Author's note:

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I wanted to thank everyone for their interest in this epilogue and I wanted to give a huge thanks to EXObubz again for letting me write this.

These feelings are most of the feelings I felt after losing my sister. Guilt, Helplessness and Regret for not being the sister I should've been, and for not always being by her side when she needed me most. No matter what happened, she still loved me and I obviously still love her and its those memories of not being there that continued to haunt me night after night. Since I'm in university away from home and was at school during the time she was sick, I felt like Chanyeol when he was in the city as Baekhyun suffered. Now, whenever I'm home, I will always visit my sister's resting place and tell her everything that happened in life, even though deep down I want to tell her these things in person. Almost everything at home reminds me of her since she had such a presence at home and it's hard to keep myself together sometimes, but I have to be strong for both my sis and my parents. It's these feelings that I used as the base of this epilogue and Chanyeol's character after the events of 10080. I chose to model his realization of the truth that Baekhyun still loved him closely to mine and how I realized my sister always loved me and cared about me.

Anyways, I'm glad I was given the chance to share how I felt, since aside from my boyfriend and best friend, I don't usually share my feelings with anyone. It feels good to be able to say how I really feel and has definitely lifted a small weight off my shoulders.

I hope you enjoy this epilogue and please look forward to my future works! I told myself that I'd never have the heart and mind to write angst but here I am :3 Please do NOT repost this without my permission.

P.S. The ending scene happens in heaven/the afterlife. Yes, Chanyeol died from getting hit by the train. Hope that clears things up for those who are confused.

P.P.S. For those who are wondering why the title is 86400: There are 86400 seconds in a day and Chanyeol's self realization and rediscovery happens within a day. The reason for putting it in seconds ties in with my motto of "Live, laugh and love every last second of your life, because you don't know when it will end." which I learned the hard way.

-Danni
@dyoongoo