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Taehyung | Friend

"Why do I feel like everyone's starting to abandon me now." I muttered under my breath then sighed heavily.

It's my 21st Birthday today and I was expecting for my family to celebrate it with me here in the hospital, but no one came. Even my old friends, they don't care about me anymore.

When suddenly I heard a 'click' sound that made me smile and have little hope that it's them.

My smile quickly disappeared when the door opened, it was the nurse. I smiled bitterly, stupid Taehyung. Why would they even care for their sick son's birthday?

It's almost 3 months since I've been staying here because of a heart disease.

The nurse exited as quiet as possible.
Then someone spoke that made me startled.

"Happy Birthday Taehyung! You should smile more often, it suits you better."

I looked at the fragile figure sitting beside me. I didn't notice her enter the room.

"How did you know it was my birthday? Also, my name--" I was cut off by her sudden response.

"Intuition? Yah! I saw it on the nurse's record awhile ago. Won't you ask for my name?" She suddenly put on a dissappointed look on her face.

"My bad. What's your name?" Her eyes looks so pretty, uh, what am I even thinking?

"Suji." She then extended her hand for a handshake. "Nice meeting you!"

I awkwardly accepted the handshake, it somehow felt strange but at the same time heartwarming.

"Why are you here?" I honestly don't know why she entered my room. Most of the patients here don't talk to me and I find it so heartbreaking. I only want to have someone to talk to while being confined in this white building.

"I'm here because you need me. I know you've been lonely for how many months here. Taehyung-ssi, you won't feel alone anymore, I promise." Suji said meaningfuly to me, smiling sincerely.

She's such an angel. "Are you a patient here too?" I asked curiously.

"Secret! Want me to peel the apple for you? You must eat healthy foods to get enough strength."

I nodded in response. "You should be here then more often."

"I'm always with you, Taehyung-ssi." 

"Huh? You said something?" I asked when I heard her murmur something.

"Uhm, nothing Tae-Tae."she said then smiled sweetly. Somehow her smile made me forget the disappointments I feel about my family and friends.

"Tadaa~! Enjoy eating!" She suddenly exclaimed showing the apple.

It was shaped now into a swan, I don't know how the hell she did that. It still looks edible anyway.

I looked at her frowning.

"Hihi, you wanna learn how?"she said eagerly.

I just shook my head then took a bite at the apple.

Seems like I'm loving her company now.
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Week after week, we became very close to each other. I share her my problems and she's the only one I treat now as a friend.

She's very funny and bubbly, sometimes I wish I could also be like her in front of my parents. I want them to feel that I'm not gonna be miserable just because of them.

"Hey, cheer up. You're making that face again."

I raised my head then I saw her seating on the chair across the hospital bed.

"Suji, you're here."I said then smiled brightly.

"Taehyung-ah didn't I tell you that I will always be here by you're side no matter what. But if the time comes thst you notice IT, I'll be gone. For good." She said then started peeling apple again. I didn't actually hear the last words she mutterred. I bet she's gonna make different animal shapes on the apple as she always do.

"But where are your family? I wish I could also visit your place someday when I'm already treated and get over with the operation." I said as I look at her with concerned eyes.

Because of what I said, she looked at me then smiled. Not the smile I always used to see, not the cheerful type. A sad one, indeed. I frowned.

What's the problem?

"Taehyung, do you still feel any disappointments about your family? Your parents?" She said sincerely. It made me frown even more.

I think she's only concern about my relationship with my family.
But thinking about what she said, my thoughts about my family haven't still changed.

They will never care about me.

Suddenly someone knocked that made me cringe. Mr. Sy came in, he's our family doctor at the same time the one who's looking out for me.

"Mr. Sy Good evening." I said politely as he came in.

"Taehyung, Good evening too. Are you with someone?" Mr. Sy asked then looked around the room.

"Ah, yes Doc. I'm with Suji."I said cheerfully then smiled at the girl infront of me. Suji smiled back.

I looked at Mr. Sy and I'm actually confused at his reaction.

What with that look?
Is there something wrong?

"Taehyung, there's no one in this room but you and me." He said frowning then looked at me with pity.

What is he saying? I looked at Suji then pointed her.

"B-but she's here. Infront of me." I said then faked a laugh.

"But I see no one." Mr. Sy insisted then tried to calm me down.

"Mr. Sy haha stop joking around. It's not funny anymore!" I said as I bursted into tears.

I looked at Suji with confused look. I noticed a tear fell from her left eye as she mutter a word. A simple word that broke my heart.

'Goodbye'

Why? Why people who are dear to me always leave me hanging? Hanging with nothing to hold on to.

Then I noticed the pieces of unpeeled apple in the basket. There's no swan shaped apple or animal shaped either.

I felt a rush of tears from my eye. I don't care anymore if I looked like a mess right now. I'm with 'no one' all this time, is it?

Third Person's POV

"We observed him for a week. We discovered that he's been experiencing hallucinations thinking that he's with someone, a friend or what. I'm advicing you to give attention to him or else he wouldn't stop imagining and someday he might hallucinate his own imagined family giving him the atttention he needed"

Mr. Sy lastly said before going out from his office leaving Mr. And Mrs. Kim regretting the times they haven't  done anything good to their son.

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