Track 47. SECRETS (feat. Sam Fishcer) by Opia | ♩

Rara informed the Other Baekhyun about how she had already secured consent from the hospital’s resident psychiatrist to rule her current state of mind as not fit for work and that she needed a time-out. Quite abashed by Rara’s sudden desire to take time off the hospital, Dr. Jung understood that he needed to let her go, even though it dismayed him to let someone who was in the field for so long go on such short notice. If she stayed, her incompetence might affect her performance, and both doctors knew better than to put a patient’s life in danger. Dr. Jung immediately advised her to begin her ‘vacation’ today. But in reality, Rara just needed time to begin her journey to get her partner back in one piece. And well, answer a bunch of the questions in the process of getting him back.

As soon as that was out of the way, they dived into the subject of the matter—where was Chanyeol? “The research institute?” Rara laughed in disbelief, looking at the Other Baekhyun like he just told her to go to sleep. “What does the research institute have that would convince my older brother to ditch work?” 

“You mean, who does the research institute have?” There was half an hour to go before lunchtime ended, and despite having no appetite, Rara made the Other Baekhyun eat a tuna sandwich and fresh orange juice. He took a sip from his drink and said, “C’mon, don’t tell me you didn’t think of it.” 

“Think of what?”

“Do the twins not tell you anything at all?” 

“You’ve been talking to the twins?” Rara asked with surprise. 

“I talked to them this morning, before they went off to school, asking them about their Uncle Yeol. They did spend the most time with him among the four of us. Though I did try to call Chanyeol before talking to the twins, his phone can’t be reached.” Which is bizarre, because he always picks up the phone. “He must’ve just left your old man a brief message about his inability to show up at the office today and poof. Houdini.” He relayed. “Anyway, I asked the twins if Yeol wasn’t feeling well, or if he was dealing with personal problems and they told me no, that he seemed like he was fine.” Yes, he is. Rara thought. And I do wonder how he gets along pretty well with the fact that he had his own copy of Iam meditatio without telling me. “I was only talking to Rin, then I heard Bomi say, ‘Maybe he’s with Shinae unnie’. And I said ‘Come again?’ Then they told me they have this theory that maybe Shinae is Chanyeol’s mate slash partner, and told me all their supporting details.” 

Rewinding everything she has witnessed so far, she realized that the twins’ assumption wasn’t impossible at all. In fact, the more she thought about it, the more it was likely to be true. “Think about it. How many times have you caught them together, when it hasn’t happened so frequently before?” Once