𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖗𝖞 𝖇𝖔𝖒𝖇 | 𝖓𝖈𝖙 𝖒𝖆𝖋𝖎𝖆 𝖆𝖚

𝟛𝟜

~Aspect's P.O.V~

I slowly lowered my gun, the tears never ending. I sobbed as my gun fell to the floor. I wanted to believe his words, I wanted them to be true. So I lowered my guard, and I stood there. Weak and defenseless. "S-She's dead, Taeyong. What do I do?" I cried, not looking back at my deceased mother. He just cried too as he walked towards me, slowly. When he reached me, he pulled me into a hug. I hugged him back tightly and I never wanted him to let me go.

"I know, Aspect. I know. But I promise you, we will figure out who's responsible, and make the pay for what they did. Whether it be Seventeen or someone else. I swear to you, Aspect" He told me, reassuringly and sniffling. While we were hugging, we didn't even realize that all of Straykids had entered. I guess the pager really did work.

When we noticed a flashlight, we pulled away and picked our heads up. That's when my eyes met Chan's and he knew something was wrong. I looked into his eyes and his only and just cried. I sobbed as they all ran towards me and noticed my mother, once full of life. "Oh my god" Chan whispered, immediately grabbing me and hugging me.

"Aspect I am so sorry" He told me, trying not to cry himself. I just hugged him, tightly. Not knowing what to say. Jeongin had to excuse himself from the house and Lee Know looked very pissed.

"Whoever did this, Aspect, I will make them pay. They will not get away with this. Not a fucking chance" he spat, coming over to hug me as well. Before anyone else could say anything, Taeyong grabbed my shoulder.

"Let's get you back to the base. We should probably notify the others. Straykids your welcome to join us, but regardless Aspect is coming back with me" Taeyong told them, and no one argued. Nobody wanted to make the situation any worse than it already was. If that was even possible. Taeyong then called someone up on his phone and said to the person.

"Gather everyone into the living room, we'll be back in 15. I have an announcement to make"

~Time Skip~

The whole car ride home with Taeyong, I couldn't stop looking at the blood on my hands. Neither of us said a word to each other, it was silent, and I think that was for the best.

When all of us arrived back at the base, Taeyong had to help me walk into the house. Until Changbin and Bangchan said that they would take care of me, and Taeyong should just lead the way.

I had Bangchan on my right and Changbin on my left since I could barely walk. Everything was just too much and I couldn't stop my mind from racing. The blood all over my hands and arms kept freaking me out, and I couldn't take it.

When we reached the living room, everyone stood up upon noticing the blood and my frantic state. The tears had never stopped and when I saw Kun they just amplified. Kun quickly ran over to me and I fell into his arms, the sobbing following suit. We both fell to the floor together and I broke down. 

"What's wrong, Aspect? What happened? Are you okay?" He asked me, nervous for my response. I shook my head as I tried to speak, but I couldn't.

"M-Mom. S-She, S-She" I tried to say but it just wouldn't come out, it's like my body didn't want to accept it.

"What? What happened to mom, Aspect?" He asked me, growing more and more worried.

"S-She, S-She-" I tried saying again, but was cut off.

"She's dead, Kun" Taeyong told him, saying the words I couldn't. Upon hearing it I cried more, and I felt Kun freeze.

I saw all of WayV's faces scrunch up as they also held back sobs. "How could this happen, h-how could we let this happen!" Xiaojun shouted, smacking the table beside him and letting the tears fall. Sicheng then began to comfort him.

"S-She told me, t-to tell you how much she l-loved you, Kun" I cried into him and he cried back, hugging me even tighter.

"How could you let this happen Taeyong! You were supposed to go there to check up on her when the notification went off!" Chittaphon shouted at Taeyong, and I stood up, shaking my head.

"Don't do that, Ten. Don't blame him. I got there before he did and by that point... S-She was already gone" I whispered, trying my best not to cry anymore. Chittaphon sighed at my words, not knowing what else to say.

"Well what about you, Aspect? Why couldn't you help her? You talked to her, didn't you?" Hendery spat, getting angry with me.

"Stop Hendery, this isn't Aspect's fault" Kun stated, standing up for me. I just shook my head.

"W-When I got there, she had already lost too much blood. T-There was nothing I could d-do" I said, and he just sarcastically laughed at me.

"Yeah, well you could've gotten there faster" He hissed, letting his own tears slip, and I immediately felt guilty. Maybe if I had gotten there faster, she would still be alive. I just put my head down, in shame.

"No, Hendery. She left the second she got the call from her mom saying she was scared. There was nothing more any of us could have done. So stop pointing the finger" Chan stated angrily at Hendery. He just scoffed and looked away, the tears never ending.

Before the atmosphere could get any more tense, Taeyong made himself known. "Listen, I know we're all pointing fingers so we can have someone to blame for what has happened. But do not do that, by doing that whoever truly did this is winning. Don't let this tear us apart. Let this bring us closer together, and let's all figure out who did this, and bring this person to justice" He told all of us, trying to get us motivated. To say the least, it worked. We all stopped arguing and crying. I looked at him with glossy eyes and nodded.

"Let's do this"