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Hallowed 2

The alarm clock hasn't gone off yet, but Taehyung is already wide awake. Sleep didn't visit him last night, just like the usual.

As he sat on top of the bed, his eyes lingered on the flickering light coming from the bedside lamp.

He couldn't help but think of how the once bright light is now slowly fading... dying.

How the vibrant light would turn dark one day, die in a blink of an eye.

Few knocks from the door diverted his attention, followed by Jin's voice calling out his name.

"Tae.."

"Yes hyung?" He responded through the closed door.

"I'll be leaving early today. Don't forget to eat breakfast, okay?" Jin reminded.

"Okay." Taehyung answered. He heard footsteps walking away from his room which made him turn to look at the flickering light once more.

Thoughts began running in his mind, losing himself in the silence of his own world.... his own world void of anything.

It's like his mind could turn off and block everything in his surroundings, with nothing but the fading light in front of him, slowly dying until he's engulfed in darkness once again.

Darkness painted with red as a vivid stench lingered around him.

Too vivid that he could almost taste it.

The sound of the alarm blasted off, pulling Taehyung back to his senses even before he could delve deeper to his thoughts.

It's his signal to slowly go out of bed and get ready for another day. He did his routine, not forgetting to eat the breakfast his brother had prepared for him before taking a bath and picking his usual clothes during his internship.

Nothing new.

Just another day like any other day that had passed.

When the clock strikes seven in the morning, Taehyung has already gone outside of their apartment unit when he felt his phone vibrate inside his pocket.

The name of the caller would have made him smile, if only that's possible.

"Hey. Where are you?" Jimin asked.

"I'm walking." He answered as he made his way to the stairs.

"Well of course."

Taehyung could already picture Jimin's eyes rolling as he said those words.

"Are you still at your place?" Jimin clarified.

"Yes." Taehyung stopped on his tracks when he heard a sound of music in the hallway.

It was faint, coming from the apartment unit at the farthest end, near the stairs.

Taehyung continued to walk as he listened to Jimin's voice on the other line.

"I'll wait for you outside. Let's go to the office together." Jimin instructed before ending the call without waiting for his response.

He continued to make his way out as the music began getting louder with each step closer to the said unit. His eyes caught sight of the few boxes outside the closed door.

It hasn't been long since the previous occupant left and migrated somewhere else.

Someone new must have already occupied the place.

Taehyung did not waste his time as he went downstairs where Jimin awaits him, smiling cheerfully.

"Hey." Jimin quickly placed his arm over his shoulders as the two of them walked together.