The monitor beeped.

The monitor beeped, signaling what marked a new beginning for Kyungsoo and Jongin.

The monitor beeped, signaling what doctors feared most, cardiac arrest.

The baby faced doctor rushed over and harshly pushed Jongin away. He yelled for everyone to get clear of the patient and called for nurses. Chanyeol and Yixing quickly held onto one another.

Not again, Chanyeol thought. Not again.

As two nurses rushed in, the doctor began a routine of chest presses. He glanced every so often at the machine, hoping it would begin to show anything but a straight green line.

Yixing was no medical genius but he understood that particular line. It showed whether you are dead or alive. He felt goose bumps arise on his arm.

The shorter of the nurses brought out a defibrillator and removed Kyungsoo’s robe as she stuck the patches on their respective spots.

Jongin stared in utter shock at the sight before him. Kyungsoo, the boy with the bright eyes, now laid dead in the bed he just had held him in. Kyungsoo, the man he was in love with, was helpless right in front of him. He never even got the chance to express his feelings. Jongin let out a muffled cry at the thought.

“Why? Why why why why!!!”

Chanyeol was now found screaming and sobbing on the floor as Yixing held him, crying softly. Chanyeol’s face was now adorned with tears and snot.

Yixing gulped and stared at the doctor, hoping for hope.

The doctor sighed, this wasn’t the easiest job. You lose some, you win some. Nevertheless, he did his best. For some particular reason, he himself didn’t want to give up on this patient.

“Clear!”

All the medical professionals backed away and turned to the machine. It stayed straight. The doctor showed no emotions as he ordered once again.

“Again. Clear!”

The same.

“Again. Clear!”

Monotone.

“Again. Clear!”

Chanyeol and Yixing embraced one another, sobbing even harder.

Jongin shed a tear at the sight before him. He slowly collapsed to the floor and began to thank all the gods. He breathed, not noticing he was holding it in all this time and teared quietly.  

The heartbeat was back on track.

Kyungsoo was alive.

And so was Jongin.