THE SHAPE OF VOICE [#Wattys2018]

Chapter 25 : Nearly exposed

*flash to the back* 

Today, as usual Seungri will come home together with Hye Joo Noona. As soon as he sit in the car, he quickly take off his shoes because it keeps hurting his legs since after recess. And he found out his feet swelling, right after he take off his socks. 'ah?! Why my feet swelling like this? My ankle too?  aihh' Seungri sigh in his mind

"Hyung, what's wrong with your feet? Are you hurting hyung?" Dong Joo asked 

~No, no.. I'm okay.. maybe because I walked too much today~ Ri replied

"But hyung.. that seems worst" 

"What's wrong Dong Joo-ah? Seungri?" 

"Eomma, Hyung's feet are swell--" Seungri quickly shut Dong Joo's mouth with his hand and shook his head saying nothing with his smile. 

** skipped to when they're already home. 

Seungri never feel this tired after school. But lately, he always having extreme fatigue and as result, he will sleep after lunch not even bother to touch his homework. Even after wake up from long and deep sleep he still feel tired. He don't know why. 

"Ri, Seungri. Wake up its late already. Wake up my son" Hye Joo Noona shook his body and Seungri flutter his eyes adjusting the light to clear his sight. Suddenly, shortness of breathing attack him 

"Seungri.. hey what's wrong.. calm down.. okay?!" Noona removed the pillow and laid him flat making his body stay in the same level. And he slowly breath like normal. 

"Yeobo? What happened? Why Seungri's sweating a lot? Is he having fever?" Daniel asked his wife

"I don't know. He choke his breath just now. Shall we bring him to hospital?" Hye Joo suggested and Daniel just agreed because Seungri face looked very pale now. 

At the hospital, after the doctor made check up on Seungri. 

"Are you this lil kid guardian?" the doctor asked Daniel 

"Yes, we are. Did my son okay doctor?" 

"There's nothing bad, he just having fever at 39.5°C. I already inject so his fever will down soon. And about his swollen feet, that's because the blood not running through his body well. Maybe he don't move that much. You may bring him home after the IV drip finish in about an hour. He's resting now." the doctor explained

Daniel and Hye Joo feel relieved after hearing doctor's explanation.

BUT. IS IT TRUE? SEUNGRI REALLY ONLY HAVING FEVER? ARE YOU SURE?

They both walked in Seungri's room together with their children. Seungri sleeping on the bed peacefully and the soft snore making Hye Jung chuckle. Seungri face explain how hurt he is. At this hard time, only one person he really need. Jiyong hyung. But, Jiyong hyung wasn't the old happy-go-lucky hyung anymore. Seungri have no one to cling anymore.

"Appa. Will oppa okay? Why his hand is cold?" Hye Jung asked

"Oppa having fever dear. We'll back home later okay, after Ri Oppa wake up" Daniel ruffled his daughter's hair. Hye Joo looked at his son who standing a bit far from the bed. 

"Dong Joo-ah, come here. Why are you standing there?" 

"Eomma.. Appa.. Is Ri hyung really okay?" he asked in shaking voice. 

"Seungri hyung is your strong hyung right? Of course he will. why?" 

"I saw lately hyung, rarely went out for lunch. When I peek in his class during recess I saw he sleeping in class. And while waiting for Eomma to come and pick us at school, Hyung sometimes pressed his abdomen like he having stomach ache" Dong Joo explained but Daniel and Hye Joo said maybe Seungri is tiring himself, that's why he take nap in class and so on. Then Daniel take his children to the cafe to eat leaving Hye Joo behind accompany sleeping Seungri. 

After few moment, Seungri wake up. He feel pain all his body especially his bone but he don't know why. Noona practically on him if he's okay. He just saying he's okay even he's sweating like hell enduring the pain. 

During this hard moment, Seungri stayed with Noona because Seunghyun hyung went to courses for a week in Jeju, Youngbae hyung attend a photography seminar in Singapore and Jiyong hyung went jungle trekking. What a nice coincidence right? All hyung disappeared at the same time and Seungri fall sick too.

*end of flashback*

Youngbae hyung give Seungri painkiller since Seungri look like really fighting the pain. Seungri then fall asleep on the sofa and Youngbae and Daesung hyung watching TV while accompany him, worried if he will attack by any pain while sleeping. Around 10pm, Jiyong hyung come home. 

"Annyeong! Daesung-ah!! I missed you so--" Jiyong was shouting but his mouth got closed by Daesung. 

"Shh, Riri is sleeping." Daesung said 

"But I missed you so much" Jiyong hyung then pick Daesung in bridal style walked to the living room where Youngbae and Seungri are. 

"What's wrong with maknae? He's sleeping so soundly and sweating?" Jiyong asked Youngbae that's wiping his sweat. 

"I don't know Ji. He was having pain in his abdomen after dinner just now and he's sweating a lot. When I asked he said, he was okay. So I gave him painkiller. And now, I think he's having fever. He's so hot" Youngbae explained

"Shall we bring him to hospital?" Jiyong suggest 

"Let's wait until tomorrow morning, if the fever doesn't go down then we should" Youngbae replied. 

"Hmm, okay then. I'll go wash up first. I'll look after Riri tonight okay?!" Jiyong said and walked up.

While Jiyong wearing his clothes after done washed up, he noticed that Seungri's Panda Diary was unlocked and opened, half hidden under the pillow. At first he ignored but then he feel uneasy and curious to read it. 'I shouldn't read, Riri must angry at me later.. But why I'm feeling so curious like this? Should I read?' Jiyong thought in his head. So he walked and sit on the bed and slowly pulled the diary. At first he hesitate. Then he changed his sight from the blank page to the last page Seungri wrote but not finished early today 

Should I tell hyung about this? Should I? But hyung are busy,

Ri don't want to disturb hyung or burdening hyung and 

Seungri didn't get to finish his sentence because of the bell at the door when Daesung come home. 'Tell what Riri ya? No, hyung aren't that busy to not have time to take care of you and you're not a burden at all' Jiyong thought alone and then he heard Daesung shout his name from downstairs.  

"Hyung!! Jiyong hyung!!" Daesung shout his lungs out and Jiyong run downstairs saw Seungri coughing badly. 

"Omo.. Ri.. what happened? Dae? Bae?" Jiyong asked in shocked.

"He choked his breathe while sleeping" Youngbae replied. 

"Ri, are you really okay? Let's go to hospital neh?!" Jiyong convince Seungri

~No, no hyung.. I'm okay hyung.. just normal cough~ Seungri reply still coughing 

"No, Ri! You're not okay coughing like this.." Daesung caress his back 

~I'm o--~ Seungri cough and now its getting to blood.

"SEUNGRI!" all 3 hyungs shouted at the same time. Youngbae quickly grab the tissue and wipe Seungri's palm since he's the nearest to him. 

"C'mon Ri, let's go to hospital, don't make hyung worried like this" Jiyong convince him again 

~Its okay hyung.. no need..~ Seungri reply with his stubborn decision 'If we go to hospital now, hyung will find out my disease. No hyung. I won't let it happen' Seungri thought in his mind

TO BE CONTINUED.
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2018/02/22 ; 11:55 PM (+8 GMT)
Edited on ; 2018/02/23 ; 11:30 PM 

Sorry guys.. a bit late.. hahaha. I was busy helping my friend. Okay now enjoy reading!!