14-the modified doll

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“We were friends?”

Jimin blinked in surprise, staring at the unfamiliar male sitting across from him.

As far as he could remember, four years ago he had been in Busan, buried under piles of textbooks while preparing for his high school final exams. He had never seen this man before. Not once.

“Don't you remember?” Taemin asked, his brows drawing together in confusion. “We used to hang out all the time. Me, you, Taehyung, and Jungkook.”

Jimin's eyes widened.

His head immediately snapped toward Taehyung and Jungkook.

Neither of them looked at him.

Taehyung's gaze was fixed on the table, while Jungkook sat beside him with his head slightly lowered, his expression unreadable.

“Guys…” Jimin's voice trembled. “What is he talking about?”

Neither answered.

His heart began beating faster.

Something was wrong.

Terribly wrong.

If Taemin was telling the truth, then why couldn't Jimin remember him?

And more importantly, why did Taehyung and Jungkook look as though they already knew exactly what was happening?

Jimin's fingers curled tightly around his clothes.

How could the two of them know someone he had supposedly been friends with for years when he couldn't even recognize the man's face?

He knew his own life.

He remembered his childhood.

His family.

His school.

His teenage years.

Everything.

He had never suffered from memory loss.

Or at least… he didn't think he had.

Could he have forgotten something?

Could someone have deliberately erased a part of his past?

Jimin's thoughts were interrupted by the sudden ringing of Taemin's phone.

The older male glanced at the screen before quickly standing.

“Excuse me. It's too loud.”

He hurried toward the bathroom, leaving the three men behind.

The moment Taemin disappeared from sight, Jimin's expression changed.

His eyes slowly turned toward Taehyung and Jungkook.

The two men remained silent.

“So…” Jimin spoke slowly, his voice dangerously calm. “That guy says we knew each other four years ago.”

Taehyung sighed and rubbed his temple.

Jimin's eyes narrowed.

“What does that mean?”

Silence.

“I met you two for the first time this month.”

His voice grew louder.

“And yet he claims we were friends.”

Jungkook finally raised his eyes.

There was no guilt in them.

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