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by sunverseee

by sunverseee

╰⪼ s.jy

jake leans against the counter as he washes his hands under the spray of the hot water.

"jake, honey, could you grab the glasses, please?"

jake hums, turning off the faucet and drying his hands on one of the kitchen towels. he reaches up, pulling three glasses from the cabinet and exits the kitchen.

the news channel is on and his dad is sitting in the armrest in the living room, the news paper folded and in his lap and his mom is setting up the table.

jake isn't listening as he sits the glasses down, smiling at his mother when she thanks him.

"the police received a call today at eight thirty from a shaken up mother, saying she found her son's lifeless body locked in his bathroom after he didn't come down for dinner and her husband had to kick the door in."

jake perks up, stepping around the table and walking towards his dad. "can you turn it up, dad."

the tv volume increases as the camera pans to a familiar looking house, and jake feels like all the breath has been stolen from his lungs.

"the victims lee heeseung, is age eighteen and was found with both his wrists slit and blood pooling all around him. the paramedics...."

the world fades, the reporter's voice fading into static as jake's eyes widen in horror, his heart racing like a freight train in his chest. that's heeseung's house. heeseung was found dead. heeseung was dead. he was dead and he had killed himself and jake hadn't seen it coming. the realization hits him like a ton of bricks.

he feels arms holding him as his legs give out underneath him, his dad's strong grip keeping him from collapsing to the floor. "jaeyun? jake, can you hear me?" his dad's voice is laced with concern in his ear, but it barely registers. he's still processing the images flashing on the screen, the cold, hard fact that heeseung is gone.

it can't be

it can't be

he's not dead

he CAN'T be

he can't, he can't, he can't, he can't.

no,

what have i done

was it...

MY FAULT?

lol. hope you guys enjoyed the story. sorry it took me so long to get these chapters out.