after a week of extremely weakness, fatigue and anxiety, Taehyung was finally successful to convince Jungkook to visit a doctor. it was 5 p.m. and Taehyung was in call with Jungkook for the third time that afternoon.
"I'm telling you, it has to be something serious, the symptoms have worsened" Jungkook could hear Taehyung's voice at the end of the reciver but he couldn't answer.
"are you hearing me?" Taehyung said.
"hmm I... am"
"look at you, you can't even talk properly... come on, I'm on my way to get you to the hospital, change your clothes. I'll be there in a few minutes"
and he hung up.
Jungkook himself was tired of being sick, he himself wanted to visit a doctor to see what was wrong with him the past week.
but the problem was that he couldn't even get up from the bed to change his clothes, he couldn't even get up from the chair just to bring himself a glass of water.
it was as if he had been glued to the bed.
it was a living hell last week. he couldn't even remember much because he has been dealing with fever.
but he could clearly remember Taehyung sitting beside his bed at nights, taking care of him.
he would buy the groceries, cooking for him afterwards.
he would place a wet cloth on his forehead from time to time.
he would make him eat whenever he wasn't feeling like eating, then grabbing the spoon and feeding him, himself.
that's how he could get through the last week.
Jungkook heard the front door open.
"Jungkook?"
it was Taehyung's voice.
"where are you?"
he gathered all of his encourage just to mutter a "I'm here" under his breath.
he quickly walked into his room, sitting beside him.
"how are you feeling?"
"not good"
"I'll help you get up" he slid his hand under Jungkook's blanket, put his hand on the back and helped him sit on the bed.
he then grabbed some clothes out of the closet and helped him wear his clothes.
"can you walk by yourself?" Taehyung asked.
"no..."
"wait here, I'll grab your stuff and then I'll help you"
Taehyung grabbed Jungkook's phone, a bottle of water, and some files and placed them all in a bag.
he then helped Jungkook out of his home.
he locked the door and they headed to the parking lot, where Taehyung's car was parked.
after reaching the hospital, Taehyung helped him out of his car.
he headed to the reception while a nurse helped Jungkook into a room.
after filling in some files, Taehyung finally got to admit Jungkook in the hospital.
just then the nurse get out of the room.
"is he okay?"
"we will need to take a blood sample"
he went into the room.
"Jungkook" he called.
he lied there on the bed.
"what's... wrong with... me?" Jungkook asked in his shaky tone.
"they need to take a blood sample"
he took his hand with his.
"don't worry, I'm here"
after a few minutes, the nurse got back with a metal tray in his hand.
"hello, I'm here to take your blood sample" he said.
Jungkook's grip on my hand got tighter.
I squeezed his hand in response.
the nurse then rolled up Jungkook's sleeve and fastened a tourniquet on top of his elbow.
"ah hyung" he let out.
"I'm here, squeeze my hand if it hurts"
the nurse tapped on his elbow for several times, and uncapped the needle.
I put Jungkook's head on my shoulder, grabbing his hand in mine with the other hand.
"just look at me, I'm sure you don't want to see it..." i told him.
I could see the doctor inserting the needle, taking the sample.
I just sat there, rubbing my thumb on top of his hand, muttering encouraging words to him, watching the nurse taking not two but three containers of his blood sample, while patting his shoulder.
the nurse slowly pulled out the needle.
Jungkook flinched.
I noticed that he is much less responsive to what's happening around him.
I hope it's nothing serious. I could feel my heart beating at the back of my throat.
I got up.
"what should we do now?"
"we will have to wait for the sample results, and then we will go for the treatment. I'll have him on an IV for now"
"thank you" I muttered.
he left the room and came back with an IV bag and a metal tray.
Jungkook was holding my hand tightly.
"it's for your own good kook" I muttered in his ear.
"let's come back home hyung" he pled.
"we will... after your treatment is over"
I don't know how much it takes, maybe the doctor wants to admit him for tonight, to check up on him.
I hope it'll be over soon.
the nurse fastened the tourniquet, this time on top of his left wrist and started palpating his hand in order to find the right vein.
after doing so, he tore open the cannula pack and uncapped the needle.
"I know my strong kook can do this, just close your eyes" I told him.
he tilted his head my way and closed his eyes shut, I felt bad for him. he's really going through enough today.
"can you numb the spot before inserting the needle?" I let out, I couldn't see him, lying on the bed, having his eyes closed, waiting for the needle to pierce his hand.
"please make sure to make it as painless as possible" I said.
"don't worry sir" he said in response.
he then got up and opened the drawer on the left side of the bed, took a tube out of the drawer and turned back.
"it's a numbing gel, you will not even feel the needle piercing in" he told Jungkook calmly.
"you heard him?" I asked.
"there's no need to worry"
the nurse applied a little amount of gel on his skin and rubbed it in round motions.
he waited for it to numb the spot.
after a few minutes, he again uncapped the cannula and without further delay, inserted the cannula into his vein.
after placing the cannula, he took a pre-filled syringe out of the metal tray.
"... what... is that... for?" Jungkook asked in his shaky tone.
"this is to lower down your fever, you've developed a fever of 102°, it'll make you feel better" he answered patiently.
"please... be gentle" he muttered.
I again grabbed his hand in mine while the doctor opened the port of the cannula, removed the needle of the syringe and fixed the syringe on top.
he slowly plunged down the bright clear liquid into his vein.
after injecting the medicine, he removed the syringe and capped the port.
"I'm just going to connect the IV line" he said, then he got up, stabilized the IV bag on its holder and connected the line.
"that's all for now, I'll let you know when the result is out" and he left.
"hyung?" he called.
"yeah?"
"can you please help me use the bathroom?"
"sure kook"
I got up and helped him out of the bed.
I wrapped my hand on his shoulder and helped him into the bathroom at the end of his room. I held his IV holder with my other hand.
I closed the door and waited for him.
after a few minutes, he called again.
"hyung I'm done"
I opened the door again and helped him into the bed.
"tell me if you need anything" I said while pulling the blanket over his body.
I sat beside him, waiting for the results.
