_Wake up again
w. Eonhyang
It's pitch black. My surroundings are pitch black, and there's nothing around me. It feels like my eyes are closed. Then suddenly, Hoseok oppa appears before my eyes. Then Namjoon oppa, Kim Taehyung, Seokjin oppa, and finally Jimin. It feels like someone's missing. Who could it be? There seems to be an empty spot. One? No, two. Who is it? I can't remember. My mind feels like it's going to burst. Ah, Yoongi oppa. Then Yoongi oppa appears. No, one more. It's not enough. Who is that? Lying on the floor far away... I have to go see. As I walk, everyone makes way. Further. A little closer. Is that... Jungkook? Yes, Jungkook. Suddenly, someone grabs my shoulder with a thud. And everyone's voices rang out. It's because of you. Everything is because of you. It's scary. Don't. Let me go. I struggled and eventually broke free. I ran. I kept running. Now I can't hear anything anymore. And, I have no more memories.
Suddenly, my eyes widened, and I sat up, looking around. It was a hospital room. An IV was in my arm, and the curtains were fluttering in the breeze from the open window. With my hair strangely long and my body clean and healthy, I pulled out the IV, put on the slippers that had been placed under the bed, and went outside. My legs felt weak. I took each step, holding onto the wall. I walked down the quiet, secluded hallway, devoid of even a single ant. I reached the elevator and pressed the up button. The elevator arrived with a ding, and I pressed the button for the top floor. The elevator quickly ascended, and I arrived at the top floor in no time, entering the only room on the floor. The desk, spotlessly clean, looked as if someone had been handling it. The feeling of not being here for a long time made this place feel unfamiliar. Suddenly, the door opened and someone came in. I turned my head and looked toward the door.
"...Kim Yeo-ju?"
Jimin blurted out my name once, blanked out for a moment, then came over to me, put my head in his arms, and hugged me. I stayed still for a moment before hugging him back.
"Are you okay? I was so worried because you kept waking up..."
"I'm fine, Jimin."
Jimin, who couldn't let go of me while still holding me, gently pushed me out of his embrace. Then, I raised my head and asked him about the things I'd been curious about.
"How long have I been lying down? What about the other brothers and kids?"
Then Jimin seemed to think for a moment and then answered.
"About six months? The cleaning lady has been taking special care to clean this place for six months. And everyone's probably in the training room. While you're lying down, everyone else is just training without doing anything."
After Jimin's story, we headed to the training grounds together. There were many members of the organization there. I briefly watched the members training through the glass door outside the training grounds, then opened the door and went inside. All eyes were on me, and even the executives who were training the members—my brothers and Kim Taehyung—looked at me. The members murmured, then immediately bowed in greeting. My brothers and Kim Taehyung ran towards me. Yoongi ran over and hugged me tightly. Soon after, Yoongi let me go, and Seokjin spoke to me.
"Let's start with a checkup. You've been lying down for a long time."
We all went to the infirmary for tests. The results were normal, and we chatted about what had happened. Then, feeling a sense of emptiness, I looked around and saw Jungkook was gone. Feeling uneasy, I asked everyone if they were okay.
"But what about Jungkook?"
Everyone was silent and didn't say anything, but as my face started to turn more and more sad, Namjoon oppa suddenly spoke up.
"He's not awake yet, Jungkook."
I felt a little bit relieved by his words, which were different from what I had expected, and we all went to Jeongguk's hospital room. I sat on the chair next to the bed.I sat down and quietly looked at Jeongguk's face. His face, completely healed from all the wounds, seemed to show that a lot of time had passed, as if nothing had happened.
"How is Jungkook's health?"
"My body has fully recovered, but I can't wake up. Now, all I can do is wait for Jeongguk to wake up."
Even after hearing Seokjin's words, I just sat there in silence. Nothing hurts, so he'll wake up. Whenever Jungkook wants to wake up. That's all that matters. I got up, opened the hospital room door, and left. The piled up work would have been scattered around. I turned around, looked at everyone, and shouted.
"Okay, let's run again, shall we? To the top of the organization!"