Jiyeon didn't return to her apartment that night and she didn't pick up her phone when he called her that morning.
Taehyung had no choice but to leave since he had to attend his selective course scheduled for this morning and at the same time, submit Miss Seol's assignment. He locked up her apartment and placed the key back under the floor mat.
That morning, as he strolled through the street heading towards campus, he started to laugh at himself. What on Earth did he think he was doing? It was becoming clear to him what was happening between him and Jiyeon but he didn't want to admit it. He had invested so much emotional energy on her. He had poured all his hopes and dreams on her. He had wasted so much time planning a future with her. He didn't want his efforts to go to waste. He didn't want to give up on her, not at all.
He arrived back at the dorm, took a shower and dressed. His fashion sense had changed now and he had become quite a hot item. He received quite a number of flirtations from admirers but he was too focused on Jiyeon to notice anyone else. If it wasn't her, it couldn't be anyone else.
He noticed Jungkook wasn't in the room. It seemed he didn't return from that party with Jimin. He was beginning to feel a little scared for his friend and decided that when he gets to school and sees Jimin, he would ask him about Jungkook's whereabouts.
It didn't take him long to arrive at the school. The course was selective and Jimin was also taking it as well. The lecturer hadn't arrived yet to teach so he still had some few minutes to talk to Jimin. He spotted him at the back of the hall as usual rubbing his fore head. His skin looked pale and he seemed weak and tired.
Taehyung waved his hands at him and when Jimin saw him, his eyes didn't sparkle like it normally does when he sees him. His eyes were just dull like, unfocused.
Taehyung could vaguely feel something was wrong. He slowly approached him and when he was near, sat on the seat beside him.
"You look like you had a terrible night" Taehyung started.
Jimin scoffed. "Tell me about it. I had one too many drinks last night so my head's killing me" he groaned.
Taehyung sighed. "I hope you took medicine"
Jimin simply grunted. Taehyung shook his head as he suddenly remembered Jungkook.
"Do you know where Jungkook is? He didn't return from that party last night"
Jimin's eyes widened. "Really? I thought he should be home"
Taehyung's heart sank but then a familiar figure strolled in. Jungkook entered with a beam on his face. Jungkook saw him and grinned making Taehyung want to smack that grin right off his face. As soon as he sat down beside him, Taehyung began the interrogation.
"Why didn't you come home last night?"
Jungkook scoffed. "What are you? My mother?"
Taehyung froze. Jungkook continued. "I figured you wouldn't be returning to the dorm and Yoongi offered that I spend the night at his father's hotel...."
"Hotel?" Taehyung raged, his eyebrows shaking tremendously.
"Yoongi took you to a hotel!!!" He swallowed hard. "How far did you two go?"
Jungkook burst into laughter. "Yah... Taehyung, you have an overactive imagination. What makes you think that we did something simply because we went to a hotel?"
"Then what were you doing in a hotel?"
Jungkook scoffed. "Just to chill!"
"Just to chill? And you expect me to believe that? I've told you, Yoongi is a bad influence. He isn't good for you. It's best to avoid him..."
Jimin's face "Much like how you're avoiding me now, isn't that right Taehyungie?"
Silence. The argument came to an end at Jimin's mere words. He was leaning on his chair, his hands on his head as he stared hard at him.
Taehyung bit his lower lip, lowering his gaze "I'm not avoiding you...i..i."
The teacher entered the class bringing an end to every conversation in the hall. Jimin turned away from him. Ever since he saw him that morning, he could sense an unpleasant aura from Jimin. It was obvious he was in a very foul mood. His entire body was screaming unapproachable.
After the lecture ended, Jungkook sneaked off before Taehyung could could further interrogate him. Taehyung sighed when he looked at Jimin. Determined to avoid the conversation, he brought out Miss Seol's assignment and placed it on the table. Jimin's face immediately turned dark as he looked at the books Taehyung dropped.
"Jimin, I need your help. I am stuck somewhere in Miss Seol's assignment and we should be submitting it in a few minutes..."
"Did you meet Jiyeon yesterday?"
Taehyung thought about it. He didn't want to loose face in front of Jimin.
"Yes...I did"
Jimin scoffed. "Wow! Then what was she doing with another man at the yatch party yesterday night?" He growled.
Taehyung's heart panged. "What?"
"You're such a fool! She's been playing you!"
"Wait a minute? Are you saying Jiyeon is cheating on me?"
"Exactly Taehyung, I saw her with my two eyes. I even confronted her but she didn't seem bothered that she was caught"
Taehyung's face reddened. "What proof do you have!" He yelled so loudly that the remaining students present at the hall all turned towards their direction.
"What?"
"I said, what proof do you have?"
"Is this how much you hate my happiness? Why are you such a hater? Does it bother you that much that I have a girlfriend? Are you jealous? Are you interested in Jiyeon? Is that why you are trying to ruin our relationship?" He spewed out.
Jimin stared at him in disbelief. "So you'd rather believe than whore than me?"
A tight slap sounded. Jimin stared at Taehyung's livid expression with tears in his eyes
"Don't you dare call her a whore!" Taehyung's hand was shaking. He couldn't believe he had just slapped Jimin. He was that obsessed with keeping his relationship with Jiyeon even though the truth was staring at him right in the face. He couldn't handle it.
Jimin rose, anger flaring in his eyes. Taehyung had never seen Jimin this angry. In fact, he had never seen him angry at all.
"You slapped me because of that slut!"
Taehyung eyed him again but Jimin stood his ground.
"What do you want to do? You want to slap me again because I called your girlfriend what she really is? Go ahead and see what happens next. I'm going to punch you so bad, maybe your head would get back to normal!"
He shook his head. "If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't have dreamt of having a girl like Jiyeon, someone far above your league. You have attained a good status in school but now, you think you don't need me anymore. You only used me"
Taehyung was quiet.
"You know what? I can't take this shit from you. I don't even know why I'm doing this. If you want to be played by that whore and remain blind, then go ahead, be my guest!"
Full of rage, he fell Taehyung's books to the ground. Knowing that Jiyeon's assignment was amidst those books made him flare up the more. He stomped on the books as he muttered under his breath. "You're such an idiot Kim Taehyung, if you eventually find out the truth, don't you dare come running back to me"
Satisfied that the books were soiled, Jimin turned and marched away in anger. Taehyung was totally numb. He had slapped Jimin. Why? Because deep inside, he felt he was right and he was only living in denial. He didn't want to believe that Jiyeon was the wrong person.
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He had dreamed of the perfect life with her but Jimin was ruining it and he couldn't take it. He just couldn't. He knelt down on the ground and slowly picked up the books decorated with Jimin's foot prints amidst whispers of the students who had witnessed the incident that had just taken place. He was bothered about how to turn in the uncompleted assignment in this horrid state.
While in his thoughts, a person sat a few meters away from him smiling from ear to ear. At last, the opportunity she had been waiting for had finally presented itself to her. Stupid Taehyung...just didn't know he had pushed the person who loved and admired him the most straight into her waiting arms.
Thanks so much for reading.