Ch 1 : Back Home I

"You are ready for your discharge, but make sure to come visit me every two months, your treatment is still not over. " said the doctor while signing off his patient's treatment record file.

"Of course, I will, I know I'm not yet healed doctor. "

The young guy gave a wide smile towards his doctor.

Another cover up.

The doctor knew his patient well. He knew that the smile that had just been shown to him was still far from being a real one. And yet he could not do anything more.

In the past three months, Han Jae Chul had done his best to penetrate through the forts of this man's mind, but he couldn't.

They were too strong, the walls that were built in the other's mind.

After all, the progress depended on how much the patient wanted to heal, and even though it looked like he was ready, it was clear that the man was yet to be ready to open up to him.

"Okay then, you can leave. You can receive your regular clothing from the locker rooms below. Simply show your patient record to the nurse there. Alsso please meet me with your guardians later"

He said before sitting back on his chair after handling over the file to the taller.

"Sure Doc. "

The man replied , his wide smile still there.

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"Ms., I would like to retrieve my belongings. "

He said after a slight bow.

The nurse maintained her serious expression even after seeing such a handsome face. Taking the file from his hand, she read the details to make sure he was ready to leave.

She opened the hard black cover to see a form with the hospital's name and logo, and all the regular information below.

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After closing the file, she once again gave a glance through her bespectacled eyes at the young man standing in front of her, smiling pleasantly.

"Wait a minute, I will go get your belongings. "

And with that she was off.

He was waiting on one of those cold metal hospital chairs when his phone rang.

Christian calling..

Accept Decline

"Hello! Hyung we are waiting for you at the reception! Come fast! "

Jin could feel the younger boy's smile from the third floor. He knew they were all happy, after all they wouldn't have to come back to this dreaded place again.

"Mr. Kim Seojin, here are your belongings. "

As he looked up, the lady was already there, ready with his shirt and jeans, nearly folded.

It was when he took them in his hands that he realized they weren't the same that he came in with, these too were his, but not the same bloodied pink shirt and ripped black jeans, these were fresh, a pure white shirt and simple washed Blue Jeans.

Must be his friends, he thought as he went to the washroom to change from his hospital robes.

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His face lit up with a smile as he saw six young men sitting in the hospital reception, talking and laughing loudly, an atmosphere that was rare to a usually silent building .

People were staring at them, upon sighting of their oldest member ran to hold him in a huge hug.

It was even more surprising to see the usually aloof Yeon who would do anything to avoid a sticky hug be the first one to initiate it, followed by Christian, the group's koala.

It was a bit strange now, but still a warm, good feeling that Seojin was experiencing. A yearning that had been there for the last two months was now satisfied.

His brothers presence, their smile, something that was helping him pull through despite the deep wounds instilled months ago.

"We missed you hyung" Jae woo said as he kept his hands on the older one's broad shoulders as they walked out towards the parking lot.

"Me too! "

Ryan was smiling just like Taeil beside him as they opened the door.

"Same"

Jin replied mirroring their smiles.

"doctor Han had asked us to meet him before leaving. Lets make it quick then. " Cyril said suddenly remembering having met the man minutes before his hyung had come through.

"Seojin, please sit here. "

He motioned the man standing near the door to the chair that was put up near his own. While Cyril and Yeon sat on the two opposite the doctor's desk.

"SeoJin can you tell me what happened in between last six months? Remember what we talked in the last session? "

The doctor asked carefully.

"Yeah...kind of... That I don't remember....the last six months... "

"Can you try to remember? "

Jin tried to focus once more, but to no avail, it was just blank.

"Yeah... No... "

He shook his head.

While Jin was realising this, both Cyril and Yeon were beyond belief of what was just happening. After all it wasn't everyday where one would be dealing with a situation of their close ones losing his memory. How were they even going to explain this to the other members?