The Truth Untold: Yoonmin

9

Jimin and Yoongi found Jin running into one of the vacant science labs. Yoongi hadn't come down this side of the school too often so he felt a bit disoriented as he and Jimin snuck around to spy on the nurse. Jimin pressed into his body, trying to make himself small and Yoongi's heart raced. He could smell Jimin's fruity shampoo and he forced himself not to inhale deeply.

The lab had a side door with windows through which Yoongi and Jimin were able to look as the scene before them unfolded. At first they weren't sure what they were looking at. They could only see Jin raising his hands as if warding something off until—

"Oh my gosh," Jimin whispered and clung to Yoongi. When he saw it, Yoongi let out a sharp gasp.

Taehyung was on the floor, curled up into a ball, covering his head and uttering something they could barely hear. Before Yoongi could stop him Jimin was turning the knob and practically falling into the room.

Jin's eyes grew wide as he spotted the pair gaping at the slumped figure on the floor.

"Shh!" He shushed them with a finger before turning back to Taehyung. "Tae, I'm here. It's Jin hyung. Can you hear me?"

"No no no please no..." Tae continued to whisper and Yoongi could see his eyes glazed over as he stared at something none of them could see. He suddenly let out a scream and Jimin flinched. There were tears streaming down his face as he looked upon his best friend. He turned to Yoongi with a look of pure helplessness and Yoongi wished there was something he could do to erase their pain.

"Tae please," Jin continued. He sounded desperate and on the verge of tears. "He's never gotten this bad."

Jimin moved away from Yoongi then and walked tentatively toward Taehyung. He looked to the nurse who nodded for him to go on. At this point, he'd take all the help he could get.

"Tae, it's Jimin. Baby are you okay?" Jimin spoke sweetly but Yoongi could hear the slight panic in his voice as he got closer until finally, he was crouching in front of Taehyung. He reached out to stroke his hair and Tae immediately stiffened. He stopped speaking as Jimin began caressing his hair. Yoongi could see his body relax as Jimin continued.

"What's wrong with him?" Yoongi whispered and Jin shook his head.

"Panic."

"What?" Jimin turned to the nurse.

"He's having a panic attack."

It made sense to Yoongi now. He'd never seen anyone break down quite like this before, but he'd had a friend years ago who would shut down when they were full of anxiety.

"No," Jimin shook his head. "Tae's always been so in control. He doesn't have anxiety..."

"He's been missing doses," Jin said more to himself than to the two boys. "I should've known. It's because of Jungkook."

Yoongi bristled at that. "Hey!"

Jin shut his eyes tight and shook his head. "I'm not blaming your brother. I blame mine." He looked pityingly at Taehyung who now had his hand in Jimin's.

"What do you mean doses?" Jimin intervened sensing Yoongi's building anger.

Jin only shook his head though.

"Don't!" Taehyung yelled, making them all jump. He was still sobbing as he reached out to his brother who quickly went to crouch beside him.

"Tae," Jimin said but his best friend only shook his head.

All the while, Yoongi just stared at the scene unfolding. Taehyung looked haunted. His face was wet with tears and he was shaking slightly, but it was his eyes that Yoongi couldn't stand to look at. They were so full of pain that Yoongi couldn't quite comprehend.