Jellyfish | 2MIN FF

ep 13; jellyfish✨

swim.

swim.

We were inseparable at first, weren't we? The day we met is unforgettable, friend. I promise I would never leave you, but you're the one who left me. I loved you, did you know that?

Don't let go of me please.

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I looked down to find the shore's chilling waters hitting my feet. The crisp warm winds of spring time hit my ears. A trail of footsteps marked on the sand, so I decided to follow it. It lead to a black haired young boy. His knuckles were bruised, yet he seemed so happy.

He tightly held me in his strong bare arms.

"I'll be gone for some time, Taemin. You know that right?", a familiar voice said, but I just couldn't look up to find out who it was. I wasn't scared, I was just so confused.

Who's voice is that?

"You probably don't remember after that incident with the overdose. It's me, your best friend, Jongin!", he laughed and continued to hug me.

Jongin, what do you mean you'll be gone in a long time?

I didn't have the guts to ask that so I stayed silent.

"Taemin, before I go I want to see your smile. Go ahead, you can smile.", his voice was so happy that it even hurt me. I just couldn't smile.

I can't do it. Not even my voice can speak itself.

"Taemin?"

He put his thumbs on the corner of my lips and forced a smile on my face. "I know you'll be able to smile after this. I know you will."

"Jongin, what do you mean that you're leaving?"

"I have to go, Taemin."

"At least let me go with you!", I cried out, as the ocean water elevated higher, reaching our knees.

"You have something ahead of you, ya know that? Like Jonghyun said, I'll always be here for you, because I love you.", Jongin said before his face turned into shock and he got dragged in by a bright light in the water.

I yelled his name and decided to dive in search for him. I saw his arm sticking out and grabbed it. He tightly held onto it and whispered something, letting out air bubbles, he said "I'm okay, I'm safe now. You need to be safe. Wake up please.."

What?

I got surrounded by jellyfish, they danced and wiggled me. A voice that sounds exactly like Jongin's had said onto the horizon. "Smile."

Smile?

The jellyfish tickled me and I began to chuckle. He just wanted to see me happy.

For the last time.

I inaudibly yelled his name over again and finally admitted that I loved him over and over and over again.

What pulled us apart? We were so different. We were like a bloom, if a jellyfish was missing, everyone would freak out. I always stayed with you, why would you leave me now? I need you.

I understand you had no choice. You didn't choose this. Neither did he.

May someone punish that bad man who never cared about you.

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a/n: this chapter is dedicated to those struggling to stay from loved ones who passed away. find someone immediately and tell them how you feel. mental illness is no joke. i'm strongly inspired for taemin's character development on ahead. stay tuned.