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“Minhyuk hyung, have you heard anything from Myungjun hyung?” Sanha asked Minhyuk over the phone call. Weirdly, these few days Myungjun didn’t even try to reach all of them. Sanha had asked Bin and Dongmin about him but they don’t know either. He tried calling Myungjun so many times but not even a single call picked up. Thousands of chats had been sent but there’s no reply too. Worry seems to consume him day by day.
“Oh Ddana-ya, I haven’t heard anything from him too. Should we visit his apartment today? I’m worried sick.” Minhyuk responded. He too felt something was wrong with his Myungjun hyung. He acknowledged that Myungjun is someone who is not open to others about his feeling. But this time it felt completely strange that he is not picking up phone calls, replying to private messages, or reaching one of them out for lunch. This hyung really had something off.
Neither I nor the others had communicated with Myungjun hyung for this past few days. It means something must be happening to him.
Sanha agreed to Minhyuk suggestion to pay a visit to Myungjun’s apartment. All of the worse scenarios had started to play in his mind. The worst of the worse was the thought of Myungjun killing himself kept playing. It made him anxious. He believed that his Myungjun hyung will not be taking his own life by suicide. Right? He was not convinced by his thought too. Who knows it could happen.
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After Jinwoo died that night, Myungjun’s personality started to change. His cheerful, chick and bright self faded day by day. He’s not the same Myungjun that can’t stop talking, that loves to make other people laugh and make dumb jokes. Sanha missed the old Myungjun who was always free to play around with him. He missed them being silly in public. He also missed Jinwoo who was always there to encourage him to do everything he wants.
Jinwoo’s death had a big impact on them, especially Myungjun. Everyone knew that they were in a relationship for about a year or two and inseparable from each other. But that night, they had a misunderstanding and because of each other’s egos, a big fight happened. Jinwoo walked out of their apartment to calm himself but something bad chased him. He got beaten by a gang member and stabbed in the stomach. Lucky enough that he could call Myungjun for the last time to mutter a short I’m sorry, I love you before he stop breathing and passed away that day.
Myungjun can’t stop putting the blame onto himself for his lover’s death. He acted strong in front of them but in reality although his heart had fully broken and can’t be fixed. The guilty is consuming him every day and every moment something about Jinwoo crossed through his mind. If only he could time travel to that time to fix everything they could live happily now, maybe.
People would say that you should put the past in the past. However, it is easy to talk but hard to do.
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Sanha rang the doorbell of Myungjun’s apartment but there was no answer. “Minhyuk hyung, do you know M-hyung’s password?” Sanha asked Minhyuk curiously. Minhyuk was thinking hard and suddenly remember it. He inserted the password and the door unlocked itself. The scent of alcohol shot Sanha’s sensitive nose. They hurried inside and their view was greeted by an extremely messy living room.
Myungjun was a neat person. This sight really left them dumbfounded and speechless. Myungjun was not in the living room, he must be in his room, Sanha thought. “Sanha, do you smell something bloody? Or it is just my nose?” Minhyuk questioned. Sanha sniffed a bit and the scent hit him. His eyes widen and he pointed Myungjun’s bedroom to Minhyuk.
As expected his bedroom was locked too. They tried to break in but all of their efforts were useless. Minhyuk called Bin for help. Bin arrived not long after that with concern written over his face. He used his strength to open the door. After several tries, the door opened up.
Bin's eyes welled with tears that threatened to fall down when his sight met the shocking image in front of him. The sight of Myungjun lying down on the floor with a deep bloody cut around his neck was terrifying. “Minhyuk, c-call the police now!” his voice slightly shaken. “H-hyung w-what happened? Is he o-” before Sanha finish the question he broke down crying his eyes out. Minhyuk tried to remain calm and called the police.
Minhyuk searched for any huge cloth and cover the corpse. His eyes can’t stop inspecting the room before something caught his attention. There were three envelopes that he certain are letters written by Myungjun before he committed the suicide. Three recipient names are stated on each envelope which are Beloved Parent, Handsome Dongmin and Puppy Cat Bin, Reliable Rock Minhyuk, and Beagle Maknae Sanha.
Minhyuk came closer to Myungjun’s lifeless body and took a last look before he broke down. At first, it was Jinwoo, and now it is Myungjun. The persons that he truly treasured passed away and he got to see their bodies in a bloody state. It was traumatized. Sometimes he wonders if he was the real reason for their death or this was the best path the almighty had set for him.
The police came exactly 20 minutes after the call. They took Myungjun’s body to do the post-mortem. Bin informed Dongmin about what had happened to Myungjun. All of them were in sorrow. Losing the sunshine of the group really hit them hard. No longer someone who will throw a variety of puns toward them, no longer big fat laugh from him, and no more mood maker of the group.
The envelope with the recipient name Beloved Parent, handed to Myungjun’s parent by Minhyuk. He offered an apology to them for not staying by Myungjun’s side before he passed away. Dongmin, Bin, Minhyuk, and Sanha mourned for Myungjun.
Three days after that, they finally dare to open them and read the letter written by Myungjun. As expected, it turned into a crying party.