*Carolyn’s POV*

I wonder why Taemin hasn’t texted me in a while. Oh, well duh; he’s probably in the middle of his photo shoot. I laughed at myself for worrying so much and flicked through the channels on the flat screen TV mounted on the wall across from me. Being stuck in this hospital really , but the TV and getting fussed over was kind of nice for a change.

*Buzzzzzz*

There he is. I smiled to myself as I grabbed my phone from the little table next to me. However, when I flipped open to message I was surprised to see that it was from Brianna. I opened the message which made me instantly smile. The picture was truly adorable and the text was so sweet:

Hope you’re feeling better Carolyn! We miss you bunches!

I scrolled back up to look at the picture again. However, as I looked, my smile began to fade. My eyes had caught sight of something in the background. It was Taemin. He looked truly adorable, except for the fact that he was holding another girl in his arms, looking into her eyes, and smiling.

I sat there staring at the picture for at least ten minutes until I finally could take it any longer. Slamming my phone shut, I smashed it down on the table next to me. I grabbed one of the pillows I was using and threw it across the room, grunt/shouting as I did so. A nurse came running in to see what was has happened, but I wouldn’t talk to her. I just sat there staring straight ahead with my arms crossed.

That frickin little worm! He up to me by saying ‘Oh I’ll pay for her medical bills’ and then takes advantage of me being stuck here to go hang out with his other girlfriend?! Ugh! What’s worse, maybe he just met her and was like ‘Oh my girlfriend is nothing to me now because she’s stuck in the hospital. Maybe I’ll use you now.’ Oh, that frickin lying, cheating poo bag!

A little while later I got a text from Taemin asking how I was, but I didn’t answer. I received another a few minutes later saying he loved me. Again, I ignored it. When I got to about 20 messages in my inbox I finally couldn’t take it anymore.

*Key’s POV*

“Taemin, eat your noodles,” I directed the maknae after swallowing my bite of lasagna. “And no texting at the table. Taemin?”

We were all practically done our dinners, but Taemin had barely even touched his. He’d been sending messages nonstop to Carolyn, getting worried about how she wasn’t answering. I suggested that she was probably sleeping and the others agreed, but he wouldn’t buy it. Now, when I looked over at him, I saw a tear running down his face.

“Taemin, what’s wrong?” I asked. Everyone at the table stopped eating and turned to stare at fragile boy.

Suddenly he shot up out of his chair, slammed his phone down on the table and ran toward the exit of the restaurant.

“Taemin!” I called after him. Everyone in the restaurant turned to look at me. I apologized and hurried over to where Taemin had been sitting to look at his phone. The message was still open. I glanced over it quickly, gasped, and went running after the brokenhearted boy.

*Brianna’s POV*

“Okay, what just happened?” Nicole asked, breaking the awkward silence that had fallen over our table.

I got up and grabbed the cell phone that held the answers to all our questions. I clicked to the inbox and read the first message out loud.

Carolyn: Just stop it Taemin, okay?! I’m done with you lying to me. I know you don’t care as much as you say you do. I know I’m just a burden to you. Well I’m letting you go now. You don’t have to worry about me anymore. Go have fun in New York with whatever random girl you decide to pick up tonight. Don’t bother coming back to check up on me, though I doubt you would’ve anyway. We’re done.

“What the-,”

“Would anyone like dessert?” the smiling waitress asked as she came over to our table with a pad and pen. We all just stared at her until she got the hint just to walk away.