In Another Lifetime [Minchan]

Chapter 40

It's time to let go and say goodbye

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Hongjoong's fingers ran through the walls as he took a deep breath and held the doorknob of Seonghwa's room.

He felt sad and worry for the older. Ever since Jayden died, as if Seonghwa lost the half of him and his heart remained so broken. He was miserable because he loved the other so much it pained him. His room was a mess, his face was always so sad and swollen, due to the tears that he shed.

He found the boy curling up on the corner and tears were streaming from his face. He sighed for the second time and led himself closer to the weeping boy.

"Hyung....it's time to eat." Hongjoong told him in a soft voice as Seonghwa didn't even move a single bit.

"L-Leave me alone, Joong..." Seonghwa mumbled softly, his voice cracking.

Hongjoong gathered up his strength and sat down at the level of Seonghwa. The older looked at Hongjoong, confused of what their leader was doing. Hongjoong looked smaller in compare to Seonghwa who was still slightly taller than the other.

"What are you doing?" Seonghwa asked the other who just seemed to shrug and paused for a moment to think about his answer.

"Joining you... Because, sometimes being alone isn't always a thing to help you calm down." Hongjoong replied in a softer tone, surprising the older. He remained quiet as he watched their leader trail his eyes on the ground.

"We both lost someone who meant everything for us..." Hongjoong finally sat down next to Seonghwa who was thinking about their leader's past situation too.

"I wouldn't be a Timebreaker of the past and the future, if it wasn't for her." Hongjoong continued to tell as he let out a deep sigh and raised his head, his eyes getting watery.

Seonghwa watched him as Hongjoong was trying not to cry as well. The younger one was stronger than he is, and he knows what it feels like to lose a loved one. Hongjoong finally looked up to Seonghwa's direction who was now looking away and letting more tears fall from his eyes.

He quickly grabbed the other's hand in a soothing way to comfort him. Seonghwa watched the other with confusing look as for Hongjoong to just hold it tight and firm.

"I'm so sorry..." he mumbled to the older causing Seonghwa to sob even more and cry right next to Hongjoong.

"H-He knew... he knew that this was gonna happen." Seonghwa whispered as for Hongjoong to nod in agreement and letting the other cry it out.

"I-I should've been there, you know... I should've been there to stop him." Seonghwa continued and now letting Hongjoong hug him.

"it's not your fault why this happened, hyung. It was his decision to protect his friends." Hongjoong comforted the older and even feeling his shirt getting stained by tears.

"I wanna see it, I wanna see his grave. I want to see him again." Seonghwa sobbed painfully as the memory of Jayden, flashing through their monitor.

"We will..." Hongjoong told him and sighed, keeping the older close to him as possible.

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Minho was all over a mess again, it just devastates him for a hundredth time... This was something he hated the most ever since his parents died...

All those people that meant so much for him keeps on dying, leaving him broken and in pain. He couldn't accept another death, he wouldn't be able to consume everything again by Jayden death. The others were in pain as well, especially for Jayden's parents and relatives. Rino was weeping right next to Chan who had a few tears on his eyes and trying to calm his best friend down.