12:24 AM
Beep.
"I'm sorry, but we only allow family members to
visit him at the time being."
Beep.
"We are his family members."
"I'm sorry?"
Beep.
Yongguk's sight blurred as he opened his eyelids, the
bright lights on the ceiling blinding him.
Beep.
His eyes caught the shadows of a body in white, dark
brown locks falling over the shoulders. His vision cleared as he blinked a few
times.
"I'm going to have to check on the
doctors..."
"Jieun?"
The girl in white looked down at Yongguk, a look of
surprise in her round, wide eyes. Yongguk's mouth curved at its ends, his thin
lips blue and cracked.
Beep.
"You... Can see me?"
"Why not?" Yongguk asked, breathing slowly.
It hurt a lot, his chest. He felt the hole being covered but it's not filled in
with what used to be flesh. It felt cold and empty, but the bandage helped
slightly. Yongguk tried to move his hand - he tried to hold Jieun's but it was
harder than he thought it would be - and Jieun instinctively held it, coming
closer to the man with a sad smile.
"You're okay." Jieun nodded at Yongguk's
words that sounded more like whispers. "You look so beautiful. You're
okay. You're okay. Okay."
Jieun brought Yongguk's hand up to her face, letting
him hold her face. "You feel cold."
"Must be the air-conditioning." Jieun's
voice cracked slightly.
"Don't cry." It broke Jieun's heart, the
moisture of her eyes threatning to fall over. She held it, breathing in hard to
gain strength. Yongguk's thumb wiped the moisture away.
"So it was worth it."
"What was worth it?"
"Taking the bullet for you."
Jieun gave in to the clear liquid and it ran down her
cheeks, and she sobbed softly, wiping the tears with her other hand. "Yes.
Yes it's worth it."
"You're alive. You're perfect. So
beautiful."
The door to the room clicked open, letting in a tall
blond man and a slightly shorter boy with dark hair following behind. A girl
with dark red hair and dimples was the last to enter, thanking the nurse. The
blond one smiled widely.
"Bang Yongguk, you're awake!"
Yongguk's smile didn't falter. "Himchan,
Youngjae. Sunhwa too."
"It's about time," Youngjae started, sitting
on the edge of Yongguk's bed. "The others are waiting at the base. The
nurse said you can go back home tomorrow morning, with a few meds."
Youngjae shifted slightly, glancing at Jieun. Jieun looked down at her lap,
letting go of Yongguk's hand.
"Jieun?" Yongguk called, noticing her sudden
uneasiness. The other three looked at each other with confusion.
"Yongguk, are you okay?" Sunhwa asked,
frowning.
"Jieun, how did you get in here?"
Jieun stepped back from Yongguk's bed, not saying
anything.
"Yongguk, what are you talking about?"
Himchan asked.
"How did Jieun get in here?" Yongguk pointed
to where Jieun was, looking at his three friends. Himchan glanced at where
Yongguk pointed, but he wasn't quite looking at where Jieun is. Youngjae looked
at his shoes knowingly. He knew something was weird about the atmosphere.
Something that doesn't belong is here. Yongguk was confused. What is going on?
"Yongguk, Jieun..." Himchan started, looking
at the bed sheets. With a heavy heart, he looked at Yongguk, the smiles from
before gone. "Jieun died that day, remember?"
"What?" Yongguk looked back at where the
girl was, but the shadow of a white dress and dark locks was gone.
Beep... Beep... Beep...
Youngjae looked worryingly at the screen of the
machine by the side of Yongguk's bed. His heartbeat rate is increasing. Sunhwa
came closer to hold Yongguk's hand.
"Yongguk, it's okay. It's going to be okay."
"She was here," Yongguk's voice squeaked
slightly, the tears choking him. "She was here. She held my hand and..
And.. She was okay.. She was so beautiful.."
Sunhwa teared up. "Yes, she was beautiful. She
really was."
Yongguk's heartbeat slowed down.
"Did you see her? Did you see how beautiful she
was?" Yongguk asked, looking at Sunhwa.
"I didn't see her, but I know she's
beautiful."
Yongguk looked back at the ceiling.
"Beautiful."
Himchan and Youngjae looked at each other. They both
sighed. Yongguk has to pull it together if things are to go back as usual. They
both know how much danger they're in right now, and the faster the leader
heals, the better the chances they can get away. But it won't be easy. This is
a huge loss. Not to the rebellion, but to the souls of the members. Jieun held
everyone's heart close to her, and now she had let them go.
Beep.
Yongguk doesn't say anything more, and with everyone's
sorry silence, he dozed off, his eyes closing shut to see Jieun in the
darkness, holding his hand with warmth.
//an idea for an upcoming collaboration series//
Labels: fan-fiction, romance, the unreal
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