Promise Me ➳ Taebin ✔

27. Taehyun Is Tired

Soobin's eyes shot open and he looked up after feeling Taehyun squeeze his hand.

"What the hell?" A raspy voice asked and Soobin gasped, quickly standing up.

"Taehyun?" He asked, but the boy just rolled over, making an uncomfortable face and taking all the tubes out of his face. "Taehyun, look at me."

Taehyun shook his head and kept his eyes closed. "Tae-Taehyun is.... tired," he yawned and Soobin stood there in confusion.

"You're ti- you just slept for an entire year!"

Taehyun's eyes shot open this time and he turned back around to look at him.

"WHAT?!"

"Okay, do you- do you remember the car accident?" Taehyun sat up and nodded weakly, and it took everything in Soobin not to cry. "You've been in a coma ever since. It's a year later."

Taehyun made a horrified face and then shook his head.

"No."

"Yes..."

"N-no! Because that means I missed yours and Beomgyu's graduation. And I missed my twentieth birthday. And-and-" his lips quivered and Soobin leaned over to hug him so they could both finally cry.

It was hard to believe.

But Soobin wouldn't lie to him.

"You've been here all this time?"

"Yeah."

"College?"

"Well I decided to wait a year since that's what I was gonna do anyway. I just got accepted into the one in Busan."

Taehyun tilted his head and then nodded softly. "Oh! Well, that's good..."

"Why do you sound so sad?" He asked, caressing Taehyun's cheek with the back of his hand.

"I was just hoping that we could have time to talk before you left..."

Soobin quickly nodded. "Of course we will. I'll stay with you for as long as you need. I'm gonna go let everyone know you're awake, okay?"

He was about to get up when Taehyun grabbed his arm. "Please don't leave me. I'm scared."

"I just need to go tell the doctors you're awake so they can make sure you're okay."

Taehyun hesitantly nodded and looked around.

Soobin brought him back.

He didn't know how to tell Soobin that.

Soon later, doctors came in and he squeezed his eyes shut in fear until he heard Soobin's voice.

"Your parents went home since they were too emotional. But I called them to let then know you're awake."

Taehyun immediately grabbed his arm, fingernails digging into his skin as the doctors checked to make sure everything was okay.

"Everything looks good. We'll keep you for a few more days though just to make sure. A physician will be here shortly to check your reflexes," one of them said before they all left.

"Taehyun," Soobin whispered, bringing the younger's hand up to his mouth to leave a long kiss on it.

"Hm?" Taehyun was hyperfixated on the door, staring at in fear for when another stranger wearing a white coat would walk in.

"It hurt." Taehyun finally looked at him in concern. "Being here without you. It really fucking hurt."

He looked down and Taehyun used the little bit of strength he had right now to lean over and kiss Soobin's forehead.

"I'm sorry..." he pouted.

"Don't. It's not your fault. I somehow managed to survive without your gorgeous face and... quite frankly... rude humor."

Taehyun laughed a little bit and looked up at the ceiling.

"Hm... you have to get me caught up on everything."