Note: Girls' Generation's song called One Last Time inspired this chapter so please give the song a listen.

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No matter what we believe in, someone is bound to get hurt.

A loud, sharp sound assaulted my ears continued to ring in my ears.

A surge of pain flared then disappeared. Instantly, the world turned upside down. The numbness settled in my veins.

It doesn't matter who is in the wrong or right. It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from.

Death was always the real truth, the outcome.

"Taeyeon!" A familiar voice shouted. I could hear them fall onto their knees near my side.

Like a mystical dream within a dreadful nightmare, he appeared.

I was stuck staring up at the ceiling as Baekhyun's face appeared in view. His eyebrows were pulled inwardly. Tears flooding to the brim, I stared at him as a few went down his face. It was an expression I never thought I would have to see.

I wanted him to stop making that face at me. I wanted his smile back.

"Please stop crying," I wanted to say. But my lip weren't moving effectively trapping my words at the tip of my tongue.

I'm okay, don't cry for me.

His fingers threading through my hair. His warmth hitting the cold skin on my forehead.

It was a warmth that I didn't want to leave.

I'm sorry...

I'm so sorry...

"D-Don't leave, please...I-I still love you, Taeyeon."

Baek...

"I should've told you sooner. I shouldn't have let you walk away."

A tear glides down the side of my face.

I do, too.

I never stopped.

Baekhyun looks over his shoulder frantically at something or someone, "They're here. I'm here. Everything will be alright. Okay?"

I can feel myself slowly slipping away. My eyelids growing heavier. He is fading away.

He cups my face, wiping the tear trail away with his thumb. I want to lean into his touch but I can't.

"S-Stay with me." He places his forehead against mine. His breath fans my lips, "Stay with me..." I let my eyes flutter close, focusing in on his soothing voice and comforting presence.

Remember me as before, the me that loved you...

The me that was happy.

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Despite the fact that I was listening to Twinkle by Taetiseo while working on this chapter I still got extremely emotional. I don't know if the emotions in this chapter were translated well but I tried to capture both Taeyeon and Baekhyun's emotions.

The next update will be the final message.

-Jiselle🌸