Breath of the Sea

Chapter 8

Taehyung P.O.V.

A year to live... that's kind of a lot to take in

I take a deep breath and look up at my doctor

"So... what can I do? Are there any ways to stop the progression?" I ask

He slowly looks up at me, "Well, we can give you a medication to try to slow down the progression of the scarification ...but there isn't really a way to stop it ...there is a chance we could do a transplant, but we would need to find a donor match for you, which could take months"

I nod "What did my parents say?"

"They were in a bit of shock, which is probably why they decided to go to the cafeteria" The doctor says heading to the door

I nod once more as he leaves, and Jimin along with Hoseok enter the room again

"What's wrong Tae Tae?" Jimin asks, noticing the look on my face

"I...I o-only have about a year left to live" I say looking down, fiddling with my hands

"WHAT?!" Hobi yells and tears stream down his face once more

I nod as I ignore his outburst

"B-But that can't be right... you're only 17 I mean you'll be turning 18 this year ...but-but no, you can't leave us Taehyung" Jimin says crying

I smile sadly "He said they can give me medication that could help slow the process, but there's not really hope unless I get a transplant and all of that could take months"

"But I'm your Hope, Taehyung" Hoseok says holding my hand

I smile at Hobi, and kiss his hand lightly

"I know Hobi, you'll always be my Hope"

After a while of us sitting and crying while hugging each other, my parents return to the room

They look to be in about the same state we are

"I'm assuming the doctor told you the news" Namjoon says sitting down in the chair next to me

I nod glancing down at a now sleeping Hoseok, he must've worn himself out with all of the crying

I look sadly at them while stroking Hobi's hair "What are we going to do?"

"Well, like the doctor said there are a couple of medications you could try to slow the progression. So that's where we will start, we'll see if we can get you on the transplant list but it's not guaranteed" Jin says hiding his sadness, even though it's pretty evident on his face

I smile at his efforts and get out of bed to hug him, then turn and hug my appa

"Jimin, will you take me to walk around a bit?" I ask grabbing the stand holding my oxygen tank and IV on it

Jimin nods and begins trying to put my cannula on me

I smile at his efforts but take the cannula from him, putting on myself. Jimin grabs my arm to keep me steady as we begin walking  

"Don't be gone too long boys, Hoseok might wake up ...and we need to see when you'll be discharged Tae" Namjoon says, glancing at Hoseok before look after us

I nod my head in acknowledgement as we head towards the door

"Jimin ...I think I should tell Jungkook how I feel about him" I say, looking at him as we walk around

"Are you sure that's a good idea Tae? I don't want you to get hurt because of him, even more than what has already happened," he says, looking concerned

I laugh slightly "Well, I might only have a year left Jimin ...it's better I tell him than keep it to myself forever. Plus the worst that could happen is him telling me he doesn't feel the same. Plus what happened last night wasn't exactly his fault"

Jimin frowns "I know Tae, but we still worry about you"

I smile and kiss his cheek "I know you all do, but I feel like I should do this. I think it might eat away at me if I don't say something to him ...I hear he knows what happened"

Jimin looks at me "He knows what happened, he wanted to help when he saw you on the ground but he was too drunk. I yelled at him to go away, which I probably shouldn't have because he looked hurt to see you like that"

I nod and smile slightly... maybe he does like me, maybe not as anything more than friends, but at least enough to care about me getting hurt. I guess I can deal with that ...it's better than nothing. I guess if I can't have him as my boyfriend, I'd rather have him as a friend

We have a casual conversation as we walk through the halls of the hospital, but eventually make our way back to my room right as Hobi is waking up

I sit down in my bed grabbing Hobi's hand when he reaches towards me from the bed, and once again the doctor comes in holding a clipboard, but this time he has a little bottle in his other hand

"Alright Taehyung, we got this medication for you to try to see if it helps. We were also able to get you on the donor list, but since it is your lungs that are affected, it may take a while to find a donor. I just need you and your parents to sign this paperwork and you're set to go home" The doctor says, handing me the bottle containing small pills, and hands eomma Jin the clipboard

Once all of the paperwork is complete I decide I'm ready to go home. I begin to locate my things, and instruct Hobi and Jimin to gather my things as I get dressed

Not long after, everything is all ready to go and we say thank you to the nurses and doctors before heading home

Hobi and Jimin ended up having to leave soon after getting back to my house

Out of nowhere the phone rings and appa Namjoon decides to pick it up

I hear light whispers before he calls out to me

"Taehyung, there's someone on the phone for you"

I walk over to the phone confused ...if it's for me then why didn't they just call my cell phone?

"Hello?" I ask slightly confused

"Hey, Tae ...how are you feeling?" says the person on the other end

Now I'm confused

"Jungkook?"