CRUSHED INNOCENCE (TAEKOOK~)
Chapter 5
After two weeks, The station door creaked open
Bruised and silent, Taehyung stepped out, clutching his small, cheap phone
No apology. Just a voice behind him
Officer
“You’re free. Don’t come back.”
Kim Taehyung (O)
*He stood still, ears buzzing from the city noise. He couldn’t see the road, the sky, or the faces rushing past*
Kim Taehyung (O)
*He tapped his phone, trying to call someone, but there was no one left*
He only knew one thing,
He was blind, alone, hungry… and free
But it didn’t feel like freedom..
He didn’t use a cane. He never did.
Years of practice taught him how to move without it, by sound, memory, and quiet determination.
Even now, bruised and limping, he found his way He had to
His body ached with every step, but he didn’t stop.
Still in the same bruised clothes, phone clenched in his hand, he made his way to the hospital
Kim Taehyung (O)
Please… let her be alive..
Taehyung reached the reception, breath unsteady
Kim Taehyung (O)
“Park Hae-soon”
Kim Taehyung (O)
My guardian.. I… I need to see her
The nurse looked up, hesitating for a moment
Nurse
“She passed away two weeks ago… the same day we called. She waited for you until midnight. I’m so sorry.”
His legs gave out.
He dropped to the floor
Everything around him faded,
The voices, the lights, the movement.
Just one thought echoed in his mind
Kim Taehyung (O)
“I didn’t make it. She died alone… waiting for me.”
He didn’t scream.
He didn’t cry loudly
He just sat there,
Silent. Shaking.
Completely broken
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