Myungsoo’s POV

Something was bothering me, walking to class had never been this silent before. I looked over at Sungyeol who was walking slowly beside me. He was unusually quiet today and by the looks of it, his mind was somewhere else.

“Yeollie-ah! Is something the matter?” I nudged him.

“Oh Myungsoo-ah! I’m sorry, I wasn’t listening… What were you saying again?” asked Sungyeol as he finally came back down to Earth.

I sighed. “I said, is something the matter? You seem awfully quiet today and you haven’t been yourself lately…”

“Ah, nothing’s wrong! I guess I just have a lot in my mind… You know my mom called yesterday, it’s just some family matter… So don’t worry about it,” Sungyeol waved his hands while giving me that childish grin.

But somehow I wasn’t totally convinced, there was still something that he wasn’t telling me. I was about to ask him again but then his steps gradually quickened and he went straight into the classroom. I heaved a sigh; I guess I’ll have a pep talk with him later.  

As I sat down on my usual seat at the back, beside the window, I looked around the classroom. Once again, I felt that something was missing. Then I noticed E-Young and the empty seat beside her.

That’s it, Eunhee was missing! Well not literally but clearly she wasn’t here in the class. Come to think of it, I didn’t saw her in the dining room either this morning. I was about to get up and ask E-Young about it when Ms. Jung stepped in, I wasn’t give a choice but to stay on my seat.

Throughout the lesson I was restless, I couldn’t concentrate and my mind kept on coming back to Eunhee. I thought that she was going to be late or something but Eunhee never came through that door and I gradually became worried.

When the recess bell rang, I literally jumped out of my seat and immediately approached E-Young. She didn’t notice me at first so I lightly tapped on her shoulder.

“Yes?” she finally turned to face me. Her eyes then grew wide and did I just saw a glint of fear?

“Oh! M-Myungsoo! D-Did I d-do s-something w-wrong?” she stuttered.

I tilted my head and blinked. “Umm, nothing’s wrong. I just wanted to know about Eunhee, do you know where she is? I haven’t seen her around since this morning.”  

“Ah, yes, Eunhee’s at the dorm, resting. She caught a cold and had a slight fever last night,” E-Young explained.

“I see, have she eaten breakfast and took her medicine yet?” I asked.

“Well I did make some porridge for her but I didn’t want to wake her up so I just left it there on the bedside table. I don’t know whether she ate them or not… why do you ask?” she narrowed her eyes at me.

I shrugged. “Nothing, it’s just unusual that’s all. She never skipped classics… well, thanks for the info there E-Young,” I gave her a slight wave before I left the classroom.

“Hey Sungyeol! Wait up!” I shouted as I ran towards him.

He turned around. “Yah, Myungsoo, what took you so long?”

“Sorry, I was just talking to someone. Hey, can I ask you a favor? I’ll be skipping classes’ today so can you please take notes and collect my homework for me?” I said as I shoved my books into his hands.

“Huh? Wait, how? Why? WHAT?!” bolted Sungyeol looking dumbfounded.

I chuckled. “Thanks there buddy! I owe you one!” I gave him one last pat on the back before I dashed towards the entrance.

“YAH! KIM MYUNGSOO, WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU GOING?!” I laughed, stepping out of the WAA building as I heard him shout after me.

As I ran up the steps headed for our dorm, I couldn’t help myself from thinking. Why am I so worried when it comes to Eunhee? Furthermore, I’ve never even skipped classes because of a girl before. I heaved a sigh, I guess I’ve grown attached to her this last few days.

I stood there in front of her room looking like a fool; I had been hesitating whether I should knock or leave. But then I really wanted to know if she was alright so without a second thought I knocked.

“Eunhee-ah, it’s me Myungsoo. Are you alright?”

No answer.

“Eunhee-ah, please open up,” I called out to her and knocked once again.

Still, there was no answer. This is nerve racking so eventually I tried the door knob. Surprisingly it wasn’t locked; hence I pushed the door slightly and peeked into the room.

“Eunhee…?” I whispered as I looked around the room.

Then I saw her, sleeping soundlessly on her bed. I quietly laughed as I slowly walked towards her. I should’ve known, this girl can sleep through anything even if there was an earthquake. I crouched down beside her bed and put my hand on her forehead. I let out a sigh in relief when I felt that her fever had dropped down, but she still needs to drink her medicine. I took the uneaten porridge from the bedside table and headed for the dining room to heat it up.

When I came back she was still on her bed, so I decided to finally wake her up. This girl needs to eat.

“Eunhee-ah, wake up!” I half whispered while shaking her. She twitched a little but didn’t wake up, so I shook her even harder. “Eunhee…”

“Urgh… just leave alone… ” she mumbled. Just before she could turned her back on me I grabbed her shoulder and kept her in place. Eunhee slowly opened her eyes and without getting up she stared back at me.

 “Is this a dream…?” she whispered.

I let out a chuckle. “It’s not a dream Eunhee-ah, you should get up and wash your face. You need to eat and drink your cold medicine,” I explained.

She blinked a few times before she finally got out of her bed and I watched her groggily walked towards the bathroom. I ran my fingers through my hair; she must’ve been too tired to even ask me why I was here.

When she came back, Eunhee looked a tad better but the tiredness was still there. She sat down on her bed and I handed over the bowl of porridge.

“I don’t feel like eating,” said Eunhee, pushing away the bowl.

“You need to, and after drinking your medicine you can go back to sleep,” I persuaded her by serving a spoon full of porridge towards her.

“Fine…” muttered Eunhee, as she took a bite out of the spoon. In the end I spoon fed her.

After she drank her cold medicine, I tucked her in as she went back to sleep. I didn’t want to leave her yet so I stayed there and kept watch, her hair once in a while. As time passed, I too, gradually fell asleep.

Sungyeol’s POV

“Aish, what’s with everyone today? Asking me to do a favor here and there…” I grumbled to myself as I stormed up the steps to our dorm.

First it was Myungsoo, then Sungjong, Mrs. Park, Hoya, Mr. Kang, some girl at the library, and then E-Young. The last time I checked, today was totally not April fool or my birthday. Well since this was the last one and it involved Eunhee, I decided to let all grudges go and accepted it with open heart. I also heard that she was sick and it was probably because of me, so this was an opportunity for me to visit her and apologize once again.

Holding Eunhee’s notes and homework firmly with one hand, I knocked the door to Eunhee’s room with the other. On the second knock I felt that the door slightly moved. Strange, I thought. I tried the door knob, and as I expected it wasn’t locked. I opened it and stepped inside.

“Hello? Is anybody in-” I choked in my words and stopped on my tracks.

My eyes widen and gradually a frown formed on my face. Somehow seeing the scene in front of me pained my heart and my breathing quickened. So this is how it felt when someone stabbed you on the back.

As much as it hurts me I didn’t want to cause a scene and after all he’s my best buddy. So with sadness overwhelmed me I placed her books on her desk. Not wanting to wake up the sleeping souls, I slowly and quietly left the room.

I sighed as I stepped out of the dorm and walked towards the garden, hunched.

Today was certainly not a good day…

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