SILENCE LOVE'S

Chapter 7 [Baekhyun's Eyes 1]

"I want a vacuum,"

The middle-aged man with glasses was shocked to hear Baekhyun's words. The artist is now lying in a hospital room because last night he collapsed after ending his concert.

"What's? But you're still-"

"I want a vacuum!" baekhyun said again yelling at his manager, Yoo Sangjin. Next to him, there was the head of his agency who came to visit.

"You really want a vacuum?" ask Lee Hangeum, the agency chief. He was confused by Baekhyun because the man's attitude had now changed drastically, "Are you still thinking about the accident problem that befell Hyerin? That was a year ago-"

"Don't say her name in front of me!!" exclaiming Baekhyun vented his anger. Suddenly his head hurt again and Baekhyun growled in pain while holding his head. A man in a doctor suit walked into Baekhyun's room as soon as he heard his screams. Lay checked Baekhyun's situation directly. The mental state of the man was very severe.

"You have to give Baekhyun time to rest and vacuum from his work for a year" Lay told Sangjin and Hangeum.

"But he can't vacuum for this month. He has five concerts promised before" Sangjin said with a face of compassion and frustration.

"Cancel, or I will sue your agency for abusing human rights here! You know this friend of mine is mentally ill and you're still firmly setting his schedule with five concerts?!" demand Lay be angry. The two handsome man's eyebrows barely met, making the two people speechless.

Baekhyun's tears dripped in between his growls enduring the pain. The one name that tormented her the past year; jung Hyerin.

***

Baekhyun took out the bag and suitcase from inside the private car he rented at the car rental in London. He entered the mansion he had rented for four months in London. He chose Stainford housing as his residence because of the quiet atmosphere there. Roughly the man entered his house and placed his bag in his sizable room. Baekhyun threw his body on the bed and closed his eyes. Wish he felt better while living in London.

That night in London, he was preparing his own dinner. He saw the contents of the refrigerator which was already full of foodstuffs. Before going to this house, Baekhyun called the landlord to order all the needs he needed. He tried to calm his mind by cooking something. It releases eggs, bacon, garlic, pepper, and mustard. But he cursed himself who was even confused to make what tonight. Finally upset he put all the ingredients he prepared again and he made ramyeon that he brought from Korea. He brought her quite a lot.

Baekhyun stared at the finished ramyeon while muttering, "This is the first time I've eaten ramyeon again after debut."

Suddenly, the bell of his house rang. The man was surprised. Who knew him until someone rang the bell of his house. He peered behind the door and found a girl with a small lunchbox in her hand.

"Hello, Mister. Introduce me Sarah Kim, your neighbor. My house is across the street from yours and I think you're Asian" said the girl named Sarah with a friendly smile.

Baekhyun. He tried to guess if this girl knew his identity. From her face, this girl is Asian. He saw a small box that he brought a glance, little recognize its contents at a glance.

"You're Korean?" baekhyun asked in Korean which the girl embraced with a big spirit and smile.

The man was starting to feel annoyed now because of a girl who pretended to be friendly. Baekhyun was a bit grateful that the girl did not recognize his identity.

"What are you doing here?"

"Ah.. This, I brought kimchi for you. As a sign of introduction," replied the girl.

Baekhyun gritted his teeth. He hated this girl because he remembered one thing. The friendly attitude of the girl named Sarah was very similar to Jung Hyerin.

"I don't usually accept strangers' gifts. And again, I don't like kimchi."

"If there's nothing else, I close the door."

Baekhyun closed the door violently and returned to his dining table. He ate his ramyeon in silence and silence. He was quite hungry and within minutes, he finished eating. Taking a deep breath, he decided to go to sleep faster.

***

That morning Baekhyun came back to see Sarah. The girl seems to be angry with him because of last night's incident. But Baekhyun didn't really care because for him it didn't matter. He just needs to stay here without having to get in touch with the surrounding environment. After that, he'll get out of here. He started his car and drove around London. He parked his car around the park near the Big Ben clock and explored the crowded bridge.

Darkness was again enveloping his heart at this moment. Though he should be cheerful because the sky is very bright with a pleasant yellow view.

"Hyerin.." murmured sadly and frustratedly. The accident took him a lot of damage, causing his mental health to be disrupted as well. His head hurt again this time when he remembered it. He leaned his body on the edge of the bridge while calming his feelings and emotions that he had been doing for almost a year with the help of Lay as his psychologist.

Slowly he felt something strange. There are people staring at him. He quickly turned his head and right to his first look, there was this girl. Sarah looked at him and threw away his face quickly and ran away. Baekhyun grunts. In so many places, why meet Sarah here again? He needs to calm his mind with a little alcohol today.

***

Blame Baekhyun's stupidity tonight. Why would he want to walk all night in this crowded place. He thought the crowd would help him this time. But he was wrong when he heard a girl shout her name followed by another girl's scream. They're fanatics.

"Damn!" baekhyun muttered restrained. He began to run straight quickly accompanied by the sound of increasingly loud chasing heard. His net caught a figure he knew. It was time to ask the girl for help.

"Yeah! Unhand me!" sarah cried as her hand was pulled by Baekhyun forcibly. The man pulled her while running. He needs this girl and he'll explain it later. But getting to the end, they instead found a dead end.

"Yeah! Why did you bring me here? Who dare you pull my hand by force, eoh?!"

Baekhyun could not think clearly. His breathing was also fierce and his heart rate was racing faster when Baekhyun heard the cries of the fans. His intention to explain to Sarah was lost and he quickly cornered the girl to the corner of the wall.

"Yeah, you want a-"

"Shut up, if you want to survive,"

Without a second thought, Baekhyun kissed the girl. Even from behind the mask, he could feel Sarah's soft lips. A feeling of guilt arose in his heart as he let go of the kiss indirectly, then firmly left Sarah alone there. Tomorrow, he has to apologize to Sarah. That's determination.

***

"Damn!"

Baekhyun growled when he read an article about an accident that happened a year ago. Some haters commented on Baekhyun being legally exempt from the case reporting cancellation and only paid for all the disasters with money. Although it was all due to the help of Mr. Jung, Hyerin's father, he still felt uncomfortable and now all blamed himself. He threw his phone rough on the bed. Baekhyun needs alcohol now.

At night, his feelings get worse. He was crying, roaring and under enormous pressure. Why when he needs the support of others, he even get scorn from others who do not even know who he really is. Everyone can only judge without knowing what happened. He intended to go down to the main floor and go out of his house to calm down. But what happened was that his head hurt, and he felt an incredible tightness. He lost his balance and his vision darkened.

***

Baekhyun was stunned because Sarah was now in his room and he himself was shocked because of the infusion hose that had been attached to his left hand. Honestly, he was embarrassed to be saved by the man he had upset two days ago. He could only sincerely thank Sarah and Helena and ask her out of her room. He just needs to be alone again now. But his hope was scant because he heard the voice of someone he knew very well was banging on the door of his house.

"Ah...what else is it now?" baekhyun muttered the base of his nose.

***

"So how are you doing here? Why did you just contact us and surprise us with your current situation?" ask Lay while chuckling.

"I am good, and this incident is beyond my expectations" Baekhyun replied.

"Luckily there was Sohyun's friend who was a doctor, and our position was in Europe as well. So it only took a few hours to get to London" Lay commented again.

"Don't tell me it's Sohyun, Baek! The girl's back is very similar!" exclamation Sehun.

Baekhyun just sighed making Chanyeol and Sehun noisier.

"So right you're with Sohyun?! Well, I didn't think you could count on a chance at narrowness!" chanyeol chirps that Baekhyun stared at sharply.

"I accidentally met him. So I just pull him. I just wanted to ask him to help me when we ran away. But he was so noisy that I had no other choice to force him like that. Damn, we ended up in a dead end."

"Then how did you survive the fanatics?"

Blushes...

Baekhyun's cheeks were red for a moment.

"Baek up? How's it?" ask Sehun.

"I-I kissed him on the corner of the wall so as not to be caught."

"WHAT?!"

The laughter of the three men broke instantly and Baekhyun's face was more red than before. You can compare his face with any tomato in the world.

"You're amazing, Baekhyun!" exclamation Sehun.

"You can really take a chance like that apparently. You're so cool!" chanyeol.

"What hot is your kiss?" chirp Sehun again and they laugh even louder.

"Stop it if you don't want me to get out of my house!" baekhyun said sharply while peeking at the base of his nose again.

"Alright, alright. So... How long are you gonna stay here?" ask Chanyeol who has now controlled his laughter and he changes the topic more seriously.

"Four months." Baekhyun answered briefly.

"You can take your time for a walk, Baek," Lay said, "Don't stay in this house."

"Lay's right. You take Sohyun for a walk! The girl looks cheerful and easy to get along with!" chanyeol started again.

"Can you stop saying her name?!" baekhyun asked started to grow angry and annoyed. His condition has just recovered and now his friends add to his condition status to be worse.

"I hope you can go back to Korea again, Baekhyun. The case has been closed for a long time and I hope you don't think about it anymore,"

"I know myself better and you don't have to follow me like this."

It makes Baekhyun more sensitive now.

"You're our friend! How come we didn't come here when we heard you fell down the stairs, huh?"

"Thank you to Sohyun. If he doesn't call Chanyeol and take care of you, I can tell you you're critical now."

Baekhyun felt his frustration was in the crown.

"Can you stop talking about it? She was nothing more than a bully girl I could use."

A few minutes later, Baekhyun regretted what he said when he saw Sohyun come into his room with a bowl of porridge, complete with tears welling up in his eyes. He felt so guilty now saying something he didn't really want to say. All because of his three annoying friends!

Sohyun left in tears and now Baekhyun looked sharply at Lay, Sehun, and Chanyeol.

"Hey, what's going on? Why is Sohyun crying?" asked Kyungsoo who did not understand the situation because it ran out of the kitchen.

"You all get out of my room. Now!"

***

Sohyun's voice was the voice Baekhyun had been waiting for from this morning. Guilt enveloped him but he did not want to pursue Sohyun because of his sense of prestige. He quickly opened the door and looked at Sohyun who was already in front of his room with his four friends.

Take a trip to Edensor.

Baekhyun hesitated as to why Sohyun suddenly invited him.

"You should take a vacation outside the house. It's free for you to go all the way to England just to languish in this house. There are many beautiful places in London and its surroundings" Sohyun said.

Baekhyun looked for the meaning of Sohyun's invitation by looking at the girl's netra deeply. Sohyun's anger was gone now. He's sure it must be Lay. He saw Lay coming out of the house and knocking on Sohyun's house this morning.

***

The view of Edensor is beautiful. Baekhyun admits that and he thanks Taehyung, a friend of Sohyun who is also a fan. Edensor invites him to forget all the pain he feels. He wanted to cry now but he felt unable to. Baekhyun walked towards the edge of the vast meadow when he reached the festival. He stood up and glared as far as the eye could see. The wind blew and hit his face.

Chilly.

As cold as his heart now.

A flash of Hyerin's shadow appeared again and he closed his eyes. This time he felt ready. He was ready to forget Hyerin. He wanted to make peace with the guilt and hurt he felt. Even though he wanted to cry again, he strengthened his heart.

He felt a figure staring at him.

Sohyuns. The girl was now staring at him and now the net they met.

Baekhyun did not turn his face away nor did Sohyun. The girl let Baekhyun see the world that was in Sohyun's eyes. The world full of joy that Baekhyun had also dreamed of as before. The chocolate net is so beautiful.

Baekhyun steadied his heart silently. He relied on Sohyun to heal from his wounds.

***