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[CHAPTER 43]

"Do You Believe in Karma?

The world turned into darkness. The sky was black, and everything was hidden by a thick smog. There was a path, but it was blocked by the darkness and almost impossible to see. When did things go so wrong? How could something like this happen?

"Hakyeon-ah, wake up," someone called out to him.

Hakyeon woke up from the darkness and nightmares to be greeted by a familiar face. But waking up only brought him back to anxiety.

"Is Hyuk awake yet?" Hakyeon asked.

"Not yet..." Hongbin told him.

Hakyeon looked to his side, he watched Sanghyuk still lying there, frozen in bed while Taekwoon sat on the other side.

Sanghyuk never woke up.

For a second when the younger lost consciousness, it seems as if time had finally ran out and Hakyeon panicked. But Taekwoon felt it, that Sanghyuk still had a pulse. It was almost impossible to feel the younger's pulse but Taekwoon was certain.

Hakyeon looked doubtfully at Taekwoon, who only had his attention on Sanghyuk the entire night. They did think about bringing Sanghyuk to the hospital at first, like any normal human being would do, but would the doctors treat someone who resembles nothing but a corroded statue? Hakyeon noticed that Taekwoon was holding onto Sanghyuk's hands all night and not letting go at all. He wasn't afraid of the corrosion that emitted from the younger's body but instead, insisted on staying by Sanghyuk's side. Even Hakyeon has never seen this side of Taekwoon before.

Hakyeon got up from his seat.

"Let's go outside," he told Hongbin and grabbed the younger to follow. He needed to stay away from that room for a bit.

"Are you alright? You were having nightmares, weren't you? You were mumbling in your sleep..." Hongbin told him.

"I ... saw nothing."

"Huh?"

"It's because I saw nothing, an entire scene of darkness that made me feel more terrified. What if Hyuk never wakes up?" Hakyeon asked.

It's not as if Hongbin didn't understand how the older felt at the moment but he knew he was responsible for making Hakyeon stay positive. He knew his role in all of this.

"You're over thinking. I've already called Jaehwan and Wonshik over to see Sanghyuk's condition. I've also told them to notify InGuk and Hyoshin on the other side, just in case. Everything is going to be alright, trust me," he told Hakyeon.

Trust? At a time like this, when Hakyeon was doubting everything for a second, those words suddenly meant a lot. There was nothing else to believe except to believe for the best. He almost lost all of his trust not too long ago but right now, he needed reassurance more than ever. Nothing else matters now except for Sanghyuk's health.

Hakyeon looked at Hongbin for a second. He was still skeptical about the younger's intentions but he honestly had nowhere to run away to and no one else he could rely on. Hongbin was the only one. He leaned in and laid his head tiredly on the younger's shoulders.

"I'm tired," Hakyeon simply said.

Hongbin wrapped his arms gently around the older's slouched shoulders and rubbed his hands along Hakyeon's back. It broke his heart to see how sad Hakyeon have become due to all of this.

"I know," Hongbin nodded and knew that he didn't need to say another word.

At times like this, both Hakyeon and Hongbin knew that there doesn't need to be words for everyone to understand what was going on. At a time like this, all they needed was encouragement and support.