Nine
Unsent LettersSoonyoung and Seungcheol return from their party an hour before midnight and finds Wonwoo planking on the floor. They throw him a displeased look and the oldest among the three nudges Wonwoo with his foot, "What are you doing?"
Wonwoo's voice is soft and muffled when he says, "Waiting for the ground to open up and swallow me."
Soonyoung is about to say something when his gaze falls onto a particular box on the dining table. He pulls Seungcheol's sleeve and when the said male turns to face him, he points towards box. Sensing something isnt right, both of them exchange a look before Soonyoung crouches down to turn Wonwoo over so he's lying on his back and asks, "Are you okay?"
Wonwoo ignores the question and says, "I'm the worst person on the planet. Guys, just kill me now." He groans and runs a hand through his hair.
Seungcheol's face is unreadable as he helps the younger to sit up and puts a hand on his shoulder, "Talk to us." It sounds more like a demand, but he does as he's told.
By the time Wonwoo's done, tears had filled his eyes. He swallows the lump in his throat and tries to blink away the tears. He doesnt allow himself to cry, not when he's the reason all of this happened.
Soonyoung smiles sadly, "Wonwoo, its okay to cry you know."
The said male lightly shakes his head, "N-no. I wont allow myself to cry after what I've done. I ruined everything hyung. I ruined our friendship." His voice cracks on the last word and he ends up breaking into a sob.
"Aw, our emo baby." Seungcheol calls out with a hint of sadness in his voice as they wrapped their arms around the crying male. Soonyoung proceeds to play with Wonwoo's hair in a comforting manner as he says, "Its okay. You've been through so much. You've been bearing the pain for too long now. Just let it all out. We're here for you."
After ten minutes, Wonwoo calms down and breaks away from their embrace. He keeps his head low and sniffs, "I dont know what to do anymore. I want to fix things but I dont know how to. God, i dont think its even possible anymore."
"But you've got to try, Wonwoo. I know it wont be easy but you have to at least try or you'll regret this forever." Soonyoung answers with a sigh.
Seungcheol nods, "Yeah, and who knows, maybe he'll even like you back!"
Wonwoo doesnt say anything and sighs heavily instead.
"Look, emo boy. You have to learn to take risks. If you dont, then you're going to be stuck here for a long time. Dont go down and let go without a fight." Seungcheol encourages and Wonwoo hears the determination in his voice.
"But they said if you love someone, you gotta let them go...."
"Thats bull. If you love someone, then you shouldnt let them go without trying. You fight for them and do whatever you can to stop them from leaving. Unless you've done absolutely everything and still make no progress, then yes you let go. But as for now, you cant give up. We're not letting you give up." Seungcheol states with a stern look on his face, arms crossed.
Soonyoung nods, "Hyung is right. Just try to talk things out okay? Please?"
Wonwoo simply nods.
So apparently the roles have been switched. When Wonwoo comes into sight, Mingyu would always go the other way or pretends to not see him as he casually walks past him. He doesnt reply or answer Wonwoo's texts and calls but Wonwoo doesnt give up. This goes on for another week and the older is slowly losing his patience. Wow, how does Mingyu bear with this for twelve months? Someone give the kid an award.
He plops onto his bed and stretches. Its been a long day and all Wonwoo wants to do is take a warm bath and sleep because he's so tired and his muscles are beginning to hurt.
After his shower, he slips under the covers and is about to drift off to dreamland when the door flies open, the knob hitting the wall with a loud thud. Wonwoo mentally groans and opens his eyes to see Seokmin standing there. "What do you want this time? And have you heard of knocking?"
Seokmin grins, "We're having a sleepover at my place. The hyungs told me to ask you if you want to join us."
Wonwoo shuts his eyes once more and waves the younger off. "Maybe next time Seokmin. My brain is too tired to function right now."
Seokmin shrugs and tells him, "okay" before he's out the door.
Wonwoo managed to nap for an hour or two when he's awaken by a nightmare. He glances at the clock. His roommates wouldnt return until tomorrow, which means he has the dorm to all by himself tonight. Finally, some peace and quiet. He gets up and settles on the couch and fiddles with his phone for the next few hours. And thats when an idea hits him.
"Where's Minghao and Chan?" Mingyu asks after looking around and notice the missing duo. He also notes that someone else is missing but he doesnt bring it up. Of course he wouldnt be here, he thinks to himself.
"Dance practice. They'll be here later." Hansol, who shares a dorm with them, answers from across the living room.
The ten boys gather in the living room, making themselves comfortable as their movie marathon begins. Mingyu passes the popcorn and switches off the lights before settling beside Seungkwan on the floor.
Halfway through the movie, the doorbell rings and Mingyu jumps to his feet as he tells the rest, "Its probably Minghao and Chan. I'll get it."
But when he swings the door open, his smile falters. On the other side of the door, did not stood Minghao and Chan. Instead, he's met with a male wearing a beanie and a blue box in his grasp.
Mingyu feels like the air is knocked out of him as he struggles to find something to say but he's frozen in place, gaping at the person in front of him.
"Mingyu, we need to talk."
yaaaaaaayyyy i finally decided to make them meet hehe and omg im sorry for all the heartbreaks and tears caused by the previous chapter im so sorry it wasnt supposed to be so sad but yknow... anyway, i hope you all like this chapter and as usual, comments are very much appreciated :D
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