Jisung's parents came to visit everyday and to say his mother panic over the smallest thing everyday was an understatement.  Just think about how heartbroken she was when she heard her only child broke his leg? Her son kept getting injuries whenever he played basketball.

When he first played basketball, he came home with bruises because he kept falling or the ball kept being thrown on his face. Now that he was really good at basketball, she thought she didn't need to worry about her clumsy son anymore.

Usually his mother would stay until late but since today she came with his father, Mrs.Han had to leave early because they left the restaurant without anybody to watch over it.

When his mother left, it was the most dreading moment ever. His father sat next to him, throughout these couple days he hadn't day anything much but it felt like something big was going to happen today, especially when his father didn't leave with his mother.

"Do you like basketball?", Jisung didn't know how to respond to his father's question. Almost half of his life had been him, Hyunjin and basketball, how was it possible not to like basketball?

Jisung absent mindedly nodded, "yeah, of course?", He said, dumbfounded. He couldn't help but found it funny that his father would ask him such an obvious question. It's like asking someone what they're doing when you actually know what they're doing. His father sighed, he seemed relieved, almost like a lump of weight was taken off his shoulder. "That's good. I thought you're forcing yourself because of me"

Jisung was lost at words, his father's statement had such a huge impact one him. "Why..." His small voice gradually increased higher. "Why would I force myself for you?!" There was a hint of anger in his voice.

His father remained calm, "I just don't want you to play for the sake of me" His father had been a basketball player himself and it was almost like he couldn't live without practicing every single day. He wouldn't leave the court during a tournament even if his someone he knows is in the hospital or when his uncle had a surgery but only that day he dropped the ball and ran out of the court.

In the middle of that important tournament that could get him into the nation team, he ran for his family. He ran for his wife and his newborn son. At that moment, he didn't care about anything else but Jisung and Jiyeon.

However, fate was cruel— an accident happened and his father became crippled. He lost his ability to play, the only thing he was good at.

"You're wrong. I'm playing for myself", Jisung said, his expression darkening as he looked down at his hand. His father nodded, not wanting to bother his son anymore. "Alright, rest well"

"I'm getting you tommorrow", Jisung nodded. He had one more day left before the doctor let him leave the hospital. Jeongin had long left the hospital, so, it had been boring for quite a while.

After Mr.Han left, the atmosphere inside the room become heavy and cold. "Do I like basketball?", He asked himself.

"Of course, I do. What kind of question–", he couldn't finish his words as tears trickled down his cheeks. He didn't know. He didn't know what he really liked. Did he liked basketball? Or did he played because of guilt? Guilt that his father lost his dream.

What he really needed now was a hand to hold him in place and gentle words telling him to take it slow but he was alone.

It had always feel lonely. Ever since he was a kid, ever since he started playing basketball but now? It had become lonelier. Hyunjin leaving him, Na-Eun not returning his feeling, his injury, the game, his father's question....after all of that, it became even lonelier.

He looked outside the window, it was raining. He wondered if his father brought umbrella with him.

*

Hyunjin sat inside Jisung's room. As expected, Jisung hadn't change his password. He was too lazy to do that anyway.

Hyunjin hadn't make a plan to come here. He was just thinking of the hoodie Jisung took away from him and wanted it back but who knew his legs would bring him here. He didn't even know how he arrived there. His legs just absent mindedly brought him to Jisung's room.

Hyunjin stood up from Jisung's bed and walked to the wardrobe, searching for his hoodie when a box fell out from Jisung's wardrobe. He was planning to leave as soon as possible but as soon as he picked up the box, his heart ran one hundred mile per second.

He carried the box and sat on Jisung's bed. "I thought he threw it away", a few days ago when Hyunjin come to visit Jisung. He saw Jisung throwing some rubbish away and the box was one of it. Jisung always tell Hyunjin that he keeps everything about him in this box, just so he could laugh at it when he's sad.

Hyunjin never bothered to ask what's inside but when he opened the box and saw what's inside, his heart softened.

He picked up a piece of picture, "this was from school trip in high school", it was a picture of Jisung chasing after Hyunjin who had stolen his chicken during barbecue night. The class monitor took a picture of them as souvenir.

He picked another picture of Jisung hugging Hyunjin's dog, Kkami while pushing him away. 

He looked at the box filled with pictures before closing it. He walked to the wardrobe and placed the box back inside when he saw a familiar pair of shoes he hadn't seen for a while beside a nicely folded hoodie. It was the sport shoes he got for Jisung after high school graduation.

He thought Jisung threw it away but he didn't. Guilt started to eat him. Why did he told Na-Eun such a lie? There was no way he could throw Jisung away just like that.

His previous plan to return to his dorm changed. He turned his heel and ran out of the room with his hoodie.

He grabbed his umbrella and ran to the nearest bus stop. His next destination was the University Hospital.

*
—knock! Knock!

"Come in", Jisung said as Kevin walked in with a smirk on his face. "What kind of smile is that? Want to be punched?", Jisung asked Kevin, showing him a his fist. Kevin rolled his eyes, "I'm smiling because I got you these"

Jisung groaned, "more oranges?!", Kevin nodded. "And cheesecake"

"I think I'm gonna puke. Stop bringing the same thing everyday!", He complained , taking the cheesecake from Kevin. A victory smiled appeared on Kevin's face. "You still eat them"

"Well, have you never heard of 'wasting food is a bad manner'?", Jisung said while eating.

Kevin shrugged," well, I'm going to get water for you first. Wait here", Jisung nodded. He didn't expect to get along with Kevin actually. If you ignore his jealousy actually he was a good guy. He just had a bit obsession over being the best and also over Hyunjin's life. Jisung tilted his head, nowadays he hadn't really talk about Hyunjin the way he always did before. He talked more about himself and Jisung.

"What? Am I like a life changer for him or–", Jisung couldn't finish his ridiculous thoughts when the door opened.

Jisung blinked in confusion before he processed who was walking towards him. His eyes grew wide and wider. "Hyun....Jin?"

-

Okei, I ready wanna fluff so y'all be ready. Y'all be readdyyymqjwnwnwnwjwjananqisnkw in no mwkwnwisnwkqmkwkwm yes ijwjwwjwjjwjwjw- hunny