The Other Half Of My Heart

The Last Goodbye

Sunday I decided on a last ditch effort. I brought Buster. He had loved that dog unconditionally. Maybe he could break through the barrier.

I put him on a leash and walked to the door. Buster was all excited, tail wagging, looking expectantly at the door. His dad answered. "Good afternoon. Come on in. Who do we have here?" He reached down to pet Buster.

"This is Buster, Taehyung's dog."

"That's right. He did tell us he had a dog. With all that has happened I totally forgot."

The dog ran straight for Taehyung, jumping on his lap to lick his face. Buster had missed Taehyung. Taehyung laughed. "Wow! You are a cute little thing." He petted Buster and held him on his lap.

Namjoon, Jin, and Jimin were all here to help as well. More hands, less work. "Hi, Katrina."

"Hi, Namjoon. Good to see you."

"You too. We need to have another game night."

"That would be great. Just let me know when. Hi, Jin. How is Heather?"

"We broke up last week. She was getting too clingy."

"I'm sorry. Are you ok?"

"Surprisingly yes. I think that tells me that she wasn't the one." He laughed.

"Hey, Katrina."

"Hi, Jimin. Anything new with you?"

"I got a new job at the dance studio on 11th street."

"Oh my gosh! That's great. You love to dance. Congratulations."

"Thank you." He smiled so big his eyes turned into half moons.

"Ok. While we wait for the others does anyone want a drink?" Asked his mom.

Everyone said they were ok. "Is it ok if Buster hangs with you while we load up your stuff?" I asked Taehyung.

"Yes, that's fine. How long have you had him?"

"A little over a year. He is actually your dog."

He looked up at me shocked. "My dog? How could I forget a face this cute?"

How could you forget me? The love of your life? Unless he didn't love me as much as I thought. It must have shown on my face. "I don't know how I could forget you either." He said. "You seem really nice and I assume we were really close."

"Very. We were gonna get married. We kind of had it all planned out." I said sadly.

"Oh." He looked down at the dog.

Before I could dwell on it more and make a fool of myself, I said, "Let's get these boxes loaded up."

The guys took my hint and we began loading up the boxes. J-hope and Yoongi showed up after about an hour. They had just gotten off work. They were just in time to load the big stuff. Taehyung's bed, dresser, coffee tables, dining table and chairs, and recliner. His parents had rented a big U-Haul.

While they guys were loading the last of the stuff, I sat with Taehyung and Buster. The dog had fallen asleep on his lap. "You know, since he is your dog, he really should go with you." I said.

He sat thoughtfully for a moment. "I think he should stay with you. I am going to be really busy at home. I have physical therapy and mom and dad are getting me a tutor so I can see where I am. See if I can catch up some and come back at least as a sophomore if not junior next fall."

"So you will be gone till next fall?"

"Yeah."

"I still think Buster belongs with you. He has missed you. He would sleep with your slipper every night." I didn't tell him but I had a t-shirt I slept with myself. His smell was pretty much gone from it but I know it's his and it helps me sleep.