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taehyung reacted before thinking, his arm yanking me out of the way, behind him. i lost my footing and slipped, head banging against the pavement. glass shards flew through the air as the car flipped over and finally slid to a stop less than three feet away from me. namjoon, as well as the other boys, just stared for a second, in shock, before running to help. jin's fingers frantically dialed for the emergency services as they ran over.
"jiho, are you okay?" taehyung asked, tearing his eyes from the smoking vehicle.
it took a second for his mind to process my image: small puddles of blood surrounding my head, a glazed look in my eyes. he dropped to his knees immediately, his hands not knowing where to move. "jiho?!"
taehyung's yell got the boys' attention and they quickly ran over.
"jiho?" they all asked, afraid to touch me.
it was like my vision was shaking. the sharp shooting pain in the back of my head was excruciating. i could feel myself falling, as if i was in a daze.
"did you check on that guy?" namjoon asked. he and yoongi exchanged a glance and that was all that needed to be said. jungkook looked between the vehicle and my body, not knowing what to do. it was astonishing just how close the car had come to slamming into me.
jimin watched as taehyung's eyes slowly slipped into a crazed state. his breathing was slowly escalating and he blinked. he looked up to namjoon, unfairly expecting answers.
"she's going to be okay. right? she's fine?" he asked, eyes filling up with tears. jungkook and yoongi looked away, finding it hard to see their normally "happy-go-lucky" friend cry. taehyung wasn't the crying type.
"hyung? please? she'll be fine, right? right?" he said, voice cracking. his eyes looked between jin and namjoon as he continued asking.
namjoon stared back at him, not knowing what to say. jimin swallowed the lump in his throat and walked over to his friend. the ambulance sirens could be heard in the distance and a second dose of reality hit taehyung. this was actually happening.
jimin helped taehyung to his feet, dragging him away. "jimin?"
the tears finally fell as the flashing lights got closer. his breathing was on the rise and jimin turned him away from the scene. "jimin, she's okay. please...please tell me that she is okay" he begged.
"we have to get her to the emergency room but for right now—"
the sirens were loud as the emergency vehicles finally pulled up to the scene. the uniformed men quickly moved to learn about the situation and taehyung whirled his head around to see. he watched as two men pulled out a gurney in preparation for my body. taehyung had begun hyperventilating, his breathing rapid as his hands began shaking.
the ambulance were moving quickly, carefully getting my body onto the stretcher. taehyung started to move in my direction and jimin stopped him, wrapping his arms around his waist and jolting him back.
despite his overbreathing, taehyung put up a strong fight, wrestling against jimin. yoongi took note of what was happening and quickly ran to help as jin and jungkook explained what had happened.
"i should be on there with her!" taehyung was shouting as he desperately tried to rip away from jimin. yoongi put his body directly in his line of sight and put his hands up. "hyung, i need to be with her-"
"you need to calm down! you aren't going to be any help in this state." yoongi said. taehyung kept repeating himself as his legs gave out. jimin caught him and gently eased him onto the ground.
"i should be with her." he cried, his throat becoming raw. he couldn't get the images out of his head: my spiritless, distant eyes, the red pools of blood framing my head.
"namjoon will ride—" yoongi started.
"hyung, please don't let them take her. please!"
"—they're allowing namjoon to ride in the ambulance with her and we will meet them there, okay?" yoongi finished, speaking over his loud sobs. it was heartbreaking, watching taehyung break down in the street. yoongi got on his knees and hugged his arms around him.
"come on. you need to breathe and calm down." he said, patting his back.
"please! please! hyung, please!" taehyung kept repeating, watching through teary eyes as the emergency vehicle drove away.
