“Uh… Sandeul?” Shinwoo said, full of concern. “Are you okay?”

     Sandeul stood from his bed, dressed in his hospital gown and still hooked up to wires and an IV, without remembering that his leg had a cast. “Biiiii...” 

     “W-What’s happening? Why is he acting like a zombie again?” Gongchan stammered, once again in shock. 

     Jinyoung and Baro tried to help the zombie Sandeul back into bed before he could hurt himself as Shinwoo ran outside to get help. Sandeul kept putting up a fight and even opened his mouth up wide to try biting someone. 

     “I don’t know why,” Jinyoung squawked, trying to dodge Sandeul’s teeth. “But we can’t let him leave his bed, or this room! They’ll never let him leave the hospital like this!”

     Suddenly, Sandeul stopped rampaging and fell back onto his bed. Everyone sighed with relief as he blinked and looked around the room, returning to normal. “Mweo?” he frowned at them, as if nothing happened. “Why are you guys looking at me like that?”

     Shinwoo entered with a nurse who rushed in to check on Sandeul. “You said he was acting all zombie-like again?” she said as she looked into Sandeul’s eyes with a flashlight. 

     “W-What?” Sandeul said with a hint of panic. “What do you mean ‘zombie-like?’” He shielded himself from the nurse with his hands up, trying not to let her touch him. 

     “Oh, it was nothing, Miss!” the disguised Jinyoung leapt in the nurse’s way. “He’s okay! Just fine! No worries.”

     The nurse backed away with a raised eyebrow. “Okay… If you insist. But please let me know if you notice any strange symptoms or behaviors from Junghwan. Doctor Kim warned us to be watchful. The treatments are still in the experimental stage, and could still pose a threat to the patient’s well-being.” Her expression softened into a sweet smile as she looked at Sandeul who was full of fear, “Don’t worry though. You’re going home soon. Your family will be happy to see you.” She gave the five members a friendly wave before leaving. 

     Gongchan, Baro, and Shinwoo glared at Jinyoung for lying again. “What?” Jinyoung’s shoulders tensed up as he felt cornered. “Sandeul will be fine. Right, Sandeul?”

     “I don’t know!” Sandeul exclaimed. “I still have this feeling that you’re all hiding something from me! I don’t know what’s going on!”

     Shinwoo sighed, turning to Jinyoung, “You’re sure we have a performance in the plans?”

     “Don’t worry about it,” Jinyoung began to relax as he started to gain back the other’s trust. “We’ll be on that stage in no time. Sandeul, would you be okay with asking your parents to drop you off at Shinwoo’s apartment in a couple days to practice?”

     Sandeul’s anxiety from the previous conversation melted away as he exclaimed, “Sure! Ah, I can’t wait to get up on that stage and perform. We’re going to live our dreams, guys! I can’t wait.”

     The five members talked and laughed together for a couple more hours. Jinyoung, Shinwoo, Baro, and Gongchan were so happy to see the real Sandeul back and smiling wider than ever. A few times, they had to push back their tears of joy whenever it hit them that their friend was back to stay, and that he was alright. 

     In fact, they all were alright. As they joked around, they realized that for the first time in seven years, they had no worries. At least, for the moment...