Sehun’s POV

“Xiumin is with Ling in the hospital.” Luhan said, stopping all of us in our tracks. We had just arrived home and were preparing to make dinner.

“The hospital?” Chen raised an eyebrow. “What happened?”

“It’s Ling.” Luhan muttered hurriedly, turning back out the door.

“Wait, I’ll come with you.” I held out my hand to pull him back but Eun Jae’s grip on me was hard. I looked at her in annoyance. “What?”

“Did you forget what you’ve been trying to do?” She whispered, pulling me closer to her.

“Ling is in the hospital!” I shook my hand out of her grip. “Is that not a good enough reason for me to go see her?”

“You can’t go.” She said sternly. “If you really forgot about your feelings for her, then you wouldn’t go.”

I minced my lips and stared blankly at her. Forgotten my feelings? Did I really think that I could forget-

I shook my head at her and looked past her at the other members, all of whom were looking at me expectantly. That’s not important right now.

She opened her mouth, paused then shook her head. Without another word, she stormed out of the room. No one paid her any attention, all that was on our mind was Ling.

“Where are you going?” Tao stopped me at the door. I stepped sideways to avoid him, but he only moved to stand in my way.

“It doesn’t concern you.” I spat, eyes darting at the other members as they headed towards the car.

“You guys are always in a world of your own, it’s like we’re not even a team.” He frowned.

I glared at him and pressed my finger at his chest. “That’s because, we’re not a team. You left remember? You are the last person that should be talking about this team.”

His eyes widened and his mouth fell open. What, had he not expected me to bring it up? The fact that EXO was a broken group, forced to stay together by SM?

The car honked for me to hurry up and I pushed past Tao. I could feel his stare burning into my back, but I didn’t turn around. Whatever friendship we may have had in the past, was only a thin line now, held together only by our contract.

I crawled into the car and looked at the fear stricken eyes of the other members.

Ling, please be alright.

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Ling’s POV

I woke up to my head throbbing, just as it did every time I woke up. The first thing in my sight was the blinding white of the hospital curtains that surrounded me. I sighed and covered my eyes with my hands. What happened now?

“Ling?” I felt a hand on my shoulder and I turned to look at the figure.

Xiumin stood by my bed with a concerned look on his face. His eyes were wide and his mouth was held in the faintest of smiles.

“Xiumin.” I sat up slowly and he helped me up. I looked around and rested my eyes on him. If I wasn’t mistaken, I could’ve sworn I saw a slight disappointment in his expression. “What happened?”

“You fainted on the roof.” He said, not letting go of my shoulder. “How are you feeling?”

The roof. I closed my eyes and tried to remember. Ah right, he was telling me about his-

Without warning, a flood of new memories washed through my mind. I remembered taking care of someone in the EXO dorm, spending time with someone in my apartment, and the night on the balcony.

But who was it?

I furrowed my brows and held my head between my hands, tuning out the worried voice of Xiumin beside me. It was a member of EXO.

Luhan?

Yes, I can see it all clearly now. Luhan and I were, together.

I looked at Xiumin with wide eyes, excited about suddenly finding pieces of my memories. “Xiumin, I dated Luhan?”

There was a moment where there was no change in his expression. Then suddenly his brows came together at the centre and he leaned in closer to me.

“What? What do you mean?” He shook my shoulders urgently. “Ling wha-”

“Hyung, what are you doing?” The white curtains suddenly opened to reveal the worried faces of the ten EXO members. Chen held Xiumin back as Baekhyun rushed to my side.

“You alright?” Baekhyun asked.

I nodded and stared at Luhan who was standing furthest from me. I’m sorry I didn’t remember Luhan, but I remember now.

“Ling, you’re not remembering right!” Xiumin bellowed, breaking out of Chen’s grasp. He pushed Baekhyun away and held my two hands with shaking hands. “Ling, you and I-”

“Hyung, give her a break!” Suho muttered. “She can remember what she can, there’s no need to rush her.”

Before Xiumin could respond, the doctor came in through the other side of the bed. He tapped his clipboard and looked at us with distaste. “Ling, your previous doctor might not have told you this, but you can’t rush your memories.”

He paused and his eyes lingered on Xiumin. “If you do, things like this would be the least of your worries.”

The members looked at Xiumin then back at me. “Minseok, you rushed her?”

He stared at me with pained eyes then turned away. I watched him walk away without a word to the members or me. What was wrong?

What does he mean by I’m not remembering right? I looked up at Luhan who looked at me with, what I see now as, loving eyes. Yes, it makes sense.

Luhan and I were in love.

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Sehun’s POV

“You lied!” Eun Jae’s voice pierced my eardrums. I looked around worriedly, hoping no one else in the park heard us.

“You said you would try,” She paused to make sure I was listening. “How do you expect to forget your feelings if you’re not even trying?”

I sighed and looked away from her. “What does it matter? I’m with you now aren’t I?”

She scoffed. “Yeah, you’re with me so you go and run off to Ling when you hear she’s in the hospital.”

I stood up from the bench and looked at her in disbelief. “She was in the hospital! Was I supposed to ignore her?”

She said nothing and crossed her arms.

“You shouldn’t have gone.” She muttered to herself.

“No, I shouldn’t have come back.” I spat, anger eating away at me.

She looked up at me with reddened eyes. Tears were starting to form in her eyes, but I didn’t care. There was no one that could’ve stopped me from seeing Ling. Especially when she was in the hospital.

Feeling the tension of the air, I turned around and left her standing by herself in the park. She didn’t stop me but either way, I wouldn’t have stayed. Now that Ling was back, was there still a reason to stay with Eun Jae?

When I went back to the dorm that night, Ling was sitting alone in the living room. It was nearly midnight and I was exhausted, yet seeing her awake, my tiredness left my body in an instant.

“What are you still doing up?” I asked, joining her by her side. She jumped slightly at my sudden entrance, but recovered quickly with a smile.

“Just thinking about stuff.”

I nodded and watched her as she stared out the window longingly. “Your memories?”

She chuckled and leaned slightly closer to me. “I remembered a bit today at the hospital.”

She remembered? I looked at her in surprise, waiting for her to elaborate.

“Apparently,” She ducked her head, and a faint pink appeared on her cheeks. “I dated Luhan.”

She dated who?

Ling laughed lightly and covered her face with her hands. “Ah, it’s so embarrassing.”

There was a moment of silence and I racked my brain for a way to break the truth to her. So that’s why, Minseok was so moody at the hospital today.

“Enough about me though, how’s you and Eun Jae?” She turned to me and I flushed. “She likes you a lot.”

I rubbed the back of my neck and frowned. “We fought today.”

“What?” She exclaimed. “About what?”

I bit my lip. How do I tell her?

“Well,” She patted me on the shoulder, seemingly understanding that I didn’t want to share our argument. “Whatever it was about, you two will definitely sort it out. You two are the cutest couple I have ever seen.”

I smiled weakly. That’s exactly what she would’ve said back then. Not even a hint of jealousy.

Meaning, I have almost no chances with her.

“Sehun, don’t worry about it too much.” She continued. “Girls can be moody, I’m sure Eun Jae will come around.”

How about you? Will you come around and say that you love m-

I smacked my cheeks and she looked at me in surprise. I smiled apologetically. “Sorry, it’s getting late.”

She shook her head. “No, go sleep, I’m sure you have a tight schedule tomorrow.”

I nodded and stood up from beside her. With a word of good night, I walked up the stairs towards my room. I looked back towards the living room, recalling her smiling face one last time before I entered my room.

I can’t give up now, not when I almost forgot about you Ling.

I hope you’ll be happy.

Happy without me.

Notes

Author's Note:
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