Still With My Memories

42. White Lies

Jimin's almost blinded by the light directly hitting his face. When he opens his eyes, an unfamiliar setting welcomes him. He is lying under the cool shade of a huge tree with few sunlights brimming over his head. A hard woven bamboo bed with nothing but huge leaves serves as his bassinet from he thinks is a long time of sleep.

'Where am I?' He thought as his gaze wanders the four crowded corners of the room. Yes, it is indeed a room, but without any awning except the leaves from the tree . As strange as it my seem, Jimin find it cool and unique.

From the window, he can even smell the fresh scent of the forest. The chirping birds are noisy but the sound they make is calming. From where he sits, he can also see the astounding top view of the green river streaming across the mountain. "I didn't know this place exists." He mumbles.

"You're finally awake." The deep manly voice makes him flinch. His voice sounded  like a thunder that strucks him hard and takes him back to reality.

Where is Jungkook?!' 

Jimin's eyes widen in distraught. Panic is written all over his face as he looks at the tribe leader then switches it back to the other part of the room like he is looking for someone else.

The leader looks down and bites his lips to  hide the smile slowly creeping his face. He finds Jimin's face funny all of a sudden.

"B-by chance, you didn't kill my friend, r-right?" He asks with hopeful but frightened eyes. His breath's hitching like air is being slowly sucked out his body.

The leader doesn't answers immediately. His eyes instantly become expressionless when he averts his gaze back at Jimin.

"Your friend?" He asks with brows starting to link together. "Do you mean your husband?"

"H-Hus... HUSBAND?!"

-Flashback-

Jungkook was awe-stricken when Jimin suddenly plops down the ground unconscious. "Jimin!" He calls. 'Just how many times will I see you fall in the ground like that?' He wants to lash-out thinking at how many times he had witness Jimin in pain.

His chest feels heavy.

He is helpless.

He doesn't deserve any of this. I have to do something-- he thought. He closes his eyes and composes himself, thinking of the best way to convince the two to spare their lives. Unlike the goons who kidnapped them, he believes that these people are more humane. He hopes.

"S-Sir... P-Please... " Jungkook pleaded while hanging upside down. His eyes are watery while his chin trembles as he looked straight at the leader's eyes. His doe eyes are bigger and begging,

"Don't k-kill him." He choked.

"Don't kill..." He paused as he bit  his bottom lip hardly and cover his mouth while shaking his head. It was slowly followed by shaking of his shoulders.

"... the kindest... the most loving... person I've ever known," He paused again sniffing hard. He takes a quick glance at them and it seems that they're not buying it.

'Think Jungkook! Think!'

"Me and h-him... W-we... we just got married." He spats. Yeah if he has to lie, he wouldn't hesitate.

He's desperate.

Both of the person standing before him looks at him in shock. They gasp as if they heard the most superficial story in their entire life. "M-married?!! But you are..." Their eyes switches fastly at Jimin lying on the ground and at him with open wounds. "I know, I know! We are both man." Jungkook sighs like his heart drops on the ground. "I'm telling you what went through is hard. It's a cruel world." He sniffs again. The two looks at him with sympathy.