~Minho POV~

*KakaoTalk Notification*

I peeked open my eyes and rubbed them sleepily. Rolling over to my side, i picked up my phone to check the notification. It was a KakaoTalk message from Jisung. Part of me was excited (to say the least), and another part of me feared what the message would be about. I feared that opening it would reveal Jisung's plead of needing space and time away from me. 

I feared, but i was prepared.

Perhaps i wasn't prepared for myself, but rather for him.

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- Minho & Jisung's text-

Jisung : Hi hyung :D

Jisung : Just texting to apologize for what i did just now

Jisung : I hope hyung is not mad

Jisung : I just really want to tell you everything at the right timing

Jisung : Give me a week, hyung

Jisung : I'll bring you there

Jisung : The place that Master Lee told me to go with you to

Me : Hyung isn't mad at you, Jisung

Me : Hyung was just worried

Me : A week sounds great

Me : It's sort of relaxing that i'm going with you

Me : That way i don't have to panic where you were going and what you were doing

Jisung : Hyung~

Jisung : I'm safe

Jisung : And i can take care of myself

Me : I know, Jisung

Me : I know

Me : I'm just worried

Jisung : Ttyl hyung

Jisung : I'm going to continue my nap

Me : Mmn, me too

Me : Nap well~

Jisung : You too, hyung~

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This Jisung reminded me of the Jisung that sprung back to normal from his silent and emotionless state after his parents' deaths. After his emotional mess, he would mentally shove his emotions into a safe room in his mind and leave his calm and happy self running wild for others to see. To him, it was a way to let the others worry less. To me, it was an unhealthy way of dealing with all this.

Now that i knew Jisung wasn't doing well physically, i just wished i could relief his emotional distress.

I wanted to be there for him. To be the acting big brother i should be. To take good care of him like Dad had asked me to. I just wished i could carry out what i am wishing for.

The best for him.

But for now, if i wanted to know anything else, i need to wait a week. I'm not going to force it out of Jisung. I'm not going to make him uncomfortable again. I'm going to wait patiently like a big brother should.

Like the big brother i'm supposed to be.