Continuation......................My throat hurts....Sign of colds maybe....Need to take pure lemon...and gin.....

Back at Key’s House
Near Sunset
Meanwhile with Key

Key wakes up first.
He carefully gets out of bed and quickly takes a shower.
Swiftly dresses himself up and once done, checks Park’s sleeping.
Heavy, he thinks and smiles.
Softly heads toward the door and unlatches the handle and quietly goes out of his room towards Taemin’s room believing that probably Minho is inside his cousin’s room.

Key exhales a stream of air through his pouty lips.
He is worried of Minho.
He has seen it in Minho’s eyes – the sadness and longing.
The last thing he wants is to get involved deeper but he could not understand why he could not bear with the sight of Minho suffering.
Key wishes that somehow Minho and he could have met before him getting into deeper with Park though he could not disregard the other’s loyalty and devotion to him.

“Aaaahhh…My head aches…”
Softly whines Key…

He knows Taemin’s lock so he grabs into the door mechanism and presses the keys to unlock the door.
Key hears the click and swiftly grabs the door handle pulling it down.
To his amazement, it is still locked.
He wonders.
He concludes.

“Probably, Onew is in there…
But…Wait…
(gushes) Oh the guest room…
He is probably in there…”

Key immediately heads the guest room and opens the door then gets inside.
To his dismay, no Minho is around.
He sulks.
Defeated and in way feels sad.
In low spirit, goes back to his room.

As he enters his room, his gaze directs him to his balcony and his face lights up.
Checks on Park again, sighs at the latter’s deep in heavy sleep, gets in through the thick drape curtain then opens the balcony sliding door and closes it.
He thanks himself, for deciding to have his room soundproof so that, regardless of his noise outside, nothing can be heard inside his room.

Key takes a deep breath and calls…

“Minho….Minho…Are you there…?”

No answer from Minho’s room…
Key calls again…

“Minho…Minho…Minho…
It’s me Key…
Look through your window…!”

Meanwhile Minho still sulking at the turn of events gets up and picks his headsets and plugs it both in his ears.
Gets his mobile and presses the music player then lies back on his bed.
After awhile, falls asleep.

At this moment, Jessica decides to check on Minho’s condition.
As she reaches his room, she could hear someone calling.
Quickly, she gets inside Minho’s room to check whose calling and to her amazement, it is Key.

Jessica hastily wakes up Minho.

“Minho…Minho…
Hey…Wake up…
Key is calling you…”

“Wwwhhhaaa…?”

“I said; Key has been calling you…
Silly one…”

Minho rapidly seats up saying…

“I didn’t hear his call…”

Jessica sighs to find out that Minho’s ears are plugged with headsets.

“Aaasshh…
Of course, you cannot be able to hear him…
Your ears are both plugged…
You were listening to music…
(stresses) Loudly…
(she checks again on Key)
Look…
He’s going back to his room…
Quick…Call him back…
I will leave you…”

“Thanks Jessie…
(gets up and calls Key)
KEY…! KEY…!”

Key soon as he hears Minho calls, turns back and goes back to the balcony rail near the latter’s room.
Key speaks…

Key:                Why are you there…?
                       You are supposed to be here, remember…?

Minho:             Yeah…I know…
                        But I figure, Park is here for you to spend his entire
                        week just for you so I respect that…

Key:                Are you sure…?

Minho:             Yes…
                       (smiles confidently)

Key:                So you mean…
                       You will not be here for the entire week…?

Minho nods and smiles…

“Yap…Bummer ha…?
Let’s call it ceasefire for now…
We will start soon as your fiancé leaves…
Okay…?”

Key nods and smiles then say…

Key:                Will you be going somewhere…?

Minho:             Why…?

Key:                Can I drop by…?
                       But I am not sure when…
                       I will have to do some escaping you know…

Minho suddenly feels his chest suddenly filling him up with excitement, takes a deep heavy breath and replies…

“In the mornings, I might leave but will
surely be back before sunset…”

Key:                (nods) Okay…
                       I will drop by anytime this week perhaps several times…

Minho:             (laughs) It is up to you…
                       But, no pressure okay…?

Key:                (smirks) Yeah… yeah…
                       I was worried that is why…

Minho:             (giggles inside) Thank you…
                       I will be fine…Enjoy…!

Key:                (smiles) Thanks…
                       Same goes with you…

Minho:             (waves his hand) Bye…

Key:                (waves back while walking back inside his room)
                       Bye too…

Key quietly opens glass sliding door and glides the curtain then gets in.
His eyes immediately direct on Park, relieve to find out that the latter is still in deep sleep.

Smoothly goes back to bed and slide along the sheet then extends his arm across Park’s chest and happily falls asleep.

Meanwhile over at Minho, Jessica comes in grinning from ear to ear.
Minho notices her and says out loud.

“Were you eavesdropping all along…?”

Jessica doesn’t say a word but continues to grin, walks towards Minho and pinches the latter’s arm.

“OOuucchh…
Jesssiiee…
That hurts…!”

This time Jessica speaks…

“Ooohh… really hurt…ha…?
If I know, you’re feeling heavenly as of this moment…
You should be thankful that I came up to
check on you…
Otherwise, none of this could have happened…”

Minho sighs and smiles back at his sister, Jessica and say…

Minho:             Thank you sis…
                       I greatly appreciate you waking me up…

Jessica:          I heard Key saying, he might drop by anytime…

Minho:             (nods) Yeah…
                       But no specific day…
                       At random…

Jessica:          (smiles) Nice…
                      At least he is worried of you…

Minho:             Am happy to hear that from him…

Jessica:          Well, I guess my wish was granted…
                      You know, your happiness is my happiness as well…
                       Minnie…

Minho:             Thanks sis…
                       By the way, when is Jonghyun coming…?
                       Onew is already here…

Jessica:          He said, anytime this week.
                      Probably, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow…
                      He loves to surprise me…

Minho:             (laughs) Am happy for you too sis…
                      You found a good man…
                       He is kind and generous, that Jonghyun hyung…

Jessica:          (nods) Yeah…
                      (takes a deep breath)
                      I guess now, you can sleep soundly and happy…

Minho:             (nods) Yes… I guess…
                       You go sleep and good night…

Jessica:          (walks toward the door) You too…
                      Good night and sweet dreams…
 

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