021 | chapter 21

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Cheng had tortured Taehyung for 3 hours straight.

And had left him, a bloody mess, only to return the next morning for torture again.

Taehyung had woken up, feeling uneasy, and wasn't surprised to find Cheng raping him with all his might. "S-Stop", he breathed. "Shut up! Your friends won't ever find you, so don't have any hope", Cheng raged. He still hadn't cooled down after 2 days, and had an inkling that Taehyung had called his friends.

Taehyung hadn't even bothered to clean up his body in the bathroom yesterday, which was covered in clotted blood from head to toe. His body felt numb now. He couldn't feel a thing. The pain was like pins pinching his body. Almost negligible.

He couldn't feel any pain. But his heart still hurt.

It had been 2 days since he called them. 3 days since he was kidnapped. 3 days since he was getting raped. But, no one had come to save him.

Suddenly, Cheng bit an area where his blood was clotted.

Taehyung's back arched and he screamed. A wound opened again, blood sliding down his smooth skin. "Wow...your skin is still smooth as ever. I wonder what would it take to make it rough?", Cheng grinned, blood on his lips. Taehyung's blood.

Taehyung shivered. He had been shivering a helluva lot since 3 days.

Cheng bit open all the wounds, making Taehyung scream in bone-breaking pain.

Taehyung begged him to stop through his tears, but Cheng merely chuckled. Blood all over his body trickled down and got soaked into the bedsheets, turning them a brilliant red.

But, after all of the biting, Cheng had still left Taehyung's face untouched.

He didn't want to ruin such a handsome face. Though he wanted to make him miserable with pain, he couldn't bring himself to ruin this beautiful face. "Are you enjoying this? I hope you are, because this will be your life from now on", Cheng smirked.

No.

All his hope faded. He knew they wouldn't come.

A crash sounded in the distance.

Cheng immediately stopped and stood, alerted. "What in hell was that?!" Taehyung just closed his eyes, feeling blurry and dizzy. It must've been some furniture falling down, or some staff fooling around.

He was wrong.

The door smashed open, revealing the police with guns in their hands. "Hands up!", they shouted. Cheng obeyed reluctantly, debating how to escape.

"Save it, Cheng. Debate that you shouldn't have messed with him. In jail", Jin said, entering the room.

He knew what Cheng was thinking. Cheng growled at Jin, Jimin and Jungkook, who appeared from behind the police.

Jungkook's eyes fell on the bloodied body, and his heart broke.

"TAEHYUNG!", he said. He ran towards him and hugged him, smashing his body on his. Jimin and Jin weren't far behind.

Jimin threw up the instant he saw the mess.

"Jimin!", Jin said, putting a hand on his back. The police head told Jin to take Jimin outside, as it would be hard to see his friend in this state. Jin nodded. The police head tried to tell the same to Jungkook, but he didn't budge.

"No, I won't leave him!", Jungkook said. They told him he had fainted and had to be taken to the hospital immediately, seeing the amount of blood all over the place. Hearing about Taehyung's condition, Jungkook let go immediately. He slowly walked outside the room, where Jin and Jimin were standing.

Jin was side hugging Jimin, who had a handkerchief over his mouth. Tears were rolling down Jimin's face.

"Come on, let's take him to the hospital. I've called the ambulance", Jin said.

.........

The doctor came out of the ICU.

The six, who were sitting outside, immediately stood up. "How is he, doctor?", Namjoon asked. "Is he stable?", Hoseok said.

The doctor nodded. "Had you brought him a little more late, he would've been dead. Blood loss was high. His body is literally covered with bites and cuts. I couldn't imagine it was from a human, as you said", he said.

"Will he be okay?", Yoongi asked. The doctor nodded again. "Although he is in a state of shock, his mind as well as his body will recover. It could take a month for his body to heal, but I can't tell about the mind. What's really scarred, is his mind"

"You can take him to Seoul tomorrow. Make sure you take a doctor with you", he added. The others nodded grimly and sat back as the doctor went away.

'He needs his home right now", Jin said. "What about the reporters who came to Cheng's hotel room?", Hoseok asked. "I already took care of it. The police told them it was just a fight between some residents of the hotel", Namjoon said. "I-I just hope he's recovers s-soon", Jimin whispered, and Yoongi wiped his tears away.

Jungkook remained silent.

He couldn't feel or think anything. Except about the mess of a state he had found Taehyung in. He still couldn't believe he had gone through such a horrible thing and hadn't died, not that he wanted him to. Jungkook definitely wouldn't himself want to live in that condition.

But Taehyung had held on like a true fighter.

A nurse came and told them they could meet him now. But they had to be quick and quiet. The six shuffled into his room. They gazed at him. Taehyung's eyes were closed, a ventilator over his nose and mouth.

"He suffered so m-much...my Tae...", Jimin whispered, touching Taehyung's limp and cold hand. Jin wiped a falling tear. "We...should've protected him better" Namjoon squeezed his shoulders. "The past is past. We should focus on his recovery. And how to protect him in future"

"How can one do such a gruesome thing? Cheng should be in jail for a long time", Hoseok said, gently touching Taehyung's bandaged wounds on his hand. "He is. He's gonna get a lifetime of hell", Yoongi said, gritting his teeth.

"Can I...get a few moments alone with him?", Jungkook whispered.

They looked an one another. "Y-yeah, sure", Jin said. "We'll go. Come back in a few minutes", Yoongi said, touching Jungkook's shoulder. Jungkook nodded as they left and closed the door.

He turned towards Taehyung.

His eyes were closed and his life hanging to artificial oxygen. He couldn't even breathe on his own. Jungkook gently brushed a finger down Taehyung's cheek. "I'm...so sorry, Tae. We lost so much time. I wish I told you how I feel when you had confessed", he whispered.

He tightly gripped his hand.

"What did that monster do to you?...I-I can't even imagine", Jungkook said. Tears trickled down his cheeks.

A few landed on Taehyung's hand, which twitched a little.

Jungkook's eyes widened as Taehyung's fingers gently brushed against his hand. "Taehyung....are you awake?"

No answer.

Taehyung's fingers brushed Jungkook's one more time before they went limp again. Jungkook's lips trembled. "God, Tae. If only I could reverse time...But it doesn't matter"

He bent and leaned forward, kissing Taehyung's pale lips gently.

"Because when you wake up, I'll be the one to never let you go. Forever"

He stood there holding his hand and stroking his head gently.

Waiting for him to wake up.

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