This life

8 - His fall

Minho runs for his life, or rather Jisung's. He screams his name, praying harder than ever, despite not being that religious. But it's for nothing. His best friend hits the ground before he's there, smashing against the ground. He's gone in less than a second. Minho crashes down next to his body, bones broken like Minho's heart. He cries, cries and cries. Hugs him, screams, cries. Screams, cries. He doesn't let go of Jisung's hand, not even when Chan tries to lead him away. In the end Chan and Woojin has to bend his fingers away from the limp hand belonging to the younger boy.

Then it's black

Minho runs for his life, or rather Jisung's. He screams his name, praying harder than ever, despite not being that religious. Throws himself onto the ground, down under the falling boy, just the second before his body would have crushed to the ground. Minho's body takes most of the force, and he feels bones crush. Tears, now fueled by the adrenaline, stream down his face, blends with the ones Jisung is also having flooding out of his squirrel-like eyes, who eventually end up dropping down on Minho's face. Not until he feels Jisung take a shaky breath, Minho calms down and lets the darkness surround him.

And it's black again.

The two scenarios take turns to play in his head, but without him knowing which one is a real memory and which one is just imagination.

He's desperately hoping for the second one, the good ending, but something tells him no.

The scenarios repeats and repeats and repeats in an endless circle, making Minho feel thrown between happiness, love and relief and fear, guilt and the feeling of drowning in tears.

And again.

And again.

And again.

On and on it goes, until finally the beeping of a hospital breaks through, instead of the terrible sad ending scenario can start again.

It hurts to do it, but slowly he pushes his eyelids open, to reveal a blinding light.

Chan is at his side in an instant. He looks relieved. But Minho barely looks at him.

  "Jisung," he only says. "Jisung. Han Jisung."

Chan looks at him and smiles.

How is he smiling? Jisung's life is in danger!

  "Turn your head," Changbin speaks up from his side, as Chan pushes his bed up so he's now sitting.

Minho does as told and turns his head. There stands the rest of the boys around a bed.

In the bed lies Jisung. His eyes are open, looking back at Minho with a soft smile. Tears starts forming in the eyes of both the two.

Slowly and painfully, Jisung stretches his arm out. Minho follows and does the same.

Neither of them can hold back their tears as their hands meet. Their fingers tangles together, and they hold on tight, tight.

The relief is overwhelming, and if he could move, Minho would definitely have kissed Jisung right now and here.

  "You saved me," Jisung whispers through his happy tears. "You saved my life, Minho!"

  "It was worth every injury," Minho whispers back and holds on even tighter to his best friend and crush's hand.

Next to them Felix breaks out into a high-pitched scream, something that gets quickly covered up by Changbin.

  "Babe, I wish you were that cute when you conf-" Felix starts, but once again gets shut up by his boyfriend, this time by Changbin grabbing him by the collar and pushing him out of the room.

What happens next to that couple is history.

But neither Minho or Jisung hears the conversation, as they're busy staring at each other.

  "I can't understand how you did it though," Hyunjin says, leaning on Jisung's bed. "How could you run fast enough to catch him?"

  "It's the power of love~" Jeongin sings, but stops when Seungmin slaps his arm.

  "I don't know," Minho says, gaze shifting to his and Jisung's intertwined hands. "I just did. And I'm glad I did. I could never live with myself if I would've failed."

The mood is ruined when a doctor comes in to tell them that visiting hours is over, shoving the boys out before checking up on the two left in the room.

When he leaves, they both decide to get some rest again, and soon enough they're both fast asleep again.

Their hands keep dangling between them, still intertwined.

I'll never let you go.

(A/N) Wow! A quick update! Wow!

Stray kids released their official debut mv today :')
I was in school :'(
I ditched my friends to watch it :)
They thought I was weird .-.
I regret nothing :D

I'm so proud of them and I don't even know what to say ahhahshd

I love Stray Kids

I swear to stan and support stray kids forever and ever, no matter what's to happen, I'm never gonna drop them.