Kris POV

My heart sank the moment I started reading the letter she left; tears flooded my eyes; I looked up at the guys slowly when I finished reading and I could see how shocked they were right now Baekhyn and Tao tears were dropping silently while their eyes were wild opened

"W-what..? She really left like this!" Chanyeol said shocked; looking at us dumbfounded

"H-hyung … she's pranking us right..? Read well hyung! This is all nonsense! The hell happening from morning is just all nonsense!" Sehun said with tears floating in his eyes

" Napun Yoja ….  How could she—" Luhan said in a low voice with tears in his eyes

"She’s really … selfish ... just leaving like this ….” Kai said sighing heavily; I just stared at Lay who was unexpectedly calm

 "Should we tell manager hyung ..?" I said looking at him but he coldly and emotionlessly looked up into my eyes

"Whatever … who cares about her?" he said and turned around to leave the room and I could see that he was the most shocked and hurt one among us right now

"Did you talk to her this morning?" I said and he stopped walking; he turned around coldly

"Would this make any difference now? She already left …." He said calmly making me lose my patience now 

"Lay!!! Don’t talk about ____ like this!!!!" Luhan said glaring at Lay who just stood there with his cold expression; he smirked and looked at Luhan

"Her name is not ____ …"

"Hyung!" Sehun snapped out at Lay unsatisfied with his attitude; I tried hard to keep calm and not lose my temper; I kept on glaring at him the whole time but he just wouldn’t stop

"You are such a bad person hyung … I hate you." Baekhyun said leaving the room angrily and Chanyeol went after him; I shifted my glares again to Lay who looked at me

"I'm taking back my room so step out of it please …" he said calmly turning around to leave

"Yah! ZHANG YIXING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I shouted standing up ready to punch him; I just couldn't stand him anymore

*Flashback*

"Don't fight … Please"

*End Flashback*

Suddenly her words came rushing to my thoughts again and I glared at him with my fist tightly clenched; I looked away and closed my sighed heavily

"hyung; stop it …" Tao said holding me back; I looked back at Lay’s cold face but I could see how hurt he was through his stares and I think he's letting it out on me; it's better though than to keep it to himself and I have to control myself; I sighed again calming myself down I sat back again on the bed looking at the letter

"Why did you leave? I wanted to hear your explanation …" I thought scratching the letter in my hand

Lay POV

I was so shocked; I couldn’t believe she left like this; I just wanted to cry like a kid now; I was suffocating; I was even more shocked when I heard her farewells to me …

"Your lies about you loving me hurt more ____ …” I thought as I blankly and emotionlessly looked at the letter in Kris’s hand

“What? ‘Sorry for calling you oppa’… Couldn't you stop hurting me? Even with your last words?”

“I admit I made you cry many times but I love you; I swear… I love you so much that I might die without you … “I thought as I was panting heavily trying to distract tears from falling or appearing in my eyes and all I could do is put the cold face and act like nothing happened and that I just don’t care about anything; the guys were really upset to the point of punching me straight on the face right now

"Yes! I wanted my room back; I want to feel her cheerful spirit being around the place; I want to smell her baby-like perfume that was still all over the room; I want … her" I thought leaving angry Kris sitting on the bed and went straight to the other room

I closed the door so nobody will disturb me; I slide down on the floor near my bed; tears flooding my eyes; memories of her flooded my mind; when she fought with hyung; when we pumped by each other’s beside the elevator; the first day she stepped into the dorm and introduced herself; when she nags about us not waking up and going to be late; when she holds into me scared; when she cries; when she laughs; when she plays around like a kid; when she teases us; when she cheer us up; when she take care of us

"Why did you … leave?" I whispered and brought my palm up and covered my mouth suffocating my cries as I broke down into tears

____ POV

I stood in front of SM Entertainment building; just staring at the entrance as I was scared and hesitated to step inside

"Can I help you?" The security said with a friendly smile and I looked at him

"Oh ...” I said and took an envelope from my bag and handed it to him

“Can you please pass this to EXO Manager Park Junyoung-ssi please?" I said smiling back to him weakly

"Sure …” he said taking it; I bowed and he did in return and headed inside the company

I entered the taxi again and directed him to the Jung mansion or my home? Home?  It sounds weird ….

After 30 minute I was standing in front of the mansion; tears rushed crazily to my eyes but I wiped them and gathered all my strength and rang the bell; the door slowly opened wide; I stepped inside to be greeted by the Ajummah who used to take care of me when my parents had to go away for a business trip; her eyes widened and  she ran to me and hugged me

"OH MY~~~ Minah-yah~~~~~~ Where were you?? Why did you leave like this!!" she said crying and I smiled while tears came back again

"I'm fine Ajummah …" I said and she held my shoulders and looked at me

"Oh my god~ you changed a lot …" she said looking at the pale me with sad eyes and I touched my short hair that I kept cutting it so nobody would recognize me easily

"You are here  ... that was pretty fast " I heard him saying while laughing; I looked where the voice was coming from; the moment I met his eyes I glared at him and he smirked evilly motioning for Ajummah to leave us alone in the living room; he came closer to me although I was afraid I still stood strongly looking back into his eyes

"Did you enjoy living in streets?" he said smirking and I said nothing and kept glaring at him

"You should have just gave up everything by marrying Taegoon from the start" he said

"Why? Because of the damn money? You gold dig-" I was cut off by a harsh slap that burned my cheek; he held my arm tightly and painfully and brought me closer to him; I looked at him again glaring with tears in my eyes

"YOU … Little trash this money is MINE!!! Your father stole it from me!!!! "He said and I snatched my arm from his grip angrily

"APPA IS NOT A THIEF TO STEAL YOUR MONEY!" I shouted back and he smirked

"Next Wednesday you'll be leaving to the US" he said calmly and I was shocked

"I'm NOT going anywhere! I'm staying at APPA's house!" I said and he angrily grabbed my hair tightly and pulled my face closer to his

"You- are –going to the state and it’s final! Dare talk back again and you'll regret!" he said gridding his teeth; I released myself from his grip and looked at his eyes panting heavily

"Since you caused a fuss you'll have to clean it up!! The media will be here on Wednesday before your plane take off in the evening "he said confidently turning to leave

"AM I YOUR TOY? PLAYING WITH MY LIFE" I shouted and he smirked again and turned

"You ARE going or else …….." he said getting closer to my ears and I shivered unwilling to hear his words

"Your beloved EXO Oppa(s) will get hurt … really bad" he whispered and emphasized the last two words and I was stunned in my place 

"H-How?" I said stuttering and he patted my head

"I knew where were you staying and with who … just few weeks later when you disappeared" he said walking away with a smirk

"Prepare your stuff by the end of the week …" he said and left; I was still shocked in my place; I felt my tears giving up and escaped my wide open eyes without blinking

"I can't … I can't let him hurt them ….” I thought

“I have to protect them … I have to protect them … I can’t drag them into this" I thought heading blankly out of mention to the swing in our garden trying to clear up my mind

EXO manager POV

Knock Knock

"Sir, a girl asked me to send this to you" the security gave me an envelope; and I looked at it

"Resignation?" I said and then smiled to the guy that he can go now; I was confused; I opened the unfolded paper

‘Oppa … It's me … Minah;

 I'm sorry I had to leave like this but things happened and I can't hide forever; I think I burdened you enough and I think it's time for me to leave quietly as I promised.

 Thank you for keeping my secret and thank you for protecting me, I'll always be grateful to you, please take care of EXO and tell them to forgive me, thank you again …. Goodbye’

"!" I said and took my jacket and ran down the building heading straight to EXO’s dorm

I rushed inside the dorm door that was strangely quite; I stepped inside and saw lifeless EXO sitting quietly around the living room except Lay

"She … Really left?"

Lay POV

I heard the dorm door unlocking and was locked again; my heart jumped; I thought it was her; I thought she came back; I opened the room door quickly but all I heard was Manager hyung’s voice coming from the living room

"She … Really left?"  He said and all my hopes crushed down again

"Yeah hyung she … Left." Kris said and I rested my back against the kitchen wall I just didn’t want to face them; I don’t want them to see how weak I am right now …

"Why did you let her go?!" hyung said and I could hear the angriness in his voice

"We didn't know she's leaving hyung… we came back and found … this letter …" I heard Luhan’s deep, hurt voice; a long, heavy silence occupied the place then with a deep sigh hyung started

“Last year … she lost her parent in a car accident while waiting for them in the hotel party hall … it was her birthday …" I peeked at the living room; hyung sat down on the couch slowly and all the guys looked at him

"She has no siblings … She has no friends … She has no place to live in … peacefully …"He continued with a sad tone while looking deeply into the floor while telling the guys about her and tears filled my eyes again

"She hated her birthday because people said ‘each time you'll have a party in your birthday you'll lose someone precious to you’ “

“Funny right..?" hyung said with a sad smile that formed into his lips and I could feel my heart burning at the moment

"I told her not to believe so … but I guess now it's proven to be right … What she feared happened … she lost her beloved EXO … "He said and slowly raised his eyes and looked at the shocked EXO members

"Y-you knew all along h-hyung..?" Baekhyun said tears running down his cheeks

"I knew everything from the day she started working here … But I felt that I should protect her … I couldn’t just let her go face this life alone … she looked so weak and broken" He said looking down again

"Protect her…?" D.O said looking at manger hyung

"Her uncle is forcing her to marry his son to take all the money that her father left for her" he said and the guys gasped; my heart crushed for the 100 times today; I couldn't believe what I just heard!

"So now she…?" Sehun said looking at hyung unbelievingly with wide eyes

"Yes … she's giving up everything; she went back to her original place; where her Uncle is waiting … to smash her life …." He said and I couldn't breathe anymore

"No! There is no way she's marrying anyone else!" I thought running to my room again and dialed Jonghyun’s number

"Lay?" He picked up

"I need to talk to you now!" I said weakly with husky voice

"Now?” he said

"Meet me at the café near the company" I said hanging up and headed out of the room to the exit

"YAH! Lay whe---" I heard Manager hyung but I just walked off and closed the dorm door behind me; I arrived there and found Jonghyun waiting for me

"Oh? What happened …?  You look pale!" he said and I looked at his worried eyes weakly

"____ " I said and his eyes went wide

"Why? What happened to ____?" he said panicking

" S-she left … " I said and tears appeared again in my eyes; I felt so weak; I couldn’t accept the fact that she left; my heart was aching so much; I think I’m going to die

"W-what..?! Why..?" he said shocked

Jonghyun POV

I could see how hopeless he was; this is the first time I see Lay that weak; tears were floating in his eyes and he was trembling

"Come let's talk outside" I said taking him outside the café to breathe some fresh air; he was so pale

"Something happened after that night?" I said carefully looking at his expression

"She's not ____ … She's Minah ……  Jung Minah….." he said heavily pronouncing while looking deeply in the floor and I looked at him confused

"She lied about her identity to hide herself from her evil uncle …” He said and his voice was getting heavier; he suddenly looked up at me with panicked eyes

“But she … She went back there …" he said tiredly with teary eyes and I admit my heart hurts me so much to see him so broken like this

"She's giving up to him! She is going to marry that guy!! You should stop her … you should protect her ...” He said and I looked at him confused not understanding what he's talking about right now

"Why me..? Shouldn't you be the one to stop her..?" I said and he raised his eyes slowly looking at mine

"Aren't you guys dating..? I saw you that day k-kissing her" he said stuttering and I smiled to him

" ____ loved you Yixing; everyone could see her love for you in her eyes …"

Lay POV

" ____ loved you Yixing; everyone could see her love for you in her eyes …" He said looking straight into my teary eyes while smiling softly

"I admit I like her and I still do; I tried to confess but she loves you; she pushed me because she loves this ... babo Lay ... " he said still smiling to me; I wiped my tears and looked at him

"Y-you guys are not…?" I said and he shook his head smiling

"Go Lay … Go stop her " he said and I could feel my eyes burning with tears again; he hugged me and patted my back gently

"Don't you ever dare to hurt her" he said and walked few steps from me ready to leave

 "Lay! Fighting~~" he said and waved to me going back to the company; I stood still at my place still shocked

 "All this days I thought ... You and him ... Wae…? W-hy did you push me away although you loved me…? Do you enjoy seeing me suffering..?" I whispered weakly and start walking heavily and blankly; I spotted a mini bar and I just went inside and ordered a drink; I was in sharp pain that my heart was about to stop beating anytime now

Kris POV

Hyung left our dorm and told me to calm the guys down who seems to be so down right now and as usual I have to comfort them yet I need comforting myself

"Baekhyun and Chen; you have an important schedule tomorrow you should go sleep now " I said and they nodded heading heavily to the room and the others followed them quietly to sleep; I stayed up waiting for Lay to be back; I looked at my watch and sighed; awhile later the dorm door opened reveling an unsteady Lay

“ ____ ah~~” He leaned by the wall and called out her name; I looked at him worried as I stood up and made him lean into me; I brought him to the living room still walking unsteadily; he was really heavy; I took his hand off my shoulders and he sat on one of his knees trying to steady himself

"Why did you drink?!” I said concerned; he never really drinks since its really bad for his health; he supported himself by sitting on the ground and leaned on one of his hands but slowly his hand weakened and I tried to catch him but his head hit the floor lightly and he was fully lying down on the floor while breathing heavily and tears flooding his eyes; I was getting really scared; his state was so heartbreaking

“Yah ... are you okay?” I said growing more worried

"Hyung … "He said and broke into tears; I looked at him as I came closer

“Yah ... are you hurting somewhere?” I said as my heart started aching seeing him so weak like this; he looked at my eyes with tears and I was shocked for a moment to see how he was so broken and lost  … Lay would never cry in front of anyone and I mean it … Never

“My heart … “He said slowly and breathed out heavily

“My heart aches so much …. I think am going to die hyung” He said breaking into tears again; I looked away and wiped the tears from my eyes; Lay was so broken and I just couldn’t take it to see him like this; my tears rushed again to my eyes

"She wasn't dating Jonghyun ….” he said and tried to stop his sobs

"She didn't kiss him that day…." He said again with painful sobs

"S-she said she likes someone else when I confessed … she said she gave up on me … I-I know I made her cry many times B-but I love her….." he said crying and I was tearing up seeing him hurt like this although it was hard getting what he’s saying fully because of the sobs that was suffocating him between his heavy breathe; He slowly sat up and held onto my hand

"I love her hyung — I love her ... What should I do?! I really think I'm going to die without her hyung …." He said crying hard while covering his eyes with his arm

I looked up preventing tears from falling down and I looked at the weak, broken Lay who was crying like a kid now; I brought his head to my chest and hugged him tight

"I need her hyung, I need her …" He said sobbing hard

"Everything will be okay…. I promise" I said and helped him to stand up and took him to the room to sleep; I covered him and went out slowly; I stood there looking around the quite dorm; I looked at the kitchen remembering how she used to call us for meals and how she used to nag a lot if anyone is skipping a meal; a smile formed on my lips but soon disappeared when I realized she's not here anymore; I walked to the room and sat on my bed I looked at Sehun sleeping while sobbing; I grabbed the covers and covered him well; I brushed his hair gently

"Did you cry a lot Sehunie ..?" I whispered looking at his pale face; I laid down on my bed and tried hard to push her out of my thoughts but surely … failed

____ POV

I spent the whole time thinking of a way to forget the boys and move on but my heart kept aching at the thought of forgetting them; It's not easy; I was sitting on the swing in our garden leaning on one of the sides lost in my own thoughts when someone sat beside me on the other swing; I turned my head slowly

"Do you remember when I flipped you from the swing and your elbow got hurt…?" I saw Taegoon Oppa looking up at the dark sky; he said with a soft smile on his lips then shifted his eyes and looked at my teary eyes

"You hated me so much back then although I said am sorry and that I didn't mean to flip you” he continued and I smiled at the cute memory with a tear sliding down my cheek; I looked down to hide my tears and silence occupied the place

"Why did you run away? Oppa was so worried about you" he said with concerned tone

"You right … why did I run away? I would've experienced much less pain now …" I laughed sadly; tearing up again  

"My life is ruined anyway; I shouldn't have met them … I shouldn't have met … Him" I said whispering the last word looking at the dark sky again; while tears coming out

"We'll be leaving to the US by next Wednesday evening; are you really okay … with it?" he said carefully and I can hear the sadness in his voice; I looked at him

"No … I'm not Okay … But I have to … In order to protect them … I-I have to leave …" I said wiping my tears and looked up at the dark sky again

Lay POV

I opened my eyes feeling an unbearable headache; I sighed and got off the bed; I opened the room door and I saw manager hyung sitting at the living room

"Hyung …" I said and walked to where he was

"Oh~ you awake already …" he said patting my back trying to cheer me up as I sat down beside him

"yeah hyung …" I said caressing my head as headache was about to kill me now

"Did you drink yesterday?" he said

"Mmm a little bit” I said shortly heading to the kitchen to get some painkillers; I returned to the living room and saw the guys were already there sitting around the living room quietly

"Hyung-- can we go see Noona? " Sehun said looking hopefully at manager hyung

"I don't know …" he said and sighed

"Hyung … please! I don't think I can concentrate!" Luhan said pleading and I just stood there silently; Hyung sighed again

"Okay … We'll go to her home … BUT …” He said and we all anticipated the condition

 “After we come back from Malaysia" he said and they all groaned

"What!!! Hyung! That will be by Tuesday!" Baekhyun said protesting

"Guys … I think she needs sometime, that’s why lets go and when we're back … I promise; I'll take you guys to see her okay?" he said and all the guys went silent for a moment

"Okay as you like hyung …" Kris said heading to his room to pack up and the others followed since we're leaving to Malaysia this evening and will be back by Tuesday

Lay POV

We all headed to the airport and I could see how down the guys were; after a while the plane took off and I was sitting next to Kris who was closing his eyes while listening to music; I looked out of the window

"I miss you …" I thought closing my eyes trying sleep

Days passed and Tuesday finally came, I couldn't push her out of my thoughts the whole week and now we are finally here in Korea and we'll be heading tomorrow morning to see her since it was late at evening although I was growing impatient I still managed to wait for the morning patiently

____ POV

The week past really fast and it's already Wednesday; I tried to stop thinking about them but I just couldn’t; I kept checking their news and I was glad they were out of Korea for now although I'm leaving this evening and I wanted to see them so bad … I wanted to see him but I think leaving quietly is always better …

Knock Knock

"Come in …" I said and sat on my bed; the door opened revealing my Uncle; I frowned the moment I saw him and he closed the door behind him

"What do you want?" I said irritated by his presence

"Is this how you greet your Uncle?" he said smirking and I stood up looking out of the window

"The Media is curious about your return nd they'll be here any moment today… take this paper and make sure to say what I wrote … and don't you dare say anything else or answering any of their questions … Understand?" he said and I looked at the stupid explanation at the paper

"Understand?" he repeated and I nodded  unsure; he smiled and left the room and I looked through the window and saw how the driver got the car for him and took him to I don't know where; I stepped down the stairs and looked around the quite house; I saw the Ajummah cooking; I smiled to her

"I'll be in the garden Ajummah " I said and she smiled while nodding to me; I went out and sat on the swing thinking of what's going to happen and how my life is going to be upside down starting from this evening; I was spacing out when a while later I heard Ajummah calling for me

"Minah dear "

"Here Ajummah " I said and she came smiling softly to me

"You have guests waiting for you darling" she said smiling and I was stunned

"G-Guests?" I said making sure and she nodded; I headed toward the living room praying hard that the guests well not be EXO; I opened the door to be greeted by EXO and Manger Oppa;

 I wanted to run and hug them; I wanted to run and hug Lay who was standing there looking at me with those piercing stares and I could clearly see the tears in his eyes …

I saw Sehun running toward me and he hugged me tight … But I didn't return the hug … I broke the hug lightly and looked at them emotionlessly

"What are you doing here?" 

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