In Another Lifetime [Minchan]

Chapter 28

When we try to inhale the newness of reality, it hurts us the most

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Minho slowly opened his eyes, as he realized he was in a very unfamiliar place. How long has it been since he left? And why is the ceiling white? Why does it smell like medicine, as if he's inside the hospital?

The blinding light hitting on Minho's eyes made him squint his eyes more and finally realize where he was. He groaned softly gaining attention to a certain group of boys who were inside the room as well.

"Hyung!!! You're awake!" Felix exclaimed as they all ran to his side.

"Oh my god, hyung! Are you okay?" Hyunjin was the one who spoke this time as Seungmin nodded as well, worried about the boy in bed.

"Minho... I didn't know you'd went into a museum just for your history report. Was it really that hard?" Allen rubbed his forehead making Minho look around again, he finally sees it now...

He was in the present time again.

"S-Shut up..." he muttered making all of them shut their mouths and help Minho sit up. He held onto his aching head as he was still trying to process things around him.

"What happened?... While I was gone?" he asked in his very gentle voice while the four of them exchanged glances.

"You see, we went crazy when a worker from the museum told us that you were stuck inside a storage room and had passed out. Hongjoong, your classmate was there, he was also panicking. They were sorry that a student was stuck inside. No one really goes to that room in was an empty space, hard to open but it was confusing for them how you got inside." Allen explained the details.

"What were you doing inside the museum, hyung? If it weren't for the book that was part of the scene, we wouldn't figure out that you went there just for your report!" Hyunjin scolded him.

"Hyung...if you needed help, you could've called us instead. We were so worried about you." Seungmin groaned and crossed his arms, feeling annoyed and worried at the same time.

"The doctor even said you were suffocated by the dust around, aish hyung!" it was Felix's turn.

"I'm sorry for not telling you guys...I'm very sorry, okay?" he sighed...memories were flashing back on to him.

Was it just all just a dream? He knew it wasn't...but he also hope maybe it ws just a dream after all. The mess, the broken heart.

"Guys, stop complaining! At the very least, you should all be relieved hyung is okay now!" Allen scolded the younger ones who quickly sighed and obeyed him.

Allen was quick to look on to his cousin.

"I'm sorry about them, but are you okay now? Your eyes are puffy, though." Allen asked him as Minho nods slowly, he was still stuck on his thoughts and his chest was aching.

"I guess...I'm just hungry." He smiled softly to them as they all cheered and took out their meals, sharing it with him.

Minho smiled at the sight, he missed them a lot. But his mind was still remembering everything that happened during the past, it was still so full of dizziness and blurry memories.

He watch as his friends were cheerfully feeding him, it was so far making him forget about those sad memories little by little.

"By the way, how long was I out?" Minho asked Allen who was focused on feeding him some rice.

"About...12 hours since they found you. And so, the museum's management didn't make a big deal out of it and just paid for your hospital bills. We told them not to tell the school and so they agreed to do so. We also apologized to them about the whole situation though." Allen smiled at him and ate rice too.