Bittersweet

43: Love you yet Hate You

"Kiera! Have you fucking lost it! You could've died..."
"But I didn't."
Kiera's eyes wandered to the worried male in front of her. His eyes were wet as tears ran down them. He was shaking as his face was chalk white.
Kiera wrapped her arms around him. He nuzzled his face in the crook of Kiera's neck. His hands found their usual place. Kiera's waist. He sobbed,
"I love you Kiera. I'm breathing till your heart beats. I can't imagine myself without you. I love you with my everything. You are my everything. No matter who you are. I love you and will go on loving you. No matter what it takes!"
"I already told you what it takes."
Kiera mumbled, her voice low. She felt alive in his embrace. She felt a little bit more herself in his embrace.
She cupped his face. His handsome features standing out even though Kiera breaking up with him had left some effect on his face. He looked weak and sleep deprived.
Kiera kissed him on the forehead,
"Give me an hour of your precious time before we finally part away. What I asked for before was irrational, I know. But now, I'm asking only for an hour. Just one hour."

"Jimin?"
Namjoon saw his friend checking the phone for the fifth time in the span of one minute. Jimin tried to smile,
"Yes Hyung?"
"What the hell is going on with you and Park Chaeyoung? You were the power couple, and then Boom! You broke up! Then you both struggled with life. You both are just hurting yourself. And now you are waiting for her call! If you want to talk to her that bad, just dial her damn number Park Jimin!"
Namjoon huffed. He couldn't keep seeing his dongsaeng like this. He slapped the table. Jimin just took another sip, calmly enough,
"I can't. She needs to have her private space. I'm leaving it all on her. If she wants me back, I am more than happy to do so. But if she feels like she deserves better, I'd support her with that as well. If she wants to stay friends, I won't mind. Maybe if we fall apart, then I'd fall in love again, so will she. That's how life goes on Hyung. What gone is gone. I won't hold back to a past memory forever. It would be well preserved in my heart. I would look back to it every now and then. But that doesn't mean I won't make memories with someone else. Yeah, I know it's hard for me to live without Chaeyiung now. But if she decides to end it all, I'm not stopping her. I know it's gonna be painful for me to let go of her, I might as well lose bits of my soul while doing so. But I won't hold her back if she doesn't want me to do so."
Namjoon looked at his friend. He admired the young man in front of him. He never knew this side of Jimin. He only saw the flirty and happy side of him. It's whole new Jimin for him.
Jimin's phone vibrated, soon following up with came a ringer. A beautiful voice singing Livin La Vida Loca. Jimin's small hands quickly snatched the phone. His eyes swelled up with tears as his lips pulled apart in a smile. His eyes met the cute picture of the blonde woman. He whispered, as if under a spell,
"The Enchanted Rose."

Taehyung saw the young lady in front of him. The fresh moonlight hitting her intricating features. Her hair was messy and her eyes were deeper than the whole galaxy. Her lips were devil red, her sharp features peeking out. Taehyung felt empty, at the mere thought that she was a mirage. She was going to disappear.
"Where did we go wrong?"
His lips moved, his eyes glued on the girl in front of him. She just chuckled,
"Maybe standing on thin ice? Maybe falling without thinking about the consequences."
Tears rolled down from both her eyes simultaneously. Her chuckles soon faded. She looked at Taehyung. He looked handsome, maybe everyone would say that his looks made them weak in their knees. But Kiera saw how he was breaking inside. Kiera saw how he was faking a smile.
And without giving a single thought she jumped on his lap and hugged him,
"I hate you Officer! I hate you for healing me. I hate you Officer! Why the fuck did you introduce to me the concept of love all over again? I hate you for loving me so much that you forget yourself! I hate you Kim Taehyung."
Taehyung chuckled as he nuzzled his face on her crook of the neck. She meant every single one of them words. Yes she does hate him. To the extent that she notices every single detail about him and falls in love hundreds and thousands of time. Yeah, she does hate him! She hates him for making her feel love every single time.
"Kiera. Would it be too much, if I ask you for a kiss?"
"I may not just stop at the kiss only. Since it's my last with someone I love, I may aswell go crazy."
"Please do so. I would love to hold on to every memory you leave. I may not move on from tonight forever as well."
Kiera crashed her lips on Taehyung's. Their tears merging into each other's. This is how it burned inside when it came to end everything once and for all.

"Rosé..."
"You are drinking soju."
Jimin could guess she was pissed off. He nervously chuckled,
"Maybe. But..."
"No ifs and buts. You stop drinking right now. Text me the damn address. I'm picking you up right now!"
"Babe, I'm not even drunk."
Rosé's heart missed a beat. The word rolled off so smoothly. And in one moment, they both knew, everything was back to normal. JiRosé was back. Rosé was again going to seek comfort in him. And jimin is again going to find his happiness in her. As if they didn't break at all. The time in between was just a blurry nightmare.