No Strings Attached (Jungkook x OC)

Part 5: Letting Go

"You're really stupid, aren't you, Jungkook?" She questioned him as Jungkook stared at her with a pained expression. She chuckled as another man came towards her and wrapped his arm around her to pull her closer to him.

Seoyeon looked at Jungkook's back, which was beginning to slump. Haeun continued to chuckle, shaking her head. "Jungkook, I don't love you anymore, when will you ever understand that?"

In a matter of seconds, the couple turned around and started to walk away from him. Jungkook stood there, hopeless. He turned around and stumbled back to see Seoyeon right behind him, crying.

She shook her head in disappointment, turning around to run away from him.

And on the night of Christmas Eve, Jungkook was all alone. Heartbroken.

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It was a few days after Christmas Day and Seoyeon found herself back at the pier to ease off her thoughts. She was feeling better than a few nights before where she last saw Jungkook.

She knew that she probably left him there confused, and that she needed to owe him an explanation. Out of nowhere, her foot took her all the way to the pier in hopes of finding Jungkook.

And she did.

She walked slowly towards the figure who was sitting near the dock, dangling his feet on top of the frozen ocean. She stopped, hesitating to go near him.

"You have to tell him, Seoyeon." Bora held her close to her, hushing her from her cries. "It's the only way for your heart to be set free."

"I can't tell him that I'm in love with him, Bora." Seoyeon sobbed. "I know I'm just going to be heartbroken, and I fear that I won't be able to be with him anymore."

"If having to love someone means that you're going to get hurt in the end, I would do it." Bora suggested. "If fate has it's own plans, then the two of you will meet each other again."

"I don't want to let him go, just yet." She whispered and Bora nodded her head.

"I know you do," Bora smiled sadly, "but this is the only way to prevent yourself from getting hurt even more."

She approached Jungkook, tapping his shoulder. He looked up at her and she was surprised to see that he wasn't hurt as much. His eyes were slightly red, but he looked like he was taking the heartbreak fine.

"Can we talk?" She asked as he nodded his head, patting a seat right next to him.

"What did you want to talk about?" He questioned her, not looking at her eyes.

She sighed, "I want to talk about us."

"Us?" She nodded her head as the boy closed his eyes. "Go for it."

"I don't think I can do this anymore." She mumbled as his eyes opened.

He chuckled bitterly, "it sounds like you're breaking up with me. We were never in a relationship, Seoyeon."

She stayed put in keeping calm, "that's the thing. We were never in a relationship."

"Your point?" He spat. "Just get to the point that you're going to leave me, just like everyone else."

She sighed frustratingly. "You know, sometimes I regret being in this fake relationship with you. Why? Because every single time I've spent time with you, I was beginning to get used to the fact that you're always in my presence. I was getting used to this whole thing that I was slowly forgetting the fact that this is all fake."

"I don't understand what's going on." He mumbled, looking at her in the eye.

"I was slowly forgetting the fact that this isn't a real relationship. All this time, I was getting used to seeing you. I forgot the fact that every kiss, every hug.. was fake." She chuckled bitterly, wincing as she felt the tears start to form. "I got so used to it that I-"

"Fell in love with me." He cut her to the chase and she looked at him, a tear escaping her eye. "You fell in love with me."

She gasped for air and nodded her head in reply. He stared at her as she wiped the tears that were streaming down her cheeks. "You fell in love with me?"

"Yes, Jungkook." She repeated her reply again.

"I-I don't think I-Seoyeon, I'm sorry." He whispered, shaking his head as Seoyeon felt her heart shatter into pieces. "I'm so sorry, Seoyeon. I.. I'm not in love with you."

Seoyeon smiled sadly, nodding her head. "I know, I knew you would say that."

"Seoyeon, I never intended on hurting you in any way." He began, placing his hand over hers. "In fact, you made me realize how I should love myself before loving others.. and thank you for showing me that."

She nodded her head, "and this is what I want you to do. Don't think about me, I want you to go chase after Haeun because I know that you have a second chance. I can feel it."

"But what about you-"

"Don't think about me. Go run after her, and if she doesn't give you a second chance.. then we have concluded how much of a selfish bitch she is." The two of them chuckled, "and you've also concluded the fact that there's more fish in the sea. She's not the only girl in the world, you know. There's still more room in your heart for someone who'll love you ten times more than she did."

He smiled, "thank you, Seoyeon."

Seoyeon leaned in and pressed her lips against his cheek, pecking it gently.

"I love you, goodbye."