confused

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Oikawa's eyes were closed and the small tube that went up in his nose,giving him air to breath,framed his face. iwazumi was sitting on the  chair in front of the bed,watching his friend carefully. the setter looked even paler than before,he had dark circles under his eyes and his face seemed fallen in. 3 days had passed since Oikawa had to go to the hospital and it had been getting worse. he had trouble breathing,he coughed all day,he lost  weight and couldn't eat properly so they decided to put him in a coma for a few days to help his body regain strength. it's been a day but for iwa it felt like an eternity. the nurses came in and out,checked on Oikawa,talked to the older one,tried to convince him to go home. he couldn't help anyways,he should go home and rest for the time Oikawa will wake up but yet iwazumi sits here everyday. the blacked haired boy didn't look so good himself,his eyes were red and puffy,his skin was shiny and his hair looked dry. if he could,he'd stay here day and night but he had to get back to work. slowly rising iwazumi didn't take his eyes of his friend. "I'm going to come back after work" he knew Oikawa couldn't here him but he just wanted to make sure his friend knew. he left the room with an unsettling feeling. his eyes were glued to the ground as he walked down the hospital hallway. "Iwazumi?" a voice made him look up. "kindaichi?" the boy in front of him smiled softly. they haven't seen each other in years. "what are you doing here?" iwazumi was surprised,he thought Oikawa was all alone. "visiting my grandma,she fell down the stairs they're keeping an eye on her. what are you doing here? you look terrible" iwa laughed out quietly. it was good talking to someone else,someone who answers back. "I've visited Oikawa" as he said his friends name the eyes of the person across widen. "Oikawa's here? I heard about it but I didn't think it was that bad. is he okay?" the older one nods slowly but shrugs his shoulders. "he's in a coma currently. his lungs collapsed" it was quiet for a second,kindaichi had to process what he just heard. "that's terrible. are you okay?" it was a stupid question,obviously he wasn't okay,but iwa appreciated the gesture. "yeah. I've got to go though,work" with a little nod he passes his old friend and leaves the hospital,not spending a second longer thinking about that conversation. he could feel kindaichi's eyes burning in his back as he crossed the street but he didn't look back once. his steps got bigger and stronger the more he left the hospital behind and he walked down the streets to the school where he was teaching. he knew everyone there since he got only transferred from his old work but he still felt like the people there didn't really care about him. why would they,its only work right? his thoughts drove off again as he entered the building and heard kids screaming. "Iwazumi" the little boy ran across the hall towards him and hugged his leg. he never wanted the kids to call him senpai,he felt better being called by name,it gave him a more personal feeling. "we missed you" the boy looked up with his big blue eyes and he smiled wildly. "yeah I've missed you guys too" he petted the boys head softly before he started walking again,the little one following as close as possible. "are you sick? you look sick" the little boy named haruki jumped around the older one as they entered the hall. "a bit yes. must have catched a cold over christmas" children were running around,screaming and hitting balls against the wall. when they saw iwazumi standing in the entrance the started waving and running towards him. "hey" he said and smiled as the kids sat down in a circle. haruki sat down right next to him and he looked into young faces who were smiling bright at him. "it's good to see everyone again" iwazumi talked to the children before they started the practice. he had fun showing the kids how to properly hit the balls and it took his mind off for at least a 2 hours. after finishing he watched the kids get picked up by their parents. "bye iwazumi" haruki waved as he walked out of the hall and now the short one was all alone. he cleaned everything up and turned off the light before walking down the hallway to the main door and locking it behind him. now that he was alone again all he could think of was how Oikawa was doing. being alone with his thoughts was dangerous, it made him overthink everything and imagine the worst case scenario. he walked down to his apartment, the cold december air hitting his face and making his eyes tear up. in 3 days it would be new years eve and he was hoping Oikawa would wake up till then. if he wakes up.