Eyes Here

Be Careful

Jiwon sneezed for the nth time before shaking his head and getting rid of the irritating feeling in his nose. Having a runny nose, he was told to rest in the house and make sure to drink medicine. His mom has been worried but he told her he was okay even though he wasn't. Truth was he wanted to be treated like a baby but not by his mother but someone else.

Unfortunately that someone else was in practice with everyone else. He knows they need to practice for their comeback but he ended up getting sick instead. He sniffed again before removing his blanket and finally standing up. Just when he did, he felt the world move around him, making him stumble back on his bed. He sighed deeply before trying again and reaching the door.

The moment he opened the door, one of their managers rushed to his side to help him. He brushed him off to tell him that he just needs to use the washroom. It wasn't like he was so sick he was dying but since getting the flu he felt like his body wasn't his anymore. Jiwon coughed again before sniffing. Unsuccessful in reaching the bathroom because his knees were wobbling too much that he couldn't stand nor walk steadily.

Their manager has been nagging him but he cant seem to hear him. More than that he really needed to go to the washroom and pee. He felt his arm rise up and he heard his manager tell him that he needs to go back to bed.

"Pee." was the only thing that came out audibly in Jiwon's mouth. The manager gasped and nodded before helping him to the washroom. He doesn't even know why he suddenly got sick. He was doing fine a few days ago. And then he felt like a headache was forming and after a night of rest he suddenly felt like his body was something he couldn't control.

As soon as he finished his bathroom break, he wanted to grab something to eat but just as he went out he saw the manager standing there waiting for him. Jiwon groaned but the manager just babbled about while helping Jiwon saying something about taking care of himself since he should be healthy for his group and fans and everyone's worrying.

The moment he heard that everyone was worrying he tried talking but it came out differently from what he wanted to say.

"Jinhwan.. worrying too..." He sighed and the manager thought he said Jinhwan worried too much. "Of course, he's the oldest so he gets really worried about everyone. But don't worry he's not that worried."

Hearing this made Jiwon quite sad. Instead of getting food, he headed to his room to rest. He covered his head, contemplating about what his manager said.

"Maybe Jinhwan-hyung doesn't care anymore. Especially with everyone else's attention..." Jiwon thought to himself.

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The others came home and immediately noticed the manager's worried expression on his face while standing in front of Jiwon's door.

"What's going on?" Hanbin asked, while the others followed behind him.

"He hasn't eaten all day. Says he doesn't have any appetite to eat. I told him it's cause he's sick that he needs to eat but he keeps saying he doesn't want to. Jiwon refused food!!" The manager complained, knowing Jiwon-he would never say no to food but he was refusing it now.

"There's probably something else." Yunhyeong said.

"He doesn't normally refuse food. Even when he's sick." Donghyuk added and everyone nodded.

The oldest, at the back of the group, bit his inner cheeks. Worry taking over him and maybe a little bit of guilt. Knowing that he went to Jiwon's room when he was sick and that Jiwon took care of him made him feel real guilty. Maybe it was all his fault that Jiwon's sick now.