DR (B2)

21 | Gone, again

His grandmother nods as he walks over to her bed to tuck her back in with her blanket. As the old woman closes her eyes, Hanbin couldn't help but feel pain in his chest, he knew that what he is about to do is something that he would regret in a lifetime.

'I'm sorry, granny."

The very next morning, Lisa and Chaeyoung are assigned to deliver breakfast for the patients in their rooms. It is still pretty early but the two women wanted a change of pace for the patients. Some of the patients wake up earlier than others which makes it unfair for them to wait for the others just to have their breakfast.

"The next room should be Mrs. Im's," Chaeyoung reads out the next patient on their list of the clipboard in her hand.

Lisa's eyes lit up at this, "Should we ask unnie if she wants to hang out today? Jin said his restaurant is having a new menu and I think it would be a great idea if we invite her to come with us!"

"That's a great idea, Liz," Her sister agrees. "But we also need to think about our shift."

Chaeyoung's younger sister pouted but followed her sister to the Im's hospital room, pushing the cart of food in front of her. She opens the door as gently and quietly as possible to see if the patient is still asleep.

"Mrs. Im?" Chaeyoung gently called to the patient from the door.

The old woman seemed to have woken up from her sleep. Her eyes slowly darted towards the slightly ajar door to see a young woman peeking from the entrance with a warm smile on her face.

"Oh? Come in," She calls to the two nurses with her raspy voice.

Lisa and Chaeyoung finally enter the room, giving the old woman warm smiles as they bring her breakfast. The youngest pulling out a tray of food looking exactly like the other trays, while Chaeyoung is looking around the room for her sister.

"Mrs. Im," She calls to the old woman who is asking Lisa for help with her food. "Have you seen our sister? Where is she?"

The old woman innocently smiled at Chaeyoung as she takes a bite off her food, "She's with my grandson, Hanbin, have you met him? My grandson is the nicest boy you will ever meet, he is very sweet and loving and —"

"— Mrs. Im," Lisa cuts her off. "Where did they go? Do you know?"

Chaeyoung is beginning to feel worried for her sister but rushing information out of the old woman might stress her out and because of her condition, she needs to be careful if her heart rate rises.

"Oh, my grandson didn't say where they were going," Mrs. Im replied. "He said he and Jen are going to drive around the city, they're going sightseeing."

The nurses' brows furrowed at her response.

"Drive?" Chaeyoung asks. "Where did they get a car?"

"Oh! Hanbin rented one, of course," The old woman enthusiastically replied, as if proud of what her grandson did. "It was too early, Hanbin said Jen fell asleep so he had to carry her to the car."

At this, Lisa and Chaeyoung immediately made eye contact. Shock and fear were written all over their faces.

"Lisa, call them," Chaeyoung tells her sister with a stern voice as she looks back to the old woman to ask more questions.

The youngest immediately nods in response and dashes out of the hospital room with her phone out of her pocket as she speed-dialled her boyfriend's number. Lisa begins running through the hallways, passing by visitors, patients, and other staff. She needs to tell her family as soon as possible.

After a few moments of ringing, Jungkook finally answers the call, "Lisa? What are you doing calling me this early? Did you miss me already —"

"I need you to get the others in the hospital right now," She cuts him off, her breath ragged as she starts panting from all the running and is now trying to catch her breath while also trying to talk to her boyfriend on the phone.

"What? Why? Lisa, what is happening?"

"Jennie — she — she's gone, again!" Her voice cracked mid-sentence as she already started feeling emotional. She cannot go through it again, losing her sister is one of the worst things that has happened to her.

The other line was silent for a while and Lisa was about to talk again when Jungkook cuts her off, "Don't worry, babe, we're on our way."

The call immediately ended after that and finally, after running around the hospital, she arrives in front of her parents' office and without even knocking, she came bursting through the door, shocking her parents and her oldest sister, Jisoo.

"Lisa?" Her mom asked, extremely surprised.

The young woman placed both of her hands on her knees for support as she tries to regain her breathing, tears brimming in her eyes as she tries her best to explain everything to her family everything that happened before bawling her eyes out.

"It's Jennie."

Out in the hospital, after Lisa called Jungkook about thirty minutes ago, a van full of seven men immediately got out of the vehicle after parking in the parking lot and almost hitting the other vehicles.

"Let's move it!" Yoongi yells to his friends who are running just behind him.

People in the hospital have no clue what is going on as the seven men ran through the hospital's busy hallways, trying their best not to bump into anyone. Patients, visitors, and other staff steppes back to the walls, trying not to get hit by any of the seven men.

It was as if they are running for their lives.

Arriving in front of the office door of the Kim's, Yoongi didn't even bother to knock as he turns the knob to be greeted by two worried adults, a crying Lisa, and Jisoo who is currently comforting her sister.

"Guys!" A female voice yelled from behind them.

Heads turned to see who it is, Chaaeyoung came running to the room before any of them can close the door. The young woman looked haggard, with messy hair and sweat forming on her forehead, with her obvious loud breathing, it looks like she ran here.

"Yoongi —"

"— What about Jennie?" Yoongi immediately went straight to the point. "What happened to her? Is she safe? Where is she?"

Mrs. Kim looks up to him and wiped her tears away before answering the young man's question.

"She's gone, again."