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三十

01:48 A.M.
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INCOMING CALL
FROM JIMIN ...

CALL START – 01:48 A.M.

TAEHYUNG:
"... jimin? you have any idea what fucking time it–– are you crying? "

JIMIN:
" taehyung. i–i fucked up. i fucked up real bad this time and i don't know what to do. tae. help me. please. "

TAEHYUNG:
" what happened? jimin. jimin, calm down. tell me what's going on. "

JIMIN:
" i don't–– i don't know how it happened! it just did. one second he was still up and then suddenly my hand just–– shit. taehyung. there's too much blood i fucking can't–– "

TAEHYUNG:
" i'm sorry, but did you just say blood? what the fuck. whose blood? jimin, what did you do?"

JIMIN:
" i didn't do anything! just–– "

TAEHYUNG:
" jimin? "

JIMIN:
" ...namjoon. it's namjoon. i shot namjoon. "

TAEHYUNG:
" you fucking idiot—"

JIMIN:
" taehyung, he's dying. i can't stop the bleeding. i shot him. fuck, he's dying and it's all my fault because i fucking shot him––"

TAEHYUNG:
" jimin. "

JIMIN:
" why did i shoot him? it wasn't even that big of a deal. why did i do it? i could've just let him live. should've just–– "

TAEHYUNG:
" get out of there. "

JIMIN:
" ... excuse me? "

TAEHYUNG:
" you heard me. leave. go. someone could've heard the gunshot. find a bathroom. an empty bathroom. wash your hands. leave, jimin. "

JIMIN:
" are you saying that i should just abandon him? he's fucking bleeding his guts out, tae. i can't just let him die. i need to do something, take him to a hospi––"

TAEHYUNG:
" then you shouldn't have shot him, fuck's sake. if you take the guy to a hospital then they're going to be suspicious on how he managed to get a bullet wound at this time of hour. they'll question you. and god forbid, you're a shitty liar when you're under stress. "

JIMIN:
" ... i can't–– i can't let him die. "

TAEHYUNG:
" do you want to go to jail? "

JIMIN:
" ... no. "

TAEHYUNG:
" then leave. hang up and find a place to clean yourself. call me in 15 minutes. if not, then i'll call you. you tell me everything that happened after that, understand? "

JIMIN:
" ... okay. "

TAEHYUNG:
" promise me you'll do that and nothing else. "

JIMIN:
" i promise."

TAEHYUNG:
" good. don't do anything stupid again. 15 minutes? "

JIMIN:
" 15 minutes. "

CALL ENDED – 01:57 A.M.