count on me┃jaeyong

⌜ forty ⌟

❝woah, god damn, didn't know you were still alive!❞

flinching from his place, in the middle of taking his books out from his locker, jaehyun lifted his head up and turned to the side only to see an angry lion storming down the hallways and towards him. he heaved out a sigh and was planning to find an escape, but the students blocking his way prevented him from taking a step away from the freshman's wrath.

❝jung jaehyun, don't you even dare.❞ and hearing his stern voice was enough to warn him.

accepting his fate, the older went back to fixing his things inside his locker. ❝hey, mark.❞

finally arriving right beside him, the freshman can't help but scoff at how that was his only response after not feeling his presence for how many days. not even a call or a text message from him, he got none. and for a moment there, mark thought that something had happen to him. ❝hyung, where have you been?❞

facing the younger, jaehyun only showed him a frown. but that tired expression he had told the freshman everything. ❝just busy with things.❞

mark's anger didn't last that  long when he could see how exhausted the older looked. to others, he may be seen presentable, but he knew him to well to know that he definitely is far from being alright. too well, that he knew what and who the reason is to that. ❝it's taeyong hyung, isn't it?❞

closing his locker quietly, jaehyun caused a loud thud nonetheless when he slammed his head on to the metallic surface. that made most of the students around them to snap their heads towards their direction, but the freshman's glare made them look away a second after. ❝i honestly don't know what i should do right now.❞

knowing this will take a while, mark leaned his back on to the locker right next to the older's. he felt useless for not having a clue on what to say, but all he could give to his friend was his support and letting him know that he's always there for him.

❝in studying his condition, i never knew that my worst fear would be the cause of this situation.❞ jaehyun said.

that really didn't clear up the confusion that mark felt, but he was patiently waiting for the older male to explain everything to him in simpler terms.

❝mark, he needs a heart donor.❞

that alarmed the freshman, making him push his back from the lockers and face the older who's still having his forehead glued to the metallic surface. ❝hyung, don't tell me you—❞

❝his mother is willing to do it.❞ that statement was all it took to make the younger let out a relieving sigh.

not trying to sound like he didn't care one bit, nor cause a misunderstanding of looking like he didn't bother thinking for the patient's family, but he really just was relieved knowing that he wouldn't lose his bestfriend. ❝you should really put the matters in to their own hands. hyung, you have done so much already and all you have to do right now is support whatever choice the family makes.❞