MyungSoo got all of the texts from MiJoo. He was quite disappointed in himself for not replying. But remembering that the attacker was attacking those who supported him, he decided it was the best idea to stay here, so that he could protect MiJoo. But MyungSoo really missed her. Her advice on life, her smile, her laugh. Even just her presence made him feel at peace in this world. Even that first night outside of the SSS facilty, when they met in the rain, he already knew she had a nice heart.

"I miss you..." Her text read, sent about an hour ago.
He sighed loudly.

"I miss you, too," MyungSoo thought, "I don't know why I'm like this..."

He looked through the photos on his phone and found a photo of him with the other Infinite members.

Don't fight this alone, Hoya's voice echoed in his head.

Hoya was right. Things didn't make sense. His manager said Infinite only saw MyungSoo as a 'co-worker'. But if that were true, they wouldn't have done all these things and helped him. And now that he thought about it again, SungGyu-nim never personally came to him, saying he shouldn't join promotions. His manager told him. Even when MyungSoo said he wouldn't join the promotions, SungGyu actually looked surprised. The pieces just didn't fit right. MyungSoo called SungGyu-nim.

"Ah, MyungSoo! Are you alright? The members told me you aren't leaving your room-"
"If I were to say I wanted to join promotions again, what would you say?"
"W-What?! You want to join again? That would be amazing! Your family member is okay?"
"I don't have any family membe