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Chapter VIII

Taehyung was sitting in a bar. After he stormed out of the doctor's cabin yesterday, he decided to self medicate himself through alcohol. Taehyung was never a person to drink alcohol because he was sad but right now he needed it the most.

He was chugging down the alcohol continuously. He was too drunk. The bartender too asked him to stop drinking at one point. 

After some time, Taehyung left the bar stumbling here and there. He was walking on the sidewalk, he had no idea where he was going but he just kept walking.

Meanwhile, Jang Mi was in a taxi with her father. She saw Taehyung, he looked drunk and devastated.

"Stop the taxi!" She almost yelled.

Her father gave her a puzzled look.

"Appa. I have some work. Can you go home alone?" She asked.

Her father nodded and she quickly got out of the taxi.

She ran to Taehyung. He was now hugging a pole.

"Tae! What the hell! You are totally drunk!!" She shouted.

"Uh? Who are you?" He asked squinting his eyes and almost falling upon Jang Mi.

"Tae!!!"

"Ahhh look who's here! The love of my life who dumped me! Miss Jang Mi!!" He shouted to everyone else present near him.

People threw weird looks at them.

"Tae! Come here. Let's go home!" She said.

"Home? Do I have a home?" He pouted.

Jang Mi didn't respond to him. She called a taxi, made him sit inside and took him to their shared apartment. Namjoon and Miso were out, working.
She somehow with great difficulty took Taehyung to their room. He clung onto her like a koala. She was amazed by her strength. She put Taehyung down on the mattress. He was mumbling something.

Jang Mi sighed and sat down beside him on the bed. She caressed his hair.

I can't believe someone would do that to a innocent kid.
She thought of how and what Taehyung must have felt when that horrible care taker touched him.

He was half asleep.

Jang Mi was looking at Taehyung sadly, when she got a call from an unknown number.

Hello? She spoke.

I don't think you are good at keeping your promises.
The voice said.

Jang Mi was puzzled but soon recognized the voice. She went numb.

It was Taehyung's step mother.

Why did you meet him?!
She was angry.

It's not that I purposely met him. I sae him on streets totally drunk, so I brought him home. I wasn't going to leave him like that!!

Still! You should have called me! When you have already broken up, you shouldn't interfere in his life! I think I should remind you again and again that what I am capable of.

Jang Mi was honestly scared of Taehyung's evil step mother.

Listen Mrs.Kim. I brought your son home out of humanity! I told you I have broken up with him already! There's nothing between me and Tae now! I will send him to you after he wakes up! Please!

Jang Mi's heart ached to say that there is nothing between her and Taehyung.

Fine! You better be careful!
His step mother said and hung up.

Taehyung was half awake so he heard a few things like I have broken up, Nothing between me and Tae, but he was too drunk and dizzy to understand anything. He will most probably won't even remember it in the morning.

"Baby?!" Taehyung called Jang Mi.

Hearing him call her Baby after so long, Jang Mi was a little emotional.
She slid closer to him.

He held her hand tightly and fell asleep after some time.

It was almost 2 at night. Taehyung had that horrifying dream again.
He dreamed about, the care taker touching him inappropriately, his father walking away from Taehyung ignoring him and his mother in an accident.

Jang Mi too had fallen asleep near him.

"Ap-pppa please.... Eo-Eommaaa!" He screamed and woke up.

Taehyung was sweating and shivering in fear. He was finding it difficult to breathe.

Jang Mi sat up too, hearing Taehyung scream.

"Tae? Are you alright?" She asked, worried that he might have dreamed that particular dream, doctor told her about. She was right indeed.

Taehyung was scared. He hugged Jang Mi and held onto her like she was his protective shield. His head ached very badly. She hugged him too and caressed his back trying to calm him down.

"Don't leave me...please..." Taehyung said crying.

Jang Mi's heart broke.

"Hmm..."

After half an hour or so, which seemed like forever, Taehyung had calmed down. He looked straight into Jang Mi's eyes. His eyes were bloodshot.

"How can you live without me?"
He asked.

Jang Mi wasn't expecting the sudden question.

"I feel lonely without you.... Baby.."
Taehyung was smiling sadly for some reason.

Jang Mi was trying really hard not to shed tears in front of Taehyung, but she failed.

Taehyung kissed her forehead.
He pulled her closer wrapping his arms around her waist and kissed her cheek, foreheads pressed against each other. Without realizing, they came closer, connecting their lips.

Jang Mi put her hands around his neck leaning more into the kiss. She was too fuzzed about the things happening around her that she forgot that they had broken up. Time paused for them as they kissed each other. They had longed for each other for a long time now and that kiss was what they needed. 

After an amazing amount of time, they pulled back from each other.

Taehyung removed his T-shirt and threw it somewhere in the room.

"Tae...." Jang Mi tried to say something but she was cut off as Taehyung kissed her again.

His lips traveled from her lips to her collar bone, sucking below it leaving a love bite. Jang Mi let out a low moan.

Taehyung's hands then went on to remove the buttons of Jang Mi's shirt.
She didn't stop him because she was too lost.

"Let's not talk." Taehyung said in a raspy voice and stared deeply into her eyes.

Jang Mi could only nod and Taehyung went on to continue what he was doing.