Sparks ᴺᴱᵂ

Chapter 5: Breathe

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{Still in flashback}

BEEP ... BEEP ... BEEP
A high pitched noise rang through Taehyung's ears as he slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were hit with an immediate ray of fluorescent light that was hung on the ceiling above him, making him squint as he tried to get used to the brightness. He took in his surroundings but didn't recognise where he was , it for sure wasn't his grandma's house. Where was he? He began to panic. They didn't leave him alone again right? Then it hit him:

"Owwie" the young boy sobbed as he held his head in immense pain.

"Taehyung baby, you're awake" a familiar calming voice spoke to him.

"G-grandma??" he questioned , still holding onto the side of his head as it throbbed in pain.

"Yes Tae , it's me baby. Don't panic you are safe" she replied in a soothing tone as she held onto his free hand, allowing the warmth she radiated to travel to him.

An instant rush of relief engulfed his body as he knew his grandma was by his side. "Where am I?" he asked , still visibly confused by his current location.

"We're at the hospital, you got into quite a serious car crash Tae" his grandma replied.

The memories started to flash back to him as he winced at the thought of the car tipping over. But wait.. where were his parents? He was with them 2 seconds ago in the car?

"Mommy? Daddy?" he said in a desolate but confused tone. "Grandma where are they?"

"Tae I think it's best you get some rest and we'll speak about this in the morning, okay?" she calmly responded.

"No." He said in a now more demanding tone "Tell me now". He even shocked himself with the tone he used towards his grandma but he needed to know where his parents were. Although he was young and in an immense amount of pain , he still cared for his parents and wanted to know if they were okay, even if they didn't reciprocate the same feelings towards him.

"Tae..."

"Tell me." his voice cracked as tears began to fill his saddened eyes. "Where's my mommy and daddy"

Pain struck through his grandmas heart as she knew she had to bear the news to him at some point. "Baby, your dad, he is in another ward getting treated, he should be better within a couple of weeks" she smiled softly, "but.."she froze.

"B-but?" he looked up at her with hope lingering in his glistening eyes, praying his mother would also be okay.

"Tae, your mummy .. she .. she didn't make it. I'm so sorry baby" her voice wavered as she broke the news to her dear grandson, squeezing his hand tighter as a form of comfort.

This is when Taehyung's whole world came crashing down.

"NOOOO" he screamed as tears relentlessly flew down his now rosy cheeks.

{Back to the present}

"Taehyung? Hey, Taehyung" a blurred figure gently shook Taehyung's shoulder as he slowly came round from his evidently troubling thoughts.

"H-Huh?" Taehyung was now fully present in the room , he felt everyones eyes engrave themselves into his body.

"You okay?" Yoongi asked in a concerned tone. "You've been staring blankly at the wall for 5 minutes now." He could see Jimin was stood next to him, equally as worried.

Taehyung felt a lump forming in his throat, his airways were begging for an ounce of oxygen but yet nothing seemed to be getting in. His lungs grew tighter and tighter by the second causing his heart to pound within the cage of his chest. He could feel his eyes filling themselves with the salty tears he wished to not release. His hands began to tremble and drenched themselves in a layer of cold sweat. He needed to leave... now.

Without much thought , Taehyung darted out of the classroom , embarrassed by letting himself become so open infront of people he barely knew. A million thoughts scrambled through his mind as he continued to run down the hall , not caring who saw him , all he needed was to be alone.

'Breathe Taehyung. Just breathe' he told himself , mind still buzzing with adrenaline.

He darted around the corner of the hallway , still going at a rapid speed, but to his surprise it wasn't empty. It was just his luck that he found this information out a little too late.

"HEY!" the deep voice yelled as he felt the small ash-brown haired boy crash into him.

SHIT.

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Hey everyone! I hope you are continuing to enjoy this book! I'm really enjoying writing it so far:) If you have any suggestions or questions then please let me know as i'd be happy to hear them <3