Chapter 11: Mother

Frustrated, Taehyung just went back to his house. He was tired of arguing with Jungkook.

“I'm home, Eomma.” Taehyung spoke while removing his shoes.

He heard no response from his mother, making him confused. His mother usually responds to him immediately.

“Eomma, where are you? I bought fruit for you.”

Taehyung put down the plastic with fruits on the counter. His confusion grew more when his mother still didn't respond.

“Eomma, have you taken your medicine? You know that you shouldn't forget to take them, it's for your health.” Taehyung kept speaking, thinking his mother might be just doing something.

He opened the drawer to check if his mother had already taken her medicine. He sighed, seeing that it was still the same count as when he left it.

“Eomma, I told you to take them. Did you forget it again?”

He walked to his mother's room and knocked on the door. But his mother still didn't do anything.

“I'm going inside, Eomma.”

Taehyung opened the door of his mother's room to check on her. But Taehyung became stiff and the horror plastered on his face. He saw his mother upside down and unconscious on the floor.

“Eomma!” He rushed to check on her.

He flipped her around to check her pulse, but his heart beats fast when he didn't feel anything.

“Eomma! Help, please help me!” Tears from Taehyung's eyes fell down, worried and nervous about his mother's state.

He just left for a while and this happened already. He shouldn't leave his mother, to begin with.

“Help! Help me!” Taehyung cried for help, still couldn't comprehend what was going on.

He wanted to call for help, but he left his phone on the counter. He wanted to carry her, but he felt his body was shaky due to his nervousness.

“Hyung”

He looked at the door when he heard Jungkook's voice.

“What happened?” Jungkook asked, confused and worried.

“Jungkook, please help me, let's bring her to the hospital. I'm begging you.” Taehyung told to Jungkook while crying.

Jungkook immediately carried Taehyung's mother and ran out of the house. He put Taesha in the passenger seat, followed by Taehyung. He went in the driver's seat and started to drive away to go to the nearest hospital.

Once they arrived, Jungkook was quick to leave his car and helped Taehyung. He carried Taesha once again and ran into the hospital.

“Help, please, help us!” Taehyung called for help while sobbing.

“Put her here.” The nurse arrived and told them to put her on the stretcher.

Jungkook put her on the stretcher, panting heavily.

“What happened to her?” The doctor came as well to check the patient.

“I-I don't know, doc, I-I just saw her unconscious on the floor.” Taehyung tried to speak even though his tears kept falling from his eyes.

“Bring her to the emergency room.” The doctor told the nurse after checking the patient.

The nurse bowed his head and pushed the stretcher along with him to bring it to the emergency room.

“Hyung” Jungkook looked at the older who had tears in his eyes.

“I-I won't lose her, right? I'm scared, Jungkook, I don't want to lose her.” Taehyung cried with a shaky tone.

Jungkook was quick to catch Taehyung, who was about to fall because of his shaky legs.

“She will be fine, Hyung, don't worry, everything will be okay. Don't cry, you're not going to lose her.” Jungkook comforted him, caressing his back.

“I'm scared, Jungkook” Taehyung sobbed on Jungkook's shoulder, clutching his fist on his jacket.

After a while, Taehyung calmed down in Jungkook's arms. He didn't mind the fact that he should be mad at Jungkook for what happened earlier. For now, his mind was about his mother's condition.

But what was Jungkook doing in his house?

Well, Jungkook followed him to apologize for what he said to him. And Jungkook found his words immature to talk to Taehyung like that.

Taehyung was currently sitting on Jungkook's lap while snuggling his face in the crook of Jungkook's neck, who was still caressing his back to comfort him.

“Mrs. Kim's relatives?”

Taehyung immediately looked at the person who called him. He stood up and went in front of the doctor.

“H-how is she, doc? She's fine, right? My mother…” Taehyung asked the doctor, hoping for a good result.

“I'm so sorry to tell you, but your mother didn't make it.”

Taehyung felt his world collapse after hearing them.

“Tuh-that can't be true, please, tell me, you are lying, doc. Tell me, she's okay, I'm begging you.” Taehyung held the doctor's collar, looking at him with teary eyes.

“She had a ruptured artery in her heart, which caused her death. I'm so sorry, Mr. Kim, we did our best, but it was too late for us to survive her.” The doctor explained the cause of her death.

Taehyung fell to his knees and cried harder. That's not the news he was expecting to hear.

“Hyung…”

Jungkook felt sorry for what happened to Taehyung's mother.

“It's my fault, I shouldn't have left her, this shouldn't have happened at all if I didn't leave her. It's all my fault.” Taehyung wailed out his pain.

“Hyung, this is not your fault, please don't blame yourself. You didn't cause her death, the doctor already told you.” Jungkook knelt in front of Taehyung, holding both of his hands.

“No, no! This is all my fault! She was sick, but I still left her alone. I'm stupid, I'm so stupid.” Taehyung blamed himself.

He wanted to hit himself if Jungkook wasn't holding him. He kept squirming around to get his hands away from Jungkook.

“Stop, Hyung!”

He flinched when he heard Jungkook raise his tone.

“I'm sorry for raising my tone but please, stop blaming yourself, you didn't know that this will happen at all.” Jungkook told him.

“I don't know what to do anymore, Jungkook. I lost her, I have nothing. I wanna die, I wanna see her already.” Taehyung cried, finally calming for a bit.

“I'm here, Hyung, I'm here for you. Please, stop crying, I'll be here for you, no matter what happens.”

Jungkook genuinely said while looking at Taehyung. Tears fell from Taehyung's eyes and Taehyung hugged him, breaking down again.