Watch Out

Where is He?

Upon hearing the second gunshot, I felt a twinge of pain from no specific location as my consciousness slipped in and out. I heard a few more and I could only pray that it was from the side that didn't want my friends killed. When I woke up, I was laying in a bed that seemed to be in a hotel. I sat up, instantly wincing as my hand instinctively moved to the source of the pain: my left thigh. I had gauze wrapped around my thigh, blood seeping through. I eased myself into a sitting position, leaning against the headboard as I looked around the room. I was alone, and I noticed one more thing: I wasn't wearing the pants I'd been wearing previously which meant...Nope. Not thinking about it. It's better that whoever had taken them off did because of the wound on my leg. My mind flashed back to the scene that was happening just before I blacked out. I must've been shot in my leg and lost consciousness out of shock or whatever. I tried to think of whoever it could've been that had dressed my wound. The only one that knows anything about first aid that I knew of was Chan, so assuming they got out of there okay and I'm not behind enemy lines, it must've been Chan. What about the other gunshots? There was one before the one that landed me with a bullet in my leg and a few more afterwards that I could remember.

As I was contemplating this, the door opened and in walked Changbin. "You're awake! I brought you some sweatpants since I'm pretty sure your jeans won't fit over that injury of yours very comfortably. Are you feeling okay?"

I just nodded, smiling slightly at the sight of him being okay. "I'm fine, but what about all of you? I heard more gunshots. Did anyone else get hurt?"

Changbin shook his head. "Most of the other ones were us shooting. The few that weren't were aimed really poorly, so you're the only one that actually got hit. The other guys are out getting food and getting something to help you walk while Chan and Felix try to get more info on where Jeongin actually is."

I just nodded, running my hand slightly over the bandaged wound on my leg. "Who was the one that took care of the bullet wound?"

"Chan called in some favors and got a doctor in town to treat it. Unfortunately, she had some work to do, so she couldn't stick around long enough to wait for you to wake up. I should probably actually message her to tell her that you're awake." Changbin sat on the edge of the bed.

Before I could say anything, five other boys poured in through the door. I smiled when I saw the five boys I've grown so close to. They gathered around the room as Jisung approach me, holding something behind his back. After a moment, he began talking.

"The doctor that treated your leg told us that it was unlikely that you'd be able to put any weight on your injured leg for a while, so we went by to get you something to help you walk. We had to call in a favor to get ahold of them, but for our little sister, it's worth it." Jisung took what he'd been holding out from behind his back, revealing two crutches like the ones you'd get in pharmacies or at the hospital.

He helped me get up and situate the crutches how they needed to be. I smiled at him as I made sure that I wouldn't put weight on my leg. "Thank you so much. All of you. I can't thank you enough for all you've done for me. You really have become a second family to me. Has anyone heard from Felix and Chan?"

The boys looked back and forth amongst each other as I worked to put on the sweatpants Changbin had brought me. Finally, one of them, Woojin, spoke up. "We've heard from them, but nothing about Jeongin, which I'm sure is what you mean. Don't worry though. We'll find him."

I just nodded, only half trying to hide my disappointment. I already knew that they could see right through me. They had when I promised not to follow them. They likely would now. After a moment, I started to speak again. "Can we get out somewhere I can walk around? I need to stretch out my legs, or I guess leg."