Trails Of Time (changlix)

7. How can anyone help?

"Binnie?"

Who was that? 

Changbin opened his eyes slightly, just enough to see Seungmin standing in front of him. Changbin sat up and looked around. "Yes?"

"Why are you sleeping on the couch?" Seungmin asked, sitting down.

Changbin looked at him, confused. He then slyly patted his pocket, feeling the hourglass in it. He sighed and leaned back. 

"I... I don't know." 

Seungmin looked worried. He looked at Changbin as he could break away at any moment.

"Hyung... are you okay?" Seungmin asked.

Changbin felt uncomfortable. He played around with his fingers. "I... what day is it?"

"What do you mean?" Seungmin raised an eyebrow. "It's Tuesday... twenty-first of may."

Changbin felt his heart skip a beat as he looked at Seungmin. 

What? I have slept through the time that was left? I... did I really sleep for almost two days?

Stupid, it's the hourglass... it went back when you fell asleep.

Huh? It did?

"Binnie-hyung? Please say something..." Seungmin said, sounding like he was pleading.

"Leave me alone." Changbin muttered as he pulled his knees up to his chest.

"But Binnie... I... I want to help you..." 

"Go away!" Changbin suddenly screamed. "I want to be alone!"

Seungmin frightened and left the room, leaving Changbin alone. Seungmin rushed to Chan's room, waking up the leader.

"Chan-hyung... please help." Seungmin whispered, terrified.

Chan sat up, rubbing his eyes. "What's going on?"

"It's Binnie..." Seungmin said, letting out a sob. "He's out of it."

"What?" Chan quickly stood up and walked to Seungmin, trying to calm the younger down. 

"I found him sleeping on the couch and when he woke up he was completely tangled... he wasn't listening to me and then he started yelling at me..." Seungmin explained while inhaling deeply, trying to hold back tears.

Chan frowned. "Okay, this is enough." He muttered and went out of the door. 

Chan headed to the living room, ready to nag at Changbin, but what he found made him stop on his tracks. 

Changbin hugged his knees and wept loudly. He waved his head, his eyes tightly shut. 

Chan approached him, sitting down. "Binnie?"

Changbin snapped his head, opening his eyes. He didn't say anything.

"Binnie... oh Binnie, please... tell me what's wrong." Chan shushed.

Changbin shook his head, letting out a loud sob.

"Please... I can't help if you don't speak to me." Chan tried.

"I failed! I ruined everything!" Changbin wailed. "He was there and I saw him get killed! I couldn't do anything! I couldn't touch him!"

"Shh... Binnie, calm down." Chan said and hugged the younger rapper. "It's okay..."

"It's not! I let him go! I would have been able to save him, but I failed! I am useless!" Changbin screamed, leaning his head on their leader's shoulder.

Chan carefully stroked Changbin's hair. "No... you're not useless... Binnie, it wasn't your fault."

"It was! I wanted to... I wanted to tell him the truth! I wanted to love him!"

"But you did love him." Chan hummed. "You loved him so much..."

"Hyung, I... I saw the murderer! He... he was so... s-so..." Changbin's words disappeared into his sobs.

Chan hugged him. This was worse than he could have imagined. Soon, Changbin fell asleep again in Chan's arms. Chan listened to his breathing, relieved that the younger was able to sleep.

Hyunjin helped him carry Changbin to his bed. They shut off the lights, leaving the room. 

Hyunjin turned to Chan. "It's bad, isn't it?"

Chan couldn't do anything else but nod. It really was bad. 

"I... I don't know how I can help him." Chan sighed, letting out all the anxiety he had been bottling up.

Hyunjin rubbed the leader's shoulder. "We... we just have to give him time."

"He said he saw the murderer..." Chan said.

Hyunjin was shocked. "B-but... he was here with us when it happened."

"I know... it makes me think he saw a nightmare." Chan said. "I think he's traumatized from finding his body..."

Silence descended upon them. They sat at the kitchen table, trying to drink some coffee. What can they do?

How can they help? 

How can anyone help?