Smeraldo •|| J.JK

Chapter 19

It's been 3 months since we were together.

Jungkook is healthier. He's become more cheerful. He was starting to look more lively.

I had a great circle of friends. Though I wouldn't call it friends. I'd rather call them my family.

Amidst all the happiness I felt, I knew that behind this, there was something wrong. Not being a neurotic person but, that's what always happens when you're too happy.

"You're zoning out again." Jungkook snapped his finger at me as he was sprawled on my bed, as I was lying down on his thighs. He was reading comic books while I stared at the ceiling.

"How the heck did you know that? You were literally just looking at that thing your reading." I giggled. He shrugged.

"To be honest I've had my eyes on you all night. This is just a cover." He grinned as he tossed the comic book on the floor as he looked at me. I felt my cheeks turn bright again.

"Seriously though, you're really cute when you do that." He said and pinched my cheeks. I rolled my eyes.

I snuggled my way up to his chest and he layed back a bit so that I was on top of him and I was hugging him. His arms were wrapped around me as he sniffed my hair.

"What shampoo do you use?" He asked.

"That's random." I chuckled.

"You just smell so nice." He said as he nuzzled his nose on my head.

"That's just sweat." I groaned.

He chuckled and we became silent. Not the kind of silent where you become awkward. The kind of silence that envelops you in a warm feeling. The feeling your comfortable with the person your with.

"Round two?" He suddenly mumbled on my ear.

"Are yoy crazy? Mom's downstairs." I said as I sat down. He pulled me back this time I was looking straight at his eyes.

He suddenly pouted and his wide eyes became wider.

"Woah there little bunny. Control your hormones." I chuckled and bopped his nose. He sighed and I cuddled up to him.

"You're okay with me sleeping here?" He asked as I felt sleep taking me.

"Yeah. Mom won't mind. She let me do anything I want." I said and yawned. He nodded and I fell asleep with his arms around me.

Only then in my sleep, everything started to go wrong.

I didn't know what time it was. But I know it was around midnight. Before or after. I felt a sharp pain in my head. The kind of pain somebody stabbed you. I felt so sick instead of sleeping, I felt more awake.

I groaned in pain and started to fidget.

I heard Jungkook's faint voice at the backround. I felt his hand on my forehead. I started screaming.

It hurt. Everything in my head hurt. Like being stabbed again and again. Mercilessly.

I heard Jungkook call my Mom. And then, I didn't hear anything else.

This is what I feared the most.

The aftermath of happiness.

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Taehyung's POV

It was around 2 AM when my phone rang.

The reason why I was up was because I couldn't sleep.

Something was wrong.

I picked up my phone from the bedside table and saw Jungkook's caller ID.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Hyung." I immediately sat down from bed when I heard his voice. Broken. Jungkook doesn't sound like this often. He's in pain. Something was really wrong.

"Hyung. It's about Soomin." He said. I blinked in disbelief.

"What about her?" I asked urgently as I was grabbing my jacket and shoes. I fished the keys of my car from my pocket.

"We're at the hospital. She's still being observed. Something's not right hyung." He choked out.

"Alright I'm coming. Call the others." I said and ended the call.

I hated it when Jungkook sounded like that. That was the exact voice he had when he found out he was sick. Terrified.

I ran to the garage and got in my car. I received a text from Yoongi hyung to pick him up at his house since he felt to sleepy to ride his bike.

Maybe it was adrenaline that made me drive like a maniac at 2 AM in the morning.

Or maybe because I still cared for Soomin.

Suddenly, I realized I still love her. I love her so much. But I lost my chance.

All I can do now, is wish that this was just a nightmare.

If she was sick, I wish I took her place. If she was sick, then I won't wish for us to be together. I'd rather wish for her to get well.

I got to Yoongi's house quickly. He was waiting at the porch. When I arrived, he ran quickly towards me. He slammed the car door shut.

"Soomin's sick." He suddenly blurted out.

"What?" I choked out a response.

"Sick." He said it with no expression at all. Blank. But beneath that surface, he actually cared for her too.

"She'll get better. Right hyung?" I said desperately searching for reassurance. Something to pull me up again from this sea I'm drowning in.

Yoongi hyung didn't say anything at all.

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When we arrived at the hospital, the others were already there. Surrounding Jungkook. Who had his hands covering his face, shaking in uncontrollable fear and dispair. Only then did I see how wet his hands looked. Tears.

"Jungkook. You gotta tell us everything." Seokjin said as he tried to shake Jungkook who was sobbing silently.

"Don't touch him. I don't think he can't tell us yet! He's scared hyung!" Yoongi hyung suddenly yelled. Seokjin hyung looked at him with confusion.

"He pulled us out of bed for what? I need to know!" Seokjin hyung was taller than Yoongi hyung. So when the two of them stood together, I felt scared. Seokjin was tall, but he's no match for Yoongi when he opens his mouth.

"That's what you're worried about? Sleep? Newsflash hyung. You wanna know the truth? Hear it from me." Yoongi said.

He knew everything. Of course he knew. He was too smart to know what was going on. I knew what was going on, but I denied it.

Seokjin took a step back when he saw how serious Yoongi looked. Jungkook was stopped crying, like he was listening to what Yoongi was going to say.

"Soomin's sick hyung. She's dying." Yoongi said.

Everybody looked at him with a shocked look at their faces.

I felt my knees wobble.

Just like that, our world crumbled to pieces.

Jungkook looked at me with sadness, fear, and a mixture of anger in his eyes.

Soomin was dying.