CHAPTER 3

Taehyung went to the place Jungkook told him to come straight from the University.

He was happy that Jungkook didn’t take much time telling him what was happening

with him.

Kids nowadays always hesitate asking for help, especially from elders. They always

try to solve everything on their own and that’s why many kids are suffering from

depression. Taehyung didn’t want Jungkook to become like that. He couldn’t see it.

He promised himself he was gonna help the boy with everything he needed.

The place Jungkook told him to come to wasn’t nearby. It was almost at the end of

the city. It was a restaurant on the top of a hill. It was beautiful.

When taehyung reached there, he got out of the car and entered the restaurant. It was

an open restaurant and Jungkook was there facinf the beauty of the mountains.

Taehyung went to him and called him.

“Jungkook?”

Jungkook turned around and looked him. He smiled at the elder which looked too

beautiful. The younger was wearing a pastel blue shirt and tight black pants. His

feature looked soft unlike any other times.

Taehyung gave him a smile and stood beside Jungkook.

“It’s so beautiful here.” He said while admiring the nature. From the top of a

mountain, everything looked mesmerizing. It was gonna be dark soon and the sun’s

red color looked the brightest at the time.

“hmm… I love it here.” Jungkook said still looking away from taehyung. Taehyung

stood there in silence. He didn’t want to rush Jungkook. He could wait there the

whole night if that meant Jungkook was gonna share everything with him.

But Jungkook looked ready already. He sat on a chair and told taehyung to sit down

too. He ordered some coffee and that’s when taehyung noticed that the whole

restaurant was pretty much empty. There was no customer other than them.

“Why is there no one else?” he asked looking around again to make sure that he

didn’t miss anything.

“I booked the whole place.” Jungkook said.

Taehyung frowned at first but then he thought maybe Jungkook was comfortable this

way. They were gonna talk about something serious and personal. He needed

privacy.

Their coffee came soon and they both took a sip. Taehyung put down the cup and

looked at Jungkook who did the same.

“Wanna talk now?” he asked softly not wanting to put pressure on Jungkook.

Jungkook took a deep breath and nodded his head.

The younger leaned against the chair and looked outside before saying,

“I fell in love with someone taehyung.”

Taehyung wasn’t surprised to hear that. Many teenagers faced problems related to

this during this time. He also faced them when he was a teenager.

But he couldn’t understand why Jungkook couldn’t talk about it with his friends.

Friends were supposed to listen to them.

“Did you confess to them?” taehyung asked.

Jungkook shook his head. He looked down not wanting to see the obvious look on

taehyung’s face anymore. The elder looked so unbothered. He didn’t care about it at

all. There was no way taehyung thought about him in that way even in his wildest

dream.

He knew that already yet it hurt so bad. But again, he came here only for a chance,

a chance to prove his love and make the elder fall in love too.

It was only a start for him. He still had to go a long way.

“I don’t understand Jungkook. If you like-

“

“Love…I love him. I don’t like him taehyung…I love him.” Jungkook said with a

slight stern voice. His feelings were deep. He knew it. He didn’t want to disrespect

his feelings by saying that what he was feeling was simply ‘like’.

Taehyung smiled and nodded his head.

“Right…if you love him, then confess to him. You haven’t confess to him yet and

here you are harming yourself for him.”

Jungkook chuckled bitterly and said,

“He doesn’t love me back taehyung.”

“Does he love someone else? Is he in a relationship?” Taehyung asked with a

concerned look on his face. He didn’t want that person to be involved with someone

else.

“No he isn’t. he doesn’t love anyone too.” Jungkook said with a smile on his face.

He never saw taehyung with anyone. He never heard his dad talking about him liking

someone too.

“Then what’s the problem?” Taehyung asked, now getting impatient. Liking

someone or ‘falling in love’ is one of the most usual thing in the world. Jungkook

was seventeen and it was time for liking someone randomly and having sweet

relationships. He didn’t understand what was Jungkook’s problem.

“He might hate me if I confess to him taehyung. He might not find my feelings for

him appropriate. He might stop looking at me or talking to me and this is something

I cant tolerate. I am not strong enough to endure it. My heart is too weak for him.”

Taehyung smiled a little when he heard that but still he was getting concerned

somehow.

“Why would he do that bub? If you love him, I am assuming he is a good person?”

Jungkook gave him a teary smile and nodded his head before mumbling.

“He is the best.”

Taehyung nodded his head with a smile.

He got up from the floor and made

Jungkook also stood up.

“Now throw away all the cigarettes. Come on.” Taehyung said taking Jungkook to

the dustbin.

Jungkook hesitated a little but opened his bag to take out all the packets he had with

him. Taehyung’s eyes widened when he saw many packets inside Jungkook’s bag.

Jungkook bit his lips in shame and threw away all the packets into the dustbin.

“Good boy. I am proud of you.” Taehyung said patting Jungkook’s head. Jungkook

gave him a smile again because he liked how taehyung was proud of him.

“Now go to your class. Don’t skip it again.” Taehyung said again before walking

away. But before he could go far Jungkook stopped him.

“Taehyung?”

Taehyung turned around and answered,

“Hmm?”

Jungkook walked to him and wrapped his arms around the elder man. His eyes

immediately shut down when he felt the warmth of taehyung’s body slowly invading

his skin ad warming up his whole body. When the warmth reached his heart, he

showed a small smile on his face.

Soon he felt taehyung’s arms around his body too. Taehyung put his right hand on

his lower back and hugged him softly.

Taehyung got the smell of cigarette perfectly from this close and it made him tighten

his hold, he needed to fix it. He couldn’t let Jungkook do that again.

He broke the hug but Jungkook’s arms were still on his shoulder and he didn’t care

about that. He only smiled and said,

“Call me okay? I will wait for your call. Don’t hesitate. I will be there for you.”

Jungkook nodded his head and finally let taehyung go. Taehyung ruffled his hair and

walked to his car. Jungkook stared at him until he left.

He wrapped his arms around his own body and hugged himself. He was feeling so

many things at that time. After years, for the first time he felt that close to taehyung.

Showing one of his faults and vulnerability made him feel closer to taehyung.

When he first met taehyung, he was only mesmerized by taehyung’s look. He was

twelve years old at that time when his dad brought taehyung home for the first time.

A twelve year old boy was having a hard time believing that the man who came with

his dad was real. He looked too handsome to be real.

But it was only for a few hours until taehyung left. Taehyung was in his head only

as a handsome friend of his dad.

Time passed by, taehyung started to come to their house frequently and he started to

talk to the young cute boy of his hyung. That boy looked cuter to his because of his

poker face most of the time. Because even with his poker face, he looked so cute

with big doe eyes and shiny black hair falling on his forehead.

He used to bring many things for Jungkook. When he learnt that Jungkook loved

video games, he gifted as many as he could to him on his birthday.

Jungkook started to open up a little but it was only for a few days.

Jungkook started to observe him from the shadow. He watched all the little things

the elder did but the best thing that caught his attention was his smile.

He didn’t even realize when he started to crave to see taehyung’s smile. He didn’t

even realize when he started to listen to his parents’ conversation just to know when

taehyung was gonna come to their house next.

He only realized something deep when he started to call taehyung from a private

number just to hear his voice when he missed him too much.

He was only fifteen at that time when he recognized a love same as the one between

his parents.

He was terrified when he realized that because it was not just a mere crush. It was

deeper than that. He started to think about losing taehyung, being hated by him and

it teared up his heart whenever he thought about it.

He wasn’t a fool. He understood that it was not appropriate to fall in love with his

dad’s friend. He knew it and he tried to get rid of it. He avoided the elder for months

and it only made him miserable. He even tried to date a girl but nothing worked.

He was already heartbroken. He didn’t even get the chance to be heart broken by the

person he loved. It was the society status and its invisible rules that broke his heart.

Jungkook accepted it but the need of confessing his love to taehyung never

decreased. He wanted to do it so badly.

The only fear that was stopping him was being hated by taehyung. He knew he

wouldn’t be able to take it. He thought that he wasn’t that important to taehyung.

The elder would be disgusted at him.

But today he saw something in taehyung’s eyes. He saw the fear in taehyung’s eyes.

Taehyung was scared for him.

It was giving him hope that at least the elder would understand him and give him a

chance. A chance was the only thing he needed from taehyung. He only needed to

show his love to taehyung.

That’s why he took a decision with beating heart and shaky hands.

That night when he went home, he called taehyung and told him to meet him the next day.

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