Without You

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His lips trembling, his body shaking. Ignoring all of that, he faced his manager once again.

"What?"

The only word he could say for this moment.

His manager shake his head slightly, signalling that he can't even repeat his own words.

"That can't be happened, you must be lying."

His voice turned out shakier than what he expected.

Handing him the phone that he has been gripping since then, Baekhyun takes it, almost slip it out from his slender fingers.

His hand shaking hard, his eyes quivered, moving to finish all the title, as if this was a prank for his winter comeback.

"He left, Baekhyun. He left us. He left and will never coming back."

The words strike his head, even though he hardly pushed it out.

The voice that he praised up all this time. The face that always be there cheering in his rookie years until his success years. The composer who always moving his heart with the music and lyrics.

He left?

"We are still hoping for a great news from the hospital, but, this is already an hour." His voice cracked.

This is happening so suddenly. It is only a few days after he congratulated him for his successful concert. It is only a few days when he met him smiling recording his new songs and mv.

Hyung, why?

-

Wearing the black suit, he didn't even bother to check his image on the mirror neither wearing a thin make up to hide his swollen face and eyes.

"Are you ready?" His manager showing up. He nods, before both of them get on their van.

The atmosphere in the van is silence and gloomy, enough to express their feeling on that time.

He remember how he never failed to comfort him, especially when he got a lot of hate from the dating scandal.

He flashed all the warm scene in his head. He always thanked him to take care of her when he can't be there for her.

Thinking about that, he asked himself.

How is she right now?

-

Stepping inside the gloomy yet dark atmosphere hall, he takes a glance on the fans that gathering at the main entrance door.

Their face is completely showing how much they love him. Their broken heart is nervous enough to meet him.

But not in person, it is just a smiling picture of an angel.

He brings his head down. His heart clenching thinking of him, who is no longer here for his beloved fans.

He didn't care about where he is heading to, as his manager is leading him up.

Finally, he arrived there. A woman told him to sign on the book, marking his attendance.

Looking up, he makes a conclusion that this woman is someone related to him, since she is also look broken down from their loss.

He walks to the door, as he tried his all to give a force smile to all the man standing there.

Onew, Taemin and Key are bowing their head slightly to him, which he respond respectly.

He turns to Minho who is smiling weakly while patting his shoulder. He returned the smile by hugging him, giving courage.