Falling Chap. 1

[kumo_is_kumo]

Title: Falling

Pairing: Chanbaek

Genre: Romance, Fluff, Angst, Smut

Length: Series

Summary: Baekhyun is sure he is falling. Falling into the deepest pit of darkness. But there is a new source of light; one that makes him feels safe. He finds himself falling again and this time, it’s for another reason.














Chapter 1



Baekhyun doesn’t remember when his life turns this way.

He remembers laughing with his parents, hanging out with his friends, having a loving boyfriend, and having a stable paying job.





It all starts when the news of his parents getting onto an accident. It’s the first strike.

He is the middle of hanging out with his college friends, reminiscing their time before, and then his phone rings. It’s from an unknown caller and without hesitation, Baekhyun answers the call.

The police’s voice is still ringing in his ear up until now; even after a year has passed.

A truck loses control over the steer and strikes his parents car. It’s scary; Baekhyun almost loses his consciousness.





His friends start avoiding him. Baekhyun wonders why. He still doesn’t know the reason up until now. Maybe that’s the second strike.

They barely answer his calls or reply to his messages and Baekhyun doesn’t really think about it at first. But when they post photos of them hanging out together, completely without him, that’s when Baekhyun realizes that they are not inviting him to their gathering.

It’s weird, but he doesn’t know to whom he should ask.





The third strike is when his boyfriend for two years comes to his small apartment, face serious and all. Baekhyun steps aside to let him in like usual, but he simply stops him and mutters that he is not going to take long here.

With confusion, Baekhyun questions him what’s going on with him, and with a guilty gaze, his boyfriend decides to end their relationship.

Baekhyun grabs his arm, shaking him, demanding for a reason as to why would he suddenly break their good relationship. He promises to try better and to not repeat whatever mistake he has done, but his boyfriend shakes his head no and says that he falls out of love with him.

Really? You fall out of love? Is that even possible?

The door closes slowly, with his boyfriend’s last words of apology before Baekhyun drops onto his knees and fills his day off with tears.





He knows that he could do better now that he has no distraction over things. He could do more jobs and maybe earn more money to feed himself.

But the fourth strike comes without any warning and Baekhyun soon finds himself homeless.

The apartment owner gives him a week to pack his things because apparently, another person wants to pay him more money and because Baekhyun is supporting himself, he couldn’t do anything.

He has to find a new place to stay, but with the way the world goes right now, it’s going to be hard.





And this is going to be the last strike.

Baekhyun is called despite his busy job, by the manager, to see him.

He leaves the papers on top of his desk, knocking onto the office of the manager in confusion, because as far as he remembers, he did nothing wrong.

The manager sends him a bitter smile; apparently he has been calling for a few more employees before him.

Baekhyun questions him about what he could do to help him but the manager lifts a hand up, stopping him from talking any further.

Fired.

Baekhyun is fired.

The medium-sized company he is working to, has been bought by a large international corporation and they need to kick some people out.

Baekhyun is one of the unlucky people.

He is told by the manager that he is sorry, that this is not his decision, and that this is his last paycheck. His desk should be empty by this evening.



Complete.

Completely empty.



Baekhyun has lost his parents, his friends, his boyfriend, his home, and now it’s his job.

The only conclusion for Baekhyun is that he has lost his life.



***



Park Corporation representation has just landed in Seoul from Japan and the only son of Park Corporation goes straight to the company they just bought to do an inspection.

He could see some employees with mellow face, packing their things into boxes and then walking out of the company building.

It pains his heart to see things like that, but it’s a certain condition that has to be done.

This is his first job as the new CEO as his father has retired and gives the whole responsibility to him.

Park Chanyeol has to do this even though he couldn’t really accept it.





He walks along the hallway, looking out through the glass wall to see the working company, tuning the manager’s voice out.

It’s weird; Chanyeol feels some churning in his chest.

As if someone tells him to do something, Chanyeol looks up at the top of the building across the one he is in right now and he freezes, feeling all his blood stops circulating.

He cuts the manager quickly, telling him to do his job for a while or whatever because he wants to walk around the company by himself. Once he is alone, he rushes towards the opposite building, chanting ‘no, no, no’ over and over again.

The person is very, very familiar; the one standing by the edge of the building.

Chanyeol could hear his heart thumps so quick, could hear how his blood rushes so fast, could hear how his mouth calls for the only name he has ever loved very much in his whole life.





“Baekhyun, Baekhyun, no!”



***



He loses his life, so then, what’s the meaning of living?

Baekhyun steps onto the rooftop, watching the cars go and by on the road down there. He can feel the wind blowing, making his brunette hair dances around into a messy locks.

It’s pointless, meaningless.

He loses the reason to live—

—so why not end it?





His eyes are closed. His heart beats out of control. His legs move and he finally stands at the edge of the building, staring down at the road and hearing the honking sounds and the sounds of wind blowing.

It’s time.





I’m coming, Ma, Pa.







Baekhyun’s sure he has let go all of his energy and just lets the gravity takes full control.

But what?

He still feels the ground under his feet.





He opens his eyes, feeling the air stops blowing harshly against his face and quickly turns around when he hears someone grunts against his ear.

“You can’t jump! You cannot die! I won’t let you die!”



It’s as if his breathes is knocked back into him and his brain starts to function again.

Baekhyun gasps, suddenly remembering his previous attempt of doing something unbelievable.

What is he doing?



“I’m not letting you die!”

He stares into the eyes of his life savior, feeling an unexpected chemistry connects them together and… he knows those eyes.

“Baekhyun, can you hear me? Answer me! Byun Baekhyun!”



Baekhyun feels his eyes roll back and he loses his consciousness.









***








A/N: First chapter. It's kind of like a prologue haha
I don't feel well, so I'm hoping to see your feedback about this when I get up from sleeping XD
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