She shot up from her bed, breathless. While panting, she wipes off the beads of sweat rolling down her forehead. It has been a while since she's had a nightmare. Suddenly, she feels her eyes start to water. She slowly shuts her eyes to catch her breath.

It was the night of November 28th. She was running until her lungs burst. But it was difficult to move, it was as if her body was being tied down. Panting just to grasp some air, she could feel her body start to get weaker and weaker with every step she took. Her gaze shifts to the lifeless body in her arms. 

She feels the ground start to shake. Sounds of sirens start to echo through her ears. Suddenly, she falls to the ground, toppling over the body. She tries to get up and when she finally finds the strength to do so, she feels her body grow numb at the body lying right in front of her.

Kim Taehyung. She grabs his arms and shoulders, shaking him back and forth to bring him back to life. But all she could feel are the tears that brim at the ends of her eyes, burning to escape and roll down her cheeks. She bites her lip from quivering, shaking her head.

She couldn't find her voice. But right when she sees the ambulance stop in front of her, she lets out a loud cry, grabbing Taehyung's lifeless body into her arms. She hugs him tight, her loud cries stopping everyone on the streets and the sidewalk. They all stare at her as she continues to sob, calling out Taehyung's name as if it was going to wake him up.

Heading downstairs, she opens up her fridge and pours herself a glass of water. Slamming the cup back down onto the countertop, she hears her phone vibrate. Reaching for her phone, she unlocks it to see a new text message from V.

do you mind coming over? right now?

She purses her lips into a line. But before she could place her phone down and ignore the text, her phone starts to vibrate with an incoming call. She sighs, picking up the phone right before he hangs up.

"You do know that it's almost two in the morning, right?" She says softly.

"I know, but it's an emergency."

"How much of an emergency is it?" She asks and he hesitates.

"I need help finding a gift for my grandmother," he replies and she furrows her eyebrows in confusion.

"And you decide to call me at two in the morning? The malls aren't open right now." 

"I know, but I couldn't sleep all night because of this." He whispers. "It's really important."

"A-Are you okay?" She stutters, hearing his voice crack. 

"Yeah, I just," he chokes on his words, "I just miss her so much. I'm going to see her soon, but I want to give her something special, to represent all the days I've missed her."

"Okay, that's great, Taehyung. I guess I'll see you tomorrow, then?"

He hums in reply before they both hang up. Suddenly, she lets out a soft gasp. 

She had just realized that she just addressed V as Taehyung.

But what made it more strange, what made her feel skeptical was that..

He didn't even bother correcting her.