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🌧Chapter 11

Tying the towel around my waist, I peeped out of the bathroom to check if Taehyung was still there. Fortunately, the bedroom was empty and I could hear the faint noise of t.v. being played from the living room.

"Is he not sleepy yet?"

I changed into my pyjamas and hung the suit I wore to the wedding in the closet. Drying my hair with a towel, I walked towards the living room.

A wildlife documentary about kangaroos was airing on the t.v. the screen flashing light at the dark haired boy who sat crouched on the sofa, his head on knees.

I neared him and brushed his hair only to get zero response from the boy. Hugging his knees, he remained silent, ignoring my presence. I took a seat beside him to get him talk or at least keep him company.

"You okay, Tae?"

No reply.

"Aren't you sleepy yet?" I gently stroked his arm with my thumb.

Still no reply.

My patience was dropping low. It has been just two days since he arrived and he dares to act up.

"Fine. I'm going to bed. Come whenever you want" I stood up angered but soon stopped when he held onto my wrist. Firmly.

"....Please stay" his voice was low and tired. Lifting up his head, he looked at me with exhausted eyes. It pained to see him this dull and weak.

Instantly sitting down, I rubbed his cheek feeling his warmth, "What's wrong, Taetae?"

Looking drained out, he managed a warm smile, "Can I hug you?"

Scooting closer, I put my arms around his shoulders. Turning around, he hugged my waist, nestling his head against the crook of my neck. The way his touch sent shivers down my spine was too much to handle but yet it hurt to see the brightest star of my life shine so dull as if life was slowly being sucked out of his soul.

Caressing his hair, I spoke softly, "It's okay, Taehyung. I'm here. It's gonna be alright"

He wasn't crying yet but his helpless state within my embrace was enough to make me cry and shudder in pain. I never wished to see him this way after all these years. But here, he was looking lost.

Hugging me tighter, he leaned his forehead on my shoulder with his face facing my neck.

"I'm confused, Jiminie" he finally said.

"You wanna talk about it?"

As he let out a sigh, his hot breath tickling my skin, he spoke again with a frustrated tone, "I'm....scared and I don't know why"

Patting his back, "Hm...you know what? Maybe you actually know"

He looked up at me, still leaning on my shoulder. Our lips almost brushed when I turned to look at his face. Flustered by the proximity, I unlocked the hug.

"I-I'm sorry.." he said in a hurried tone.

That single statement had me in shock. He wasn't supposed to apologize. He normally doesn't...

For the moment, I wiped of all my thoughts and spoke up.

"Tae?"

"Hm?" he asked gaining back his posture from the awkward moment a second ago.

"Are you scared? Of what you may realise once you try finding out?"

With a drooped head again, he nodded.

Fiddling with his hands, "I guess confused about my feelings Jimin"

"Feelings? For who-" my phone started ringing, cutting our conversation.

"Wait a second" I picked up the call.

"Hey, Jungkook! Reached home?"

"Yes, hyung. You guys?"

"We both are good"

"Hyung?...did you perhaps see the message I left for you in your suit pocket?"

"In my suit? Just a minute" I left the phone on the sofa, and looked at Tae who nodded and motioned me to go.

I ran off to my closet and searched for the message in my suit. It was a yellow memo with a messy handwriting on it.

"Let's meet at the cafe near your house, hyung. It's important. At 8 am"

*IIIrd pov*

After Jimin ran off to his bedroom, Taehyung stared at the elder male's phone.

*Call ongoing...
JUNGKOOK *

Staring at the screen, he hesitated a while before letting out the words,

"My feelings....about you, Jimin"

Sighing at his own rebelled action towards the maknae, he put down the phone on the carpet and laid down on the sofa.

He felt stupid for acting in a silly way, but he was too scared whenever Jungkook was there with Jimin, even if it was just a call. The uncomfortable feeling stayed with him from their high school days, but after these two years, maybe Taehyung decided to act recklessly as his heart wished to. As it wished from their first kiss. A kiss both yearned to feel again.

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Have a nice day fam!♡

[I might change the book cover😋]