Jimin
My heart was racing inside my chest. All sorts of thoughts running were running to my head and it felt like my head was going to explode.
Why did she sound so in pain? Why was she not answering me? Where could she be? Why would anyone attack her? Is it because of her being part of Bangtan? Is it someone who wants to get at me?
‘Jimin, Yoongi will find her. We’ll get to her,’ Taehyung said as he put a hand on my shoulder.
‘She was attacked Taehyung!’ I shouted as I shrugged off his hand. He sighed but did not say anything. ‘She sounded in pain and now she’s not responding.’ I blurted out, my throat feeling as if it is being squeezed.
‘I know Jimin but have a little faith. We’ll find he and we’ll get her home,’ he said.
‘What if we’re too late?’ I asked, shaking my head, trying to get rid of the images of her bleeding out, but the images continue to grow more graphic as my mind races ahead.
‘Hey, hey don’t think like that,’ Namjoon said as he came in front of me as well. ‘She called you just a few seconds ago and…’ Namjoon began when Yoongi stood up, making all of us turn our head towards him.
‘I found her. She’s actually in Seoul, near the train terminus,’ he said.
‘What is she doing in Seoul?’ I mumbled before I shook my head. That’s actually good news. I can get to her faster! ‘Can you tell me the exact address hyung?’ I asked, a new urgency to my voice.
‘He sent it to me. Come on, I’ll drive you. You’re in no state to drive,’ Hoseok said as I nodded.
‘Namjoon, Hanuel, go with them. I’ll tell Yeonjun and the others to come guard the door,’ Myung ordered.
‘I’ll meet you there,’ Hanuel said as I followed Hoseok to the garage. The others were following right behind us as we all jumped into our cars or bikes.
Hoseok started speeding down the street while I kept quiet, my eyes focused on the windshield. ‘Jimin we’re going to get to her. She’s in Seoul, only a few minutes away,’ he said tying to reassure me.
‘I can’t… I can’t lose my little sister. She’s only nineteen,’ I said and I heard him sigh.
‘I know how scared you are Jimin,’ he whispered. I closed my eyes as I remembered that he has lost people he loves and cares about.
‘I’m sorry. I just… I can’t,’ I paused, feeling as if I was just going to end up crying. He smiled and nodded.
‘You feel as if you can’t control your thoughts and you’re imagining all the worst case scenarios, but you have to have a little bit of hope,’ he said and I nodded. ‘We’re almost there,’ he said.
I looked at the GPS and realized we’re only a few seconds away. He turned the corner and pulled to a stop. I jumped out of the car as I followed my instinct. I ran to the alley, my eyes scanning everywhere.
Finally, my eyes fell on a body on the floor. My heart stopped and my breathing hitched. My body froze as I stopped moving, causing Hoseok to bump into me.
‘Did you—oh God,’ he said as he took off running towards the body. I did not need to see her face to recognize her. Her recently red hair gave her away.
‘Minji? Minji can you hear me?’ I heard Hoseok yell. That seemed to break the spell as I ran to her. I gasped as I saw her in Hoseok’s arms, her once white shirt soaked with blood. There was a puddle of blood right beneath her as well. Her face was pale and she seemed to be barely breathing.
‘Oh God, what have they done to you?’ I asked as I took her into my arms. ‘Minji? Minji please… please open your eyes,’ I said as I shook her while Hoseok was already removing his shirt. He pressed it towards her wound in an attempt to stop the bleeding.
I heard running but I did not dare to look up. Jin rushed next to us as he lifted her shirt. I saw the huge and deep gash on her stomach. A knife wound. ‘She’s been stabbed,’ he announced.
I felt my throat clog but I refused to cry. She needed me right now. She needed me to be her strong big brother not a crying mess. ‘Minji please answer me. It’s me, Jimin. Your—your oppa is here, please, please, open your eyes,’ I said as I caressed her face, gently.
‘She’s losing a lot of blood. We need to take her to the hospital,’ Jin announced, a certain urgency to his voice.
‘Okay. Hoseok, go with Jimin. Take her to the hospital. Jin, Taehyung go with them. The rest of us, we’re going to search the area for any clues about what could have happened,’ Namjoon directs.
‘I’m going to do a sort of tourniquet to stop the bleeding before you move her. Jungkook, call the hospital and inform them of the situation so they know what to wait for,’ Jin instructed.
Jin moved to almost take her from my arms but I held steadily. He sighed as he placed his hand on my arm. ‘Let me help her Jimin,’ he said.
I nodded as I let him put her on the ground. She looked completely lifeless as he applied the tourniquet. I felt my whole body shaking as I saw her heavy breathing.
‘Jimin she’s alive. Focus on that. The doctors will help her,’ Taehyung said as he put his hand on my shoulder. This time, I let him.
‘When I find the * who did this to her…’ I said, anger bubbling inside my chest. My hands were balled into a fist as my body shook from anger.
‘Focus on your sister. We’ll handle it,’ Hanuel said, sounding determined.
‘There. We can transport her now,’ Jin said. I nodded as I stood up and picked her up in my arms. She groaned in pain and once again, I felt as if someone punched me in the gut.
Namjoon
It’s been an hour since Minji has been taken to the hospital. We had gathered whatever we could – any type of evidence and CCTV footage and then headed to the hospital. We will analyze it later but God have mercy on the one who hurt her because none of us will.
Jimin has not said a single word as he sat down on the ground, knees next to his chest. We have not yet heard a word from the doctor but we all knew she was taken to surgery.
‘Do you think she will be okay?’ Taehyung whispered to me so Jimin won’t hear.
‘I don’t know Tae. It looked pretty bad,’ I admitted, but before I could continue, the red light turned to green. The doors opened and the doctor walked out while he was removing his gown and gloves.
Jimin rushed to him, eyes big. ‘Doc, how is she? Is going to be okay?’ Jimin asked, trying to keep his voice from breaking.
‘I have some good news and bad news,’ he said. I gulped because this was always quite bad. Jimin gulped and took a deep breath and nodded. ‘The good news is that with time she will be okay, physically,’ he explained.
‘Thank God. What’s the bad news?’ Jimin asked. The doctor took a deep breath as he looked at all of us and then back at him. I could not even begin to imagine what it might feel like to be a doctor and having to deliver bad news to someone about a relative. ‘Doctor tell me,’ Jimin pleaded.
‘Miss Minji was five weeks pregnant,’ the doctor explained. Jimin’s eyes went wide and I heard Jungkook gasp a little. I felt my throat and lips go dry as I did not know and I’m sure Jimin didn’t know either. They're super close so that came as a surprise but maybe, maybe that explains why she was in Seoul. Maybe she was coming to tell him - to surprise him. Oh God!
‘Pre—pregnant? Did I hear you right?’ he asked and the doctor nodded, looking pretty glum. ‘Is the baby…’ Jimin began but he could not continue, already knowing the answer to that question. His eyes were brimming with tears now.
‘Unfortunately, she was stabbed in her stomach. She lost a lot of blood and the baby could not survive the impact of the physical trauma. I’m really, really sorry Mr. Park. We tried our best but she was in the first trimester and that already can be risky. We tried but could not save the baby,’ the doctor said.
Jimin nodded as he looked down. We all knew how much Jimin loved kids. We all see him with Logan - how caring and loving and playful he is with him. To think he lost his nephew or niece is heart breaking.
‘Doctor, can we v—visit her?’ Taehyung asked, probably because Jimin was still trying to process everything. The doctor nodded once more.
‘Soon. We will be transferring her from the operation theatre to another room and then you’ll be able to visit,’ he informed us.
‘Thank you Doctor,’ I said. The doctor gave a slight bow before he left. Jimin fell to his knees and Taehyung quickly rushed to him. Taehyung embraced him as Jimin clutched to his chest. I heard Jimin sob, loudly – something I rarely ever saw and I felt my heart break even more.
