Haneul

I closed my eyes to sleep but I still can't.

I've already tried going to sleep at 10pm, but now it's been about two hours, and nothing's happening.

I look at the clock and it finally strikes at 12.

I got up from my bed and started walking to my kitchen. I tried to prepare myself some warm milk as I was hoping it would do the trick.

I went ahead to the living room and switched on my tv in order to look for some good channels to watch. Afterwards, I came back to the kitchen to get my cup of milk.

"Breaking News: A bus and a car accident occured just about two hours ago. It has been confirmed that 13 passengers of the bus are dead, while the rest of the people are injured. The driver of the car was rushed to the hospital, but is confirmed to be dead on arrival..."

I heard the news report on the television, and that sudden news somehow made me inexplicably uneasy and sad.

"Too bad..." I sighed upon drinking my milk.

Hyungwon

After a few hours of being unconscious, I finally woke up.

The first thing I realized was the neck brace I had on.

I took a moment to absorb my surroundings, as I finally remember the last thing that happened.

"I'm... alive." I sighed out of relief.

I stared at the wall above me as I remembered seeing the dead and injured people I saw on the floor.

I sure am lucky to have survived such accident.

"Hello there. You're awake?" I suddenly heard the nurse greet me as she swung the door open.

I gave a small nod to greet her back.

"You have apparently hurt your neck. There are also some minor scratches on your arm from pieces of glass on the floor when you fell down. Do you perhaps remember anything?" She asked.

"I do remember my neck hurting the moment I fell down from the force of the collision. It just happened too suddenly so I wasn't able to support myself..." I told her.

"I see. You don't have much to worry, unless if there's anything else more. You can go home sooner than the others, but you'll have to wear your brace for a minimum of 6 weeks. Some treatments can last up to 4 or 6 months, but the doctor said your case isn't too severe." She explained.

"Alright." I said.

"Stay here for the whole day first and rest up. It's already 2am in the morning, so you can leave in the afternoon. You'll have to miss a school day." She said.

"Yes, I understand. Thank you." I gave a nod, and she then went ahead to go.

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Haneul

I walked around the classroom to get to my seat. I sure did miss alot of sleep last night, and so I was feeling very drowsy.

Class wasn't starting sooner yet, and so I looked around for my friend Bora.

"Hmm.. where is that girl?" I quickly took out my phone and started dialing her number.

"Haneuuul~" She whined into the phone.

"Oh, Bora! The bell will ring in about 10 minutes, why aren't you here in school yet? You usually arrive earlier along with Kihyun." I asked.

"I can't make it to school today. I'm getting treatment for my sprained ankle. I'm in the hospital." She sulked.

"Huh? What happened to you?" I worried.

"I was practicing a dance routine and I landed badly while trying out a stunt. I didn't even notice it at first but my ankle started brusing and swelling. My dance teacher advised me to get it treated yesterday." She explained.

"Hey, take care of yourself better next time! I'll come visit you there after school, so just text me the address." I told her.

"Okay then! See you later!" She sounded happy.

"Neee~ I'll get going now. Bye bye!" I bid my goodbyes and ended the call as I started walking back to the classroom.

Suddenly, someone grabbed my arm rapidly and turned me backwards.

"Agh!"

I looked to see the person in front of me, and I was surprised to find Taehyung.

"What's with you again?" I asked, irritated.

"Hey, I saw you yesterday with a tall skinny guy in the arcade." He said.

"And so?" I asked.

"Is that malnourished stick your boyfriend? I didn't know you were into sickly-looking guys." He mocked.

"Tsk, here you go again. You always try to pick on me so hard lately that you're starting to not get on my nerves anymore. Maybe you could try harder next time." I took my arm out from his grasp.

To be completely honest, I was feeling annoyed by the way he talked about Hyungwon. However, I tried to be as calm as possible. I didn't want to show him that he could push me over so easily.

"What's with you really? Are you possessed or something? I thought you liked me, and here I am coming to you. So why are you refusing me all of a sudden?" Taehyung frowned at me.

"Hell yeah I am. So, my advice to you is to leave me alone unless you want that scary incident to happen once again. I still recall the time you and your squad ran out of fear upon seeing that supernatural figure." I threatened him.

Suddenly, I started to see Taehyung's face soften. He looks like he's been actually defeated.

I turned around to start walking, but he suddenly said one more thing which stopped me in my tracks.

"The fact that he kept you alive is interesting.. I'm guessing you have some relations with that thing. Now I'm bound to dig some dirt in you." He smirked.

I gulped upon hearing his words. I didn't want anyone to find out about me and Wonho.

The bell rang, and so Taehyung now started walking away from me. As soon as he left, I started moving back to my classroom.

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Hyungwon

I decided on going home now because I didn't see anything else wrong with my body condition anymore apart from my neck.

"Please sign here. The bus company has confirmed their payment in place for the injuries you have received." The nurse told me.

"Is that so? Thank you." I quickly scanned through and signed the paper to confirm.

I started looking around the hospital, but all of a sudden, I encountered a familiar face.

"Cheon Haneul!" I called out.

However, I saw her walk past through me without hearing me at all. I looked at her walk towards the hallways, and so I decided to chase after her.

Haneul

I was blasting some good music in my ears as I was about to go visit Bora. I just arrived in the hospital with my earphones on, and so I walked straight ahead to get to her assigned room.

"Haneul-ah!"

All of a sudden, someone held my arm and stopped me.

"Omona!" I was caught by surprise as I turned around.

There, I saw Hyungwon right infront of me.

"Hyungwon?! W-what happened to you?!"

My eyes widened upon noticing the brace on his neck.

I quickly grabbed his arms to check, and I saw a few of his covered and treated wounds.

"Yah?! Why didn't you tell me?!" My voice raised as I asked him, but it was because I sincerely cared.

"Wait, it actually just happened last night while I was going home from your house. The bus I rode got into an accident with a car." He explained.

Suddenly, the news report that I heard of last night slowly replayed back into my mind.

"Heol.. Could it be... that you were involved in that accident where 13 people were reported dead?" I asked him, and complete shock was just showing on my face.

"...That's the one. Sorry, Haneul-ah I didn't mean to worry yo--"

Before he could say anything more, I quickly cut him off as I went in for an embrace.

I wasn't able to control my feelings. It was the only thing I wanted to do at the moment. I embraced him tightly, as I was both sincerely sorry and thankful for everything.

"I can't believe this happened to you.. What would I have done if you were one of those people who died? It's my fault, I'm sorry for not going with you to the convenience store. If only I did so, then you could have avoided the accident. Thank goodness you're alive.." I spoke while I buried my face in his chest.

"Oh-- Thank you, Haneul... for worrying about me." I felt him slowly break into a smile.

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Later on, I was now able to explain to him the reason of why I was in the hospital. Upon learning so, he finally let me be and decided that we should see each other again soon.

"Next time, let's actually go to that cafe I really liked." He suggested.

"Oh sure, why not. But for now, make sure you take care on your way home!" I smiled.

"Alright, you too. I'll see you soon." He waved to me as he started walking his way.

"Goodbye!!" I waved back.

I quickly turned around as soon as he left, and in complete honesty, I was really flustered by my own actions.

I slapped my face to knock some sense into me, and I just felt my cheeks blushing red.

My heartbeat was also going crazy.

"Cheon Haneul, why did you hug him?!" I mentally screamed at myself.

Because of my sudden actions, I was literally dying of uncontrolled shame.

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Disclaimer but I don't know how to construct a professional news report like how its done on TV so sorry if it was bad. Also, idk how hospital and treatments work but let's just do it quick for the sake of the story! This is fictional anyways haha

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