Xiumin's POV

Ling was in the hospital, unconscious and in an unstable condition. The doctor said that there was some kind of damage to her memory due to the strong exposure to her past.

"If you want her to remember, you need to give her space." He explained. "You shouldn't even be near her."

I grit my teeth. "What do you want us to do? Its our job, we have to be with her."

"Talk to your boss, this job of yours is putting too much pressure on her."

It was then that the other members came. One by one they bowed to the doctor and rushed to me to ask what was going on. I flushed, recalling the intense kiss we shared and looked down at my feet.

"She lost too much blood."

"Blood?" Suho asked.

I panicked, I panicked because I knew it was my fault. "It was too dark for me to see-"

"HYUNG!" Sehun grabbed me by the collar. "Why is it that every time she's in the hospital, you're here?"

Everyone fell silent and stared at me. I locked eyes him and raised an eyebrow. "Shouldn't you be with your girlfriend?"

The other members exchanged nervous glances and shifted in their spot. Their eyes darted between the two of us as if expecting a fight.

"Sehun-" Luhan began.

"No!" He cried and batted away Luhan's outstretched hand. "I'm not going to let this go anymore. Don't you see? He's the one that's always hurting her!"

To my disappointment, Luhan fell silent. I tossed him a look but he avoided my eyes, all of the members avoided my eyes.

I scoffed. "You don't actually think that it's-"

"This is the second time you are at the hospital with Ling, Hyung!" Sehun bellowed, tightening his grip on my collar.

I clicked my tongue, getting annoyed at the situation. I pushed him back and away from me and pointed a finger at Suho. "I am not hurting her. you know how much I care about her."

Suho looked away. "Well, Sehun has a point."

What?

"The one that should leave her side isn't us," Sehun dusted his shoulders off. "It's you."

"Excuse me?"

He took a step forward, using his height to his advantage. "You heard me."

I bit down hard on my jaw and let my eyes wander around before resting them again on the disrespectful face of Sehun. "I didn't hurt her, you guys are just never there for when stuff like this happens!"

My voice rose with every word, and I could feel my face burn with anger. There was no doubt that the eyes of every patient in the hospital was staring at me. They whispered to each other, gossiping with their phones out, a situation that was just about the worst for us. I scowled and turned away from the others, returning to my spot next to Ling on the hospital bed. I watched her breathing rise and fall slowly and reached for her hand.

"Hyung." Lay's voice crept up from behind me.

I said nothing.

"The doctor said we can't stay here," He said slowly. "Let's go."

I felt his reassuring hand on my shoulder and suddenly felt like crying. Everything that Sehun had said about me suddenly came rushing into my mind like a waterfall.

Was he right?

Am I really the reason that Ling is getting hurt?

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Sehun's POV

I sat in our living room with my head between my hands. There was no way I could reason Ling's injury.

She lost a lot of blood and the one who brought her there was Minseok.

I slammed my fist on the table, making the dishes upon it clatter dangerously. What other reason is there for her to bleed herself unconscious than him not taking care of her enough?

Before I could do anything else, my phone rang. I rolled my eyes as I recognized the caller and picked it up with a swift flick of my finger.

"What." I said coldly.

"I heard Ling's in the hospital again." Her voice was sarcastic.

"Yeah, she is. What do you want?"

There was a pause.

"Let's meet up." She said finally.

"Let's not." I growled.

"Sehun, there's something I want to talk to you about." She said before I could hang up.

I furrowed my brows. Something she wants to talk about?

"I'll be waiting at our usual spot."

"I-"
The dial tone rang impatiently into my ear as Eunjae's eyes flashed in my head. I shook my head to rid the image and stood up abruptly from my spot.

When I got to our meeting spot, she was there. She sat in the corner of the coffee shop with her extra diet concoction she called a coffee. Her face was light with make up and her brown hair fell perfectly around her shoulders. And yet, and yet there was nothing I found attractive about her. As her big eyes noticed my arrival, I suddenly had the urge to turn on my heels and run.

I didn't want to be here, I never did.

"Hunnie." Her voice was as sweet as a song that had the potential to wrap around my neck and pull me down.

"Eunjae." I replied quietly, sitting myself down. "Let's end this meeting quick, I have to go back to the hospital."

At that exact moment, Eunjae placed her hand on top of mine. Her perfectly manicured nails dug into my skin with no signs of letting me go.

Her brows came together. "Don't be nervous with me."

It sounded more like a command then a request.

"I'm not." I muttered quietly, squirming to get out of her grip.

She frowned and leaned back in her seat. "Fine, I'm going to be quick and honest with you then."

I waited. What could she possibly want that could be explained quick and honestly.

"Get out of Ling's life."

I didn't have to hear the full sentence to know what was coming. Eunjae had finally told me to do the one thing that I knew I couldn't.

I lifted my head slowly to look at her, disbelief in my eyes and my voice. "You said you wouldn't ask me to do something like that. That was one of our conditions for dating."

She bit her lip. "I did, but that was before I realised how unhealthy she was for y-"

I slammed my hand on the table before she could finish. "Excuse me? Unhealthy for me? Who are you to decide what's healthy for me."

"Before she came, we always met up, do you remember?" Her voice rose to meet mine. "Now that she's here, we barely see each other."

Because she's here now, by my side.

I took a long wavering breath, controlling myself before I said something I would regret. "I can't do it."

It wasn't until she spoke that I realised that my eyes have been avoiding hers. When she spoke, her voice was shaking. I could practically see the despair in her face as tears started to stream down her cheeks. And yet, I kept my eyes on the table, tracing the intricate lines, over and over again, not daring to look at her.

"Hunnie," she said softly. "If Ling is going to get in the way of our relationship, let's just break it off."

There was a short pause as if she was waiting for my reply. When I didn't give her one, Eunjae picked herself up and left our little table at the corner of the store. Although the mood was heavy and the air was tense, a small smile of relief crept up my lips as her words sank into my mind.

Nothing could've made me happier than the last three carefully placed words that came out of her mouth.

Break it off.

Yes, let's do that.

Notes

All your motivational comments have been heard! I am back on this story, and ready to take it to a whole new level = v= I love all my readers so much, you guys don't understand how much I appreciate you being here for me when I am at a tight spot. To be completely honest I was going to quit writing fics, the motivation just wasn't there, and I don't know, writing fics felt like a phase rather than a life long hobby. But just knowing that some of you are such tentative readers make me second think my decision. I really do appreciate all of you for reading, and I apologize for the long wait, but I am now watching EXO show time again, and motivating myself to write more chapters ;) ILYSM stay awesome and please comment what you think bellow, it really does help alot > w<<br>
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