C H A P T E R
S I X T E E N

namjoon:
❝ are you alright? ❞

taehyung:
❝ namjoon— ❞

namjoon:
❝ no need to talk,
little brother ❞

taehyung:
❝ but— ❞

namjoon:
❝ the doctor said that i
could take you home ❞

namjoon:
❝ they said you kept
screaming at nights❞

namjoon:
❝ but i insisted on taking
you home, anyway ❞

namjoon:
❝ i thought maybe you
needed to be in your
own bed, wrapped in
our good memories to
recover ❞

taehyung:
❝ b-but— ❞

namjoon:
❝ but what? ❞

namjoon:
❝ you will be fine ❞

[namjoon pats his brother's hair, and stands up from the chair to leave his bedroom, but he stops when taehyung calls out his name]

taehyung:
❝ namjoon? ❞

namjoon:
❝ hmm? ❞

taehyung:
❝ was it all a... dream? ❞

namjoon:
❝ you have the answer
to your question ❞

namjoon:
❝ now, make sure to
take some rest, okay? ❞

[he leaves]

taehyung:
❝ you have the answer
to your question ❞

[taehyung searches through his pocket, and finds a flashdrive]

taehyung:
❝ it wasn't a dream ❞

[he searches through the other pocket to see whether he can find the bullet he used to carry with himself, but he does not find it]

taehyung:
❝ damn it! ❞

taehyung:
❝ the gun and the bullet
are gone ❞

taehyung:
❝ all is left for me is
this flashdrive ❞

taehyung:
❝ but... namjoon said
that the doctor told
him to take me home ❞

taehyung:
❝ why don't i remember
anything? ❞

taehyung:
❝ did he even take me
to the hospital? ❞

[he coughs, and covers his mouth with his hands that are trembling]

taehyung:
❝ i don't know what's
happening, but all i do
know is that i must play
this flashdrive ❞