Chapter 4 (1/1)

Chanyeol was really tired right now. He was tired of the conversation of the patients suffering from various diseases which he had never heard of. He was tired of seeing the doctors running back and forth in the emergency ward. He was tired of hearing the cries of the family of the patients.He was really tired to sit alone in front of an emergency room, waiting for the doctor to come out and say his twin's surgery was a success. His wounds had been treated and the nurse told him to rest for a while; however, he rather sat uncomfortably here than lying on the bed comfortably. Meanwhile, Baekhyun was still in unconscious state and Chanyeol's parents were on their way to the hospital now."Are you the guardian of patient Byun Baekhyun?"A nurse came to him and asked. He looked up to her and nodded slowly as he was afraid to hear if she came to tell him Baekhyun's condition was getting worse. "Is he okay?" Chanyeol said almost in a whisper and he saw the nurse's understanding smile."He is half conscious now. Follow me, he is searching for you."Chanyeol did not understand her words, he did not get why Baekhyun would search for him instead of Chanyeong, however, he followed her to Baekhyun's room. Baekhyun was moved to normal patient room so he assumed the Byun's condition was not too bad. The boy looked so pale as he went through a surgery but the look he had in his eyes was tough enough to make Chanyeol collapse at the spot."Baek..hyun," Chanyeol whispered as soon as he reached the bed and held onto Baekhyun's cold hands. The latter pulled back one of his hands from Chanyeol's grip and patted his head. Chanyeol sensed something wrong and he was able to read Baekhyun's lips saying,"I am okay, Chan." He felt useless all of a sudden and a tear rolled down on his cheek.How would he be able to tell Baekhyun about his parents' death during the accident? How would he be able to tell him that the one in front of him was not his boyfriend and his boyfriend was in the emergency room right now?He saw Baekhyun falling asleep again so he gently put Baekhyun's hand down onto the bed and stood up. He just wanted to go wait in front of the emergency room. The slide door harshly opened and Chanyeol threw an intense glare since it was a bit loud for a patient. He saw the nurse who just sent him to Baekhyun."What?""Park Chanyeong's surgery is finished."Chanyeol rushed towards the emergency room again without knowing how many people he bumped onto. When he reached there, the doctor bowed exact ninety degree at him and apologized. Chanyeol froze at the spot when he realized Chanyeong's whole body including his face was covered with the white bed sheet."We tried our best to save him but it's too late when he arrived here.""27th of November, 2017, at 1:25 p.m, Park Chanyeong passed away."It was a life crisis for him.

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After getting shouted for a number of times in the previous weeks, Chanyeol was still going to the hospital to see Baekhyun. But today, he was with heavier heart since he had to tell him about the Byuns' company. Since Mr. Byun passed away, the police suddenly came to search the company for the information of unscrupulous usage of company shares in personal cases.The news went viral in broadcasting and he guessed Baekhyun had already seen the news. The Byun mansion was sealed officially by law and Baekhyun was helpless and homeless now. Chanyeol stood in front of the room for a few minutes before going in to see Baekhyun's broken pale figure."Why do you keep coming here, you brainless bastard..?"He expected it but in a louder tone together with harsh punch in the belly or face but not in a shaking low voice with swollen eyes from crying. He approached the boy whose life turned upside down in just a few days and pulled him into his embrace tightly."I am sorry.. I am so sorry for everything."Chanyeol kept holding him in his arms and his apologies echoed in the room followed by cries of the pitiful boy in his cuddle. He lost a brother, his parents lost a son, but Baekhyun lost his parents who meant life to him and his boyfriend who stood by his side in his darkest days."It's your fault," Baekhyun pushed him away and screamed out loud, his eyes turning red due to heavy cries and his voice cracked as he shouted. Chanyeol just watched him behaving like a young wild tiger and knelt down on the floor."You shouldn't have saved me! You should've just let me die with them together! Then, I wouldn't be suffering like this! It's all because of you!"Numerous slaps and hits fell upon his body but Chanyeol just stayed still. Baekhyun was right, it was his fault. He should not have driven that fast to piss them off. Then, Chanyeong wouldn't die so did Baekhyun's parents."Why? Why did you do that?"Baekhyun also collapsed in front of him but he was still hitting Chanyeol with his fists. The more he screamed and hit Chanyeol, the more tears rolled down from his swollen eyes. The taller just grabbed Baekhyun's wrists and pulled him into his embrace again, whispering sorry against his ear, telling him there was no need to worry soothingly till he fell asleep in his hold."Sleep peacefully," said Chanyeol after placing a kiss on the tired boy's sweaty forehead. He wiped the tears on Baekhyun's cheek and carried him to the bed."Police stated the former chairman of the FL group used the company's shares unethically for his own good. The chairman Byun of FL group passed away on the 27th of November, 2017 and the news broke out after his death-"Chanyeol turned the tv off and put the remote control into the trash bin. Both Chanyeol and his parents believed the Byuns were unfairly targeted by the insiders but they did not have any evidence so thus they could not help."I am sorry, baby."He whispered.

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Baekhyun used to come inside the Park mansion since he was young but he never felt himself as a worthless living thing except for this time. He kept looking down to the floor since Chanyeol led the way and entered the home. What if Mr. and Mrs. Park misunderstood his parents and did not like him staying at the mansion?"Our little Baekhyunee," Mrs. Park said and broke into tears. She approached him and pulled him into a motherly hug, slowly patted his head and comforted him. Then, Baekhyun heaved a sigh of relief when he knew he was worrying about something nonsense and hugged her."I was worried... what.. if," Baekhyun sobbed and sat down on the floor at the doorstep as his legs could not support him to stand,"What if.. Mommy Park hates me... *sob.. They all left me."Even Chanyeol had to blink a couple of times to hold his tears when he saw his mother and the man he loved one sidedly for years crying so hard at the entrance. Mr. Park went to sit on the couch in the living room and sighed quietly."Stop crying. You will fall ill again if you cry so much. And, mom too.""Come here, my cute boy."Mrs. Park wiped the tears on Baekhyun's cheeks and gave a warm smile,"Welcome home."Chanyeol helped them stand up and then guided Baekhyun to the couch because the latter just discharged from hospital. Baekhyun tried to push Chanyeol's hands away but he tightened the grip and pulled him down with force, causing Baekhyun almost fell onto his lap and the pinkish upper thin lips of the shorter accidentally touched his chin."Ah.. uhm.. sorry."Baekhyun whispered under his breath and checked the parents if they saw them but Mrs. Park was wiping her tears with a piece of tissue and Mr. Park was spacing out."I am sorry to bother you all."Baekhyun broke the silence after a while."You grew old in front of us and you are like a son for us. You are not a bother at all," Mr. Park said and Mrs. Park nodded immediately then they both threw a glance at Chanyeol who had been staring down at Baekhyun's slim fingers on his lap for the past few minutes. Baekhyun also followed their gaze and noticed Chanyeol looking at his hand so he hid his hands behind his back to distract Chanyeol."So, what do you think about Baekhyun staying here? Does it bother you?"Mr. Park asked and Chanyeol looked at them while raising his eyebrows with a blank face. He did not hear what they were talking about."Uhm, no..?""That's fine so! There is no need to worry, Baekhyunee. This is your home from now on," Mrs. Park said and Baekhyun gave a small smile at her, however, the burden on his shoulders did not lighten for a bit."We did not have enough time to prepare a room for you properly. Do you mind staying at Chanyeong's room?"Mr. Park's words made the other three surprise with unbelief. To be honest, Chanyeol never thought of giving Chanyeong's room to someone else."I like the idea of Baekhyun staying here but I still can't give Chanyeong's room to someone else. It has only been days since his funeral! And, staying at his room would push Baekhyun to even worse mental situation," complained Chanyeol and threw a glance at Baekhyun, signaling him to deny his father's idea."I also don't want to. He will be sad if he knows it."Baekhyun joined the boycott and Mrs. Park just stared at the said boy with tears in her eyes. She did not know whose side to stand on. Confusion between letting go and keeping got her emotional."Then, I will sleep in the living room and let him stay in my room until he can have his own room."Chanyeol said while everyone else were a bit fogged by the sudden situation and he left the living room after that."It's okay for me."Baekhyun quietly answered the questioning glares from the Parks and intertwined his own fingers to control himself from crying in front of them."Go and rest then," Mrs. Park said and Baekhyun bowed at them before heading to Chanyeol's room. Both of the twins' rooms were upstairs and Baekhyun did not expect to see Chanyeol waiting for him at the door of his room. Honestly, Baekhyun did not even want to talk to him or see his face right now."Will you move aside?"Baekhyun asked bitterly and Chanyeol looked at him, saying, "I am sorry.""Your sorry won't bring my parents and my boyfriend back to me.""I wouldn't have done it if I knew it.""But you did it."Chanyeol was speechless and he knew he would get nothing good if he kept talking with Baekhyun. The latter needed to rest and had to take time to calm himself down."I hope we can talk about it later."Chanyeol surrendered and moved to the side but his whole body froze when he heard Baekhyun say never.

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Chanyeol knew he had been taking unexpectedly wrong moves in these days but he could not do anything than regret. Only if he knew that deciding to go to check if Baekhyun was doing well in his room would bring even worse situation, he would have just slept in the living room quietly.It was at night when he forgot his toothbrush in the bathroom upstairs so he went to take it. Then, he saw Chanyeong's door was slightly open while he passed the hallway and he remembered well that he shut the door for sure."I am sorry.."He heard an unclear cry and he took a glance inside the room to check what it was which broke his heart into pieces again. Baekhyun was sitting on the floor beside Chanyeong's bed, hiding his face in the bedsheets and crying so hard that even hearing his cry made Chanyeol's heart ache.Baekhyun was crying like he had lost something which meant the most to him in the world.Unknowingly, Chanyeol left the spot quietly. He went straight to get the car key and left the home in the middle of night. It wasn't his car as his car was completely ruined in the accident and he dared not drive in the previous few days since then. His mother gave him her car for him to use during the period before getting another car but Chanyeol preferred to go with the driver.However, tonight, he wanted to be wild. It would be better if he could follow Chanyeong's way, or replaced him. He started the engine and rolled down the window. The cool breeze of night welcomed him with a refreshing atmosphere."It would be nice for a night out."He pressed lever and the car ran with a high speed on an empty road. On the other hand, Baekhyun heard the loud engine sound but he did not care much.

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The warm shower was nice and refreshing at night especially when Baekhyun was tired from crying before that. Chanyeong was someone he could relied on forever so he was so adapted to stay under his protection for the past several years. Also, his mom and dad, he never ever thought of losing them.Life was cruel on him. It did not give him enough time to make himself a little stronger, a little better and a little more independent than now.It was one o'clock in the morning and Baekhyun was not sleepy at all so he looked around Chanyeol's room. His room was almost empty except a wardrobe, bed and several cardboard boxes at a corner. Baekhyun thought it was because Chanyeol was still in the process of unpacking his things and Baekhyun suddenly moved into his room.His phone ringtone interrupted him and he took a look at the number. It was his first time seeing this number but he answered the call."Hello.""Are you Baek?""What?""Oh, our customer here is drunk and our bar is closing in a few minutes so I call the contact saved as the emergency number.""Who is that customer?""Well, I don't know his name. He isn't a regular customer here but he is quite handsome."Baekhyun was confused because no one called him Baek, and he did not know this number."Where is it?"Baekhyun wrote down the address on a paper and he went downstairs to tell Chanyeol about it. He knew it sounded crazy to ask for his help after what he had done to him but he did not have a choice because he did not want to wake Mr. and Mrs. Park up.The empty living room welcomed him with silence as soon as he stepped down onto the floor and he noticed Chanyeol wasn't there."Where is he again? I also don't have his number."Baekhyun whined in annoyance. But he immediately remembered Chanyeong's phone which was completely good as it was in Baekhyun's pant pocket during the accident. That phone had Chanyeol's number so he quickly went upstairs again to get the phone from his luggage."Here it is."Baekhyun found it and called him immediately. After the second ring, the other line picked up but it wasn't Chanyeol."Hello.""Hello, Chanyeol.""The owner of the phone is completely drunk at Cloud Nine bar."Baekhyun's eyes widened and he looked down at the paper in his hand. It was the same bar."Can you please get him a taxi? I will send you the address.""Is it okay to send him alone? He is really drunk.""Then, please drive him home. I will give you bonus for that."He ended the call and sighed.When will you stop getting me involved in your life?Baekhyun sat on the couch in the living room and waited for Chanyeol. He didn't wait for long as they arrived in half an hour."Thank you."Baekhyun thanked the kind stranger who drove Chanyeol home and locked the door. He was struggling in maintaining balance as Chanyeol completely leaned on him."You're so heavy."Baekhyun said and headed to Chanyeol's room because it was too ugly to let a drunk man sleep in the living room."No, your room is this side."Baekhyun pulled Chanyeol from his arm when the taller opened the door of Chanyeong's room which was nearer to the stairs than Chanyeol's room. The drunk Park did not even hear him and went inside and then lay on Chanyeong's bed."This isn't your room. This is Chanyeong's."Baekhyun almost cried because Chanyeol was too stubborn when he was drunk and he even tried to take off his sweater."Too hot..."The taller murmured and Baekhyun gave up. He helped Chanyeol take off his sweater and he took off Chanyeol's socks. He turned on air conditioner and turned on the night light on the bedside table."Ah!"Baekhyun shouted out when Chanyeol grabbed his wrist and made him fall onto the bed. And he knew he was trapped.Harsh kisses, well they weren't even kisses but more like sucking his lips roughly, followed after the wrist pain and his eyes went blurry."STOP!"He slapped him on the face and he knew he was wrong as it clicked the wild button inside Chanyeol and the taller devoured him even more. The great difference in their body sizes was a huge disadvantage for Baekhyun to struggle free from Chanyeol's senseless violence.Pain, it was the difference between rape and making love. All he knew was hell like pain."I hate you..."

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TBC.