"Hurry! We're losing him!"

"Start the defibrillator!"

"He's not going to make it!"

...

"I'm sorry, sir. We could not save the patient."

+ × +

Taehyun stared at the letter in his hand. He had been staring at it since he had been picked up from the hospital by Yeonjun. He hadn't eaten that evening nor did he talk with any of the other members.

He was just far too hurt to do anything. He could keep pinching himself only for the pain to travel through his skin, reminding him that Beomgyu was gone.

He just couldn't believe it.

I never got the chance to say 'I love you' back, and that will be my biggest regret of all.

He knew he couldn't keep staring at the words that were written on the envelope. He had to open it soon. It would be the answer to everything Beomgyu had been hiding about.

Right?

"Screw it," Taehyun blurted out for the first time since morning.

He ripped open the envelope, finding the letter he had been meaning to read for eternity. With shaking hands, he slipped the paper out of its case. He began reading,

Dear Kang Taehyun,