I Always Smile, But Is It Always Real?✅

part 25

Every one were done with their routine. They all started lunch.

"Okay kids the food is ready" yelled Chan.

Jeongin was being bothered by Suengmin and the moment he heard Chan he left Jeongin and ran to the food. Jeongin thanked Chan in his mind.

Hyunjin and Jisung ran to the table almost tripping in the process Changbin started laughing at them and in the process he too fell down.

Minho was looking at all the chaos and laughing hardly. Changbin , Jisung and Hyunjin made their way towards Minho.

"Hyung now we will tickle you to death" said Changbin.

"Yeah" said Hyunjin and Jisung simultaneously.

"Hey! If you don't want sanitizer in your mouth stay away from me" said Minho while laughing.

"I have gotten used to it hyung" said Hyunjin.

Minho started running to escape from them and the three boys started chasing them. Whole house was noisy af. Everything was fun till Minho tripped and fell down.

He let out a loud scream out of surprise. All of them came rushing towards him. His eyes were a little teary. He hit his elbow an knee. It did hurt a little bit.

Hyunjin and Changbin helped him stand up. It wasn't like he couldn't stand up, they were just being too worried.

Everyone came rushing towards him and kept on asking of he was okay. To which he just smiled internally. He felt happy that they were so worried about him.

He felt loved.

"Guys, stop it aldready I just scraped my knee and elbow it is no big deal okay" said Minho.

"Ok then. Let us clean it with antiseptic" said Jeongin.

"Why can't you just wash it with water?"

"Nah. We are cleaning it with antiseptic" said Jeongin.

Minho whined but complied anyway. Minho was wearing long sleeves so the folded it up. Jeongin abruptly stopped as he saw something on his skin.

He immediately raised the sleeve up even further.

"What are you-" Minho was cut off by Jeongin.

"Hyung" said Jeongin while swallowing the lump in his throat. Minho was scared.

"What are these scars hyung?" Asked Jeongin.

Minho understood what the younger was talking about. He avoided his friend's eye contact and shook his head.

Minho was scared. He couldn't bring himself to tell them. Tell them that he cut himself.

Jeongin raised the sleeve up further and they saw even more scars. They were smaller than the previous ones.

He lowered it seeing that Minho was not willing to tell him. Minho was shocked as Jeongin spoke nothing. Jeongin looked at him and understood what his friend was thinking.

"Nothing you don't want to do" said Jeongin while smiling. Minho smiled. Jeongin was curious but he didn't want to pressurise Minho no matter how much the worry was killing him.

They just spent the whole time laughing and playing. It was nearly 5 in the evening. Jeongin was in the balcony enjoying the breeze.

Minho came to him and started talking to him.

Mention of past self harm :

"I cut myself that day" said Minho. Jeongin turned around and kept on looking at his hyung.