

" His eyes are red and he looks realy tired." Jungwon said with a woried expresion.

The members all look at each other, their worried expressions growing even more.

"Damn it.. he looks terrible.." Jay murmurs under his breath.

Heeseung looks at Jungwon with a solemn gaze. "Did he say anything else to you? Or.. react at all, even a little?"

" He just said "ok" Jungwon said.

The members all exchange glances of concern.

"Just 'ok'?" Sunghoon says, his face showing his worry. "He didn't say anything else, even though he clearly looks unwell?"

" Yes....." Jungwon replies.

The other members are quiet after that.
They're all thinking the same thing, that Sunoo's not going to tell them anything.

Finally, Heeseung breaks the silence. "We should probably just.. keep an eye on him. Make sure he's not too out of it during recording."

" Good idea." Jungwon says before he starts warming up his vocals.

The other members follow suit and start warming up their own vocals as well, occasionally stealing glances towards the bathroom and Sunoo's bedroom.

A few minutes later, Sunoo comes out of the bathroom with fresh clothes on, but still looking disheveled and tired. He quietly walks towards the living room without saying a word.

All the attention sudenly goes to Sunoo.

Everyone in the living room is looking at Sunoo while he is just standing there.

" Why is everyone staring at me?" Sunoo asks with a concered look.

The members are caught off guard by Sunoo's sudden appearance.

There's a few seconds of awkward silence before Heeseung speaks up. "Uh... we were just worried about you. You don't look like you got much sleep."

" Yea I didn't get much sleep but don't worry, I'm okay." Sunoo says. He builds up courage and goes to sit down next to the others.

The members can tell that Sunoo is lying. He looks anything but okay, but none of them want to push him to talk right now.

Jake breaks the silence and says. "You sure you're really okay? You look like hell."

" Yes I am. Seriously don't worry." Sunoo says with a little smile trying to convince them.

The members are not convinced by Sunoo's answer, they know him well enough to see through his fake smile. But they don't want to press the issue further, not wanting to make things worse.

Sunghoon looks at Sunoo and says.
" You......

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First, of all I would like to thank Beyonce.
Second-ly, thank YOU for reading this.
Third-ly, fourth chapter is done.
I wasn't planing on writing it but my friend was realy impatient so here it is.
I know that nothing much happened this chapter but at least it wasn't that sad, right?
Let me know if you liked it pleaseee.

LOVE YOU <3