lucent • taekook ✓

twelve

it took jungkook three weeks to go back to normal with taehyung, but he was more than glad that he could look at the older normally, well not completely but it wasn't as bad as the first week so it was bare-able atleast.

taehyung's painting, zero O'clock , which was the first painting that he showed to jungkook had been sold for an incredibly high amount, taehyung kind of wished that he should've kept it for himself but what's done was done.

he was currently heading to the guy's house to give him the money he had received from the painting.

he entered the dark alley and walked inside the half rusted room, the man looked up and threw a smirk in taehyung's direction, as usual.

"i bought money" taehyung said, maintaining  a cool and low tone because he knew if he did anything wrong, his life would be taken then and there.

"how much is it boy?" the man asked as taehyung handed him the money without saying anything.

the man was dressed in street-style clothes, a sap green oversized jacket that was ripped in many places, a maroon shirt and black baggy torn jeans.

"how'd you get so much money huh?" the man asked after counting the money and looking up at taehyung.

"tell me how much debt i have remaining" taehyung asked as the man looked him up and down.

he took out his phone, tapped on it a few times and then looked up at taehyung, he told him the number to which taehyung's eyes dropped.

"still so much? ugh fine" taehyung said as he shoved his hands in the pockets of his jacket and walked out of the room.

the deadline of his debt due was coming closer, he was already being tortured at the mansion everyday, he had to stay up late every night to come up with good painting ideas to get a high pay, he had to make sure to put up his happy image everyday for the sake of jungkook and his other friends.

no on could imagine how much taehyung hated his life right at that moment, no he wasn't suicidal but he just was willing to give up and mute the entire world for some time.

but he knew he couldn't do that, he knew he had to keep standing through all of it because he had no other option.

yes if taehyung took his own life, all the pain would go away but he couldn't do that either because if he died, then his grand parents would have to pay off his parents' debt and he did not want that.

the said boy sighed as he stopped by a convenience store and bought a packet of cigarettes.

he walked to a bridge and made his way up to the skywalk, he stood there as he took out his lighter from his back pocket and lit the cigarette.

he watched the cars go by and he kept smoking the cigarettes, one after another.

taehyung was about to take out another cigarette when his phone buzzed, he unlocked the device and saw a text from an unknown number.

unknown : hi is this taehyung?

taehyung : do i know you?

unknown : kinda
unknown : i'm jimin, jungkook's friend

taehyung: hi jimin, jungkook's friend why are u texting me all of a sudden?

unknown : i'm planning to surprise kook by visiting this weekend and i don't have your address
unknown : could u maybe send it to me?

taehyung : and how do i know that u are not some thief  trying to break in our house ?

unknown : -_-
unknown : im not a thief bruH just help me

taehyung :  ok chill
taehyung : *address*

jimin : thank u!

taehyung : welcm
taehyung : lemme know if u want me to pick u up from the airport or something

jimin : are u being nice to me?! 😱

taehyung : nvm i take my words back.
taehyung  : don't call me if u get lost in that huge ass airport

jimin : fine. come pick me up i dont wanna get lost

taehyung  : nope i changed my mind : D

jimin : oh come onnnnnn

taehyung : too late .