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65. Accept the help

5 AM  |  Jungkook

I was still.

Sitting by her bed, my forehead leaning against her hip, my hands around her little fist, I listened to the beeping sound of the machines.

She was alright.

She was gonna be alright.

The hospital room was cold but I wasn't feeling it.

My whole body had been fulminating with rage and fear since Micha had told me about the anonymous texts and letters.

How can we protect them?

I felt my brows coming together, images of the night flashing in front of my wet eyes.

How can we make sure they're always safe?

I kept thinking how it could have been so much worse.

What would have happened if I had not shown up at Yejin's place. What could have happened if Micha had kept the secret longer.

My breathing ached at how close we had been to losing Yejin or Micha.

What kind of other dangers awaits them outside?

I wondered if it was all worth it for them. If the sacrifices they had to make - their privacy, their safety - were worth it in the end.

If Taehyung and I were worthy of their love.

I kept spiraling into those heavy thoughts when I felt her fingers move between mine.

My eyes rose up, my heart jolting up in my chest.

She's alright.

Her eyelids flickered, her nostrils flaring below the oxygen mask.

It took her some long minutes before emerging. I held her hand in mine, waiting patiently to see her beautiful eyes again.

Finally, her heavy eyelids fluttered open and her eyes found mine right away.

My breath got cut short.