Alone (hyungwonho)

15.

We sat on the floor, looking at the board game in front of us. Jooheon had wanted to play monopoly, but Hyunwoo was smart enough to refuse. I mean that game makes everyone turn into demons. So, we were playing a game, where you have to explain words.

"It's a flying snake." Changkyun said, almost emotionlessly.

Minhyuk put his finger on his lip, thinking. "Swan?"

"What the fuck Minhyuk? How is swan a snake?" Jooheon asked laughing his ass off.

"Hyungwon help me... I have no clue." Minhyuk whispered to me, leaning towards me.

"A dragon." I whispered into his ear.

"A dragon!!!" Minhyuk yelled.

Changkyun nodded.

"You're not getting a point." Kihyun said to Minhyuk.

"Aw, come on..."

Kihyun laid down on the floor and sighed loudly. It made everyone put the cards down.

"This game is getting boring." Minhyuk moaned.

"Well, maybe because you don't know the answers." Hyunwoo snickered.

Jooheon started laughing at that and it eventually made everyone of us laugh. After a good five minutes of coughing our lungs out, we settled down on the couch.

"Hyungwon, why won't you tell us the truth?" Kihyun suddenly asked.

I perked up, looking at others. "What truth?"

"Why are you avoiding us?" Minhyuk said.

The question everyone was asking lately.

"If you don't have a boyfriend, why are you going to that house so often?" Changkyun asked.

I eyed him, thinking about the question. Suddenly I realized it.

"So, it was you, who was out there! Why the fuck are you following me Changkyun!?"

The younger shook his head. "It wasn't only me. It was all of us... well, except Minhyuk, who was sick."

My eyed got wide. I felt betrayed.

"We followed you, because you're acting weird. We thought you must have a secret or something." Jooheon said.

"Yeah, you're just not you anymore." Minhyuk added.

Kihyun nodded. "That's why we followed you."

"D-did you find out something then?" I asked, my voice getting weak.

All my friends shook their heads.

"You just were in there. We couldn't hear or see anything, so we tried to get closer, but then you came out." Hyunwoo explained. "But, just to be clear... I was against this."

"Doesn't matter." I muttered.

"Why were you talking to yourself?" Changkyun asked me.

I felt relieved. This meant, they didn't see or hear Hoseok. They thought I was alone.

"I wasn't." I responded, crossing my arms.

"You were. We could hear you talking." Jooheon stated.

"How would you know if I wasn't talking on a phone?"

They went silent.

"Didn't think of that one..." Jooheon mumbled.

"So, it has to be the one you were talking to earlier today!"