Courage in the Game (Completed)

Sending Out an S.O.S

Suho (Exo)

Saying I was nervous for the day's hike would be an understatement. I mean I had the jumpiness, sweaty palms, the whole ten yards. And this was all because Keith was my partner today. I hadn't spoken to him since the water day when he had walked away from me. I had no idea what to say. My nervousness only got worse as Keith came to stand beside me. I glanced at him only to see him looking a little saddened and a distant look in his eyes. What was wrong with him today? I hadn't even said a word and he was down. Was being my partner just that much?

Once we had all gathered, the hike began. I'd say we were walking for about ten or so minutes and it was still dead silent between Keith and I. Everyone else was talking and a few times we would talk with them, but never with each other. I began to think that I had failed or something. I couldn't even talk to him and tell him how I felt like I had talked with Changjo. I wanted to follow his advice, but the vibes Keith was giving off, made me change my mind. As we walked, I would glance at him, but his eyes were always elsewhere.

And it was still dead silent between us thirty minutes later. I wanted to break the stupid silence, but I couldn't think of a way. What could I possibly say to the boy who I had unknown feelings towards? I was still mulling it over after another five minutes of walking. After another minute or so, Keith fell back and began walking with William and Hunter. I sighed and continued on. I couldn't figure out what was going on for the life of me. I wasn't even sure how I felt towards him. But at that moment, I was just feeling lonely. Everyone else was talking to someone and having a good time. Guess I was the only one that was feeling down. It saddened me when I heard Keith laughing with William and Hunter. As a result, my pace slowed and I dropped back to the back of the group. Even then I was still a bit behind them. Then I had the thought to just go off on my own. No one was really paying attention to what I did anyway. So when no one was looking back, I stepped off into the forest. I walked quickly until I had put enough distance between the group and me.

I had no idea what to do of course, but I couldn't stand to be around everyone else anymore. I just walked around and thought how Keith could be doing all this to me. I mean I dated girls for crying out loud. Though my last girlfriend had broken it off seven months ago due to my schedule. But, hey, not my fault Exo has a packed schedule. I don't know how long I just wandered around honestly. I glanced at my watch and saw it was around noon. I knew the others would still be on their hike. I sighed for about the hundredth time and rubbed my temples. I needed to get away from the camp for a few hours. But how? I paced for a minute before remembering the van we had come in. Perfect. I had the keys since I had driven Exo-K here and I was more than sure no one would notice that I was gone. I sprinted back to the room I was bunked in for the keys. I left a quick note saying I would be gone for a while, grabbed the keys, and raced to the van. I wanted to make a quick getaway.

After starting the van, I quickly got out of there. When I was far enough away, about half an hour almost forty-five minutes, I began to wonder what I would do. With nothing else to do, I headed for the Exo dorm. Since the fans had heard we'd be elsewhere for a while, there weren't any fans at the dorm. I was thankful for that as I parked the van and hopped out. I bounded up the steps to the door and unlocked the door. I was grateful when I closed it and slipped off my shoes. It was nice and quiet in the van. On my way to the kitchen for a bottle of apple juice, I glanced at my watch and saw it was close to three. I doubted the others were back from the hike or actually worried about me.

I sat down in at the computer and booted it up before taking a sip of my juice. Once it was fully loaded, I brought up an internet window and logged onto the chat site I had created. This site was for kpop artists to use to talk to one another. It didn't matter if they were from JGJ, YG, SM, or even T.O.P Media. It was one place to talk and get to know each other. Being so early, there was hardly anyone on. I saw a couple of familiar screen names and a new one. I wondered who it could be when I got a ping that alerted me someone had pmed (personal messaged) me. It was the unfamiliar screen name.