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[CHAPTER 42]

"Time's Up"

That night was unusually quiet. So quiet and peaceful that Hakyeon couldn't help but wake up from uncertainty. Every night seems to be a restless one for him. All he could think of was Hyuk's health and just when he thought he's had enough worries, Hongbin told him that he was going to leave again. This time, permanently.

Hakyeon woke up in the middle of the night and saw the bed lamp was turned on for his sake but when he looked next to him on the bed, Hongbin was no where to be seen. He felt uneasy and sat up to scan around the room for the younger. Just as he did, he noticed a sticky note next to his bed side.

[I'll be right back.]

Again, Hongbin left without a word. Back? When will he be back? Later? Tomorrow? Or longer... Hakyeon started to subconsciously bit his lips in anxiety from the thousand of thoughts that popped up in his mind. He couldn't relax at all and it was only getting worst as he sat on his bed, staring blankly in the empty room that only had him in it.

"Forget it!" He told himself after waiting for almost an hour in bed.

He flipped his covers over him to hide himself in the darkness despite being afraid of it. At times like this, he felt the most relaxed in the dark because he didn't have to think about reality. All he could think about was the things he couldn't see coming for him.

As he slowly drifted back to sleep, he heard the doors open.

The younger was finally back. But even Hakyeon knew that the sun was about to rise as Hongbin came back in secretly.

He could feel Hongbin's presence in the room and the younger's touch when Hongbin ruffled his hair, thinking that he was still sound asleep.

In the small peeks of his eyes, he saw Hongbin reach for the note on the bed and took it away. Is he going to pretend like he never left for the night?

Dammit, Lee Hongbin! Pissed at the secrets being kept from him, Hakyeon woke up first and left without a word as he went off to work.

"Morning!" Minhyuk rushed in to greet Hakyeon even before Hakyeon could settle into his desk.

"Yeah..." Hakyeon replied without any emotions in his voice.

"What's wrong with you?" Minhyuk questioned.

"Can I ask something?"

"Sure, go ahead."

"So, a friend of mine is having a fight with her boyfriend because her boyfriend said that he's going to leave... overseas. She's really upset at him and she feels like he's not just going overseas only. Do you think she's being a bit too... paranoid?" Hakyeon tells the story to his friend as if he was talking about a third person.

"Is he cheating on her?"

"i-I don't think so?" Hakyeon never thought of that possibility.

"Why is he leaving then?"

"He's going back home. Somewhere far away from here."

"Can't they just have a long-distance relationship or something? It's the trend these days."

"It's not that... simple. Anyways, I don't think he's cheating on her, but I think he's definitely keeping something a secret from her."

"Hmmm..."

"He goes out every night without a word while she's sleeping and leaves a note saying that he'll be back but doesn't say where he's going exactly. He used to tell her everything and showered her with his love but lately, their relationship seems to be falling apart and she's kind of upset with him because of it," Hakyeon continues.