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The feeling of uneasiness and nauseous  woke up Chanyeol from his deep slumber, a low groan slipped out of his mouth as he tried moving his body.

"Oh? Are you awake now?" An unfamiliar voice greeted him making him open his eyes, one by one as they adjusted with the sunlight breaking through the blinds. "Who are you?" His voice croaked out, raspy from the lack of water.

The stranger smiled, showing his eyesmile. "I'm Hong Joshua. Jeonghan's boyfriend." He introduced himself and handed Chanyeol a glass of water. The giant took the glass of water and sat up slowly to drink it.

Jeonghan's boyfriend? Jeonghan never mentioned to me that he has a boyfriend or better yet that he's gay.

He doesn't know what to respond, so he just nod his head in acknowledgement. "How are you feeling?" Joshua asked, taking the now empty glass from Chanyeol. "I feel like i was hit by a truck. Damn. This hangover is killing me." The latter complained, taking his head between his hands.

"As from what i heard, you only had a bottle of soju and it's a surprise that the effect on you is really..." Joshua fiddled with his words and Chanyeol cutted him off with a glare. "Ok shut up whatever."

Jeonghan's boyfriend only chuckled in amusement at the giant's behaviour. "I made hangover soup for you. It should be ready by now. I'll be right back." Joshua said before leaving Chanyeol to himself.

"Asshole." Chanyeol muttered under his breath, not in favor with Joshua's presence. "Chanyeol..." The familiar voice of Baekhyun caught his attention, his eyes turning to the door. "Oh you're up." The midget flashed a smile to Chanyeol who was frowning due to his terrible hangover.

"How are you feeling?" Baekhyun asked the same question Joshua had asked Chanyeol, walking towards the giant and took a seat beside him. "I feel like shit." Chanyeol whined and ended up receiving a smack from Baekhyun. "Watch your language mister." And which the giant only whined even more.

A knock stepped in their conversation, followed by Joshua's gentle voice. "Here's your hangover soup." Joshua said, opening the door to gain him access inside the room.

Chanyeol didn't mind him and just stayed silent as he accepted the bowl while Baekhyun on the other hand, thanked Joshua for his kind gestures. "Thank you Joshua. You really didn't have to."

"It was nothing, Baek." Joshua smiled and excused himself to leave the room. "Yah! You should've thanked him for making you hangover soup and for taking care of you well." Baekhyun scolded Chanyeol but the giant only lifted the spoon to his mouth, taking a taste of the food.

Baekhyun glared at Chanyeol for being so rude at Joshua who was just being nice. "It's not of a big deal. I didn't ask him to take care of me in the first place." Chanyeol reasoned out and continued eating the soup. "Then you shouldn't be eating this." The midget grabbed the bowl from his hands, "I'm not done eating yet!" Chanyeol grunted.

"You can make your own soup then. Such an ungrateful brat." Baekhyun hissed, leaving the room with the bowl between his hands.

Chanyeol couldn't help but groan in annoyance. "Why is it such a big deal for him?"

An eerie silence engulfed Chanyeol inside the room and again the feeling of emptiness and loneliness resurfaced in his chest. It was the same feeling 10 years ago.

"This is your fault! If you haven't given up all our bank money in gambling then we could be finely living today!" Mrs.Park shouted as the tears slowly glided her cheeks like a waterfall. "Don't blame me as if i should be the only one to be responsible for the shit that's happening to us! You were just too busy having an affair with your boss that you don't even give a fuck about us!" It was an exchange of hurtful words, words sharp as knife creating misery and pain.

"Noona... appa and eomma... they are fighting again." Chanyeol, the youngest of the Park cried inside Yoora, his noona's arms. "Shhhh. Just cover you ears. Everything will be okay." Yoora was holding back her tears as she guided her brother to his bed. "If you ever hear anything, just cover your ears and go to sleep okay? Goodnight Channie. Noona loves you so much." The older sister tucked his little brother under his sheets and left a small peck on his forehead.

Little Chanyeol obliged what her noona had said and covered his ears as he heard those shouts again... those shouts that were never ending.

Chanyeol covered his ears as he remembered what happened 10 years ago. It was better before because he has her noona with him but now, he's all alone inside their home, taking in the back-and-forth shouts and blames of his parents. In order, to help their family, Yoora had to go abroad to make a living and to make up for the money that they lost. Chanyeol was fully against with his sister leaving but he couldn't do anything about it.

He painfully sighed, laying back down. He never really told anyone about his family's situation until Baekhyun who made him let out his feelings, unintentionally yet he had to admit, it felt good for someone to be there to hear you out and comfort you even in an awkward way.

Byun Baekhyun.

The annoying brat who ran away from his own wedding because it was an arranged one and he wasn't happy with it, the blonde who always have something to say just to piss him off, the boy who makes him look like a fool sometimes and the person who he sometimes despises.

Yet amidst all of these, he was the only person who tried to hear his story, the only person who understands him most, the person who takes care of him even if it's not oblivious, the person who somehow makes him smile and even laugh, the person whom he's very happy to be with.

"Byun Baekhyun..."

The name of the person who changed his life for the better. And the person whom he's ready to run away with, away from pain, sadness, tears, misery, away from reality.

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Author's Note; HEY GUYS I'M BACK WITH AN UPDATE! THIS CHAPTER IS KIND OF A FILLER CHAPTER.I'M TRYING TO OPEN CHANYEOL'S PAST TO ALL OF YOU BUT DON'T WORRY THINGS WILL BE INTERESTING SOON SO I HOPE YOU'LL STAY TUNED IN.

AND JUST LIKE WHAT I SAID AT THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER THAT I'LL BE DEDICATING CHAPTERS TO YOU, I DEDICATED THIS CHAPTER TO @baekhyoonie 💝

HEY! IF YOU'RE STILL READING UPTO HERE, DO YOU WANT TO BE MY FRIEND? CAN YOU BE MY FRIEND? *gets ignored* OH I GUESS NOBODY WANTS TO BE FRIENDS WITH ME. *sobs*

Published: 02/04/17
Edited: 04/29/19

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