The Deadly Lie || ᗷTՏ OT7ᶠᶠ

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Taehyung POV

Will we be alive?
And yes, then for how long?
Will be able to escape?

'Beware the man you think you know'

These words still haunt me . Who is the man I think I know? I know all the 7 others. Is the ghost one of us. It's guaranteed it's one of us .

I was in thoughts till I felt my throat dry .

I slowly walked towards the kitchen to fetch a glass of water. It reminds me of the day when for the first time I had an abnormal incident.

Shaking my head , i tried to remove such thoughts . Suddenly I hear groaning voices , I stopped dead on my track. I gazed around me but I couldn't find someone. Thinking of it as a misconception, I headed towards kitchen.

Soon I was at the kitchen. I quickly filled a glass with water and tried drinking the water in one gulp. Until I heard those voices again. I turned my head to see Hoseok .

I could see him apply pressure on something. It wasn't clear what he was holding because half of his body was hidden by the wall. I walked towards him.

"Hey Hobi, what you ar--"

What was in front of me made me shake from fear.

Hoseok was choking Namjoon. He was looking so different from the cheerful and sunshine hobi I know, we all know. His bloodshot eyes, chapped lips , dead-white skin added to the horror. He had been lifting Namjoon from the ground.

"H-hoseok" my voice was barely coming out.

I quickly ran towards him and tried to yank Namjoon away from Hoseok but he didnt moved a little.

"HOSEOK FOR THE LOVE OF GOD LEAVE HIM"

I held Hoseok's hands and tried removing his grip from Namjoon's neck. But his grip wasn't loosening.

I gathered up all my force and threw a hard punch at Hoseok. And this time he stumbled backwards.

His eyes were red , jaw was bleeding , his whole body covered with black nerves.

I quickly look beside me to see Namjoon lying at floor coughing. I sat beside him and helped him sit . He still was coughing vigorously. I stood up and was about to get him water till .

I felt a force on my neck and myself getting dragged. I quickly clutched my neck to come in contact with a rope. Hoseok tightened the rope around my neck. My oxygen supply was getting cut.

My head felt heavy and darkness was continuing to invade my vision.

I tried pulling the ropes from my neck. But he didn't have any mercy and started dragging me.

He made me turn so that I was face to face with him.

He was laughing, any bit of humanity couldn't be found.
He was totally changed. He is not the one whom I know as Jung Hoseok.

He said something, but my head felt too heavy and I couldn't hear.

Slowly slowly I started losing my consciousness. My eyes were tearing up and finally I gave myself in the hands of darkness

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"Hoseok is also injured badly" I can hear someone crying

"I-it was h-him"

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" Aww dear Taehyung ssi , I already warned you, sleep peacefully now " I could hear a hoarse voice

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"Taehyung!! Please open your eyes , open your damn eyes for me, for your brother ."

Sniff

I can't live without you . I love you bro . Wake up.

Sniff

You can't lie like this for your whole life. You have to be courageous.

Sniff

Why can't I open my eyes. I'm capable of hearing. I just see darkness covering me. I tried my best to open them. But it felt like I was trying lifting 99kg of load.

I was about to give up till I heard another sniff of my beloved brother.

I tried again and applied all my force left and it was a success. I could feel my eyelids opening a little and it again closed. I blinked a few times till my eyes were able to open properly . It took me some time to adjust to the new found light and soon my vision became clear.

The first person I came to face was Yujin . Her face showed how much shocked she was. Her mouth fell to the ground and her eyes wide. I stared at her for a few till I heard another sniff. I quickly looked down to see my brother snuggling his face into my hand and continuing crying. It broke me even more. I slowly placed my hand over his shoulder.

"H-hyung" I called out in a small whisper. I was unable to speak . My voice come out hoarse, groggy, faint weak and shaky . My throat was paining like hell. It feels like someone squeezed my vocal chords. Even taking a breath was a huge task. It was paining too much and I felt a lot load on my head too.

He quickly looked upwards . For a millisecond he was confused too but he just shaked it off his mind and hugged me tight . He was sobbing on my shoulders. I used my one hand to hold his back and the other free one to caress his hair

He muttered few words and I just kept quiet feeling guilty deep down inside my heart. I just closed my eyes and melted in the hug. How he has been my only support of life , when I was a infant , a toddler , a teenager and now a man.  And it fascinates even knowing that how I'm incomplete without him.

After a few minutes.

I patted his back . "J-jin hyung. I'm all o-o-okay now . S-stop crying" he immediately pulled back.

"You are okay just see yourself"

I rubbed my eyes to wipe my tears which were falling.

"It pains here" I pointed towards my throat like a kid showing a little cut of one month ago on the finger  to his mother for gaining her attention . My voice again came muzzled .

He just stared at my grievous figure . Am I looking that pathetic.

Yujin came up from behind and asked me about where I feel pain and something I wish to eat.

She then slowly exited the room probably calling others to tell them that I have gained my consciousness.

I looked at Jin who was struggling more than me.

"H-hyung it was hobi , I saw it with my eyes , it was h-him w-w-who ch-ch-choked me and N-namjoon." I was crying my heart out now.

"No it wasn't him- " his voice came out stern and loud . I was surprised why did he believe so when u saw him by my eyes "- it wasn't him " his words trailed down slowly and in a painful whisper.

"Why? H-how can you say this? What's the reason h-hyung" I was shedding my tears hoping for would have some mercy on me.

" Because when you fainted the spirit which had possessed Hoseok came out and entered m-me, p-p-possessed me- " his eyes were glossy . "—i even tried killing him" tears left his eyes. His voice was shaky.

I shook my head " No hyung it was the evil mf spirit . It possessed you , the spirit did it not you. Stop blaming yourself"

"I-i-im s-so—" he was cut down in middle by a loud crashing sound.