Oblivion • VHOPE ✔

Chapter 25: Lies

"What did you see? Did you know the person?"

"No, he was a stranger. And, we only saw the person. By the time we reached, the shooter was gone."

"What were you two doing out so late?" The investigator asked Hoseok, sitting infront of him on the desk. Taehyung was behind on a seat with a blanket wrapped around him.

"I- I don't know how that concerns you. We were just returning home."

"This case is officially confirmed as a homicide. We might call upon both of you any moment for further clarification. Please understand that you are not allowed to leave the town until the case is solved."

"Alright."

Just then, a familiar face entered the station. "Hoseok? Taehyung?" Hoseok turned when he heard his name. Yoongi looked at the frightened shivering Taehyung and quickly walked over to him, sitting beside him as he pat him in the back.

"You may go." The officer caught his attention back, Hoseok turned back around and slightly bowed his head before he got up from the chair.

"Let's go." He said as he approached both of the guys, Yoongi immediately helped Taehyung up and they walked out of the station. A cab was already waiting for them, they got into it and drove back to the nearest place, Hoseok's apartment.

As Hoseok opened the door, Taehyung stepped in with his fumbling steps and strided towards the bathroom. He burst the door open and went inside, crouching over the toilet seat as he begin emptying his nauseated stomach.

"I'll help him." Hoseok said, quickly took a water bottle and glass and left for the bathroom. Yoongi cluelessly looked around. He ended up in the same apartment that he refused to go into just a few hours ago. Fate is a cruel mistress.

Jimin entered into vision with his more-than-messy, extra-messy bed hair, squinting his eyes as if even the slightest of light could burn the living soul out of him, he held his head with one hand as he groaned, "What's happening?" He mumbled as he took a seat at the dining table.

"Do you need some painkillers?"

"I need some sleep. This noise won't let me." Jimin deadpanned. "Is Taehyung drunk? Oh my god, is he drunk?"

"Well I don't think that's the only thing.. Listen. I returned home and dozed off, then I got a call from Hoseok who told me what happened. He was basically whispering over the call so I couldn't catch everything."

"And?"

"And, I'm afraid things are worse than just only being drunk."

"Wait," Jimin furrowed his eyebrows and groaned, "I don't get what you're saying at all! What do you mean?"

Jimin's excitement was shortly interrupted as Taehyung and Hoseok got out of the bathroom. Jimin turned towards them and eyed Taehyung, "Are you okay, Tae?"

Taehyung didn't say anything.

"Taehyung?" Yoongi called out.

"Tae?" Hoseok asked softly.

"Are you okay?" Jimin enquired.

All these voices seemed to be ringing in Taehyung's ear. As if the noise only got more amplified and made him feel suffocated, he groaned heavily, "I need to get out of here." He fumbled and ran to the door, struggling to open it.

"Taehyung!" Hoseok ran after him and got a hold of his arms from behind, "Tae, no! You can't go out now, stop it."

"I need to go! I need to go! Let me go!" Taehyung's voice broke into sobs, he screamed in his hoarse voice.