guess who did well on the math exam wHOOP IT ME HAWFGEBBG also i know i already said this before but for y'all suckers for soonhoon out there like me ;;;;) feb 14 aight. i'm kinda nervous bc i feel like the fic's gonna suck. here is a preview of a part that isn't even important

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soonyoung managed to call 112 right away to report about the accident. it was only a few minutes before the cops arrived to the scene and talked to soonyoung. he told them about the glint that had caused all the ruckus while the rest of us were escorted to the car for a ride back to jihoon's house. jihoon, chan, minghao and i were at the back while soonyoung was next to the officer.

chan was back on his laptop as the car started to move on its tracks while jihoon was still left startled. he was frozen on his seat, completely not moving

"jihoon," i poked his cheek, "jihoon, how are you feeling?"

the boy didn't say anything. he just looked at me, raised his brows then shook his head. i sighed in response and held his hand to give him a squeeze. then i turned to the other to ask, "what are you doing?"

"fixing the account. we have to get that back before jiwoo does......" he trailed off

"before jiwoo does what?"

"minseul there's," he muttered "there's a tweet just now." he did a few clicks before turning his laptop to show me, then my eyes widened.

chan and i both looked back, only to see that there was no other vehicle behind us. "when did jiwoo take this picture then?" the boy was slightly panicking, "i'm getting creeped out, is she following us all the way to our destination?"

"what is it?" soonyoung asked, meeting our eyes from the rear view mirror.

"it's nothing," jihoon replied in an instant, making chan mutter, "yo, don't you think we should tell? we're clearly in danger!"

i sighed, "y'all didn't believe me when i said that jiwoo was there, nobody believed me! we shouldn't have hit the road too soon."

"she's harmless," jihoon lifelessly replied "trust me, she can't do shit."

"are you okay?" chan started to raise his voice a little "do you even hear yourself? a few minutes ago, we were on the verge of dying because of jiwoo and now you're saying that she's harmless? is she really, jihoon hyung?"

the older one stayed expressionless, until he flashed a small smirk, "we should have died."

"excuse me?!" chan completely lost it, minghao had to pull him away from jihoon even though i was seated in between the two. the police officer shot a stare at us while soonyoung asked again, "what's going on back there?"

"listen here," chan whispered, "i know that you're still in shock about what happened earlier but please don't say such things! it wasn't easy for soonyoung hyung to find ways on stopping the car and he didn't do shit for nothing, okay? so don't say things like that!"

"wow what a lecture from the youngest member in the group."

"he's right though," minghao muttered "just be thankful that we were saved."

jihoon averted his eyes to the window and shook his head while chuckling bitterly. a few minutes drag past and he spoke clearly, "please stop the car." the officer did stop and ask why, but just when the vehicle went to a halt, jihoon rushed out and ran away. "JIHOON!" the rest of us screamed. soonyoung hurried his way out to follow while the officer hopped off the car and told us to stay put.

but i couldn't really stay still at the moment. as the police pulled his radio receiver, i hastened out the vehicle to look for the two boys.

"MINSEUL!" minghao called, but i didn't bother looking back. my feet took me to directions that i barely even knew until i finally saw soonyoung running ahead. i shouted his name but i think he didn't hear. then a few seconds later he slowed down and bent to rest his hands on his knees. i kept running until i caught up.

"i lost him," soonyoung was breathing heavily "i don't know where he went, minseul, i don't know!"

"but we can't give up now," i grabbed his arm "we should keep going, jiwoo might be anywhere—"

"I'M SO FUCKING TIRED!" soonyoung screamed at my face, but then he tried to calm himself down instantly once he noticed that i was startled by his sudden action. he frustratedly ran his fingers through his hair, "i'm sorry."

i observed the boy walk back and forth. panic was slowly tearing him apart that i had to call for his attention to make sure he's fine. "soonyoung," i uttered, "soonyoung, you're stressing yourself out." he continued to walk in elliptic orbits, with watery eyes staring at his shaking hands.

soonyoung couldn't take it anymore. he aggressively pressed his palms against his forehead and broke into tears, "why is this happening to us!?"

i grabbed his shoulders and shook them, "soonyoung, look at me." i cupped his face and wiped his tears off as our eyes met, "it will all be over soon. but now, we really have to look for jihoon. i understand that the weight of the world is too much to handle but let's focus on what's happening right now before it adds up as a problem as well."

he continued to sob for a few more seconds until he held my hands, "will we still find him?"

"of course," i replied, looking at the long path, "i think it's just straight ahead."

soonyoung and i ran up to wherever the road could take us. our feet drove us straight, until my eyes caught a familiar looking boy. i squinted to see a clearer picture and i saw,

the boy was running

but that was only until i remembered myself running at a fast pace as two headlights came.

"minseul!" my eyes opened to the sound of jihoon's voice. the first thing that crossed my mind was the soft fabric that i could feel, then the quick beating of my heart. that's when i found myself in the boy's arms, with the crown of my head against his neck.

i tried to get up, but it seemed like i had a bad fall. my arms hurt a lot and my legs felt wobbly, soonyoung had to assist me in order to get off of jihoon.

"what happened?"

"you suddenly ran into him to push him away from the huge truck," soonyoung replied and fixed my hair for me "come on, let's get you back there." jihoon got up by himself and i could clearly tell that he still couldn't process everything out inside his head. also, he received a few scratches in his arms due to the fall.

soonyoung crouched down so he could carry me on his back while jihoon trailed behind, keeping himself inaudible.

"jihoon, why did you run away?" i mumbled. the boy continued to keep his head low, "i don't know, i....i guess i got a little too emotional. there was a gush of things that entered my head when i thought we were going to crash....you still remember what i told you, minseul, don't you?"

"is it about your emotions?"

"yeah," he sighed "maybe this is one of those times. and the worst so far. i don't even know what triggered me."

soonyoung ruffled the boy's hair, "it's okay, just please don't do that again next time. none of us would want to lose you." we walked a little more until we were spotted by the police officer earlier. he was with two other people and they hurriedly assisted us back to the vehicle, where minghao was hugging a sleeping chan.

"where the heck did you guys go!?" minghao furrowed his eyebrows "chan and i were worried sick that the only way to stop him from blaming himself was letting him cry himself to sleep!"

"i'm sorry," was all jihoon could reply with. he obviously didn't want to talk about what happened because he was feeling guilty that he caused a lot of trouble. then he whispered to me, "maybe i'm not a far cry from jeonghan and jiwoo, for i've hurt chan just as much."

"you didn't," i told him "it was all just a misunderstanding. next time though, jihoon, please be more open with us."

"i can't promise. but i will do my best."

i rested my head on minghao's shoulder because i wanted to doze off, but then my phone buzzed.

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🌚🌚🌚
online

-did chuu really save jihoon?

-she just posted a new story.

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this sucked im sorry. PARDON ME FOR ERRORS, IM RLLY RLLY TIRED AND SLSEPY
IM GONNA sLep now

kbyeilysm, get 8 hours of sleep
-jiro