AS THE NIGHTMARE PASSES || TAEHYUNG FF || HIGH SCHOOL ROMANCE || COMPLETED

chapter 23

My head was spinning a little. The world around was a blur. I felt sleepy. Everyone was in the same state. Jin and jimin were leaning on each other for support. Bong soon was dozing off on my lap. Jungkook had his head on jin's lap.

I looked at Taehyung. His cheeks were a shade of pink. His eyes were about to close.

Shoot! How are we gonna return to our tents in this state?

Taehyung looked at me.

"Maybe we had a little bit too much to drink"

"I too think so" i nodded and sighed.
"And now it's gonna be difficult to go back to the tents. I feel tipsy"

"We better stay here a little bit more" he looked back at the horizon again.

"Well you can tell me what you're depressed about. Sometimes you need to share things with people to lighten the weight of your heart. Just remember whenever you need to do so I'll always lend you my ears. I am always there to listen to what my close ones has to say."

He looked back at me, his hazel gaze fixed at my eyes which made me blush as I could feel my cheeks getting hot.

I broke the stare as i turned towards the purple waters flowing ever so majestically.

There was silence for quite some minutes before taehyung broke it.

"I miss my mom"

"If you don't mind can you tell me what happened to her? It's perfectly fine if you don't want to. Just know if you tell me it's gonna stay a secret for the rest of my life" i smiled before turning my head away again.

Silence.

Well guess he doesn't want to share.

"She was killed."

Thud!

My heart suddenly stopped for a second before it resumed it's business again.

I slowly turned towards Taehyung.

Kill.

I am too familiar with this word.

I didn't want to hear it again.

I didn't want to hear it. Ever.

But here it was.

Being mentioned again.

"How?" My voice seemed to choke as I said after pulling myself together.

"She was murdered by the people from whom my father took huge debts to cover up the losses of his business."

"What?!" I literally shrieked.

People turned their heads towards us. Our friends woke up once with a jolt before they went back to sleep.

"B-b-but how could they do this? WHY?!"
I blinked back my tears. I can't cry in front of him when he is trying to be strong.

"Why not?!" He had this sad expression on his face which brought tears to my eyes all over again.

"And the best part is...... My father could do nothing to stop them. He stood there paralysed while my mom was being beaten to death."

This time i gave up. Hot tears rolled down my cheeks as I looked away towards somewhere..... anywhere!

"I am sorry. I shouldn't have asked you. I just made you remember your painful memories again."

"No it's ok! And moreover it worked."

"What worked?" I said still not facing him.

"My heart got lighter as you said after I shared it. It really worked!"

I rubbed my sleeve on my tear strained cheeks, before I turned back to face him.

We stared at each other for what seemed like years before I spoke.

"Thank you Taehyung.... for trusting me. Thank you for sharing your pains with me. I hope one day I can share mine too."

"Of course you can. I am all ears!"

I felt grateful for having such friends.

"And don't worry about keeping it secret from the rest. Jimin, jungkook and jin knows it. We have been friends for a long time. They know it. They were even there in her funeral. And to tell bong soon or not it's your choice."

"I won't say it now to anyone. I will maybe when the time comes."

"Hmm......"

We looked at the sky. Two stars seemed to twinkle more than the rest.

your mom and my dad.

I smiled.

Dad.

I love you.

I miss you.