Hours pass by and we do nothing but wait. Seungmin and I have been checking Squirrely's pulse nonstop, in case something happens. The house is filled with tension and non of us has said a word ever since Seungmin gave him the pill.
Minho has been attending class for the last 3 hours, so me and Seungmin are alone with Squirrely. I can't even focus on the TV, my gaze keeps falling on Squirrely who is still breathing harder then usually. I've changed his shirt for around 6 times by now, which worries me quite a lot, because he jus won't stop sweating.
Seungmin has been changing the program for at least 5 minutes, since non of us has been able to stay calm, it's frustrating for all three, at least Squirrely is still breathing I guess. Seungmin said, he doesn't know how his body is going to react on the pill but it's been ok so far. He keeps switching the program, until I notice something and signal him to stop. He turns back the program and turns on the volume.
"The police found a new trace, of where the kidnapped patient might be. A student from Seoul National University, has reported, that one of his classmates did an unreported test on a drug, that he has never seen before. On top of that, he was asked if the test can stay a secret between the two." A moment later a man shows on the screen. Just by looking at the small glasses that are hanging on his nose, I can tell he's not an enjoyable person to be around. Even his facial figure show how greedy he probably is.
"He was already acting strange for a few days, so when he asked me to do the test, I didn't have a choice. He never showed enough respect to some of his seniors and since he's the top student, I didn't think I have a choice but to do as he says. I really didn't expect him to be this kind of a person though." Seungmin picks up the TV controller ready to throw it at the screen.
"Ah that son of a-" The anger is obvious all over his face. I have rarely heard him swear, so he really must be pissed off.
"I should call my parents. My mother will get a heart attack if she sees this." He starts searching his pockets, before realizing his phone is not there. A moment later he kneels down on the floor, searching his bag and after not being able to find it, he just ends up tossing everything on the ground.
"Did I leave it in my car??" He takes his keys and storms out of the door, before I can even say anything. I turn my head back to the TV, eyeing the scene in front of me. Looks like even the top student doesn't have it easy in school. People gain enemies anywhere they go anyway.
I lower the volume again, not wanting to wake up Squirrely but exactly in that same moment something ruffles behind me. I turn around and see Squirrely trying to sit up. I quickly reach down to help him up, but the moment my hands touch his skin he flinches at the skin contact, and shakes his head.
"Don't touch me." I slowly back off at his cold tone. "It huts." He adds and continues to push himself up. He can barely control his weak body, as he makes a step forward. Even here I can hear his weak breath, his legs seem like a jelly that can't even hold a leaf on them, but he still manages to make a few more steps forward, before collapsing on the ground.
His hands stretch in front of him making his fall less painfully, but he still lets out a small grown as he tries to support himself on the armchair. Even thought I want to help, he shakes me off again. I take the infusion that has been hanged on the hanger for this entire time and follow behind him who is already raised up and is now walking toward the bathroom. I don't even know how many times he hits the wall before finally reaching the bathroom door. He quickly takes the infusion out of my hand and enters the bathroom, with the door closing behind him.
Why does it feel like a big weight drops on my heart the moment his face is out of my sight. I just lean on the door trying to breathe normally, before Seungmin comes back in with his eyes all over the place.
I take a deep breath and walk back to the living room.
"I think I forgot it in the hospital while steeling the infusions." He scratches the back of his head before Minho coms out of the kitchen, while rubbing his eyes.
"Maybe it's better that way. Do you think the president would go that far to tracking our phones??" He looks like he just got out of bed. Why is his hair so messy.
"If that was the case, wouldn't they already track down Jieun noona's phone" I take a moment to realize he just called me noona. I haven't heard it in a while, and to be honest he was the only person to ever call me noona, so I guess, I'm back to not being used to it.
"No, actually I never gave them my number." Both of their heads turn to me in the same moment.
"Wh- what?? How did you get the job then?? Didn't they require a phone number??" Minho asks.
"They did, but if my memory serves me right I didn't pay my phone that month, and I thought it was about to get cut off, so I simply asked them if I can give them only my email. And they agreed." I explain.
"Didn't they ask for your number after tho??"
"They did, but I had a feeling I shouldn't give it to them" I just give them a small smile before Minho simply shrugs his shoulders and turns his head to the empty couch.
His eyes widen a bit, as he doesn't detect Squirrely in the room.
"Where is he!?" Now Seungmin turns his head toward the couch as well, and both of them enter panic mode.
"Calm down he's in th-" Something crushes behind me making me turn my body as fast as possible. The sound came from the bathroom that is just a few meters from us. Without giving it a second thought, I storm toward it and slam the door open. My eyes find Squirrely collapsed on the ground, his back leaning on the wall and his eyes shut closed.
Right behind me Seungmin quickly kneels down to him checking his pulse.
"Don't touch him, he said it hurts." I quickly say but it looks like Seungmin completely ignores me, as he quickly raises Squirrely up making him sit in a more comfortable position. I didn't notice this before but, his face is swollen and red. The last time I changed his shirt his chest and stomach were slightly red as well, but I didn't give it much thought back then.
"Where does it hurt??" Seungmin asks as Squirrely slowly opens his eyes again.
"My shoulders.. neck, arms and legs.. and my eyes.. I can't breathe." I can hear he can't, because he needs to take a breath in between every word he says.
"I feel like my eyes are about to catch on fire.. aghh." He closes his eyes again and pushes his palms against the ground for supper.
"Open your mouth." Seungmin demands. Squirrely opens his mouth and Seungmin moves himself to the side letting as much light as possible shine into Squirrely's mouth.
"His throat and tongue are swollen, no wonder he can't breathe. Let's take you back to the living room first." Minho steps forward and both of them support Squirrely on each side and slowly lift him up. Even though he keeps groaning all the way to the couch, he manages to make a few normal steps as well.
They sit him down and he just throws his head back letting his arms fall beside his body. Seungmin takes a second to observe his condition before turning to me.
"I brought oxygen in case he became like this but there isn't much. If we give it to him now and he gets worse later on we'll be in trouble, so I don't think we should give it to him now." He says. A second later, I realize he is waiting for me to give him an answer on what we are supposed to do.
There is not much to think through here. If he can still breathe we are not giving it to him now. I push Seungmin aside and stand right in front of Squirrely, taking his face into my palms. He slowly opens his eyes again and looks at me.
"I need you to breathe ok. Just breath in the easiest way possible for you." He nods at me and closes his eyes again. "We are not giving it to him unless he is barely breathing after all, the side effects of an overdose can't last forever."
"We can help with his eyes and face thought. Bring a rag and warm water, oh and some ice." Me and Minho both head toward the kitchen to bring what Seungmin asked for.
"Sorry about before." He suddenly says making me turn my head toward him while the pot I am holding is filling with warm water.
"Since when do we apologize for us yelling at each other??" I say turning my attention back to the pot. I mean, it's probably normal for friends to apologize to each other after they yell, but me and Minho work in a different way. We never say sorry, unless it's about a life or death situation. Why say sorry anyway, when 90% of the sorrys you hear in life are a lie. It's better to simply show you care with actions and not words.
"I felt like I should say it. I know it's frustrating for you an-" I shut him up, since I don't want him to start his mumbling. It makes me feel like he's pitying me.
"You told me to stop being fake so listen to your own advice. There is not a reason for me to have it harder then you, so don't act like you can't be frustrated over it." I stop the water as the pot gets filled up.
"You do have a reason though and I never said I'm not frustrated over it, of course I am, god I wish I could just go to karaoke and scream my soul out." I smile a bit at how he's trying to light the mood up.
"Why scream. You can actually sing I'm the one who is screaming." He pulls out a bag of frozen food out of the fridge and turns toward me.
"You know how to rap thought" I take a rug and pick up the pot from the counter.
"Oh please, I sound like Oli London. And you can rap pretty well, you just don't" A chuckle escapes his lips before he speaks up again.
"A talented Oli London." He says to me as both of us exit the kitchen.
I place the pot on the small table and Seungmin immediately dips the rug into the water. After he squeezes out the water he places it over Squirrely's eyes. He takes the frozen food out of Minho's hands and holds it on Squirrely's face. Squirrely slightly flinched at the cold touch, but doesn't complain afterward.
"What's wrong with his skin??" Minho asks.
"It's just his skin reacting to the drug. We can't do anything about it, just don't touch him where it's red, It should go away eventually." I sit on the couch next to him and take the frozen food out of Seungmin's hand. If I'm gonna sit around I should at least help in some way.
I gently push the cold bag with frozen food on his cheek. With his eyes covered, I can only look at his nose and lips and as my eyes look at his slightly parted lips, I notice he stopped biting them. The wound from a week ago is almost completely gone.
At least one thing we accomplished in this entire week.
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Thank you for reading â¤ï¸ð¤
As promised. Also happy pride month to everyone who are in the LGBTQ and LGBTQ+ community. Keep you head up and remember... love is love, no mater it's size and gender. You have the right to love whoever you want to and nobody ain't changing that.
Have a nice month!!
UPDATE:
YOU BETER CONGRATULATE STRAY KIDS ON WINNING KINGDOM BITCHES WOWOWIEIWBWKSISHDNI
WOLFGANG!!
Now give us Hyunjin back too O_O