Promises

14

Namjoon was tired from work. The comeback was getting on his nerves. And the board has still not dropped the idea of postponing the comeback. He had just come from their practice. They were working quite hard and their limit was closing slowly. Namjoon knew if they didn't come back now, they will lose their spirits and nothing will be like they planned.

He sighed and took out the diary in the drawer. He opened it and scanned through the dates of the events. It was huge. There was so much to do for the kids. He sighed and dropped the diary. He looked at the time and rested his head on the backrest. He should go home, but he has no energy to get up.

There was a knock on the door and his secretary came in, "Sir, Moon Taeil is here to meet you."

Namjoon straightened up, "Send him in."

The secretary went out and a man as tall as he came in. He had dragon eyes and pouty lips. Basically a babyface. But that was a mask for the sharp brain he had. Namjoon stood up and shook his hand with Taeil, "Taeil-shi. It is nice to see you again."

"Same here." He sat opposite Namjoon and passed a file. Namjoon opened the file and his blood boiled with anger. "Kang Jiwon. A casting agent for many companies. He has been in the business for five years. Very trusted figure. He has made many careers and broken many more. His first client was Kim Seokjin. Some people also say that Seokjin-shi made his career. They were rumoured to be together but Jiwon denied everything. Right now he has a fiance who is pregnant and they are going to marry after the child is born. Everything else is in that file."

Namjoon flipped the papers and then closed the file. He can't show his anger to Taeil. He has to be professional, "Did they announce the marriage and all?"

Taeil chuckled, "You haven't seen the news, have you?" Namjoon shook his head, "He proposed to his girl publicly. It is all over the news and internet." Taeil gave Namjoon his phone and there were videos of the proposal and many articles about the same.

Namjoon's eyes went wide and he gave the phone back, "Thank you very much." He unlocked one of the drawers and took out an envelope. "Your reward. I may need you in future."

Taeil took the envelope, stood up and bowed. As soon as he left the room, Namjoon picked up his phone and called Seokjin. There was no answer to his call. He tried again but nothing happened. He called Yoongi, "Hyung, I am going home. Please take care of everything here for me." There was a pause, "Yeah, I'll call Hoseok if needed." He dashed out of the building, telling his secretary that he was going home.

As soon as he reached home, he ran to his room. The room was empty. He checked the bathroom, but no one was there. "Where did hyung go?"

He went out and found Saeha getting ready to leave, "Hey, Saeha. Do you know where Seokjin hyung is?"

Saeha nodded, "He went to the terrace. He looked pretty tense. Hasn't eaten anything since last night."

Namjoon thanked her and ran to the terrace. When he opened the door, he saw Seokjin standing on the edge and looking far in the darkness of the sky. Though the city was lit with glistening lights of buildings and streetlights, it still felt dark.

Slowly and carefully, Namjoon went closer to Seokjin, "Hyung." Seokjin didn't budge. Namjoon slowly raised his hand to put it on Seokjin's shoulder. Hesitating, he put his hand on Seokjin's shoulder and called him again, "Hyung..."

Seokjin turned back and Namjoon's heart broke. His eyes were puffy, angry red. His nose and cheeks were pink and his lips quivering. Namjoon wiped the tears off lightly with the pad of his thumb.

Seokjin sniffled and cleaned his face with his palms. "I am fine." He looked down on the floor.

Namjoon made him look at himself by holding his chin between his thumb and finger, "You are allowed to be not fine, hyung. You don't have to pretend."

Seokjin looked at Namjoon with wet eyes, "Can I- Can I hug you?"

Namjoon nodded and Seokjin was quick to drape his hands around Namjoon's waist. Namjoon engulfed him as if protecting him from everything going inside his head.

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"Come on, hyung. You have to eat something." Hoseok said with a spoon full of rice. "I know it is affecting you, but you have to be strong. You are stronger than this."

Seokjin opened his mouth and ate the rice. There were two sighs of relief in the room. One from Hoseok and the other from Namjoon. Hoseok was coaxing Sekjin to eat something as they sat at the dining table. Yoongi and Namjoon were standing at a distance, not to crowd Seokjin.

Namjoon had called Hoseok to come to their home and preferably with Yoongi. He thought if there were more brains, Seokjin might understand what they wanted to tell him. Seokjin ate a little more and then refused to eat, "I am full."

"Hyung..." Hoseok tried to make him eat more but Seokjin just shook his head.

"'M tired." Seokjin's voice was just barely above a whisper.

Namjoon nodded and went to him, "Let's go inside, yeah?" Namjoon offered him his hand.

Seokjin nodded and held Namjoon's hand. Namjoon led him into the room and tucked him in the bed. He was glad Seokjin didn't argue about sleeping on the couch. He sat beside Seokjin, still holding his hand, till Seokjin was asleep and snoring lightly. Namjoon noticed that his temple was still creased. Hesitating, he caressed Seokjin's forehead with the pad of his thumb. Soon, the creases were gone and Seokjin looked at peace. Namjoon sighed and put Seokjin's hand under the comforter. He stood up and looked at Seokjin one last time before leaving the room.

He met a very worried Hoseok outside, being calmed down by Yoongi. Namjoon sat on the chair and looked at Hoseok, "Thank you for coming at this time. I don't know if would have been able to make him eat."

Hoseok nodded, "He is really depressed." He looked at Yoongi, "I can't watch him like this."

Yoongi sighed, "I know, Hobi! But what are we supposed to do? He has to come out of it himself."

Hoseok chewed his inner lips, "We can help him. He thinks that it is his mistake that everything fell apart."

"But it is not." Hoseok and Yoongi looked at Namjoon, "He opened up to me a week ago. He thinks that he doesn't deserve stuff. We will have to make him believe that he deserves more than he thinks."

Hoseok nodded, "But how?"

"Through me." Namjoon smiled sadly.

Hoseok and Yoongi looked at him with a questioning gaze.

Namjoon continued, "I will help him in any way to regain his confidence. Show him what he deserves. Show him how amazing he is."

Hoseok looked at him with a lot of expectations in them, "You will?"

Namjoon nodded and smiled at Hoseok, "I'd try my best."

"Namjoon!" Namjoon looked up and found a very angry Yoongi glaring at him, "A minute." He signalled and Namjoon nodded.

"What the fuck are you doing?" Yoongi said, clutching his jaws, "Do you realise after all the things you would do for him, he can choose someone else, right?"

"Hyung." Namjoon sighed, "I found Seokjin again after four years. And he is more miserable than we think. I can not see him like this." Namjoon looked at the sky, "He doesn't deserve this."

Yoongi rolled his eyes, "So you will sacrifice yourself?"

Namjoon looked at Yoongi, "I am not sacrificing myself. I am helping him out of this."

Yoongi sighed. He knew nothing would convince Namjoon to do otherwise. "Fine. But you have to take care of yourself too, okay?"

Namjoon smiled sadly, "Okay."