Before I could even go closer to Jeongin, he was already inside the emergency room.
"W-What the heck happened, hyung?" I faced them. I'm breathing so heavily, and so are they. I feel so lost and I don't know where I should start. I don't even know what I should feel first: should I be happy because they got Jeongin back or should I be fcking sad because he's not okay! I can't think straight right now; the fact that my best friend is right there in the emergency room makes me feel so scared. Memories from the day that Chan hyung died came flooding back. I don't think I can still take it if he were to follow Chan hyung – if he were gone too.
"W-We don't know, Hyunjin... they just tossed him out like Changbin." I wiped my whole face using my two hands and grabbed my own hair. I feel so frustrated and horrified that I don't know if I can still go on with this.
"I can't take this anymore..." I breathed. "M-Maybe, you should just... k-kill me now, Felix."
"Hyunjin, stop that. It's not funny." Woojin hyung stopped me.
"I'm not joking!" I yelled. "This will only stop if Felix would k-kill me! So I'm telling you right now to d-do it!"
"I won't! Hyunjin, can you clear your mind? Y-You should be the one reporting me right now, so this would end!" Felix answered. I approached him and hold onto the edge of his clothes.
"F-Felix, if you kill me n-now, everything will be okay. Everything will come b-back to how it used to be."
"Hyunjin, what kind of nonsense is that? Whatever we do, it will not be okay! We can't bring back the way we used to be." He stared right into my eyes and I can feel every word he says. "Do you think we can still live like we used to be if you and Chan hyung were not here anymore? Do you think I won't have nightmares every night, thinking that both of you were killed by me?"
"What are you both talking about? What do you mean he should kill you?" Woojin hyung asked me. "And why should you be reported? You killed Chan?" His eyes were big and shocked when he asked.
"He did not!" I answered in a bolt.
I hold on to Felix's clothes tighter and kneeled before him. My eyes were fixed at the floor and I can feel the tears running down my nose bridge.
"Hyunjin, get up! Get up!" both of them were pulling me up, but I stayed in that position.
"Felix... p-please... I can't take it anymore. I can't s-see Jeongin dying too."
"W-Well, what do you think of us? Do you think we can take it if Jeongin and you die?" Felix then kneeled in front of me and lifted my chin. His eyes were soft and sincere. "Hyunjin, we're still here..."
Woojin hyung also lowered and hugged me, and that made me cry even more. "H-Hyung..." I mumbled between my sobs.
"Shh... we can get through this..." He whispered in my ear. "Stray strong, we need you here."
After that, they got me up and they let me calm myself. I'm so lucky to have these guys as my brothers – who would always get me up when I'm down and hopeless. We may not be brothers by blood, but by heart. Maybe the one who killed Chan hyung... is really not one of us? We treated each other as family, and our family doesn't do such things to a family member. Never, and it's not yet the end. We still have hope. It's too early to give up now, and they're right, I need to stay strong. We won't let this person break us apart.
"Hyunjin!" I turned as I wiped my tears away, when I heard Minho hyung's voice. He was shocked when he saw Woojin hyung and Felix with me. "What the heck? You're here? Where's Jeongin? Is he okay? Tell me he's okay. I'm really really worried! You too, are you okay? Are you hurt?"
"Minho, calm down." Woojin hyung said. "Felix and I are okay, but... Jeongin's not."
"What do you mean by Jeongin's not?" I can sense that he's really worried and that he probably feels so bad again. He carries all our burdens now too.
"He's in the emergency room, right now, Minho."
"What? B-But h-how? W-What happened?"
"We also don't know anything yet. Let's just hope for the best. Let's talk about it later, and how's Changbin?"
"He hasn't woken up yet, but the doctor said he was fine. He just needs more rest."
"Oh right, hyung, why are you here? Why did you left Changbin hyung alone?" I asked, starting to walk towards the hall where Changbin hyung's room is.
"I can't call you, there's no signal at the room, and I want you to see this immediately. I didn't thought it would be really easy to figure those numbers out. Look." He handed me the same paper I gave to him earlier, but this time, there's a graph at the back of it. Cartesian plane, lines, points. "Every set of ordered pairs form a letter, Hyunjin."
FOOLED.
"What? I'm confused wait... why..." I kept on thinking why 'fooled'?
"Did he just say that we were fooled?" Felix looked at me. "What is it now? There are so much happenings and I don't even know if these are all real. This is a whole nightmare."
"I don't know either – oh hold on." We all stopped walking, because Minho hyung's phone suddenly rang. He took it out of his pocket and saw an unknown number calling. After seeing who's calling, his eyes darted up at us, and he looks terrified. His lips and hands were shaking when he showed us the screen.
"The unknown number... is c-calling?" Felix said slowly. I got goosebumps and I'm starting to get nervous again. I tried my best to calm myself and to keep my breathing as normal as possible. But seriously, nervousness could be the cause of my death right now. I feel like my heart is going to burst, and any moment now, I could faint.
"L-Let's not assume. That might not be him." Woojin hyung said, lifting our spirits up. "I mean, that could be somebody else. Not all unknown numbers refer to him."
"R-Right..." Minho hyung sighed and nervously answered the phone and put it on loud speaker. "H-Hello?"
"HYUNG!!!" Someone shouted from the other line.
"HE ANSWERED ALREADY? THANK GOODNESS!!!" Another one shouted.
"Jisung? Seungmin?" Minho hyung asked as we recognize their voices. "What the heck is happening? How come you could call us?"
"I WAS CALLING YOU A HUNDRED TIMES!!!! AND IT'S NOT OUR PHONE! IT'S THE POLICE'S – SEUNGMIN, SPEED UP!!! THEY'RE GETTING CLOSE!!!"
"What? What is going on Jisung?" Minho hyung asked again worriedly. I was still not in my right mind, but I know I heard police sirens and car beeps.
"WATCH OUT WATCH OUT WATCH OUT!!!!!"
"SHUT UP JISUNG!!! I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE!!!"
"WHAT THE HECK? SEUNGMIN'S DRIVING? AND YOU'RE CALLING US USING THE POLICE'S PHONE? AND THEY ARE AFTER YOU?" Woojjin hyung replied.
I'm starting get nervous again, and I'm having cold sweat again. This is unbelievable! My eyes widen and now, I am completely in awe. "YOU RAN OFF OF PRISON?"
"WHAT? NO!!!!" Jisung defended.
"TECHNICALLY, YES!!!" We heard Seungmin also shouted. "AND TECHNICALLY, WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!"
"Okay, first, let's calm down. Okay? Calm down." Felix stopped us and he lets us breathe for a moment. "Let's get everything straight. Jisung, Seungmin, what is going on? Why did you run off of prison? And where are you right now or where are you going?"
"IT DOESN'T MATTER! JUST PLEASE, LISTEN TO US FIRST. TELL ME, WHERE ARE YOU?"
"We're at the hospital. Why are you asking that?" I answered.
"FCK! SO IT'S TRUE THAT CHANGBIN HYUNG WAS RUSHED THERE!" Seungmin reacted.
"Yes, and Jeongin too." Woojin hyung added.
"WHAT? WHAT HAPPENED TO JEONGIN? UGH! GET OUT OF THERE RIGHT NOW!!! GET EVERYONE OUT!!!" Jisung demanded.
"Why? Changbin hyung can't be discharged yet, and Jeongin is still inside the emergency room!" Minho hyung said.
"HYUNG PLEASE LISTEN TO US!! GET OUT OF THERE RIGHT NOW!!! PLEASE!"
"But why? Explain it to us!"
"BECAUSE WE OVERHEARD THE POLICE TALKING WHILE WE'RE STILL IN JAIL!" Seungmin shouted.
"YEAH AND THEY'RE GONNA PLACE A BOMB AT THE HOSPITAL WHERE CHANGBIN HYUNG IS IN!" Jisung continued.
"A BOMB?"