CHAPTER 4

“Taehyung here!” Jungsu shouted taehyung’s name so that the younger could hear

him. Taehyung smiled at him from the other side of the cozy bar of seoul. He walked

towards his hyung and hugged him before sitting in front of him.

Jungsu grabbed a glass and poured some beer in it for taehyung. Taehyung gulped it

down in one go making jungsu surprised. He knew taehyung didn’t like beer that

much and drinking the whole glass in one go was quite shocking to him.

“Hmm hard week taehyung-ah? You look stressed.”

Taehyung got tensed more hearing jungsu’s question, no wonder he was stressed

because of something related to his son. It had been a couple of days since Jungkook

confessed to him and since then he couldn’t take the thing out of his head.

He had been thinking about it constantly not finding any solution of the situation.

Jungkook looked really hurt which wasn’t shocking. Anyone would be hurt. But the

which was concerning him more was Jungkook’s future.

Jungkook wasn’t in a good condition before when he at least had some hope. But

now he got rejected and taehyung was afraid of his next steps. He didn’t want him

to be more careless and spoiled which would lead a disaster of his life.

Even after thinking about it constantly he couldn’t decide what to do. There was one

thing he was sure of and that was, he couldn’t accept Jungkook no matter what. It

was way impossible.

He didn’t want to be a mistake in Jungkook’s life and ruin every relationship he had

with the jeon family.

It was also true that there was a possibility that the love Jungkook had for him was

real, was something that would stay forever if its reciprocated. But the possibility

was too thin and the risk behind this was too dangerous.

It was simply impossible.

“Hey taehyung-ah what are you thinking so hard?”

Taehyung shook his head and smiled.

“Nothing hyung. Just had a rough week at work.” He said pouring some more beer

in his glass.

“Are the kids giving you a hard time? Kids are too tough to handle nowadays. Look

at Jungkook-

“

Taehyung looked at jungsu hearing Jungkook’s name waiting for him to finish his

sentence but the elder was cut off in the middle by his phone.

Jungsu apologized and answered the call when he saw that it was from his wife.

“Hey honey… I am with taehyung.”

“…….”

“What?! What are you saying?”

“…….”

“no no listen to me. I am going there ok? I will bring him back. Don’t worry. You

don’t have to come.” Jungsu said hurriedly and cut the call before standing up.

Taehyung also got up when he noticed the worried and tensed look on jungsu.

“What happened hyung?”

“Jungkook is in the police station. The police caught him drinking alcohol.” Jungsu

said taking his coat and paying the bill.

Taehyung’s heart dropped when he heard that. This is what he was afraid of. He

knew Jungkook wasn’t going to let it go. He was gonna destroy his life and now his

parents’ too.

“L-let me drive you there hyung. You are not in the right state of mind.” Taehyung

said taking his car keys. Jungsu nodded his head and both of them went to the parking

lot.

Jungsu took out his phone to call his lawyer after getting in the car and taehyung

kept listening to him. His hands were also shaking slightly but he kept himself

grounded to help his hyung…also Jungkook.

He glanced at jungsu who was rubbing his temple with his thumb. He looked so

tensed. He had to be, it was about his only son afterall. Jungkook was only seventeen.

Drinking alcohol wasn’t even legal for him yet and the younger knew about it yet he

did it.

It only meant one thing. He simply didn’t care about any rules or his parents’

emotion.

Jungsu started to wonder how many things his son did which were illegal.

“Hyung don’t worry too much. It’s not good for you health. We will talk to him. We

will make him understand.” Taehyung said softly, putting his attention back on the

road again.

Jungsu only sighed and nodded his head.

When they reached the police station, they saw the lawyer waiting for them with all

the papers they needed to bail Jungkook out.

They entered the police station and taehyung’s eyes immediately found Jungkook.

The teenage boy was sat in a corner of the cell. He looked completely messed up.

His eyes were puffy and body in an awkward position. He looked really drunk.

He let jungsu and his lawyer handle it as he stared at Jungkook. The younger might

have noticed an intense gaze on him even being drunk so he focused more on his

surrounding only to find the man who broke his heart a couple of days ago.

Jungkook showed a pained expression on his face. It was like just looking at

taehyung’s face was giving him the pain of death. He looked away and rested his

head against the wall avoiding taehyung’s eyes.

But it was not for too long.

He looked at taehyung again. His eyes found the elder who made his heart flutter no

matter what. There was pain too. It was there before too when he didn’t confess to

taehyung but this time the pain was too much, almost as much as his love for the

elder.

It wasn’t going to keep him from looking at him though. He still stared at taehyung

like a hopeless kid that he was.

Taehyung looked away when it got too much to take in the scene in front of him. He

stood beside jungsu who was doing the formalities to take Jungkook home. It didn’t

take much time. The police officers let him go with a warning and with a promise of

visiting the police station twice a month.

One of the police officers got Jungkook out and he brought him to his dad. The boy

didn’t look at his father. He just let him hold his hand ad take him to the car.

Taehyung followed them and got in the driver seat to drive the father-son duo home first

When they reached home, jungsu took his son’s hand and took him inside where

Jungkook’s mom was already waiting for them.

Jungsu handed him to her and said,

“Let him sleep for now. We will talk to him in the morning when he is sober.”

Yoona nodded her head hesitantly and brought her son to his room. It didn’t take

much time for Jungkook to fall asleep, he was mentally and physically tired and the

alcohol in his system made him sleep in a minute.

Yoona came down and sat beside her husband. Jungsu looked down. As soon as she

placed her hand on his shoulder, he broke down completely. He started to sob like a

kid.

Taehyung’s heart pained seeing him like this.

“I-I am a loser taehyung-ah. I have f-failed to become a good father. I couldn’t

discipline my son, couldn’t give him the knowledge of what is wrong and what is

right.

He is ruining his life. W-we are getting older. We won’t be h-here for forever. Why

doesn’t h-he understand that? He is my o-only child. He doesn’t even have any

siblings that can lean on them after we leave.”

Seeing jungsu like this, yoona broke down too. She put her head on his shoulder and

cried,

Like jungsu, she also failed to give proper education to their son. They spoiled him

too much. Now their son was spoiling his life.

Taehyung got so frustrated when he heard that. It wasn’t completely Jungkook’s

parents’ fault. It was his fault too. In fact, he was the main reason behind all of

Jungkook’s bad behaviour.

The other day, Jungkook admitted that he started smoking because of him, because

of the sadness which came from his feeling for the elder. The younger wasn’t

interested in his studies. He was failing in that too.

It was like Jungkook had no intention of living a good life. He had given up on all

of these at such an early age, just because of him.

Only for him.

He felt like a traitor, a traitor to his hyung and noona. The people who cared for him

like their family, he betrayed them already. He betrayed them for making their only

son like this.

He shouldn’t have been there. He shouldn’t have come close to the family. It was his

fault.

Taehyung left the jeon mansion after trying so hard to console the jeon couple. When

it got too late, the jeon couple insisted him to go home and rest.

Taehyung went home but he doubted he could rest after seeing Jungkook and his

parents like this. He just couldn’t take it out of his head. He felt enormous guilt in

his chest.

The whole night, he kept tossing on the bed and thought about a solution, a solution

that could make everything alright,

In the morning, after thinking a lot, he texted Jungkook taking a decision that could

possibly be a solution.

‘Meet me at 5 in the same restaurant.’

***

Jungkook found taehyung the same way taehyung found him a few days ago. The

elder was looking at the mountains with a frown on his face. The whole restaurant

was empty just like that day. He was the only one there.

Jungkook stopped walking when he was just behind the elder. His longing eyes

stared at the back of the elder’s head. His hands were itching to touch the black

hair. He wanted to wrap his arms around him and bury his face into his neck.

Too bad he couldn’t.

He walked a little more and stood beside taehyung. Taehyung looked at him for a

second and then looked back at the scenery in front of them.

“You never think of your parents do you?” Taehyung asked with a firm voice.

Jungkook chuckled and said,

“I think of them always and that’s why I am still alive. Cut me some slack

taehyung.”

Taehyung looked at him with burning eyes and held his arm tightly before yanking

him towards himself.

“Are you out of your mind?! Do you even realize how much pain you are causing

to them? They blame themselves for your behavior!

And here you are ruining your life for a fucking old man!”

Jungkook’s eyes darkened when he heard that, when the elder disrespected his

feelings and himself.

“I told you to stop taehyung! You don’t have no right to say anything about this do

you understand?!

Why did you even call me here? Huh? To tell me that I am jus a fucking immature

kid who cant let go of his feelings??

Ok fine! Fine! I am an immature kid and you don’t like immature kids right? Let

me be then. If you cant give me a chance to prove my love then let me be!

Don’t interfere in my life. I will do whatever I want!” Jungkook said and turned

around to leave but then he heard taehyung’s voice again.

“Give me the proof then. Prove me that what you feel is real and it wont change when u get older.”

Jungkook shuddered when he heard that. He took a fast step towards taehyung and

cupped his cheek with his trembling hand.

“A-are you g-giving me a chance? You are n-not joking right? Please don’t joke

like this. Tell me its-

“

“It’s the truth. You have to prove it. You are seventeen now. By 25 I want to see

you as a proper, successful man.

You have to quit smoking. You can’t drink until you are at legal age. You will focus

only on your studies. You will learn to behave properly around people. Never ever

make your parents sad.

If you do all of these, i-I promise you will h-have me when you turn 25. Will you-

“

“I will! I will do everything you want I sear! I won’t do anything you don’t like. B-

but y-you…promise me you wot be in any relationship. You can’t give your heart

to anyone. Please keep it to yourself until I take it from you. I will make myself

worthy of it. Just don’t give it to anyone else.

Do you promise taehyung? Do you?” Jungkook asked with vulnerable voice,

moving closer to taehyung, his hand was still caressing taehyung’s soft cheek.

Taehyung gulped and nodded his head.

“I-I promise.” He whispered and let Jungkook hug him tightly.

“I love you so much taehyung. So so much. I will prove it. You will get the proof.”

Eight years is a long time. Its enough for Jungkook to realize his so called love.

One day he will laughat his own silly feelings and finally move on having a goos

life.

He made the right decision.

Taehyung nodded, reassuring himself and hugged Jungkook back.

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