I've passed by many eyes , but I get lost in yours ↻ yoonmin

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The next morning Jimin wakes up at his usual time, stretching his body as he let out a quick yawn. He smiles when the morning sun hits his face, the sun rays making his skin glow.

" Hyung.."
He searches for Yoongi once he's reminded of his absence. The bed that was warm before , is now cold. Strangely, Yoongi isn't there. Not even his scent is lingering in the air indicating that he left quite a while ago.

He's about to head downstairs when his eyes land on the piece of paper lying below his lamp shade. Something about the letter tells him that it's bad news. He could smell the whip of Yoongi's scent coming from it.

" To my Jiminie <3"

It's written in Yoongi's handwriting, Jimin can recognise it easily.

" Jiminie,
I would like to start the letter by saying how sorry I am. I know I'm not the best friend ever, heck I'm sure I'm the worst one out there. I know you would hate me when you reach the end of this letter but in my justification I just want to say that I'm such a coward. I don't know how to say this to your face, that's why I'm telling you through a letter.

I'm moving to Seoul. I know it's so sudden but I can't do anything. I was so bewildered myself when mom told me about it. Trust me , I don't want to leave you. I was even ready to live here on my own but that surely wasn't a good idea.
As you're reading this letter, I might be on my way already, going away from you. I know you won't ever forgive me for this. But I just want to say thank you. Thank you Jimin for being my best friend for all those years. I couldn't have asked for anything more. Your presence made all those years so memorable.

I'm moving away with a lot of good memories. Don't worry I'll be back soon and we'll go to the beach again, just like we always did. Don't you dare forget about me or I'll steal all your manga collection haha.

Take care of yourself, Jimin ah. You must be happy that there's no one to nag you now. You could also date that guy that Taehyung introduced to you. I think he'll be a good match for you.
I know Taehyung will take good care of you so I don't have to worry about you. Stay safe, okay ?
We'll meet soon.

Your best friend
Yoongi"

Jimin shakes his head frantically as he gets to the end of the letter, he's sure this is some kind of prank. Yoongi can't just leave him like that , not with just a piece of paper.

He runs downstairs hoping to find Yoongi waiting for him, ready to say how easy it's to fool him.

" Yoongi."
He shouts, hoping that Yoongi will come out of a room, take a look at his scared expression and laugh at him.

" Yoongi."
He shouts again, the letter is already crushed in between his fingers. The ink smudged from his tears. His eyes yearned for a glimpse of Yoongi.

Mrs. Park ran out of the kitchen on hearing him screaming, immediately catching him in her arms.
" Mom, tell me it's not true. Tell me it's a lie." Instead of giving an answer she pursues her lips in a thin line, letting her silence answer him.

" Mom..."
He shakes her frantically. The tears rolled down his chin like a waterfall.

" I need to see him."
Without waiting for an answer he dashes out of the house, his hairs are a mess, his PJ's sticking out awkwardly but he doesn't care about his appearance right now.

He runs, runs and runs till he's standing in front of the familiar house. One that always welcomed him with love. But that feeling is gone now , it's empty , as if it has always been vacant like this.

It's like yesterday he and Yoongi were chasing each other in the living room and now, it's covered in deadly silence.

He crouched down to the hard tiled floor , the tears never stopped falling. Losing a lover hurts but losing a best friend hurts even more. Especially when you don't have someone to comfort you, someone to crack silly jokes to cheer you up, someone to wipe off your tears , someone to share your pain with.

It's not the fact that Yoongi moved to another city, it's the fact that he didn't even got to say a proper goodbye to him. If only he knew it earlier he could have spent the whole night crying with him. Hugging him tight in his arms. Begging him to not leave him alone like that. If only he knew that it would be their last night together....

Just like that several years passed by in front of Jimin , not even one day passed by without Jimin waiting for Yoongi to come back. Waiting for his long lost best friend. But as the years passed by, their bond grew weaker and the letter was the last thing he ever received from Yoongi.

Life was hard without Yoongi but Taehyung's presence made it somewhat better. He went on several blind dates on Taehyung's plea but no one suited his taste. His relationship would last for some months because he would try to find Yoongi in them. He knew he was wrong for that , so he tried to find himself before stepping into another relationship.

Coming to Seoul was a hard decision for him. It was difficult to let his parents agree to it but he somehow managed that. He himself didn't know why he wanted to come here so desperately. To escape his old life or to reunite with his best friend.

He spent the first two years searching for Yoongi. He didn't have any clue on where he could find him but he still tried his best but his every effort turned out fruitless in the end.

He finally let Yoongi free from his heart when he met Sang hyun. He was finally happy in his life. But good things don't last long. And just like that he experienced his darkest days. But he was able to pick himself up, rebuild himself to be a better version.

It took him another year to finally meet Yoongi. It was one of those coincidences that one would witness in a cliche drama.

He expected himself to fall into Yoongi's arms and cry, when he'll finally reunite with him. But nothing like that really happened. The solace that they used to find in each other before was changed with uneasiness. After all those years Yoongi felt so unfamiliar to him. Almost like a stranger. A stranger that used to be his best friend at some point.

Maybe sometimes love needs a second chance because it wasn't ready the first time around. But will they be able to make good use of this second chance ? It's up to them both.