*next day
Jennie came down and sat along with Y/n, as she was sitting on the table.
"Jennie, where is your father? I don't get to see him a lot around?" Y/n asked.
"Unnie, he's busy with work all the time. We too don't get to see him." She said worried.
"Did you tell your father about your dream?"
"Ani. I can't do that. If appa finds out, I am dead." She said.
"Why? It is what you like, afterall. Why do you feel scared to tell him, what you like?" Y/n asked, as she sipped on her coffee.
"He's really difficult to convince. Once, oppa said to dad that he liked a girl. And he just slapped him. He said that he should get only get married to a business man's daughter. "
"What? When did that happen?" Y/n asked curiously.
"Well, it was about 2 years ago. Later, he found out that she was just using him and they broke up and he never loved anyone again." She said.
"So, has your father, found anyone?" She asked.
"No, not yet." There was a relief in Y/n's face.
"Wae unnie? Why do you look relieved?"
"It's just... if he gets married, then I won't have anyone."
"Wae? He'll still be your friend."
"He would. But his wife would feel jealous and it'll lead to a big problem. So, I'm not taking risks in being with him, after marriage." She said and put the cup in the sink and sat back.
"Unnie, are you free?" She asked.
"Ne. Why?"
"My friends and I are going to the mall. Would you like to join us?"
"Uh... I don't know."
"Go with her. You'll also get distracted." Kai said as he entered the kitchen.
"As you say. Ok, I'll join you guys." Jennie was really happy and she pulled Y/n along with her and took her to her room.
She and Y/n got ready to the mall. Soon, her friends joined her.
Kai said he'd drop them. They agreed and got in the car with him and he drove to the mall.
They reached and got down, but suddenly Kai asked, whether he could join them. They agreed and all the 6 went together. As they entered the mall, Y/n pulled Kai and Jennie with her. And Jisoo, LIsa and Rose followed them.
They soon reached a vending machine. But she just stood still.
"Y/n, are you ok?" Kai asked.
"Yeah." She said to herself and smiled and walked away from there and the others followed her.
The others went up the escalator. While, Y/n just stood there, thinking about something.
"Y/n, what is it? Tell me." Kai asked.
"The vending machine. Jungkook and I would run to the vending machine and... just memories. This mall is just filled with it." She said and went up the escalator.
"Do you want to go somewhere else?"
"No, I'm fine." She said and they both followed the four of them.
First, they went to take some dresses. they both, silently followed the 4 of them.
Y/n held his hand and walked. Kai didn't say anything, cause it was a usual thing and it became a regular habit for him, going with it. And they were looking around.
Jisoo noticed them both turned around and their hands held together.
"Jen, look over there." She said smiling. She and the others turned to see what Jisoo was talking about. And Jennie's eyes lit as she saw what she was seeing.
"OMG!! They're so cute. Let me take a photo." She said and clicked few pictures of them.
And they continued shopping. Soon they finished and Kai paid the bil and they left.
As they got out, Y/n dashed into someone.
"I'm really sor-" She paused as she saw who it was.
"It's ok." He said and left.
"Jimin." She whispered and watched him go along with Taehyung, Jungkook and Namjoon.
Kai put his hand on her shoulder and nodded, saying everything will be alright. And they walked to the next shop.
Jennie and her friends went to the makeup side, while, Y/n and Kai waited in the coffee shop opposite to the shop.
They ordered coffee and seated themselves. As they started sipping, Yoongi, Jin and Hoseok, came by and ordered.
Jin turned and looked at Y/n. Y/n also looked at him.
"I cancel the orders. I don't want to have coffee here. Let's just go." He said loud enough and left.
Y/n just saw them go. Kai also noticed it and placed his hand on hers and comforted her.
"Y/n, I saw everything too. It will get better." He said.
"But for how long? Everytime I try to forget it, it doesn't. My surroundings make me remind it. Starwberry, banana milkshake, mint flavoured things, the vending machine, piano, mic, drawings, things breaking, a lot of them, just remind me everything of them. I can't take it anymore." As she said, a tear dropped.
Kai took both her hands and held them.
"I know it's not difficult to forget someone who you have spent 10 years. I am not blaming you for not able to forget them. But Y/n, don't lose your hopes. They will come for you." He said. She nodded.
As they were talking, Jennie and her friends came out and saw them both. They awed again. They walked towards them and they all left.
On their way, to another shop, Y/n asked.
"Tell me more about your friend."
"Why do you ask?"
"Why can't I? I just want to know. I'm not forcing you. If you are ok with it, you can tell." She said and walked forward.
"Ok." He said, loud enough, for her to hear. They both walked outside the shop.
"You really sure? It's more of a personal thing." She said, worrying that she shouldn't have asked.
"It's ok. It's you. I don't mind, telling you." he said.
"We both met at highschool. His name was Ji-hoon (looks like Byun Baekhyun). He and I were really close. We would do everything together. I didn't really have that much friends, he was my only friend. He didn't see whether I was poor or rich, he just saw me as a person. He was very sweet and caring. I could've never found anyone like him. But...." He paused rewinding the incident. Y/n listened patiently to him.
"But, while crossing the road to school, he.... he got dashed by a car, and it happened right in front of me. I was shocked. I.. I didn't know what to do. Everyone rushed and the crowd gathered around him. I realised and ran to him. I kneeled down, and put his head on my lap. The blood flowed. Tears flowed, continuoulsy. I shouted, frustrated, that I couldn't save him. I asked them to call the ambulance. The ambulance came and they checked his pulse. He was alive, until, the monitor showed his pulse was not... he was not.... I miss him so much." He cried.
"Kai-" Before she could say anything, he hugged her. He buried himself in Y/n's shoulder. Y/n hugged him and comforted him.
"Y/n, thank you for staying with me." He said in between his cries. Y/n didn't say anything and just hugged him, while he cried.
*after few minutes
Y/n felt his breath hit her neck. The tears dried and they both just stood like that.
"Kai, are you ok?" She asked. But there was no response. She slowly lifted him but he again fell on her shoulder. His entire body weight was on her. She somehow tried to take her phone and call Jennie.
"Hello, Jennie. Can you come fast."
"What happened unnie?"
"Kai is not responding. And he's not moving. I'm scared. Please hurry up." Y/n's voice craked as she said the last words.
The call ended and she tried waking him up but still there was no response. Soon the others came and they asked help from others to bring him down. They put him in the car and Y/n sat in and drove to the hospital, along with the others.
They reached soon and she asked them to get him and they admitted him. They took him in and injected IV's and put an oxygen mask. Yn feared something might happen to him.
"Jennie, d-do you know wh-why?" She asked.
"Unnie, he has broken a lot of times thinking about his friend and it always ended up like this."
The doctor came out and Jennie rushed to him, while Y/n sat on the chair with a thump, shocked.
"It's just stress. He has been thinking about something and he has lost energy. He'll be fine. He'll wake up in few minutes. You can see him then." The doctor said and left.
'What did I do? I shouldn't have asked him. I didn't know it would lead him to this.' Y/n started cursing herself.
Soon, his parents came running in.
"Jen, is he ok? Is he awake?" His mother asked.
"How did it happen again? You knew he would break down, if he talks about his friend. Who asked him?" His father asked, angry.
"Sir, I asked him." Y/n said, as she stood up.
"I aske dhim about his friend. But I didn't know it would lead to this." She said looking down.
Without wasting another second, Mr Kim slapped her. More tears flowed.
"Omo! What are you doing? She said she did it by mistake. We should've told her about it. It's our mistake." Mrs Kim said.
"It's ok aunty. I was the cause of it, I'll take the punishment, no matter what it is." She said, looking down.
"No!" Except Y/n, the others turned and looked.
"She won't take any punishment. I insisted in telling her, so it's not her fault." Kai said as he came out from the bed as he saw his father slap Y/n, when he woke up.
"Are you out of your mind?"
"No I am not and I would not like to take after your company. I am gonna pursue my dream. I want to become an idol, and so does Jennie. I am training myself. And so is Jennie. It would be good if you support us. Or else it's fine." He said.
"She came yesterday, and you all support her. I'm leaving." He said and turned, but someone held his hand and stopped him.
He turned and saw Y/n holding his hand.
"Sir, please don't go. They need you. It's ok if you don't support them, but atleast stay. I'm sorry for causing this problem. It wouldn't be good if you go. So... I'll leave." She feel on her knees and begged him.
"Please don't leave your family. I beg you sir, please. I don't want your kids to suffer like me. Please." She hardly whispered the last part.
Suddenly, Y/n felt everything turning around. She couldn't see properly. And the next thing, before she could get up, she fell down.
"Y/N!!" Kai shouted and kneeled down and placed her head on his lap.
"Y/n, please. Wake up. Y/n, don't leave me." He cried. The nurses came over and carried her and took her to another room and did the required things.
"If something happens to her, I don't know what I'll do." Kai said and left, to see Y/n.
Y/n was placed on the bed and they did the same things as they did to Kai. He was worried sick about her. He knew what she was going through and he still let it happen.
The doctor soon came out and asked for her attendee. Kai walked forward, but stopped by someone.
Who could it be? Could it be Y/n's friends or someone else? Who do you think it is, let me know in the comments section.
TBC~