TO: HYUN | 2HYUN

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JONGHYUN'S VIEW

i was asleep, but i knew i slept way longer than i should. my body felt stiff, stiffer than it normally was. i mentally forced myself to open my eyes, and i finally did.

my eyes couldn't adapt to the sudden bright setting, it was piercing my eyes. everything was white, too white to be my own bedroom. a beeping sound kept ringing near my left ear like an alarm.

i let out a deep and painful groan. my head was spinning while the pain comes and goes. my arms were sore too, they could barely move.

wait, but why is it that my lower body feels as if nothing is there?

"he's awake!" i heard someone screamed, followed by different footsteps coming towards me.

"jonghyun? can you see us?"

i took awhile to examine the person's face. it's aron hyung. and to my right side was minki and dongho.

"w-where am i?" i managed to mutter out.

"it's the hospital. do you remember what happened?" dongho calmly spoke, staring softly into my eyes.

so many scenes flashed past my mind. i was at home, then i went to the concert venue, then..

"we were at work, right? then.. i can't recall anything from there."

they started exchanging uneasy glances. aron hyung kept his head down the whole time, he was so quiet, too quiet to be himself. dongho nudged minki lightly but all i noticed was how minki sniffed while secretly tearing up.

"minki, why are you crying? why are you guys like this?"

"j-jonghyun.. i–" minki was about to speak but his words got cut by his overflowing tears.

"seriously, what's going on? don't keep anything from me, you know i hate being kept in the dark," my tone grew serious and darker.

even without them saying anything, i could tell something terrible happened, to me. their expressions, their movements..

"I'M ASKING, WHAT'S HAPPENING? WHATEVER IT IS, I WILL ACCEPT IT, JUST TE–"

"okay, i'll tell you. but promise me, you'll keep calm no matter what," aron hyung interupted, which i'm glad he did.

i nodded as a sign for him to continue. dongho and minki looked at him with uncertainity but it didn't stop him.

"you overdosed yourself with too much painkillers. you fainted and fell off the stage. the doctor told us.." he suddenly stopped speaking.

"told you what?" i urged him to continue.

"you injured yourself badly, and the lower part of your body will not be able to move for the time being.." aron hyung's voice softened as he spoke.

"the doctor promised us it's temporary, jonghyun-ah. as long as you recieve treatment, you will recover," dongho quickly cut in.

i didn't know how to feel. scared? devastated? regretful? no words could describe my feeling. i didn't feel like i was going to break down, since i always deal with situations calmly.

"w-where's my phone?" i blurted out. despite the cold hard truth, there was only one thing in my mind. at least something i wanted to get over with before the road ahead starts.

the three of them looked confused at my request, but minki still did what as i asked. "it's here, the company returned it just now."

i turned it on, lots of notifications popped up, but i only focused on one.

[25 MESSAGES UNREAD]
FROM MINHYUNNIE

i clicked in the conversation and scrolled through all the messages he sent in the past week. because the company confiscated my phone, i haven't had the chance to reply him or even update him on my whereabouts. luckily he wasn't online, probably at practice.

my heart wrenched as i read on. he cared so much for me, even though we were just strangers who met once. he doesn't even know me well, and i don't too. but somehow, something kept us closely tied with each other.

"can you guys.. go out first?" i looked up from my phone and said.

"why? you're not going to–"

"minki, i will be fine. i just need some time alone to settle something. just give me 10 minutes, please?" i assured.

"sure, jonghyun. just let us know when you want us to come in," dongho spoke before minki then pulled him out of the room with him. aron hyung silently tagged behind.

i opened my conversation with minhyun and started typing.

a/n: read the next chapter to find out 😉