There Was Nothing You Could Do

-𝑁𝑎𝑚𝑗𝑜𝑜𝑛-

"143."

Yoongi walks down the hall, leaving me with Jin and Jungkook.

I feel a hand on mine and my heart jumps.

It's Jin's, and he's still asleep.

Jungkook notices and giggles.

"Jinnie-hyung~"

Jin picks his head off my shoulder.

"W-What?" He quickly pulls his hand off mine and scratches his head.

"C'mon sleepyheads! Lets go see Taehyung!" Jungkook jumps to his feet and I follow him, Jin behind me.

"Sorry Joonie, I-I didn't realize..." Jin starts.

"It's okay...you were asleep. You wouldn't have known." I shrug.

Down the hall I see Yoongi walk into a room.

Jungkook opens the door once we reach it.

Taehyung is sitting in a hospital bed and he smiles when we walk in.

Jungkook sits in a chair and fiddles with his fingers.

Jin walks over to him and whispers in his ear, but I can't hear it.

"How's Hobi-hyung?" Taehyung cocks his head.

"They haven't told us anything about him." I pull a chair next to Taehyung's bed.

"I hope he is okay." Taehyung looks to the ceiling.

"He'll be fi-" Yoongi's eyes drift to the door.

"Eomma?" Yoongi walks out the door and into the hallway.

I hear a sweet voice, "Oh Yoongi! I didn't know you were here. I'm going to check on your brother."

"Uh..." He looks back at me, I guess he wants to know I'm okay with him leaving us, "Could I go with you?"

I nod at Yoongi.

"Of course." The two walk away.

"Taehyungie." Jungkook pipes up.

"Huh?"

"I had a dream...could you tell me if it means anything?"

"Sure."

Jungkook looks to Jin and I, and he seems nervous.

"So I was walking down the street, when a group of boys...your age," He looks to Taehyung, "Came up to me an just started beating me up. I remember one of them stabbed me and then they left. I saw the six of you and called you over for help. You came over, but just laughed at me. Then everyone left but you." He looks at Tae again, "And you crouched down in front of me and said, 'You de-deserve to d-die l-like th-this.' I b-begged you to st-stay but you wouldn't l-listen."

Jungkook starts crying a bit near the end.

Taehyung looks to the ceiling, "It just means you're afraid to lose us I guess...and that you never want to be left alone, or excluded from something we do?"

"Ah." Jungkook seems satisfied with Taehyung's answer.

I hear arguing down the hall, it sounds like Yoongi and his eomma.

"I'm taking him back home!"

"You can't do that! He is an adult and lives here with us!"