1 day
That was all. This was all the time I had left and you could see it in me, everyone could. I was worse than ever, having to constantly visit the hospital over fainting and continuous vomiting. My condition would only continue to deteriorate from this point further, I wouldn't let it destroy everyone else. Knowing what was awaiting me within the hours I spent as much time as I could with Taehyung and my mom, not wasting or taking a single second for granted.
This was probably the most I kissed him, not forgetting to tell him how much I loved him subtly so he wouldn't grow suspicious of my clingy behaviour. As I left his house I didn't forget to say goodbye to Eonjin, hugging her and whispering to her that I was feeling much better now. I remembered the happy smile on her face as she listened to me, the sad smile on my face masking my tears. When I got home I sat with my mom on the couch, watching everything that came onto the TV screen. As the night drew closer I went upstairs to my room, cleaning it as best as possible, leaving it in a neat condition. I took the necklace from my neck and left it on the bed, a note attached to it spelling out 'Let Eonjin keep this, she deserves more than I ever could'.
I changed into new clothes, watching myself in the mirror. My eyes scanned the room, drifting to the window where I saw him sitting on his own bed. I smiled and looked over at my phone that lay unattended on the window, my smile being replaced by an empty expression. As I left the room I closed the door gently behind me and clicked off the light.
"Eomma?" I called out, walking down the stairs.
"Yeah?"
"I'm just going to meet Taehyung" I said, knowing she would never think anything of it.
"Okay, please don't be too long" She said, smiling at me. I nodded and walked to the door, pausing before opening it.
"Hey Eomma?" I said in a soft voice.
"Yeah?" She replied, looking over to me.
"I love you" I smiled.
"I love you too Areum" She said, blowing a kiss.
I smiled and left the house, closing the door behind me. I took a deep breath and headed down the pavement, alone.
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3:02 am
Taehyung POV
I woke up to the sound of buzzing, my phone vibrating rapidly beside me. As I sleepily reached over I unlocked the phone, notifications flooding it. A call appeared on the screen for a random number, making me frown in confusion.
"Hello?" I asked, my voice raspy and low from sleep.
"Taehyung" sobs said through the line, ones of which I recognised as Areum's mom.
"Mrs Park what's wrong are you okay?" I asked, sitting upright and rubbing my eyes.
"It's Areum" She said, heart wrenching cried coming from her voice. Panic flooded through my system at the mention of her name, causing me to jolt fully awake.
"What happened?" I asked frantically, my eyes darting to her window.
"They found her Taehyung," She said, her tears welling up in her throat.
"She killed herself"
