Isolation • Jang Wujin | all of us are dead / on hold

Chapter 6

You were sitting on the left side of the room. Wujin had joined you a few moments ago. There wasn't much to do while waiting for Gyeongsu to come back out.

Looking out the window you let your thoughts wonder. How far had this thing spread? Was it in other cities or just Hyosan? You wondered briefly about your uncle who was your official guardian, your parents passed when you were younger in an accident and you came to live with your uncle.

He worked in a military job, so he often went into other cities for long periods leaving you in Hyosan. Did he hear about your school? Would he try to rescue you? Maybe. Maybe not.

"What if I became one of them?" You turned to Wujin on your left.

He looked away from gesturing to Daesu giving you a concerned look. "You won't."

You chewed the inside of your lip and played with your shoelaces. Sitting still in one place allowed time for you to overthink. "What if you become one Wujin?"

"Y/n you can't think like that right now." He told you in a soft voice. "Let's- focus on getting out of here, together and alive." He offered his pinky finger to you. "Let's make a promise."

You lifted your eyes to his. "We stopped pinky promises when we turned fifteen you know." But you lifted your left hand to his. "Whatever you do don't break it." You sternly told him as a wave of pain pierced through your head.

Ugh another stupid headache. Probably just your lack of water after all the running.

"I wouldn't dream of it." Wujin reassured you.

Cheongsan sighed and restlessly stepped away from the recording room. "Ms Park it's been thirty minutes, Gyeongsu won't come out." He told her.

"Okay, I'll go get him out." Ms Park gave Cheongsan a pitiful look and went inside to talk to him. She came out moments later. "He says he'll stay the whole hour." She informed Cheongsan.

Wujin got up to join everyone else who was waiting outside the window of the recording room.

You noticed Nayeon sulking around the broken broom Cheongsan and Suhyeok had used with the zombie earlier on. Frowning you watched her slide her handkerchief back in her pocket and she turned around.

"What?" She sourly snapped at you.

You stood up brushing your hands on your trackpants. "Nothing..." You curtly replied still suspicious.

On your way to check on Gyeongsu through the window you caught Namra blankly staring at Nayeon. Namra blinked and shook her head slightly meeting your eyes.

Shrugging you turned to Gyeongsu who was flicking through one of the notebooks in and you tapped your knuckles on the window. It caught Gyeongsu's attention and he smiled tiredly seeing it was you.

"You should apologise." Daesu folded his arms as he turned to Nayeon.

"Why should I?" Nayeon butted back. "You all thought he was infected too."

Beside you Jimin sighed annoyed. "Yes but we didn't look down on him like you!"

You pressed your lips together feeling Nayeon getting on your nerves again. You glanced around at everyone who was focused on Nayeon. If you stayed in the same room as Nayeon any longer you really might explode on her. "I'm going in." You announced, slipping inside the recording room before anyone replied.

"Y/n!" Gyeongsu spun around on his chair setting the notebook down. "Come to join my pity party?"

"Tsk, don't say that, you'll be out soon. Nayeon was getting on my nerves. Actually you should come out now, Cheongsan wants you to." You joined him on the second seat.