blooming days ᶜᴴᴬᴺᴮᴬᴱᴷ ✔

五.

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The bright rays of the sun woke Baekhyun up, blinding his eyesight. He didn't know for how long had he been sleeping but it suddenly felt like ages. His head ached like fuck and, as Baekhyun started trying to recall the reason, he realised he couldn't remember what happened yesterday after his piano lesson ended. He just remembered craving for a walk in the park near their school, now covered in autumn-toned leaves. It was the place where he and Taeyeon said their I love yous for the first time.

Shit, he hoped he didn't get—

Baekhyun was on his legs in a second which he terribly regretted right after. His vision darkened almost immediately, the ringing sound deafening his hearing for a few seconds. His knees weakened and it was almost as if he forgot who he was and where he was during the some-kind-of shock. When Baekhyun could finally see properly his surroundings, he found himself lying on the ground.

"Fuuck." Baekhyun cursed as he tried to get up.

"Oh my God, are you okay?"

Baekhyun's head snapped in the direction of the voice and he almost screamed. His eyes quickly turned away ignominiously and he found his carpet more interesting than his roommate.
"Y-yes now leave me alone please—"

"Yeah, sure I'll leave you alone in this state." Chanyeol rolled his eyes.

Baekhyun was so ashamed of himself and prayed nothing more than to just disappear. The giant helped him to stand up and sit on his bed while giving him some pills and water to wash it down. Baekhyun whispered quick thanks and closed his eyes for a while to steady himself and his thoughts. Chanyeol watched him the whole time, observing his messy hair, red cheeks and black circles under his eyes.

Baekhyun looked like shit.

"Did I do something bad?" Baekhyun broke off the silence in their room.

"Kyungsoo said—" Chanyeol got immediately cut off by the older muttering 'shit' but carried on. "He said you went straight to his dorm room. You puked into his toilet and then collapsed. I had to carry you the whole way here, but it's okay, I don't mind helping you." He smiled warmly while Baekhyun slowly opened his eyes, the shame written all over his face.

"Thanks." He sighed in relief but shrank his nose right after. "What is this—bloody hell, I stink horribly!" A feel of disgust flashed across his features. "I'm gonna wash now and you should go to school. I hope you didn't miss any class."

"It's lunchtime actually so, uh, I did. But I'll catch up." Chanyeol scratched his head and laughed sheepishly.

Baekhyun faced him with a towel in his hand, giving him a shocked look. "Are you kidding me? Why did you wait for me to wake up, I can take care of myself."

"No, you can't. And I wasn't sure if you weren't dead or something. I had to look after you, you silly head." The younger raised his eyebrows followed by his roommate's complaining which faded away as soon as he closed the door of their shared bathroom.

After a long shower where Baekhyun thought about what to say to his roommate once he finishes, he opened the door a little to peek out and found Chanyeol reading a book. He slapped himself lightly to man up and went out of the bathroom.

"Hey."

"Hey, you're done already?" Chanyeol put his book aside while Baekhyun was drying his hair. "I thought about going for lunch to some fast food or something. You can tag—no you'll come with me. We have things to talk about." Chanyeol pointed at him with his slinger finger and Baekhyun shivered in fear.

"I-I'm sorry." Baekhyun suddenly blurted out and Chanyeol furrowed his eyebrows. "For what?"

"Me getting drunk? Me bringing nothing but trouble? It was all stupid of me." The older didn't understand Chanyeol's confused stare. He felt awful.

"Why are you apologizing to me though? You did nothing bad to me."

"You had to carry me here, sleep in this horrible smell and wait for me to wake up." He counted on his fingers.

Chanyeol raised his hand to stop him. "Listen, we're friends and roommates, right? I wanted to help you. Also, I promised to Suho, and yesterday Kyungsoo too, that I will take care of you." The air got stuck in Baekhyun's throat and he looked away. He has been acting like a dick towards his best friends for the last few days, yet they still cared about him. Chanyeol noticed his unrelaxed expression and heaved a sigh.

"Let's go eat."