Dreams. It is believed that our dreams are the foreshadows of our future. Either be good or bad, not in exact detail but an accurate event.
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'I'm sorry... I didn't mean it.'
I bit my bottom lip as I continued to cry. Releasing all the painful sobs of guilt, anger, and sadness that are defining my emotions. Jimin patted my back and pulled me into a hug.
"Y/N, let's go. Crying won't solve these problems."
We walked away from the grave where I had been standing for 30 minutes with unstoppable cries. Jimin's eyes show pity for me. We stepped inside the car while I was drowning myself in my thoughts. I stared outside blankly.
'I can't accept it.'
It tingles my thoughts as I am about to tear up again. My breath starts to get heavy but it is fast.
'It is all my fault! I shouldn't have left you there!'
I covered my eyes with my palms, as another bucket of tears came. The harder I cry, the louder the sobs are coming out. No words came out of my mouth, other than sobs.
Jimin's POV
"We're here. Let's go--"
I initiated and was about to accompany her since it was another start for her, alone. She can at least feel someone's presence beside her. To provide warmth while moving on.
"Y-You can leave now."
She cut me off. As his brother, I am worried sick, she's been crying for days since her husband's funeral. And I couldn't do anything, even to comfort her, I can't. She wanted to be alone.
But I guess being alone is her first choice for now. I glanced at her for the last time, a sigh released my mouth. Maybe loneliness can help her compose herself. I got back to the car and started my engine and finally drove off.
Y/N's POV
I rushed inside as soon as Jimin's car got out of my sight. I am about to break down again. I am shaking badly and struggling to breathe.
I head to the kitchen for some water, thinking it will calm me down. I held the fridge handle, opened it, took a water bottle, and drank it all. After spacing out, I felt a little bit dizzy.
Flashback: Lab
"Love, can you stay here? I will just get some coffee. Please do not touch anything, just continue eating."
I smiled at him before leaving.
"Watch him."
I said to the guard who glanced inside the window's lab. He gave me a nod as assurance, I walked off.
'Jungkook, my husband. We are married for a year now and it is a happy marriage although we do not have kids-- he is also the CEO of the company where I have been working. It is a robotics company and I am a robotic engineer and a scientist as well.'
I greet a smile at the people who are passing by my presence. I enter the office's pantry room where the foods are stocked. I picked a coffee and started to boil the water.
Suddenly, I feel my heart race, I'm feeling kinda nervous. Maybe it is just my palpitations since I already drank coffee this morning. I just shrugged it off.
Minutes later.
The smell of coffee lingered around the pantry as I stirred it. I raised the cup up to my mouth, about to take a sip.
Suddenly, I heard a loud explosion-like sound. As soon as it was executed, I heard the voices of the people outside the pantry, they were screaming in panic!
I hurriedly ran in front of the pantry's door, but a person burst in startling me. Dr. Min showed up in front of the door.
"Mrs. Jeon! We need to get out!"
My co-scientist yelled.
"W-Why--"
Then the fire alarm started to ring, it echoed around the building. At this moment I am confused, its sound sent chills down to my spine, and it is scary.
"W-What is happening?!"
I stopped in my tracks and tiptoed, trying to look back at my lab but the cluster of crowd was blocking my view. I forcefully let go of Dr. Min's grip.
"Y/N!"
The last word I heard from him before I lost myself in shock. That is when I saw my lab was on fire. Oh no, no!
'Jungkook. Jungkook!'
I got back to my senses and started to panic, in a fast pace I made my way to the lab. I hurriedly ran inside. The image of my lab in front of my eyes horrified me.
"Jungkook?! Jungkook!"
I yelled out loud, nearly losing my breath due to the thick smoke I don't know where it is coming from.
"Y/N? Are you there?! Please don't come c-closer here! You might get hurt! I can handle myself!"
Just by the tone of his voice, I can tell that he is running out of air. I moved the objects away that were blocking him as another explosion came.
I closed my eyes and covered myself under the table, in front of my husband. As I opened my eyes I saw...
His half-body is getting burned.
"Jungkook? Jungkook can you hear me?!"
I slapped his cheeks with my shaking hands, I am trying to make him stay awake, but the eye rolls he performed tell me that he just lost consciousness.
I keep on calling his name until my voice cracks due to the tears that are threatening to fall, in this moment I don't know what to do. I need to get my husband out of here. I heard the door burst and saw Jimin, my brother.
"Y/N, we need to get out!"
He forcefully grabbed me. I stopped him by not moving an inch away from where I was sitting.
"But Jungkook is still here!"
I cried out.
"Get out of here. I'll go get him."
I nodded and did what he said.
Jimin's POV
As soon as I made sure that Y/N stepped out of the room, I reached out for Jungkook's body, I was stopped for a moment. I saw half of his body was burning and he was unconscious.
"I need you to get out of here."
I took a deep breath, gathering all my courage and strength to pull him closer, grunting. I carried his body on my back and ran out of the room.
Minutes Earlier (before the explosion).
Jungkook's POV
Y/N is outside to get some coffee from the office's pantry, she already drank some earlier but I guess it's not enough for her. I continued eating, but as I was about to shove a spoonful of rice as I heard a beeping sound.
I got curious so I stood up and searched from where it was coming. It's the machine, a little screen attached to it showed numerical characters '100%'. As my curiosity attacked me more, I searched for how to get the thing out of the machine, I pressed all the buttons I could press.
"What could the right button be?"
I pressed the last button from all of the options in front of me. The beeping sound stopped, yet I felt really weird about the sudden pause of the sound and I started to step back. Suddenly mixed sounds are created by the machine.
"W-What did I...do?"
I continue to step back, away from it. My back bumped into the metal table, I can't even focus on the track I am taking, every step is careless.
'Is it going... To blast?'
BOOM!
The explosion made me fly across the room, as I hit the ground I quickly crawled and hid under the desk as the fire started to spread. I heard the fire alarm ring.
"Help! Help me!"
I tried to stand up but the thick smoke blocked my view. I started to cough harder and harder; my Tuberculosis was triggered. I think I'll die in this thick smoke. I cough more and more until I can't breathe, there is not enough oxygen for me to inhale.
I sit and decide to just stay there, I cover my nose and mouth as the fire starts to take me. The chairs around me started to burn since it's wooden, it is easier to get burned.
No other thoughts, I'll die in this situation.
'I don't have any choice, Y/N is probably out of this building right now--'
I heard the door getting opened shut by someone. Maybe she's still inside the building, I know my wife will still find a way to save me, every time.
"Y/N?"
I said weakly as my vision started to get blurry. Another cough left my mouth, I tried to move slowly with all my remaining strength.
"Jungkook?! Jungkook!"
Her yells made my eyes light up and thought she'll get closer. I need to stop her. I inhale some air even if it is mostly smoke, she can't be in harm. And yelled back.
"Y/N? Are you there?! Please don't come c-closer here! You might get hurt! I can handle myself!"
Running out of air I cough again and again as I finally taste a metallic liquid on my tongue, blood. After a few heavy breaths, everything turned black.
Y/N's POV (present).
The sound of sirens lingers around our building. Despite the hurting sound of it, it was scary, you know someone is in danger when you hear it. Tears were dripping down from my eyes and sobs were uncontrollably escaping my mouth. I didn't care about my surroundings as I was trying my best to wake him up, I cried seeing my helpless husband.
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We finally arrived at the hospital with Jimin. I was shaking badly when the doctors took my husband to the Emergency Room.
"Y/N, calm down."
Jimin patted my back while saying 'Inhale, Exhale.' Tears still stream down as I do what he says. He looked me in the eyes, that's how I saw it. We're both helpless, we already know how this is going to end. He shook his head but my eyes caught the droplets from his eyes. He cried with me, we couldn't do anything, we just hugged each other.
"Everything w-will be all right. He experienced this before and s-survived--and now he will. Just don't be scared."
Hearing those words from him, I seek a temporary comfort from it. I nodded trying to convince myself that he would survive, just like before. I couldn't put myself in peace, even though I was sitting and waiting for the doctors, my legs were moving and shaking on their own.
After some minutes, I saw the doctor step out of the Emergency Room. I made eye contact with him, and it's written all over his face...
'No! No! This can't be!'
I gulped the lump in my throat, I began to slowly shake my head even though the doctor had not spoken yet, I knew it. His eyes tell me. My heart starts to race twice than its normal beat, I can't even breathe.
"The patient is dead on arrival. He consumed too much smoke. according to his medical record he has tuberculosis. His lungs couldn't take the smoke. It was triggered by staying for too long in an occupied space, I suspect. We tried our best to save him. I'm so sorry for your loss."
I fell while hearing those words. Jimin quickly held me as his tears fell. I clutched the fabric of his clothes, I'm filled with sadness and anger, I'm angry for what I've done. A few deep breaths before I let out a scream of agony.
"I-I shouldn't have left him! I shouldn't have let him, Jimin! I--"
Everything turned black.
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I woke up gasping for air, I felt weak. Is it all a nightmare?
"Love, are you ok? You're sweating. Did you have 'that' nightmare again?"
TO BE CONTINUED...
When everything doesn't seem real or it can't sink in, our mind tends to act like it never happened and it was just a dream that we will never forget.
Pain causes wounds, sometimes a scar, it's either physical or emotional. If the wound heals, it is meant to give you a lesson but if it leaves a scar, it's a life-long warning.
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