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32. Seokjin: Better Late Than Never

Hoseok's POV

It happened so fast, one minute we are all joking around and having a good time and then the next it changes, people change. One day last week Jin completely shut us out and he didn't talk or eat with us, he just stopped and stayed in his room. I was confused and worried about what caused it, because literally the night before we had a Bangtan game night and had so much fun and we went to bed and everything changed. Rehearsals and practices have come and gone, breakfast and dinners, and days and nights and Jin hasn't talked to us in a week. He comes out of his room to go to practice and get food but then stays there by himself and eats and just sits there. His laptop hasn't been used in two weeks and his phone has been dead for three days. I am worried he was so full of life, and then that light went out for some reason. He is also staying late at the studio, every night, even later than Namjoon and Yoongi. He is tired and he is limping sometimes, he hides well but I think he is exhausted and somehow he got hurt. I decide that I need to try and get to the bottom of how our honorary maknae became the silent and the unseen. I go to the studio realizing I had forgotten my laptop and I was going to work at home on my mixtape. I arrive and I here yelling, in one of the recording rooms. I follow the voice to see our vocal coach, screaming and then he raised his fist and I thought he was on the phone, so I went to walk away and then I heard it. It was familiar, like I had heard it before, the sound of someone crying. I was taken aback when I realized where I had heard it, I heard it from our oldest when Jimin got really sick from his eating disorder. I knew Jin was in trouble, but I didn't know what to do, I didn't want to just barge in and make it worse. I called Namjoon and Yoongi, and told them what I heard and they told me they were on the way. They showed up 10 minutes later with two police officers behind them.

"I am going to ask the oldest of the three of you to go and ask for the surveillance footage for the whole building for the last week and show them this if they ask why, and the other two of you stay to the side please." One of the police officers says and hands Yoongi a piece of paper and Namjoon and I step closer to the wall. I see Yoongi start walking towards the front of the building and the officers going towards the recording room. The police announce their presence and the yelling stops and we hear crying and it's broken. They open the door and there stands the vocal coach with bloody hands and Jin is on the floor whimpering, and bleeding.

Namjoon's POV

I am shocked at the sight in front of me, the cops putting the vocal coach in handcuffs and Jin bleeding. One of the officers call for an ambulance.

"Go sit with him until the ambulance gets here, and we will take his statement of the occurrence of events that took place when he is more alert." The officer told us and I nod and follow Hoseok to where Jin lies. I kneel down and I grab one of Jin's hands slowly and he flinches and whimpers and I can't help but let the tears run down my face.

"Hey hyung it's me Namjoon and Hobi hyung in on the other side of you, I am so sorry you went through this and we didn't know, but you will be okay now I promise." I tell him and I see him nod his head and I more and more I see the bruises and the cuts and the scratches. I cry more and I see Hoseok crying, I hear whimpering and it's not from Jin, I look up and see Yoongi standing in the doorway bawling and pale. I was about to say something to Yoongi when I heard Jin groan after moving slightly and then he went quiet.

"Hyung, Hyung can you hear me?" I start to panic, but then I feel a hand on my shoulder and turn to see a paramedic. I crawl out of the way and see the paramedic take Jin's pulse and check his breathing.

"He is alright, I think he fell unconscious due to his injuries." The paramedic says and me and Hoseok release the collective breath we were holding. I stand up and pull Hoseok up and we walk over to Yoongi and I pull Yoongi into a hug as we see Jin wheeled to the ambulance on a stretcher.

"We would like one of you to come with us." One of the paramedics says and both Yoongi and myself turn to Hoseok. He nods and I grab his hand.

"We are going to go get the maknaes and we will meet you at the hospital." I tell him and he nods and follows the paramedics. Yoongi and I go to the car and Yoongi drives and I go in the dorm to see the maknaes playing video games in the living room. I feel awful having to tell them that our oldest is hurt, and I feel bad that they don't know. I am about to say something when I hear Jimin call to me.

"Oh hey hyung, where is everyone else?" He asks and I turn away feeling the tears, but I wasn't quiet enough.

"Hyung whats wrong?" Jungkook asks and I hear the three of them walking towards me.

"Um there has been an accident, Jin hyung was taken to the hospital by ambulance and Hobi hyung went with him, Yoongi hyung and I came to get you guys to take you with us to the hospital with us." I tell them and I see them looking broken and the tears running down Jungkook's face and we all go to the car.

Jin's POV

I wake up and I feel pain, I see a white room and smell bleach and I am confused. Where am I?

"Jin hyung you are in the hospital, you had an accident do you remember?" I hear Hoseok ask.
"Did I say that outloud?" I ask about my first statement, and then I hear laughing.

"Yeah hyung you did, but do you remember what happened?" Jungkook asks and I start seeing these flashbacks and recalling everything.

"Yeah I do remember, it started last week. He said I wasn't working hard enough, I am not good enough and then he told me how spoiled I am by you guys and then slapped me and that's how it started. He told me that I needed to stay after rehearsal everyday for more practice and so I did cause he told me if I didnt there would be a punishment." I pause and catch my breath.

"Take your time hyung the police are here collecting your statement." Yoongi tells me and I nod seeing the two men in the corner. I breathe and start telling my story again.

"Everyday I stayed and the same thing happened everyday, I was slapped and kicked and he would snake me bleed by using scissors, while insulting me and then I was allowed to leave, but he made sure that he did it where no one would openly see. Until tonight, I talked back and he got angry, and then I made it worse by saying I was going to report it. He did everything he usually did but then on top of it he pushed me and I hit my back on the desk." I say as I stop to breath as I am still recalling what happened and I know I am crying, I can feel it. "I fell from the pain in my back and then he kicked me over and over again, he didn't care where anymore, he was mad, I was afraid I was going to be beat to death, and then I was saved and now I am here." I tell them and I feel someone grab my hand and I see the police finish writing and then they nod to each other.

"Thank you Seokjin, we will be in contact with any news and if we need any more information." One of them tells me and I nod and they leave.

"Hyung how are you feeling?" Jimin asks, and I sigh.

"Sore, but I am going to be okay." I tell them and they all nod.

"I am sorry that you went through that hyung and we weren't there." Namjoon says and I smile.

"It's okay guys, I am okay and you are here now, I will be okay and late is better than never." I say and everyone agrees. I am slowly getting better and they are all there, we will be alright.