Tyunning Oneshot Book

Bird With A Broken Wing

TW: Memory loss/Panic/Stockholm syndrome

Kai curled in on himself under the covers.
He didn't want to open his eyes, something about the atmosphere didn't seem right, but he brushed it off, and slowly opened one eye, scanning the room.
He gripped the covers as he opened his other eye, turning his head back and forth to search the room.
Nothing was familiar, he was in a strange place.
His heart dropped to his feet, as panic rose through him.
He didn't want to get up, he was afraid, he didn't know where he was or how he got there.

Tears started to roll down his face, and he was breathing uncontrollably, but still tried to keep quiet, unsure if there was anyone else in this place that could hear him.
His eyes landed on the bedside table, where a familiar object lay,
His phone.

He looked around once more, and let go of the covers, and grabbed his phone with a shaky hand.
He unlocked his phone, and immediately called his dad.
"Hey Kiddo! What's up?" His dad said happily on the other side.
"Dad! I woke up in a strange place, and I have no idea where it's at, please come get me!" Kai whispered, still crying..a lot.
"Calm down son, what does the place look like?"
"I'm in some sort of bedroom, on the bottom of a bunk bed, I'm scared!"
"Is there someone on the top bunk?"

Kai's heart dropped once again. He was scared to answer that, and hoped there was no one.
But he followed his dad's orders, and peeked his head out just far enough to see the top of the bunk.
He immediately fell back onto his bed, and whisper-screamed.
"There is someone!!!" Kai was even more terrified now, knowing he was in a strange place, with an absolute stranger.
"What do they look like?" Kai's dad asked.
"Blonde, Korean, uhhh-"
"Taehyun?"
"Who?"
"Kai, that's Taehyun right?"
"I don't know! I don't even know who Taehyun is, who's that??"

Kai's dad sent a picture of Taehyun to Kai.
"Does he look like this?"
"Yeah.."
"That's Taehyun, Kai.."
"Okay well, I don't know him! Why am I in this place with him! I wanna go home!"
"Calm down okay? Could you do me a favor, and wake up the man on the top bunk, and give the phone to him?"
"I'm scared dad!"
"I know, but he's harmless okay? Just do that for me"

Kai shakingly stood up, and walked towards the ladder, chills running down his spine and arms.
He climbed the ladder, and shakingly poked Taehyun's leg.
Taehyun woke up, and looked towards Kai.
"S..Sir...my dad would like to speak to you.."
Taehyun gave Kai a puzzled look, and sat up.
"Why'd you call me sir?"
"Uhm..my dad wants to speak to you," Kai said, handing the phone over towards Taehyun.
Taehyun took it from his hand, and watched as Kai jumped down the ladder, and curled back into his blanket, wiping tears from his face.

"Hello Mr. Huening, you wanted to speak with me?"
"Yes, Taehyun I don't know if I'm right, but it seems to me that Kai has lost his memory"
"Really..?"
"Yes, I don't know why or how this happened, but I need you to help him please"
"Of course Mr. Huening"
"Thank you Taehyun"
Kai's dad hung up the phone, and Taehyun placed the phone in his lap.

Taehyun leaned over the railing towards Kai, who was completely under the covers.
Taehyun could see the covers shaking, and heard muffled sniffling.
Taehyun hopped down the ladder, and placed Kai's phone on the bedside table.
Kai peeked out from under the covers at the noise, and then looked at Taehyun.
Taehyun sat on the bed, and Kai curled in on himself, trying to get as far away from the stranger as possible.

"Hi, I'm Taehyun, I know you don't know who I am, but I'm not going to hurt you in any way, I promise"
Kai stared at the stranger's face, even though the man's voice was soft, and trustworthy, he was still terrified out of his mind on how he got there.
Kai started having Stockholm syndrome.
'This is my life now, I'm never gonna see my dad, my sisters, any of my family ever again, I'm never gonna go home, i'm never gonna get out of this place'
Kai thought, starting to cry again.
Kai squeezed his eyes shut, gripping the covers again, and biting his lip.

"Calm down, it's okay"
He heard the stranger's voice say, which made him just cry even more.

(Part 2 later??)