Mon, Jun 27

Calling . . . Tzuyu

Call Connected

"Hello?"

"T-Tzuyu . . ."

"Dongmin? Whyㅡit's 6 in the morning."

"Did . . . Did I disrupt you from sleep? I'm s-sorry. IㅡI . . ."

"No, it's okay. I was about to sleep when you called. It's just you who I am curious about. You should be sleeping . . . I guess?"

"I know. But . . . I can't sleep."

"Why?"

". . ."

"Is there something . . . wrong?"

". . ."

"Dongmin . . ."

"I don't know. Tzuyuㅡ"

". . ."

". . . they're mad at m-me."

". . ."

"T-They . . ."

". . . shiㅡare you crying?"

"I knew this w-would happen. B-But I didn't expect it to be like this."

"Wait, wait. They? Who are they?"

"I knew that someday they will get tired of me . . . Of e-everything."

"Dongmin, calm down. Who are you talking about? And what do you mean?"

"I-It's all my faultㅡ"

"Hey."

"ㅡit's always my fault. I just want everything to be okay but it always turn out like this."

"Dongmin. Freaking calm downㅡ"

"I thought everything's gonna go back to n-normal, again. B-Butㅡ"

"Dongmin! Justㅡhear me first."

". . ."

"Can you hear me?"

". . ."

"Dongmin! I said, can you hear me?"

". . . yeah."

"Calm yourself. Breathe in."

". . ."

". . . breathe out."

". . ."

"Alright you're doing good. Inhale . . . exhale."

". . ."

". . ."

". . ."

"Okay? Are you good?"

". . . I-I think so."

"Remember that I told you, youcan tell me everything, right? That I will help you with your problems."

". . ."

"Right, Dongmin?"

"Y-Yeah."

"Now tell me what's wrong."

". . ."

"Why are you crying? Who's mad at you?"

". . ."

". . ."

"Jinjin hyung . . . and the rest."

". . ."

"They are all mad at me. Jinjin said that."

". . . okay. Jinjin said that? Did he tell you why they're mad at you?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"B-Because . . . I'm an as-hole. I am a pain. A headache. I'm a jerk who makes everyone worried. Iㅡ"

"Dongmin, listen. You're none of those, okay? Jinjin won't ever say that to you. Just tell me what he actually said. C'mon, I'm going to listen."

". . ."

". . ."

"Okay."

". . ."

"I left for a week, right? I didn't tell anyone about that. Not even work. Or Taehyung. It's just . . . me who knows. You saw