And so, the boys found themselves at the hospital. Sehun wasn’t interested but DO and Suho were so they dragged their maknae in with them. Sooah’s room was a welcoming change from the gray weather at school. When she heard a knock she was confused. The student council had meetings with clubs until late that day so she knew it couldn’t be one of her friends. “Come in,” she said. “Hi it’s me,” Baekhyun waved. “I brought friends. Can we come in?” Sooah smiled brightly at them. “Sure! Come in.” The boys walked into the room introducing themselves. Sooah made a gesture to the stand where gift boxes of drinks and cookies were piled.
“Please help yourself,” she said apologetically, “I would be a better host but I can’t move my legs.” The boys were obviously not offended and helped themselves to the drinks and cookies. “We heard a lot about you,” Suho said. “Me?” Sooah asked surprised, “from who?” “Mainly Juri nuna,” Baekhyun said, “she’s Jumi’s sister.” Sooah’s smile got wider.
“Juri sunbe?” she said, “I miss her. She was so nice to all of us.” “So you know Alice and Darae?” Baekhyun asked. Sooah took a deep breath. “Yes.” “What do you think of them?” Baekhyun asked. Chanyeol shot him a warning look. It seemed inappropriate to ask things like that on their first meeting. Sooah looked surprised at the question but then smiled playfully. “They’re both the prettiest girls in the country,” she said. The boys laughed. That was probably true. “I’d say you’re prettier,” Kai winked. Sooah laughed. “I know I’m pretty. But I’m not prettier than those two,” she admitted. Exo looked at her admiringly. By typical standards, Darae was a prettier than Sooah but Sooah seemed more radiant. “I heard you do some volunteering with kids in recovery programs,” Suho mentioned. Sooah looked grim. “I did,” she said, “but I’ve become like this so I haven’t been volunteering over a year.” Chanyeol’s eyes widened. “A year?” he asked, “how long have you been in the hospital?” She laughed at his surprise. “A year and half,” she said, “but I can get around in wheelchairs now.” “Do you know Gaeun?” Baekhyun asked. Chanyeol sighed. He knew once Baekhyun was stuck on an idea it was impossible to get to a different topic. “Of course,” Sooah smiled, “how is she?” “Crazy,” Sehun muttered. She looked at them worried. “What happened?” she asked. The others looked uncomfortable but they told Sooah about the big scene that happened at lunch. Sooah was silent after hearing them. “I see,” she finally said, “Gaeun and Kaori did take it too f