minho couldn't sleep. his head hurt, his heartbeat was too fast, and he felt like he was on-edge.

he couldn't concentrate on anything but the darkness that surrounded him.

ever since he left jisung on read yesterday night, he'd been feeling so much tension in his body. he couldn't eat properly, sleep properly, and when his friends visited him, he never really paid much attention to what they were saying. he couldn't find the peace that he so badly craved for.

minho opened his eyes, only to find out that the hospital room was just as dark as his mind. it was so dark that it looked eerie and ominous. his eyes darted to every corner of the room, wanting to know for sure if something, or someone, was out there, watching him.

a silent breeze blew through the window, and for a second minho stilled, waiting for something to happen next.

all of a sudden he quickly sprung off his bed, the soles of his feet hitting the hard tiled floors. his heartbeat was thunderous in his ears as he yanked the door to his room open, running out of it.

he could hear some commotion as he sped down the hall, but he never paid much mind to it. he couldn't when he knew that something was following him. something was chasing after him, and wanted to harm him.

a nurse called out for his name, her heels clacking against the shiny floors as she ran after him to try and catch him, but minho was determined not to be caught.

he was in danger, and he wanted to be safe.

minho shouted out in fear as a hand latched unto his arm, trying to slow him down. he quickly shrugged it off, ignoring all the pleas for him to stop running as he continued to race down the hall.

he was going to die.

"hold him down!" someone shouted just as minho fell, feeling the wind being knocked out of him. he started to thrash around, wanting to be freed, because they'd gotten to him and now he was going to die, but yet that firm force held him in place on the ground, preventing him from wiggling away.

he was going to die.

"let me go! leave me alone!" minho screamed, trying to pull his limbs away, but someone had brought them together behind his back, caging him. the cold tiles pressed against his wet cheeks, and minho started to sob. "leave me the fuck alone!"

you're safe with us, they said, but yet, minho couldn't bring himself to believe them. there were so many conflicting thoughts in his head, and so much anxiety. he felt nothing less than an unwilling prisoner that night, and the cage happened to be his mind.

he was going to die.

there were so many voices surrounding him, telling him a million things at once, and minho wanted it all to stop.

he was going to die.

he wanted everything to end.

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a/n: thoughts?