𝐱𝐱. 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟𝐟

Soojin was holding in her hands a heap of clean clothes, that she found earlier, looking for Hyunsoo. She couldn't hide her happiness, since the boy was starting to get treated like a person by others, and not just a scary monster that must be lock in the room alone. Also, she avoided Nayeon, that wanted to necessarily talk with her, but Soojin wasn't ready for that conversation. She had no idea what she could say to her.
The boy was sitting on the corridor. He turned his head to Soojin, when she heard her coming, and smiled softly.

"Hi"

"Hey. How's your leg?"

Soojin sat next to him, putting the clothes on her thighs. Hyunsoo lifted his leg, and started bending it to show that it's okay.

"Healed"

"That's good," she gave him clothes that she brought, "Since you can function like everyone else, I thought that maybe you would like to take a shower. It's clean clothes, that I found. The conditions are worse than in the hotel, but I think it's better than nothing. And later you can eat something"

"Thank you"

Hyunsoo took the clothes from the girl, holding them on his thighs. As earlier there wasn't any awkward and uncomfortable silence between them, now it was different. The last time they were alone, it was time when they were kissing. And even after that it wasn't that much awkward like now. They didn't know if they should talk about this or just pretend like it didn't happen. Hyunsoo was afraid that for the girl, this kiss didn't mean the same as for him. Even tho she kissed him back, maybe she felt this pressure on her to do that?
And after sitting in this awkward silence for a dozen seconds, that for them felt like an eternity, they both spoke in the same time:

"So how are you..."

"About this..."

They looked at each other and chuckled.

"You can say first," they said again together

Soojin chuckled, "What did you want to say?"

Hyunsoo scratched his neck, "I just wanted ask how are you feeling?"

"Oh. I'm okay," the girl tucked hair behind the ear, "I'm just very tired. A lot happened today"

The girl felt all day all different emotions. She felt how her head hurt, and how sleepy she was. Hyunsoo nodded his head.

"And what did you want to say?" he asked

Soojin blushed, pursing her lips. She started playing with her hands, trying to find courage to speak.

"I was... I thought that maybe we should..." she had a problem with saying this. She grabbed her collar of the shirt and shook it, making a little wind, "Oh God, it's hot here, isn't it?"

Hyunsoo shook his head, "Not really"

"Oh..."

The girl closed her mouth embarrassed.

Hyunsoo looked down, and blushed, "You want to talk about what happened in the quarantine room," Soojin nodded her head, pursing her lips. They sat in silence again, before the boy spoke, "I like you Soo"

He couldn't believe himself that he said that out loud. The girl looked at him, trying to not express any shock on her face. She felt how her heart started beating very fast. She looked at him for a few seconds before saying the same words

"I like you too Hyunsoo," she said

She grabbed his hand, looking in his eyes. The boy wrapped his arm around her, hugging to her. The girl gave him a short kiss on the cheek, and put her head on his shoulder. Hyunsoo held her tighter.
They sat together for a few minutes, before Soojin stood up. Hyunsoo looked at her and smiled.

"Okay big boy, go take a shower, and later we'll go eat," she said looking down at him, "I'm starving"

Hyunsoo stood up, holding clothes that girl brought, "Alright"

He kissed her on the forehead, and turned around quickly, so she couldn't see how much he blushed. They both smiled to themselves. Soojin watched him until he disappeared behind the corner. The girl jumped around her own axis, trying to express her happiness.
She breathed deeply, and then noticed Nayeon standing in the shadow behind some boxes. She was smiling widely, watching the whole scene. Soojin's face dropped a little. She saw her friend standing up, and rushing to her.

"Nayeon, no!"

But her friend already lifted her and turned around her axis like a small child. Soojin burst out laughing, and hit her on the arm.

"Put me down, idiot"

Nayeon put down the girl, and grabbed her arms, shaking her excited.

"I'm so happy for you, asshole," she said, Soojin couldn't stop smiling. Black haired pretend that she was wiping off the transparent tear, "These kids, they grow so fast"

Soojin laughed again, "Stop it"

Nayeon smiled, "I'm proud to say, that it's mostly thanks to me"

Soojin stopped laughing, and furrowed surprised.

"What do you mean?"

"Oh you know...." Nayeon brushed her hair, making them messy, "I might told him a few things, so poor boy could find a courage in himself"

Soojin's eyes widened, "What did you tell him?"

Nayeon didn't answer, she just smiled widely. She took the hand from the girl's head, and turned around. Soojin watched her running away.

"Nayeon, what did you tell him?!"

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Hyunsoo put on the clean clothes that Soojin gave him. It was a very simple outfit, plain jeans, tshirt and zipped hoodie. He stood in front the mirror, looking at his reflection. He held his hair in the back, seeing how he would look in a short one. Maybe Soojin would like it this way more? The boy touched the big scar on his neck, that was slowly disappearing from his skin.
He took his dirty clothes, and throw them in the bin that stood in the corner. Hyunsoo left the room, and noticed Soojin waiting for him on the corridor.

"Finally," she scoffed, "Let's go"

Hyunsoo smirked a little, and followed the girl. They went to a canteen that was made in the shop, that since mr. Kim's death was free to use. The boy didn't really want to go in there, knowing that people will stare and act strange. He took a deep breath and stepped behind Soojin. The people that were sitting at the tables, stopped eating and talking when they saw the boy. He tried to ignore them. The girl took the tray, and so did the boy.
Ms. Son, the woman with the dog, put the food on his tray, when Jieun walked to him.

"Would you by any chance..." she pulled out her tray to him, "like to have some of mine?"

Soojin pursed her lips, trying not to laugh. The girl probably wanted to be nice, and it was sweet, but it looked like Hyunsoo was a bully, and she was scared that he gonna beat her. Or that only looked like this for her.

The boy looked at Jieun, "No, thank you. I'm okay"

He turned his head to other people in the canteen, that started acting like they weren't staring all this time, talking about the dumbest things.
Hyunsoo walked out of the room, Soojin behind him.

"Well, it wasn't that bad, right?" she said

"It was great," said ironically the boy

The girl smiled, amused.

Soojin, Hyunsoo and Sangwook stood on the corridor, looking at the place in front them. The girl wanted to sit there right after they found it, but seeing Hyunsoo not being so willing to it, she just stood with them.
Mr. Ahn went between them, nudging Hyunsoo and Sangwook, and sat on the place in front them. Both men turned around to walk away, and so did Soojin, but she didn't really want to leave.

"Do you have somewhere else to be?" murmured mr. Ahn, "Sit down. You're distracting me"

Soojin smirked and sat down as the man said. After a few seconds, Sangwook and Hyunsoo followed her.
The girl started eating her meal peacefully, but both of them didn't touch their food. She poked Hyunsoo on the arm, wanting him to eat. Mr. Ahn slurped the leftovers from his tray, throwing it on the ground.

He sighed loudly, "Such a good meal," he burped, looking at both men, "What's wrong with you two? Everyone's uncomfortable around you. At least be comfortable alone," Soojin lowered her head, hiding the smile, "Don't just sit there frowning with that scarred face. You're making me queasy," Sangwook turned his head to the man as he was talking about him. Mr. Ahn looked at Hyunsoo, and pointed at his hands, "And why do you have those scars on your arm?"

Hyunsoo quickly pulled down the sleeves of his hoodie. The girl looked down at her arms, but they were already covered.

"Well, boys. I have to beat you both," mr. Ahn raised his shirt, showing on his stomach the big scar, like after surgery, "You scared?" he sighed, "There wasn't one healthy organ in my entire body. A stupid doctor told me I wouldn't last six months. Sure showed that quack living this long," the man wheezed, "You wanna know what my secret is? Surprise, it's eating every day. So, just gobble up your food, yeah? We're all struggling to eat and survive, you know?"

Who would think that his motivational speech would work. Hyunsoo and Sangwook grabbed their spoons, and started eating the food.
Soojin and mr. Ahn exchanged amused looks. The man started laughing loudly.

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The music was quietly playing in Soojin's headphones, as she watched mr. Han doing something with his tools. She wanted to help him, but she had no idea how, so she just sat across the table holding a hammer in her hand.

"Are you sure that you are okay, ahjussi?" she asked him, looking at his thigh that he had bandaged, but the blood was slowly soaking through

The man chuckled, "Don't worry, kid. It's not that easy to kill me"

"That's for sure, but this spider stabbed you pretty hard"

Mr. Han sighed and put down his tool that he used, "You need to worry more about yourself. You're acting like you have more than one life, running to every monster that comes in our way"

Soojin smiled, "Someone has to"

Mr. Han shook his head. He smiled and took his tool again, returning to his doings. Soojin took the one of the pieces of paper that laid on the desk, and started looking for something to write with. She took the short, yellow pencil and started to scribble on the paper. She was drawing what she had on mind, so monster. The spider one.
    After a while, to the room walked Eunhyuk. Mr. Han stopped doing what he was doing, and turned his wheelchair to the boy. Soojin hang the headphones on her neck, putting down the pencil.

"The water tank's has been contaminated. I thought that we'd have at least 15 days worth"

Soojin rubbed her forehead nervously.

"No way. Without water, we're dead"

"I know"

The man sighed.

"How's your leg doing?" Eunhyuk looked at Dusik

"This?" he started poking his thigh, "It's kind of hard to tell. I can't feel anything"

Soojin looked down, pursing her lips amused.

"It could get infected, make sure you get it treated," said Eunhyuk

Dusik nodded his head with a smile, "Glasses broken? I can fix them for you"

The boy had a tape wrapped around his glasses on the side. He chuckled, and Soojin made a surprised face, as she never had him see smiling before. Maybe he has emotions.

"I kind of like them this way," he said

"Is there anything else?" asked Soojin, "What about the food?"

"It should last for five days, more or less,"said the boy

"That's not good"

"It is bad," Eunhyuk nodded his head, But I think that you should come down to the basement"

He looked at Dusik. Soojin got up from the chair, and went to his wheelchair, taking it by the handles. They left the room.
    As they almost were in the basement, one of the guys blocked their way. Soojin didn't know his name, but he recognised him. The man leaned on the wall with pulled out hand.

"Hey"

"Everything alright?"

"Yeah. Mhm... Uh..." the man started stuttering. He was obviously trying to hide something, "You know... um...."

They heard laughs and sound of trolley. From the doors of the basement walked out ms. Son and other guy that was holding some package. They stopped laughing as soon as they saw them.

"What's this?"

"You said the basement is safe," said the woman, "Some people are waiting for their packages, so...."

Eunhyuk stayed in silence for a while, so Soojin also didn't say anything.

"You shouldn't do things alone," he said finally

"Oh, yeah, that's why we went togather," said the guy with the package, pointing at him and his friends

"And if something would attack you, you would protect by throwing at them packages?" scoffed Soojin

"No. We had this," the man that blocked them raised his hand in which he held some spray

Soojin chuckled, "Good luck then"

She passed the man, rolling the wheelchair forward. Ms. Son opened the door more wide, stepping on the side.

   Mr. Han took the flashlight from Eunhyuk, pointing it at the car's wheel. He took the wrench, and started hitting the car with it. He put it down.

"I'll withstand some weight," he said

"Why don't you reinforce windows, add weapons to hold off the monsters? How long will it take?"

Dusik sighed, and turn on the flashlight again, "You want it done soon?"

"Yeah, we have lots of people and no time," said Eunhyuk, "At this rate, all of us are going to end up dying here"

"We have to leave before people panic"