Aftermath

Part 1

"Taehyun, please! Tell me why you did that. Will you? Please..."

"I-I'm sorry, Gyu. You were never meant to find out. I-I ne-ver-r wanted to-o hurt yo-ou."

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Taehyun sighed, looking around the spotless room. He had been trapped here for months now, stuck in the same cycle of get up, clean, go to group, and then go to bed. He stole a quick glance over to his roommate, Jisung. The two boys were the same; heck, even their birthdays were on the same day.

"Hey, Jisung," Taehyun whispered. It was quite early on a Monday, and Jisung had just returned from a weekend trip home to his dorm where 20 other members were waiting to greet him with open arms.

"Hmm?" The boy on the other bed grunted before rolling over and lifting his head slightly.

"How was the outside?" Taehyun asked again. Quietly, as he was fighting back tears. He wanted to be outside, to visit with his members again. He wasn't deemed trustworthy to be let out on an outing yet.

"Oh, you know. Fine, I guess," Jisung hummed sleepily. Taehyun could hear the lies in his voice: he knew being with his hyungs was a godsend.

"Ah, okay. How's Renjun and Chenle?" Taehyun continued to pester his roommate in an attempt to cover up his own sadness and to try and get a taste of life outside the hospital walls. Taehyun had met Renjun and Chenle a few times when they came to visit their youngest in the ward, showering him with affection and little gifts from the others.

"They're fine. I'm going back to sleep now, Taehyun," the other boy stated. Taehyun frowned; he wanted more than that. He wanted to know how the other boy's group was since his hadn't come to visit him yet.