Lost • Taekook •

12

1 day adrift

"taehyung, oh my god, taehyung, holy shit," i can't help the string of curse words that fall from my lips, nor the steady flow of tears streaming from my eyes.

"i thought i had lost you forever, and that i would be alone on this fucking boat until the day i die, and oh my fucking god, taehyung-"

"hey, hey, it's ok," taehyung's weak voice cuts me off. "i'm here now, kookie. you found me."

a wide smile stretches across my face, so wide that my cheeks start to hurt.

i found him.

i found you.

i nod vigorously, about to kiss him again before he lets out a groan of pain.

i quickly wipe the tears out of my eyes and gasp to see blood seeping through taehyung's shirt.

"shit!" how did i not notice that before?

i can't just leave him lying on the deck, so i grasp the undersides of taehyung's arms.

"brace yourself, okay?" i say, my teeth gritted in anticipation for the pain taehyung is probably about to feel.

i see taehyung nod slightly, and i hoist him onto the cushioned ledge built near the end of the boat, which is thankfully nearby, but that doesn't stop the cries of pain that taehyung lets out as i push his body onto it with the last of my strength.

as soon as he's safely lying on the ledge, i stumble down to the cabin and salvage the drawers for anything that i can possibly use to treat taehyung's wound. miraculously, i find the first aid kit that i helped taehyung construct. god, that seems like forever ago.

not wasting any time to reminisce, i hurry back up to taehyung and carefully take off his raincoat and lift up his shirt, sucking in a breath through my teeth as i see a deep gash in his abdomen that is bleeding profusely. i quickly set to work, which is made more difficult since my hands won't stop trembling and i'm hesitating every time taehyung makes a sound of pain.

i finally wrap up the wound with bandages, praying for the best. 

letting out a heavy sigh, i look up at taehyung, who is smiling weakly at me.

"thank you," he mouths.

i smile in return and lean up against the ledge where he's lying, relishing in the feeling of having him near me.

"sleep now, taehyung," i whisper.

"you need the rest."