Savior | Taekook

53. The Story Behind

Third person pov:

"Doctor Kang, patient 302 is awake."

The doctor looked up sharply. "Already?" He pushed his chair back and stood at once, surprise flickering across his face as he headed toward the ICU room.

"Mr. Kim... please don't move."

Namjoon blinked against the harsh light as the doctor entered, a nurse quickly stepping forward to help him adjust into a slightly upright position. His body protested, weak, heavy, stitched together by pain just beneath the surface.

"Easy," the doctor said gently. "You've just come out of major surgery. You need rest."

Namjoon gave a faint nod, though his eyes were already searching.

"Are you feeling any pain?" the doctor asked, checking his vitals, his tone calm and practiced.

Namjoon shook his head.

"Good," the doctor murmured, continuing his examination. "Your vitals are stabilizing. That's a good sign. But you must avoid stress—"

"Doctor..."

The doctor paused. "Yes, Mr. Kim? Do you need something?"

"How is he?"

The doctor frowned slightly. "I'm sorry?"

"Taehyung... Kim Taehyung." The name left his lips, desperation filled in his voice. "How is he? Tell me he's alright... please."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Kim," the doctor said carefully. "I don't have access to details about other patients. There were multiple emergency admissions last night." He straightened slightly. "It would be best to speak with your family or the officers handling the case."

Namjoon's hands tightened faintly over the sheets.

"You've undergone a serious operation," the doctor continued, gentler now. "Your body needs rest. Stress at this stage could be dangerous."

"Monitor him closely." The doctor gave a small nod to the nurse before stepping out.

"Excuse me..." Namjoon called out, his voice weaker now, but no less desperate. "Could you call Mr. Min for me?"

The nurse hesitated, offering a soft but firm smile. "Sir, you really shouldn't be thinking about these things right now. You need to focus on recovery."

Namjoon didn't let it go. He kept asking, persistent to know.

Until the nurse finally sighed, her resolve wavering under the weight of his desperation. "I... I don't know anything for sure," she began hesitantly. "But... last night was chaotic. A lot of critical patients came in."

Namjoon's heart began to pound.

"I heard..." she continued softly, "that one patient didn't make it on the way here. Severe blood loss." His breath hitched

"And two others were taken straight into emergency surgery. The doctors were... really tense. I heard someone say they almost lost one of them twice during the operation."

"But I don't know who they were," she added quickly. "You really should wait for someone who has the full information."

She turned slightly, as if to leave but then paused. "...They also mentioned something about a rare blood group," she said, almost as an afterthought. "It made things more complicated."

The words landed so heavy that he felt as though his heart forgot how to beat.

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