Aftermath

Part 7

"Well, dang, Hyunnie. That, well, that sucks. I'm glad you're still here," Jisung said awkwardly before taking the smaller into his arms.

"Sounded kind of similar to your story, huh?" Taehyun mumbled into Jisung's chest.

"So, what was the aftermath?"

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Faint beeps filled the room as Taehyun's eyes fluttered open.

This is not my room. Where am I? Taehyun attempted to sit up but felt a sharp pain in his right wrist and a pounding thud in his head.

"Hey there, little bud," a voice came from his left. Taehyun moved his head to see who was sitting there. He found Jungkook and J-Hope sitting in chairs next to his big bed.

"Where am I? What happened to me?" Taehyun asked his sunbaenims. The two shared a glance. J-Hope stood up and looked away but not before Taehyun saw the tears forming.

"You tried to kill yourself, Taehyun," Jungkook whispered. J-Hope left the room, texting someone on his phone.

"Ah, yes. I remember now," Taehyun responded monotone.

Why didn't they let me die? I'm obviously just bringing the company down. Jungkook noticed how the younger began to get lost in his thoughts and he reached over, giving the tiny boy a hug.

"The doctors also said that you're severely underweight, Hyunnie. Why didn't you come talk to us if you were having a problem?" Jungkook's concern broke Taehyun's heart. All he could do was look at his hands, moving his fingers over the long bandages covering his right wrist.

Before any more could be said, five bodies burst through the door, three of them speeding towards Taehyun's bed, all shouting how much they love him. Taehyun saw Beomgyu standing in the back, arms wrapped around J-Hope's waist. The boys made eye contact and the tears Taehyun had been holding in began to pour out. Hueningkai squeezed him tighter, while Yeonjun and Soobin stroked his head and back. No words were said.

After some time, Beomgyu finally stepped forward and spoke.

"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." Taehyun choked out, tears coming down even harder now.

"Why? Is it because you were supposed to be dead before I got home?" Beomgyu spit back before bolting out of the room, the rest of his members chasing after him. Only Jungkook and J-Hope remained.

"So, what's going to happen to me now?" Taehyun wondered outloud.