eighteen

                                    

                                          
Chapter 18


                          
"Jisung-ah, you idiot!" Chenle smacked Jisung's shoulder which made the younger laugh. "You should have killed the opponent! Why did you do that?!"


                          
"Why are you like this? You should be thanking me because I saved you." Jisung laughed. "You were just hiding behind a tree all throughout the game."


                          
Jisung's eyes landed on Haejin and he saw that she was already awake, and was looking at them weirdly. "Haejin-ah!"


                          
"What are you two idiots doing this early?" She yawned and sat back, resting her head on the bed's head rest. "And why are you the ones here?"


                          
"Mark-hyung had to rush back to the studio and Jaemin-hyung was called by Jihoon-hyung, so you got no other choice," Chenle shrugged.


                          
"No other chouce when there's literally a lot of you guys." She rolled her eyes and sighed.


                          
"Are you hungry?" Chenle asked and Haejin nodded. "Kun-hyung and Taeyong-hyung are nearly here, and they got food so don't worry."


                          
"Kun-oppa?" Haejin raised a brow. "When did he arrive?"


                          
"Last night," Jisung answered. "Just rest for a while, Haejin-ah. Chenle and I are just playing, nothing's gonna go wrong." 


                          
"Every time you say that, shit happens." She rolled her eyes. "And why do you keep on playing 'Rules Of Survival' when you can't play?"


                          
"Mind you, this umis PUBG, not ROS." Jisung said and nudged Chenle. "No, choose the other one." He whispered, but it was loud enough for Haejin to hear.


                          
"You guys... what happened when I was asleep?" Haejin asked and looked at the IV drip that was attached to right hand.


                          
Jisung looked at her, then back to the screen of his phone, "You fainted... I don't know what exactly happened because you were with Jaemin-hyung when it happened." He sighed.


                          
The guy beside him nodded, "Jaemin-hyung just yelled out of the blue and you were already lying on the floor."


                          
"Mark-hyung! Chenle!" Jaemin yelled.


                          
They immediately put their controllers down the moment Jaemin yelled. They saw Haejin lying unconscious on the floor, and Jaemin was already crying.


                          
"Renjun, go start the car," Mark ordered and Renjun immediately stood up, got the keys, and went outside. He then faced Jisung and told him to get their things.


                          
Chenle went outside to open the car's door for them.


                          
"Haejin-ah, what happened to you again this time?" Mark mumbled as he began driving.


                          
"Does this always happen, hyung?" Jaemin asked and Mark shook his head.


                          
He sighed, "The last time this happened was when you were in high school." He let go of the brakes to let the people cross. Even if they were in a hurry, he couldn't be too reckless. "Remember when she was campaigning for student council election?"


                          
Jaemin nodded, "She suddenly fainted because of stress and because she wasn't eating properly."


                          
"It's probably the reason again." Mark sighed. "Haejin-ah, you're still stupid."


                          
"Haejin-ah?" Kun snapped his fingers in front of Haejin.


                          
The girl blinked several times before looking st Taeyong and Kun who were looking at her worriedly.


                          
"Oh, hey guys!" She chuckled. "I didn't notice that you guys were here already."


                          
"What do you mean? They've been calling your name for like, two minutes already." Chenle stood up and went towards her. 


                          
"Are you alright? Are you feeling any pain?" Taeyong asked to which Haejin shook her head. "We brought food, because hospital food tast like water." He chuckled.

                          
"Hyung, how were you able to sneak those in?" Jisung asked.


                          
Taeyong and Kun looked at each other before laughing.


                          
Taeyong went towards Jisung and swung his arm around the younger's neck. He then ruffled Jisung's hair, "It's simple work... which includes talking a lot and bribing."


                          
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"Are you okay now?" 


                          
"I fainted, I'm not disabled or anything, you guys." Haejin rolled her eyes at her colleagues-slash-friends. "What brings you here? Shouldn't you be at work?"


                          
"Oh yeah, we should be." Yeri rolled her eyes and sat on the stool that was beside Haejin's bed. "You're the one nagging us well in fact we should be the one doing that?"


                          
Seulgi nodded, "Why did you skip lunch and breakfast? Were you out of your mind?" She raised a brow and opened the box of brownies that they bought.


                          
"No thanks, I'm still full." Wendy said when Seulgi offered her brownies. "Where is Jaemin anyways?"


                          
Haejin shrugged, "Jisung and Chenle told me that he was called by their boss early this morning." She said. "He arrived from London days ago but it seems like he's not mentally here..."


                          
"What do you mean?" This time, Irene asked. 


                          
"He's really busy with work." Haejin simply said. "And I understand that he's went back here because of work, too." 


                          
"But it doesn't look like you mean it that way, though." Joy said and sat on her bed. "Is that what you're thinking of? That he doesn't make time for you?" She pleaced her hand on top of Haejin's. 


                          
"Are you really worried that Na Jaemin, who was your bestfriend for how long, who courted you for how many years, doesn't love you anymore?" Joy asked and Haejin couldn't reply.


                          
"Not that I'm doubting him, unnie...." Haejin said. "Ah, I don't know. Maybe it's the medicine talking." She sighed.


                          
Irene patted her shoulder, "Sooyoung is right." She smiled. "We all witnessed your story, and we're sure that Jaemin's working hard for your future. The two of you."


                          
Seulgi nodded, "And we all know that aside from Sooyoung and Sungjae, it's you and Jaemin who has an awfully sweet story."


                          
"Let's not forget Junmyeon and Joohyun."


                          
"Yah!"


                          
And Wendy earned a slap on the shoulder courtesy of Joohy—Irene.


                          
"It'll be alright, Haejin-ah." Yeri tried to cheer her up. "If it does not, talk to him and settle things."


                          
"I will." Haejin smiled.







                          
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