"Hyung, you sure you don't want to go with us?" Chanwoo's voice echoed down the hallway and into their empty dorm.

"I don't think Hanbin Hyung's ready yet, Chanwoo-ya. Let's just go ahead" Junhyeong said as he too tried to get his right shoe on "The other hyungs will get angry at us, we're already late. Hanbin-hyung's fine."

"You sure? But Yunhyungie-hyung and I need him..." Chanwoo mumbled in his worry

"Ya, this is Hanbin-hyung. Do you really think he'll skip put on practice? Tsk..." Junhyeong replies as he finishes tying his shoes "Let's go. There's no need to worry too much about Hanbin-hyung"

"That's right..." Chanwoo sighs as they head out but not without shouting, "HYUNG, WE'RE LEAVING NOW. I'LL SEE YOU THERE~" before he closes the door.

In his room, a dazed Hanbin sat on his bed with his eyes fixed on the scattered clothes on the floor. He's been ready to go out since an hour ago when most of the other guys were still here too but after dressing up, Hanbin uncharacteristically went back to bed which worried the other members who have already noticed him being quite not himself lately.

Bobby and Junhoe, as well as Jinwhan and Yunhyeong, all tried waking him up to go to practice but he kept saying he needs more sleep and that his head hurt. Everyone felt worried but they did leave him, thinking he needed some space and that he'll be okay after some time.

All alone with no one else around and yet Hanbin kept hearing the same voices in his head over and over again. His blank eyes started b with tears and soon after they left their wet traces as they went down his cheeks.

He's been feeling really down since a week ago but tried to act all normal and happy in front of everyone. It started on night while going through the internet, although he was already advised not to do so, Hanbin curiously opened some article which harshly criticized his rapping skills on Show Me the Money after an episode aired wherein he blanked out and had panicked to improvise some verses.

See that, he's just here 'cause of his company. He barely has talent.

He never got to finish reading the entire article as it already hurt him half-way through but somehow he had scrolled past it to find even harsher and more hateful comments down below. He tried telling him that it was nothing and they're just comments of some nobody who didn't know him but something about reading past all the hate scarred him subconsciously. 

Ya, are you seriously going to continue making mistakes like that?

Going through the article and its comments section made him remember the discussion he had with his coaches and some of his PD hyung-nims. He could see they were frustrated and were a bit disappointed but they tried to give out encouraging words to him. Looking back at it right now just made him feel worse.

 It's nothing, Dear. You have to worry about nothing. 

Then, a few nights ago happened. Hanbin had dropped by home to pick up a few things when he over-heard his father getting all fired up over the phone. He has never heard his father this angry before and he grew scared, his Mother saw him and told him not to worry about anything which comforted him at the time being up until yesterday when a news article from the business section of a famous internet search-engine, headlining that his father - the CEO of some huge company has resigned from his stead. He knew his Mother was right and he should not worry about his Father's affairs knowing that he can handle it but he could not help being worried anyways.

With all the pressures to do well on SMTM and M&M, as well as his inevitable worry for his family's well-fare, has made Kim Hanbin, at the tender age of 18, reach his breaking point.

"I need to get out of here" Hanbin says to himself, wiping off the tears that has flowed non-stop from his eyes. He thought of going somewhere far, somewhere where no one can find him. Armed only with a smartphone, earphones and his wallet, and basically with nothing else in mind but just the thought of escape, he headed out.

With his unkempt hair under a beanie, he walked the streets looking for a way to Seoul Station. He stumbled upon a city map at one of the bus stops but grew confused after taking a look. With little to zero knowledge of commuting, he finally decides to hail a cab instead of catching a bus.

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Meanwhile, while Hanbin set off for Busan. Hayi on the other hand has just been sent home by her Manager Oppa from rehearsals. It's only three in the afternoon and Hayi's condition isn't all that well yet. She just came from having a cold and still needs a bit of rest.

With a heavy heart, Hayi had to say goodbye to her voice lessons for today. Although she felt a lot better, still needed time to heal and so instead of making it worse by overworking she reluctantly obeys this time to go home.

"Hayi-ya~" a familiar voice called her as the door opened while she turns off all the equipment she's used, she turns to see Bobby with his toothy smile sticking his head through the door

"Oppa~ Why?"

“Hayi~ya. Have you seen Hanbinnie?” Bobby says as he enters the room, who was then followed in by Donghyuk “We’re about to start filming”

“Is he not here yet?” Hayi replies with a quizzical tone, even she knows it’s quite unlike him to be this late for anything “I haven’t seen him though, I’ve been here since noon but haven’t really seen anyone else”

“Hmmm… Is that so?” sighed Bobby “Okay then. Thanks Hayi”

As they made their way out of the room, Hayi overhears Donghyuk say “Hyung, what do we do now? I’m really worried about Hanbin hyung. He’s been really weird and a bit down lately…”

Sensing something is not quite right, Hayi instinctively pulls out her cellphone and sends a message to her missing friend. Without a reply or even him checking out her messages, she grew impatient but knew that it was better to wait for him to reply first before doing anything else.

When she reached home however, she finally decided to call him but her calls were all rejected. Frustrated with him, she decides to give up and place her phone down but as she did, a message came. It was from Hanbin and it was then and there that Hayi knew for sure that something was up:

I’m lost.

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Although he still felt dejected and out of it, Hanbin knew it in himself that he knew nothing about boarding trains alone and so while on his way to Seoul Station in a cab, Hanbin quickly asked the old cabbie to take him to Mangwon-dong instead and go to Hangang Park.

Where are you right now?  Read Hayi’s reply

Of all the calls and messages he has received asking him of his whereabouts, Hanbin has only replied to two people: Yunhyung, to tell him that they’ll push through with whatever arrangements that has already been done with their song and Hayi just because he wanted to.

Promise again that you won’t tell anyone else...

Ya, Kim Hanbin! Just tell me where you are! Hayi’s reply grew more frustrated and angry with every message that Hanbin sent her. W