previous day
"guys do we have to go, I hate exercise"
"come on hyung it will be fun," said Taehyun
"for you, you love to exercise"
I sighed, I really didn't want to go. It was our rest day and I just wanted to, well, rest. But the others decided to go camping. There's not much I can do, so I guess I just have to go.
morning
I woke up feeling slightly groggy. I immediately knew I was sick but if I told the members they wouldn't believe me anyway so I just kept it to myself. Besides, no matter how much I didn't want to go, they were so excited I didn't want to ruin their fun.
We were now walking to the campsite. I was dragging behind a bit as my limbs felt really heavy.
"Hyung, I know you don't want to be here, but could you hurry up a bit, it might rain soon too," Taehyun said.
I didn't say anything and just tried to quicken my pace. The last thing I wanted right now was an argument.
When we got to the campsite, we had so many things to do. First, we had to cook, pitch the tents and collect firewood. I was hoping the others would do most of it since I really didn't feel like moving. I was exhausted.
Unfortunately, just as I sat down, I was asked to collect firewood. Of course the one with the most moving involved. I sighed, I just wanted to get it over and done with at this point. I could see the dark clouds start to gloom over the campsite. I had to be quick so I didn't get caught up in the rain. That would make my sickness worse.
I left the site to collect firewood. I kept looking but didn't seem to find any. I was becoming increasingly tired and didn't know how much longer I would last.
After a while, it started to drizzle rain, which eventually became a full-on downpour. Just my luck. I had decided not to take an umbrella because I thought I would make it back in time, what a bad idea that was. I cursed myself at my stupidity.
The cold racked my body, I found myself not being able to move. I found a tree with the most coverage and just stayed there, hoping someone would find me. Eventually, my eyes began to close, I tried desperately to stay awake, but just couldn't. I truly thought I was going to die here.
Taehyun pov
It started to rain and Soobin still hadn't come back. I was starting to get worried. Even though he didn't want to be here, I knew he would do anything for his members. As the rain became heavier, there was still no sign of him. I noticed he hadn't taken an umbrella either.
I decided to go find him. I told the other members as I set off hoping to find him soon. The rain was letting up a bit allowing me to see better. I looked around and called out his name. It worried me that there was no answer.
After 20 minutes of searching, I finally found him. However, his state and condition left me with a sense of uneasiness. He was lying on the ground, shivering intensely, his clothes were soaked through as well. I felt his forehead and he was burning.
I quickly carried him in my back back to the campsite. He kept coughing and sneezing on the way, increasing my anxiety levels.
But still, even if he was left there, he wouldn't be in this bad of a state, right? It's just a bit of rain. I tried to think. What if he was sick before? No, he couldn't be. Right? I questioned myself.
My train of thought was broken when I heard Yeonjun's worried voice.
"What happened?" He asked
"I don't know, I just found him like this"
We quickly put him in the tent and called our manager. We couldn't risk him getting any worse. We piled him with blankets and jackets to try to stop his shivering, but nothing seemed to work.
The manager eventually arrived and we took him back to the dorms. He woke up later that evening.
There was still a question that was bugging me.
"Hyung, were you sick in the morning?" I asked raising my eyebrows.
He kept quiet and just looked at me. I urged him to tell us the truth, I really wanted to know.
" Yeah, I was, but I didn't want to ruin your fun, you were so excited" he said. I felt slightly guilty.
"Sorry Hyung"
"Don't apologise, it's not your fault" he said reassuringly. "How did you know anyway, you could've just guessed it was from the rain" he asked.
"I'm the smartest person in this dorm, you really thought I wouldn't notice?"
He pulled a disgusted face. No matter how sick was, his expressions were still the best. We both chuckled and ended up cuddling through the night.
