Inhumane - GOT7 & Twice

32.

No one dared to say the first word in the silent room. Even Taecyeon and Sunmi were watching Mark carefully, not wanting to say anything to upset him.

The silence was so awkward that it was enough for Jisung to sense that something's wrong. He looked around and noticed that everyone else were sneaking glance at each other then at himself and his brother. He followed their gaze to his older brother beside him, he looked... scared?

Was it because he touched the computer earlier? Should he not had? But it was also because something in him was telling him that he could do something about the situation outside. Was he wrong?

"Did I do something wrong?" Jisung finally asked in a quiet whisper which got everyone's attention. Suddenly, everyone had their eyes on him.

"No, of course not!" Nayeon was the first one to react from his sudden question. She was smiling but Jisung was able to tell that the nervousness and worries she had were still hiding behind it.

"Then why are all of you looking at me like that? Was it because of what I've done earlier?"

"Jisung—" Sunmi started. There's no point keeping silent now that the boy himself had spoken up. However, she was interrupted by Mark before she could even start a conversation.

"Jisung, how did you know what to do?"

Everyone else sucked in the words and questions that were at the tip of their tongue. Maybe it's best to let Mark do all the talking.

"I don't know how but I just did. Is it something bad that I shouldn't do?"

When Mark didn't answer his question after a while, Sunmi took over once again. After all, she was the one who made him like that and was also the one who fought along by his side all those years.

"Jisung, do you remember me?" It was a simple question but strong enough to get a few questions answered.

"You look familiar, just like that man out there."

Mark flinched at Jisung's words as his fists tightened. Bambam who was sitting by his side, placed a hand on his shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze. It wasn't much but it was enough encouragement for Mark to relax his body slightly.

"But I feel different when I see you." Jisung continued even without any prompting. "I feel safe with you but I was scared when I saw him. That's why I ran and when I saw this—" Jisung pointed at the closed MacBook on the coffee table. "I suddenly knew what I was able to do."

Once again, there was complete silence in the room. This was the first time Jisung spoke like how his age was supposed to.

"Do you... perhaps..." Bambam hesitated as he took a glance at Mark's unreadable expression but he took in a deep breath and continued. "Do you perhaps remember everything?"

"What do you mean by everything?" With just that one question, Jisung turned back to the little boy he was.

"Nothing." Taecyeon smiled at him then stood up. "Are you hungry? Let's go get some food, what do you want to eat?"

A wide grin split across Jisung's face as he stood up.

"Burgers!" Bambam stood up too and answered before Jisung.

"He wasn't asking you!" Nayeon joined in and gently pulled Jisung by his arm towards her. "Ignore him, you will decide what we're eating!"

"Hey!"

The four of them left the room, leaving only Mark and Sunmi who understood what they were doing. She stayed quiet, leaning her back against the couch again and waited. Even though it wasn't a long time and that she wasn't in his life for a few years, she still understood Mark. He would talk once he's ready and all she had to do was wait.