SECOND TRIAL | tk | ✓

14. CONTRAST

either this was a dream or its just another way of life giving him what he wanted only to take it away later.

the reunion of the two friends was nothing but emotional, their sobs had the usually loud police station sound so quiet with everyone taking glances their way.

"i-its been three m-months, tae. i was-- so worried" jimin had wailed like a baby clutching onto taehyung for his dear life.

3 months? taehyung was lost between feeling if time went by too fast or too slow.

"i-i'm sorry-" taehyung had all but sobbed into jimins shoulders, too lost for words.
sorry, for dragging you into this too. sorry, for being a horrible friend, were the unsaid words.

the police officer accompanied them stood by awkwardly watching the exchange.

then, there were official formalities through which taehyung remained mute- still trembling, still hiccuping, too lost in reality.
so the officers saw them out- asking jimin to bring by taehyung in two days and after jimin requested, they agreed an officer to be stationed outside their apartment for protection.

almost drowned in his outfit, taehyung was still shaking so bad, jimin was worried,
"i think we should visit a hospital, tae" jimins composed yet concerned voice spoke up.

"No-- dont. to home please-" taehyung eyes held so much fear, jimin nodded his head, shaken, and passed the address to the uber driver,
and within a short ride they were back in their apartment.

now to be walking outside, in the nive weather that contrasted against taehyungs inner turmoil, he wasn't one bit happy, an emotion too foreign to his these days. rather he was scared.

taehyungs unfocused eyes were everywhere, looking around the world like a newborn and taehyungs tensed shoulders sagged as he took a step inside their shitty apartment, their home.

his eyes welled up again, even the same obnoxious yellow couch looked comfy and when oreo had came jumping off of it with a questioning "mreow" which had turned more aggressive, taehyung had broke into tears hugging the small cat to his chest.

"tae--" jimins teary voice brought him back to the reality.
"what had happened?" the same watery voice inquired as he too crouched down on the floor.

how is he ever going to explain the things that happened? taehyung thinks he himself cant go through that memory lane again.

"y-you shouldn't have, chim-- now t-they will come for you too--" taehyung was bare infront of jimin, the friend who has been with him all the time, the friend to whom he had lied to.

"who? Your husband?" jimin scowled.

"you d-dont understand-" taehyung doesn't know how to explain and the fear in the others voice was making jimin anxious too.

then there was a resonating knock on the door and both friends flinched away.

"mr. park? i'm from seoul police station--" the calm voice said from other side and jimin heaved out a breath.

"just wanted to let you know i will be outside"

"-thankyou" jimin had said loud enough for the person outside to hear, before he turned to taehyung again with a relieved sigh.

then jimin had stood up helping a sniffling taehyung to the couch as he went to the kitchen and made tea passing it to the other hoping it will make him calm.

"i had tried everything to talk to you, tae--" jimin explained his numerous attempts to meet the ceo and about the mysterious min yoongi at the name of which taehyung tensed.