“Jungkook! Jungkook!” Jimin’s voice broke as he screamed, his tears falling uncontrollably. His hands trembled violently as he tried to hold Jungkook upright, feeling the younger man’s weight sag against him. “No, no, please, Jungkookie. Stay with me. You have to stay awake! You have to!”

Yoongi’s heart sank at the sound of Jimin’s desperate cries. He rushed over, his breath catching in his throat when he saw the blood spreading across Jungkook’s shirt.

“Jimin, we need to move him. Hobi, get over here!” Yoongi’s voice was urgent, almost frantic, as he shouted for help. “We need to get Jungkook to the ambulance, now!” He then turned to his team, his tone sharp and commanding. “Get the medics on board! Prioritize the injured, and move fast!”

“No, no, don’t take him!” Jimin cried out, clinging to Jungkook when Hoseok moved to lift him. His grip tightened, his entire body shaking with fear. “Please, don’t take him away from me!”

“Jimin!” Yoongi’s voice was firm but gentle as he knelt beside them. “It’s Yoongi hyung. You have to let him go. We need to get him to the medics right now. Please, Jimin. You have to be strong for him. He needs you to be strong.”

With a sob that seemed to tear him apart, Jimin’s hands slipped away from Jungkook. His eyes never left Jungkook’s face as Hoseok carefully lifted him, carrying him towards the waiting medics. Jimin felt like his heart was being ripped from his chest, the distance between them growing unbearable.

Yoongi pulled Jimin to his feet, his own emotions tightly controlled. “Come on, Jimin. Jungkook is strong. He’s going to fight through this.”

“Let me go with him!” Jimin’s voice was raw with anguish, his hand reaching out desperately towards the ambulance. “Please, hyung, let me go with him!”

“Jimin, listen to me!” Yoongi grabbed Jimin’s shoulders, his voice firm but shaking with his own worry. “You’ll be with Jungkook soon, I promise. But right now, you need to breathe. You need to calm down, for him. He needs you to stay strong, Jimin. Please, breathe.”

Jimin’s vision blurred with tears, the world around him closing in as the sirens of the ambulance wailed. His heart pounded in his chest, the fear of losing Jungkook suffocating him. All he could see was the blood on Jungkook’s shirt, the lifeless look in his eyes.

“Let me go!” Jimin screamed, his voice filled with raw pain as he tried to break free from Yoongi’s hold.

“Jimin, stop!” Yoongi’s voice cracked as he pulled Jimin into a tight embrace, holding him with all the strength he could muster. “I promise you’ll be with him. But you need to hold on, okay? Just hold on.”

Jimin collapsed against Yoongi, his sobs tearing through him, each one more painful than the last. His hands gripped Yoongi’s jacket, knuckles white from the strain. He felt like he was drowning, each breath harder to take than the one before.

“I can’t lose him, hyung,” Jimin whispered, his voice broken, barely audible. “I can’t lose him. Please…”

Yoongi’s own eyes stung with unshed tears as he held Jimin, trying to ground him in this unbearable moment. “You won’t lose him, Jimin. You won’t. Jungkook is strong, and he’s going to fight. But right now, you need to fight too. You need to be strong for him.”

Jimin clung to Yoongi like a lifeline, the thought of Jungkook slipping away tearing him apart. His heart ached with a pain he didn’t know was possible, the fear of losing the one person who meant everything to him threatening to consume him whole.

15 August 2024
To be continued...