CAGES OF LOVE || KIM TAEHYUNG FF 🔞

Ticking hearts

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As soon as Jimin's car came to a stop, Y/n hurriedly stormed out of it and ran inside, feeling her heart ticking like a clock with each passing second whereas Jungkook and Jimin also got out and ran behind her.

Her heavy breaths and the sound of her footsteps broke the silence of the hospital, causing a few people to look up. Y/n reached the receptionist, her words stuttering as she tried to speak.

"K.. Kim.. Taehyung... w... where.. is... he..?" She managed to say between her heavy breaths, her voice filled with fear and urgency. The receptionist looked at her with confusion, not really understanding her words.

Jimin was quick to approach the receptionist right after Y/n and asking for Taehyung. The receptionist nodded in confirmation, giving them the direction.

"Eighth floor. He is in the ICU,"

Y/n's breathing stopped, and her heart shrugged in fear at the mention of ICU. Her hands clutched the corner of her clothes.

Jungkook, who was about to follow Jimin to the elevator, stopped noticing that She wasn't following, which made him look back to see her standing still with lowered head.

"Y/n," Jungkook called out softly, his brows furrowing, but when she looked up at him with her deeply broken and hurt eyes, his frown released. Tears were filling the brink of her eyes, which made him dash towards her and held her face in his palm.

"Just a little accident. He must be fine, hmm?" Jungkook softly lifted his eyebrows, his dark doe eyes tried to give her some hope and assurance, which made her gulp hard and nodded. He then took hold of her wrist, and they hurriedly made their way towards the elevator.

As they reached the end of the corridor, their footsteps echoed on the cold floor. Y/n's heart raced with fear and nervousness, watching the flurry of nurses and doctors rushing in and out of the ICU.

"Nurse, how is he?" Jimin asked, stopping one of the nurses from entering.

The nurse glanced at him, her hands full with a tray of instruments. Instead of answering his question, she asked one of her own.

"Are you the patient's family?" she inquired, to which Jimin nodded.

"I'm his close friend," he replied. The nurse let out a heavy sigh.

"Please call his family as soon as possible. His condition is critical, and we can't provide any guarantees about his survival. You'll also need to complete the hospital formalities and payments," she explained and nodded her chin towards a certain direction for him to fulfill the formalities and left in a hurry

Y/n's heart twisted painfully, hearing the nurse's words. Her feet trembled back, not wanting to see him in any kind of bad condition. Her breathings were caught back in her throat that even her open mouth couldn't intake the air. Her heart felt immense pain and fear like someone was crashing her heart beneath a huge mountain.

Jungkook wrapped a hand around her shoulder, noticing her state. His expression was neutral, but his body tensed up seeing Y/n looking so broken. He didn't know how he should feel about all those things.

Jimin's tears unwantedly rolled down his face, which he was trying to hold back till now. He took a deep breath, wiping away his tears, and turned his gaze to Y/n. His heart squeezed, seeing her numbness. Her tears were silently flowing. He inhaled and slowly walked towards her.

"I'll fill up the forms," he said, carefully eyeing her, but she remained motionless, her numb gaze fixated on the door where he was fighting for his life..