The Best Mistake

Chapter 23; Worth It?

I looked around; a huge and magnificent hotel right behind me, tall and green trees surrounding me, and the dense green forest before me.

This suddenly got so exciting.

I walked forward but found Taehyung standing still. Now what was wrong with him? He had been acting weird since yesterday. Is something bothering him?

Why do I even care? Fuck it.

"Hey, quick or I'll leave you here to rot." I said in an annoyed tone and walked further without sparing another glance at the dazed boy behind me.

Within a few seconds I could feel his presence next to me. Did he really get scared by that? Wow.

"Jungkook, is it okay for you to go out like this?" Was the first thing I heard from him since we had entered the green forest with all sorts of trees and wild plants on the way.

"Why is it not? I mean, there's no police here so we won't be caught. I wanna go back and I'm going. What's so wrong about that?" I questioned, not really understanding why he looked so worked up about it.

"Not this you dumbass. Some mafia gang is after you. Aren't you scared?" He asked with a bewildered look on his face.

Oh. That.

"Not really. They don't even come to this area, hyung said it. It's cool how you, the RM guy who's my hyung now, and some Jin hyung are worried about it. But I don't really care too much about it." I said, shrugging my shoulders, not realizing what I had just said.

Fuck. I didn't even realize I was talking to him. I talked as if I was talking to myself, being completely honest and pathetic again.

Now he'll think I'm a hopeless idiot who just wants an opportunity to give up.

Well, I am one.

"Jungkook? Are you alright?" Oh crap. I should've seen this coming.

"I am. I'm completely fine." Would it hurt if I say I'm not? Not really. But I don't want others to pity me or have me involved with them. I just wanna stay isolated for as long as possible and not get involved in random people's business. It's a waste of time, energy. And the short-lived warmth and trust.

"Yeah and I'm Princess Diana." He huffed and continued walking further to some direction that I had no idea about since the forest was way too claustrophobic than I had thought.

I ignored his sarcastic remark and trailed behind him.

"Jungkook, I know there's something going on with you but is it worth to give up your entire existence?" He asked in a soft tone, catching me off guard.

Till what extend does he know? I thought I was doing a great job pretending. Why all of a sudden? Does he know everything?

"Zoning out on a question like this makes you even more sus." He slightly smiled, followed by a dry chuckle.

I literally want some kind of giant forest monster to swallow me up.

I tried to not think about it but I couldn't ignore it. Is it worth to give up your entire existence? His words rang in my head, but it only led to overthinking and unnecessary concerns.

We kept walking further while looking around to see if there were any police officers. I mean, why would the police officers be strolling in a random forest?

It had been about thirty minutes I assume that we had been roaming about in that weirdly quiet but calming place.

I felt a stare at me and looked towards my left to face Taehyung but he quickly looked away with cheeks flushing a bit in embarrassment, leaving me completely baffled.