a/n: updating today because i'm scared i might not have wifi for the next few days or so hhhhhhh
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"how do you even have that?!" san exclaims when wooyoung gets out of his car— his father's car, actually, but he was allowed to borrow it from time to time. "i don't know! my father had this in the garage and you told me to find something and i took this! now where's the door?" he asks, panicked. san points at the door and wooyoung immediately runs to the door, not waiting a second to hit the padlock with the axe that he had brought from home.
san jumps at the loud sound of the padlock breaking. he immediately pushes wooyoung out of the way, pushing open the door with a grunt. he runs in when he sees a figure, lying on the ground. his heart swells at the sight. jihyun looked sickly thin now and she was so badly abused, dried blood on her skin. if someone were to tell him she was dead, it wouldn't be that hard to believe. "jihyun!" he cries out, running to her, kneeling down to her level.
jihyun's eyes were closed, a sign that she was unconscious. he hoped that she was only unconscious and not already dead. he didn't realise he was crying until he saw his own tears drip down onto jihyun's face. "woo! break the chains! we need to get her to the hospital now!" he cries out and wooyoung immediately breaks both the chains connecting jihyun's cuffed wrists to the wall.
now all thats left is the cuffs on her wrists and san immediately scoops her up, shivering when he feels how cold she is. she was still in her school uniform and it was slightly wet, with blood staining multiple spots on her uniform top. he also notices the fresh blood from the corner of her lips and he assumes that the girls had done something to her before they left twenty minutes ago.
wooyoung runs out, starting the car and san enters the backseat, with jihyun still in his arms. "woo, hurry!" he desperately cries out, hugging jihyun close, muttering comforting words in her ear as if she could hear him.
while san was too caught up in the back seat, crying and talking to an unconscious jihyun, wooyoung had taken out his phone to inform the others about this. he focused on the road, only clicking on their group chat when he's at a red light. he sends a voice message to them before putting his phone away, driving quickly to the hospital when the traffic lights had turned green.
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seonghwa was with hongjoong in his room, talking about his sister and where she could possibly be when both of their phones dinged, indicating a message. seonghwa checked his phone, groaning when he sees that it's only wooyoung, sending a voice message to the group chat. hongjoong does the honours of playing the audio, the two of them immediately looking at each other in shock when they heard what wooyoung had sent.
"guys, hospital, quick. san found jihyun and she's completely wrecked and unconscious now. we're bringing her to the hospital."
seonghwa immediately gets up, grabbing his car keys from his bedside table, gesturing at hongjoong to come along. the two boys sprint down the stairs and out of the front door, ignoring the shocked looks on the maids' faces as they zoomed past them. they run out the front door, quickly entering seonghwa's car before seonghwa starts the car, immediately pulling out of the driveway and driving towards the hospital as quickly as he can.
when they reached, which was about half an hour later due to a traffic jam —one that had seonghwa muttering several curses under his breath every few minutes or so— they immediately asked for jihyun. when the nurse told them the ward number, they thanked her before brisk walking to the ward since they weren't allowed to run.
they see wooyoung and san waiting outside the ward and they immediately approached the two younger boys.
"what happened?" seonghwa asks worriedly, narrowing his eyes at san, still mad at the younger. "san followed mina after school and he ended up at some abandoned warehouse or something and he found jihyun there. she was badly hurt i couldn't bear to look at her," wooyoung tells the older, frowning as he recalls the whole thing over again.
"you weren't there with him?" hongjoong asks wooyoung. "no, he texted me an address and then he called me, telling me to bring something to break down a door. i was confused but did so anyways. apparently he found jihyun but she was locked in and when we broke the door she was just, i don't know, lying unconscious, chains and handcuffs attached to her, restricting much movement." wooyoung explains, seemingly traumatised by what he saw.
"okay but i just want to know why you called wooyoung instead of like i don't know, san, the police?" hongjoong asks, questioning his friend's decision. "i don't know! don't ask me, i was panicking so i immediately thought of calling woo." hongjoong flicks him on the forehead, san flinching and groaning in pain.
"i will fucking kill that bitch han mina when i see her," seonghwa growls, before turning to look at san, his expression softening. "thanks though, san. sorry i got mad at you the other day, i was being irrational because i was so worried about my one and only baby sister." san gives him a small smile, slapping the older's back. "it's fine, hyung. i completely understand."
before any of them could say anything else, the ward door opens, a doctor and two nurses exiting. the nurses leave while the doctor stay, looking at them all. "are any of you patient park jihyun's family?" seonghwa raises his hand lightly, steeping forward. "i am. i'm her brother. is she okay?"
"we've cleaned her wounds and gave her specific drugs for her condition. as of now, she's just resting but she does have a few broken ribs," the doctor explains, holding onto a clipboard. "you can enter the room now. when she wakes up, make sure she avoids any activities that may injure them even more. if you'll excuse me, i have to get going now." the doctor politely excuses himself before walking away.
the boys stumble into the room due to them all wanting to enter first, resulting in wooyoung and seonghwa getting stuck in the doorway with san laughing while pushing them into the room.
they all enter, turning quiet when they see jihyun sleeping peacefully. their hearts swell at the sight of the multiple bandages all over her body. seonghwa sits on the chair next to the bed while the others sit down on the floor as they wait for the rest of the boys to arrive, as well as mr and mrs park.
