"what- what do you mean theres been an accident?" jungkook asked shakily, all of a sudden finding it hard to steady his breath. taehyung reached across the table and squeezed jungkooks hand, a worried look on his face. "its your brother." the man on the other line said, and all at once jungkook felt his world crashing down on him. jungkooks brother was his best friend, the only person he could talk to when things got hard with his mother. they had always looked out for each other, so in that moment, jungkook felt as if he had failed him. he had let him get in a bad situation.

once the man on the other line had told him the location of the hospital, jungkook hung up before he could even explain what had happened. "we have to go." he told taehyung bluntly, pulling him up by the hand. jungkook threw a crumpled wad of cash onto their table before rushing out, his head spinning. "ill drive." taehyung whispered, obviously picking up on jungkooks panicked mood. jungkook tried his best to smile as a thank you, but it came out as more of a grimace. taehyung got the idea of the half smile, though.

"its- its my brother." jungkook whispered to taehyung as they got seated in the car, his voice cracking. taehyungs heart drops in his chest, and suddenly he feels jungkooks pain in his heart. "we'll get there fast, baby. dont worry." taehyung nods reassuringly, starting the car and pulling out of the parking lot as quickly as he could. jungkooks mind is racing a mile a minute, and his head spins with the thought of the possibility of his brothers death. he could never forgive himself, if that were to happen. he didnt actually know the situation at hand yet, but his mind automatically went to worst case scenarios.

they got there in less than ten minutes, thanks to taehyungs slightly over the speed limit driving. jungkook immediately dragged taehyung by the hand inside, asking the way to his brothers room and going as fast as they could to it. "wheres junghoon?" jungkook asked the nurse outside his room desperately, using his brothers formal name rather than his nickname. "ah, are you the brother?" she asked kindly, and jungkook had to refrain from yelling anymore. he nodded, "yes, im his brother." he told her sternly. she smiled, "ah, okay. your mother was just here, but she had to take a phone call. hes right inside." she gestured to junghoons door.

jungkook nodded and half bowed, still clutching to taehyungs hand. "you go. ill wait here." taehyung smiled warmly at him, letting go of his hand. jungkook hesitated, but eventually nodded and went inside the room. taehyung stood outside and waited, greeting jungkooks mother when she walked back over. "jungkook in there?" she asked taehyung and taehyung nodded, a faint smile on his lips. "he loves you very much, you know. he usually doesnt show anyone his personal life, so the fact that he brought you here is quite rare." she smiled, and taehyungs heart soared in his chest.

taehyung then learned from the nurse that junghoon had been in a car accident, two older teenagers who were both intoxicated were driving and must have crashed somewhere on the freeway. jungkooks brother was in critical condition but is now stabilized. taehyung could tell jungkook blamed himself, said something under his breath like "i knew he was getting caught up in the wrong crowd" and "i shouldve protected him better" both of which made taehyung hurt for him. taehyung just wished he could show jungkook that it wasnt his fault, none of it was.

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a/n so idk if i like the way this turned out but eh. thank you all for the love on this book, it means alot!

lots of love, namjoon1994 !