Stuck With You [Taekook ff]

41 | To the Mediterranean

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Jungkook was placed on the seventh floor of the hospital with victims of skin burns. Even though his body was not harmed by fire, he still saw burn and pain specialists who worked that floor.

As Taehyung watched him sleep, his mind went back to the questions he had. For instance, where was Jungkook located or where was the blast? Yoongi and Joon found nothing online about an explosion for that particular day, except for a couple at a local plant. Was Jungkook visiting a manufacturing plant for some reason?

And who was the older Asian woman? Why did she just leave once Jungkook got inside of the hospital? If she cared enough to get him some help, wouldn't she be concerned about how he was doing? He had Jungkook's cell phone and he hadn't received any calls. This made Taehyung feel sad. Who in the world did Jungkook have besides him that cared about him? Jungkook was right when he said he had no one.

"I can hear you sighing out loud. That means your mind is on something serious." Jungkook woke up and tried to locate Taehyung in the room, his vision a little blurry still.

"Hey you," Taehyung said as he got up from the faux leather recliner and went to sit on Jungkook's bed. "How are you feeling?" He kissed Jungkook's sore hand.

"Better. I just don't know how I got here. And how'd you find out I was in the hospital?" Jungkook had plenty of questions he needed answers to.

"Well, I was told an older woman brought you here. Once you made it into the emergency room, she left you. Would you happen to know who she is?" Taehyung asked.

"Umm...." Jungkook looked anxious and apprehensive. His breathing sped up slightly.

"Never mind. If you're not ready to tell me, don't bother. I don't want to stress you with all of my questions."

"How did you find out I was here?" Jungkook asked, looking up at Taehyung's face with glossy eyes.

"You had my insurance card on you and I was listed as your next of kin. So, they called me. As soon as I got the call, we took the first flight here."

"We?" Jungkook asked.

"Yeah. Joon, Jin, and Yoongi came with me. Jimin wanted to come but I talked him into staying in D.C. His wedding is this coming weekend and Maddy needed him. Hoseok didn't have enough days to take off work, or he would've been here with me." He left out the fact that he, Yoongi, and Joon were getting ready to come to New York anyways, to find him and get him back to safety. Taehyung shivered at the thought that he was almost too late.

Jungkook teared up.

"What's wrong? Are you in pain?" Taehyung stood, ready to push the button to get the nurse back in.

"I'm in a little discomfort. But mainly I'm grateful to you and your friends. I have no one to care for me but me." Then Jungkook thought of how Taehyung said he got to the hospital. An older woman...he was reminded that he did have someone else. But she was on the run as well.

"Taehyung, the lady that got me here to the hospital, was she an older Asian woman?" Jungkook asked.

"Uh, yeah. I believe so." The nurse had asked if Taehyung knew her. He was shown the video of the person who was caught by the hospital's camera footage.   He had never seen her before.