Still With My Memories

58: A Fight for Love

"Are you okay?" Jungkook flinched when he felt the slender fingers of Jieun gently patted his back. He knew it was Jieun even without looking. The  perfume she always wear compliments the cold weather. It almost smells like spring when she came near.

"Yes - "

"Ugh... It's freezing outside." Jungkook froze when he suddenly heard his brother's voice. Gladly, his back was facing the entrance of the tent, they didn't saw his reaction.

"Told you. It's warmer here... Jeez it's so cold  , where did I put my beanie, I need some extra covers..."  Jimin uttered shivering as he look around. "I just put it somewhere ..." He halted when he finally noticed Jungkook, who's also in the tent and standing in front of his table.

Jieun was standing closely beside him.

Her hands fondling his back.

An intimate sight that Jimin should've been used to but still get flustered whenever he saw them.

'Uh. How did I even forget that I'm sharing the tent with Jieun.'

'Of course...'

'Of course, Jungkook would be here too. His boyfriend would of course stay by her side.'

Jimin thought and instantly felt several knives digged on his chest. "O-oh. Sorry... didn't mean to interrupt y-you guys." He mumbled and looked away which Taehyung noticed obviously.

"No worries Jimin... oh! by the way, I think I saw your beanie somewhere." Jieun looked around.

"Ah! There it is." She said and leaned closer to Jungkook.

So close her cheeks almost touch the latter's lips.

She gracefully slid her arms in between Jungkook's and pull the beanie that was stuck on the latter's hands. Jungkook was so clouded a while ago he didn't notice he was leaning on Jimin's table.

"You left it here." She said as she picked up the beanie and handed it over to Jimin. 

"T-thanks." He stuttered. His heart thumping loudly and painfully.

'Yeah. This is my reality.'  He thought and all suddenly Jungkook's voice played in his head like  a defective stereo.

"JIMIN ah, I'm really sorry. You are a great friend and you are special...   but I realized, I am not into boys."

'Don't tell me you really fall in love with me?

'It was all part of the facade.'

'It means nothing.''

The words were dagger that slit him hard until now. 

"...min.."

"...Jimin"

Jimin's eyes widen when he suddenly found himself having an eye to eye contact with Taehyung, with his hands on his face squishing his cheeks tightly.

"H-hey... Are you okay?" He mumbled with worried eyes. Taehyung then gently wiped the tears that fell from his eyes.

He knew Jimin was hurting. He didn't need any words to confirm it.

Jimin was speechless. The act made him want to cry more but he holds himself. He shouldn't be crying anymore, he thought.

"I-I'm okay." He muttered and subtly wiped his eyes. He took a deep breath before pulling his head up. He made it this far and he could do it again.