Love After Latte || KTH 🔞

Hope

You finally made it back to your boyfriend's hospital room, and because you were thinking about so many things right now, subconsciously, you opened the door rather quietly... entered the room, closed the door... again quietly... and sat in the chair against the wall by his bed.

Suddenly you realize what you just did but cannot find any reasons why you did it.

"Opening and closing the door is probably not going to be the one thing that wakes him up." You sadly rationalized to yourself.

You moved the chair as close to his bed as you could get it... because you need to be as close to him as possible right now. This situation is very strange to you and makes you feel quite uneasy.

'How long will he be like this? When will he wake up? What if he doesn't ever wake up?'

Asking yourself questions that you do not have the answers to, you just sat there, staring at him... watching him breathe with no effort... but he cannot move, speak, or look at you with those beautiful brown eyes of his. A tear rolls down your face and drops onto your arm before you even realize that you have begun to cry.

You reached for his hand and slipped yours underneath, curling your fingers to the top of his hand... which lays flat and still. It is not your fault. It is not Taehyung's fault. Every time you touch him and receive no response, you feel so much more saddened. If you and Taehyung were soul mates, then why this? Why HIM? Just WHY.

You slept in yet another chair and somehow avoided falling out of it. Your phone buzzing in the pocket of his hoodie is what woke you up. Knowing that Seo-Yun would be the only person calling, you decided to ignore it and talk to her face to face instead. It is time to tell her what is going on with Taehyung.

"Bye, Oppa, but only for a short while. I promise to be back very soon." You said to Taehyung, then stood up and leaned over him, planting a kiss on his lips.

Just as you get on the elevator, your phone buzzes again...

'I am on my way up to talk to you, Seo-Yun.' You think to yourself without even checking your phone.

After you made it up to Ji-woo's room, you hesitated before opening the door... hoping that the tiny child was sleeping, you opened it up as quietly as you could.

Relief swept over you when you looked at the baby girl, laying on her side sound asleep, hugging her favorite teddy bear.

Seo-Yun sees you and immediately but quietly rushes over. She hugs you, but you pull away quickly, motioning for Seo-Yun to come out into the hallway.

"Give it to me straight, Minah. What is going on with that handsome boyfriend of yours? How is he?" She asks, completely unable to hide how worried she is.

Even though you know you have to tell her, it is tough to do. Tears begin to trickle down your cheeks just thinking about Taehyung and the shape he is in right now, but you forced yourself to speak...

"The room on this floor where Taehyung was s-supposed to be... I went in, and there were strangers in there... so I went to the receptionist and found out that you were misinformed... Taehyung was never on this floor. After surgery, he went to ICU..."

You paused, crying much harder now but trying to whisper.

You heaved a vast sigh before continuing...

"T-Taehyung is in a coma. A doctor told me that oxygen deprivation to his brain is the cause, although they still don't know why... all they keep telling me they can do is watch him closely, keep him ideally comfortable... and hope he comes back soon." You forced out through streams of tears.