𝑩𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒍 //𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒚 𝑲𝒊𝒅𝒔 𝑭𝑭//

~𝟯𝟯~

When I got back to the dorms, it was dark outside. My heart felt lighter at having been able to tell someone about my problems. But I was nervous. About what the members would say when I told them. I stood in front of the door; body reluctant to move. I would have probably stood outside the whole night if the door hadn't opened, showing Seungmin.

"Chan, she's home," he yelled inside before smiling at me.

"Were you guys looking for me?"

"No, Chan just got a bit worried when you weren't home by dark yet. You were with Han, right? What did he say? When's he coming home?"

"He said he was getting his first solid food tomorrow. Then he still has to stay for three days for monitoring. After that he should be discharged."

"That's great. We should all go pick him up when he gets discharged," Chan said, walking into the living room. I waited for Seungmin and I to be alone before speaking again.

"I spoke to Han, and he said I should tell you all. And I agree. So, could you maybe tell the rest of the boys I want to tell them something after dinner?"

"Sure. And I'm glad you could talk to someone about this."

"I didn't really mean to tell him. It just happened."

"Nonetheless, I'm glad you did. You seem less stressed."

I nodded just as Chan called us for dinner. Everyone smiled at me, which just made me more nervous.

...

As I washed my plate after dinner, I started rehearsing what I would say in my head. Until Felix came to stand next to me, sending my thoughts scattering when he spoke.

"How's Han doing? Does he miss us?"

"Terribly. He can't wait to get back home and see us, and he says he just wants to be able to sleep in his own bed again."

Felix giggled, his deep voice soothing.

"That sounds like Han. And what about the girl? Was she there?"

"No, Han said they moved her out of his room. He thinks either something went wrong with her surgery the other day, or she has a boyfriend and moved out on her own."

"Poor guy. And she sounded so nice."

"I'm sure she just got discharged or something-"

"Ava, I told everyone. Whenever you're ready," Seungmin said softly from behind me.

I took in a breath before walking into the living room with Felix and Seungmin, all the other boys already gathered there. They all looked up at me.

"Is there something wrong, Ava? You seem on edge," I heard Jeongin comment.

"Actually, yes. There is something wrong."

All the boys sat up straighter at that. I took in a breath, trying to get my thoughts straight. I felt a hand on my shoulder, and found Seungmin standing next to me, giving me a reassuring smile.

"I got another letter about six days ago. It's written by the same person as the others. It had a USB-drive attached to it. The letter said to look at the files on the drive. If there was anything of use, I needed to keep it safe. Otherwise I had to get rid of it. I should get information tomorrow about the drop-off point for the USB. I made a copy of the files, for in case you guys might want to give it to the authorities."

I took the USB with the copy of the files out of my pocket and placed it on the coffee table in front of me. All the boys stayed silent. Until Seungmin spoke.