Taste of Freedom - [TXT FF]

EPISODE 13

It wasn't until late into the evening when Beomgyu and Yeonjun finally came back from the chained up area, where they had stayed for the majority of the day after their round.

Maybe it was because of the burn wounds, but the two of them fell asleep while staying in the chain room, hence why they came back so late.

By that time, Taehyun had already fallen asleep in Soobin's arms, as sleep helped him fight the pain in his limbs off. Hueningkai stayed on the lookout for them, or perhaps he did that to not look at his best friend. He couldn't bear to see him in so much pain.

Another hour passed before a pair of keepers threw Yeonjun and Beomgyu inside, who landed with heavy thuds onto the ground, and banged the door shut with too much force.

Beomgyu was first to look up and see the red haired's condition.

"Taehyun!" he exclaimed.

Hueningkai shushed him.

"He's asleep! You'll wake him up!"

Beomgyu clamped his mouth shut. Yeonjun meanwhile laid his hand on Taehyun's shoulder, rubbing it comfortingly.

"What happened?" he asked Soobin softly.

"They nearly brought him into the armory."

Yeonjun froze in his movements, eyes turning into saucers. Beomgyu turned slowly towards Soobin, his mouth agape.

"WHAT?!" they shouted, forgetting that they should be silent.

Taehyun quietly whimpered before opening his eyes. He glanced up to see everyone gathered around him.

"Yeonjun hyung? Beomgyu—"

He couldn't even finish his sentence as he felt two pairs of arms collapsing on him, engulfing him into their embrace.

"It's you, isn't it?" Beomgyu questioned worriedly.

"Who else would it be Hyung?" Taehyun replied.

"Oh god Taehyun; what did they do to you?" Yeonjun asked.

"They broke my legs."

"THEY WHAT?!"

"Please don't shout Yeonjun hyung."

Yeonjun stared at Soobin with utter disbelief.

"THEY BROKE HIS LEGS AND HE CANNOT WALK ANYMORE?!"

"For a while. They aren't gonna heal without rest and treatment."

"Let's hope that goddamn headmaster lets him," Hueningkai darkly stated.

Beomgyu exhaled.

"I can't... Taehyun, I'm so sorry."

Taehyun didn't reply, and just huddled closer to Soobin.

Yeonjun meanwhile massaged the back of his neck.

"First Hueningkai gets hurt, now Taehyun... god, when the hell will we get out of here?"

Suddenly, Soobin remembered what he overheard the keepers say earlier, and knew they urgently must talk.

"Everyone, there's something you all need to know."

"Okay," Beomgyu replied, shuffling around while sitting cross legged.

The five crossovers sat in one circle, if you could count Taehyun resting his legs on Yeonjun's lap while still huddled close to Soobin.

"Talk," Yeonjun demanded.