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6

hyungwon tried to hold back his tears but he was unable to, he felt it sweep over him. it took control. he didn't wanna cry over a boy, but he couldn't help it. it hurt him, and there wasn't a bandaid for this type of injury.

a heart injury of course, not physically, but mentally and emotionally. the hallways were barely crowded, so hyungwon just bolted down the hallway. he could hear people calling his name but his little legs just kept going. he eventually found himself outside, breathing heavily. it was dark outside, but the street lights and cars passing provided light for his vision. he felt stupid for crying over this, but he just couldn't let it go.

it was stuck to him, like a blood sucking leech. this pain sucked out the emotion from him, he couldn't breathe, he couldn't move. he just wanted to be alone. and he wanted to be alone for a long time.

but he knew he couldn't escape everyone, he knew he couldn't miss school.

He also can't avoid everyone if it's the middle of the school day. he had decided he would stay outside, away from society and away from everyone.

he had his phone and his wallet, all he needed. he took himself on his own dinner date, buying a large bundle of food just for himself. he even got coffee so he could stay awake.

it was nearly midnight, the dance had ended half an hour ago and his friends had been calling and calling his phone for a long time. he just silenced his phone and enjoyed his alone time.

but that didn't last long. "hyungwon?"

hyungwon turned around and saw taesoo. taesoo had been looking for him for a while. he knew he could go to her with anything, because she would listen and she would respond the best she could.

taesoo sat down at the table with hyungwon, and she grabbed his hands lovingly.

"i'm sorry babe," taesoo began, watching hyungwon's eyes water. "he was ruthless, yet so clueless. i wish he could've understood you."

hyungwon nodded, tears falling down his face. "i knew i shouldn't of come."

"no! it's good you came! it's better you know, as much as you don't like it. he was probably drunk and delirious anyways."

hyungwon chuckles, in doubt. "doubt it, he doesn't seem-"

"shut up." taesoo giggles at hyungwon whom smiles softly and hands her his drink.

"taesoo! hyungwon!" minhyuk pops up across the street, and  taesoo jumps up and runs across the street to meet minhyuk.

hyungwon soon follows after, but time slows down in his mind. lights began to get brighter into his eyes, and eventually everything blacks out in his eyes.

"hyungwon!" taesoo screams in horror as a car slams into hyungwon's body, sending him flying down the road.

and that's the last he saw. it's the last they saw before everything became a blur.

—

days passed, minhyuk and taesoo had stayed in the hospital room ever since. jooheon and changkyun eventually showed up, kihyun too.

they were all worried that he wouldn't wake up, especially because the doctors were unsure if he would live. they were unsure if he would wake up anytime soon. but hyungwon was lucky that only his legs were broken, nothing else and they weren't shattered so they were easily repairable.

"taesoo..."

"hm?" taesoo looked at jooheon, who had called her name.

"how bad was it?"

taesoo let out a heavy sigh. "bad. that car was going fast."

jooheon whimpered, being slowly pulled into the embrace of changkyun who comfortingly cooed soft and gentle sentences into the older's ears.

"i wish it was me." minhyuk managed, his voice cracking as he started to cry again. "my poor hyungwon.."

kihyun pulled minhyuk into an embrace and hugged him tight, minhyuk balling his eyes out into kihyun's shoulder.

minhyuk continued. "h-he's so fragile...he d-didn't deserve th-this..."

"who are these flowers from?" a new voice sounded off from across the room, it was groggy and quiet but it was audible.

all turned to see hyungwon gently staring at a beautiful bouquet of flowers across the room.

"hyungwon... rest.." kihyun was first to speak and he walks over to him, holding his hand. minhyuk ran over to the other side and cried next to hyungwon, whom was oblivious.

"am i dying?" hyungwon asked in confusion, his eyes drifting from each different person around the room.

"you got hit by a car a couple nights back. you're gonna be okay though. you broke both of your legs so you might be here for a little bit. they did surgery on them and they are perfect for you to walk on again but you need to give them a couple weeks to heal." taesoo explained thoroughly. hyungwon "aahed" and sighed.

"who are those flowers from?" hyungwon asked again, curious for an answer. he figured it was one of them so he wanted to thank them.

"you really wanna know?" jooheon asked, raising eyebrows at the older. hyungwon nodded slowly, becoming confused again.

"wonho. wonho brought them in yesterday."

hyungwon lowered his eyes and gulped.

"he looked upset, he had circles under his eyes and he had been crying before. he didn't come with his girlfriend either. i wonder what happened."

"i doubt he was crying about me, he doesn't even know i exist."

taesoo sighs. "i mean, he brought you flowers. he clearly knows you exist."

hyungwon shrugs and sighs. "hardly."

minhyuk grunts softly. "i see why you like him. he's a handsome man. on the basketball and football team. very muscly. good grades. i bet he's gay."

"that's wishful thinking, minhyuk." hyungwon stated bluntly. hyungwon groaned and attempted to move his legs but failed.

"maybe he is, you never know." changkyun countered hyungwon's disbelief. "i didn't know i was gay till i saw jooheon. quite some eye candy if i do say so myself."

jooheon finds himself blushing shyly, earning a mixture of awes and ewws from the group surrounding hyungwon.

"oh! he's awake!" a deep voice erupted from behind all of them, and hyungwon found himself to enter a state of panic. wonho had entered the room.

minhyuk stuttered and the others were all surprised. "so who's gay? i heard something about that when i walked in."

"we are." jooheon quickly cut in, saving hyungwon from the social interaction that would've been awkward. jooheon kisses changkyun passionately before repeating himself. "us, we are. no one else."

hyungwon steadily and sneakily studied wonho's facial features, noticing the tear streaks the tired eyes. but he was still stunning to hyungwon.

"we been knew." wonho snickered and smiled at the two.

"oh hyungwon, do you like the flowers i got you?" wonho asked, giving a heart warming smile to hyungwon.

"yesthankyou." hyungwon answers in one syllable. wonho smiles widely.

maybe wonho was gay.