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It's been a three days since so much happened. From haechan's last solo live to today. Haechan had sent a bubble message to fans assuring and thanking them which ofcourse made him happy. But then he also heard from doyoung about jaemin and that one not -so stranger he saw with him and how they were in the supermarket together.
Then he saw a fellow actor jeno post their pics together which made him questione various things but well his mood spoiled and he cried in Mark's arms all night.
"Dude "
"You need to take care of yourself. You still have to meet him. How will you face him tomorrow???" Mark asked as he passed haechan his dinner plate.
"I don't know hyung. I really don't"
"It's not easy."
"Like I mean... Ofcourse it's been years."
"And ofcourse I should have forgotten about it all. And I have" he lied.
"But like.. we were friends. Childhood friends!!!"
"It's a friendship that I lost ! And he doesnt even seem to care about that!"
Mark pitied haechan. Not in a sense that was looking down on him. But in a way that he understood the hurt he was feeling. He would have felt it the same way if he and haechan were to ever break their friendship.
He thought about it for a moment. Drinking the water, thoughts ran through his head.
"Then, maybe..."
Haechan looked up.
"Maybe.... You initiate-"
"NO"
"Liste-"
"Hyung are you crazy?" Haechan dropped the chopsticks. "You want me to talk to him??"
"I can barely even look into his eyes !" Haechan said, face scrunching. The thought of having a basic conversation scaring him.
"Well...then..."
"There is nothing...you know?"
"Like it would be like this forever. You both not talking to each other ever. Or playing hide and seek and whatever it is that you like" mark said those words without looking at haechan at all.
"You have been doing it for 2 years. A few more won't hurt I guess"
"But remember, he will come back to Korea eventually. He still have his military enlistment and all" mark reminded him.
military enlistment? Haechan forgot about it. He had his coming too.
He remembered having a conversation with doyoung and Johnny about it. That he might enlist next year. Since, the company was launching a new boy group and doyoung was going to be busy with his new drama so he could enlist without affecting any group comebacks.
He shifted the empty plate forward with his hands, as he tried to support himself with the cane.
"I don't know hyung. It's not as easy as it sounds..." Haechan muttered as he struggled to walk back into Mark's bed room.
"Do you need help with the dishes?" He asked stopping mid-way.
"Can you even help?" Mark scoffed at the audacity.
"Ofcourse I can't. Just wanted to be nice" haechan returned a smirk as he turned around.
"Fuck you man"
"Yeah let's leave that for renjun"
By the time the hallway got silent, they both drifted to their own thoughts.