Chapter 10 (1/2)
Knock Knock!
“Yunho hyung! Yunho hyung!” Changmin called from outside Yunho’s room. It is already 8 a.m. in the morning and Yunho is not up yet. “Hyung~” Changmin whined as he continued knocking on Yunho’s room door, “You’re gonna be late for work!”
Dana walked out of her room and stopped to look at Changmin, who gave her a look of distress, and then Yunho’s room door, before turning away and walking down the stairs. Changmin eyebrows shot up at Dana’s unusual response. Usually, she would join in Changmin’s whining to wake Yunho up. With her, her voice will wake the whole house up.
Another door opened and out came Junsu. He scratched his messy hair and opened his eyes just a little and took a peek at Changmin. Changmin gave him the distress look too, but got ignored by Junsu, who turned to knock on Jae Joong’s room door.
“Jae hyung~ Jae hyung~” came Junsu’s sleepy voice as he stifled a yawn. He let his palm slap on the door repeatedly and slides it down the wooden door each time. Changmin turned and gave Junsu the evil glare. He was disturbing his momentum of knocking.
Junsu scoffed and just went into Jae Joong’s room without his permission. Changmin pouted. “He just came and he went in! That’s unfair!” He took a deep breath, turned the knob and went in.
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( In Jae Joong’s room )
Junsu threw himself onto Jae Joong’s bed and closed his eyes. He began nudging Jae Joong with one of his arms while his eyes are still closed.
Jae Joong just turned. After a while of nudging, Junsu sat up from the bed. Usually by this time, Jae Joong would have probably hurled abuses at him and throw him out of the room, but in a joking way of course.
Junsu rubbed his eyes and nudged Jae Joong some more. Jae Joong just turned again.
“Jae hyung~”
No respond.
“Jae hyung~”
No respond again.
“Jae?”
“I’m sleeping in,” came Jae Joong’s soft and hoarse voice.
“You sound like crap. Are you ill?” Junsu asked, his voice full of concern.
“I’ll be fine…”
“… If you say so…” Junsu raised his eyebrow and left the room.
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( Jae Joong’s POV )
“You sound like crap. Are you ill?” Junsu asked.
Of course I sound like crap, I cried the whole night.
“I’ll be fine…”
I swallowed as I felt my throat tightened again.
“… If you say so…” Junsu said and left the room.
I let out a sob.
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( In Yunho’s room )
“Hyung~” Changmin called and poked Yunho in the arm.
“Get out,” Yunho grumbled.
Changmin almost let out a sneer. It’s been so long since Changmin’s been working in a gang, but some habits never leave. He sighed.
“Hyung! Aren’t you going to get ready for work?”
“…No…”
Changmin opened his mouth and closed it again. Yunho is such a workaholic. He’s actually skipping work today? Dana’s behaving weirdly today too.
“Anything wrong with Dana?”
Yunho opened his eyes and sat up slowly. “What’s wrong with her?”
“Err… she’s just weird. I can’t put a finger to it. But she’s definitely different.”
Yunho sighed and tousled his already messy hair. “I’ll be down in 5.”
“Err… okay…”
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Changmin and Junsu looked at each other as they walk out of each room. They shared a confused expression and walked towards BoA’s room together, whispering furiously.
“Yunho’s weird today.”
“Jae Joong too.”
“And Dana as well.”
“What’s going on?”
Changmin shrugged and raised his arm and knocked on BoA’s room door. “BoA yah~ BoA~” he said in a sing-song voice.
There was no response. “Maybe she’s down for breakfast already,” Junsu said. Changmin nodded and followed Junsu down the stairs.
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( Yunho’s POV )
“BoA yah~ BoA~”
BoA… You will come home soon right…?