Convergent Love

Chapter 21: The Reveal

We decided to talk to Hoseok on Wednesday and planned a dinner at his apartment for all of us, without his parents, of course. Since Monday, we had discussed with Namjoon and Malia how to best share this situation with Hoseok. We knew it was going to be both confusing and shocking for him. I could barely eat or sleep due to my stomach being in knots from all the worrying.

Tuesday night we went to Malia's parent's house to go through everything one last time. Malia and I finished putting a folder together with copies of the photos and newspaper clippings we found. While the three of them continued to discuss when after dinner we should tell Hoseok, I just sat on the sofa silently feeling extremely overwhelmed. My heart started to race and I could feel tears starting to roll down my cheeks. Eventually, Yoongi noticed and rushed to my side. He cupped my face with his hands and gently turned it so that I could look at him.

"Hey, Petal. What's wrong? Why are you crying?"

I was feeling so choked up that I couldn't speak. I grabbed him tight and started bawling. He just held me and rocked me gently while stroking my hair. Malia and Namjoon left the room to give us some privacy. I must have cried for at least 15 minutes or so before I finally stopped due to being completely exhausted. When he heard my sobs subside, he lifted my face to wipe away the tears. It was then that I noticed he had been crying too.

"I'm so sorry, Yoongi. I didn't plan on having a meltdown."

"It's okay, Petal. I knew it would happen at some point. I'm just glad that I was here to hold you through it. I told you, we're going to handle this together."

"I know. The realization just hit me that tomorrow I'm going to break Hoseok's heart into a million pieces. He doesn't deserve any of this," I shakily said.

"I know. I also don't feel good about breaking his heart either. None of us deserve to be mixed up in this crazy situation. We just have to be as gentle and honest as we can tomorrow. Namjoon and Malia will be there to support all three of us. It won't be easy, but we'll find a way through it. We have to for all our sake." He comforted me while placing a gentle kiss on my forehead.

We let Malia and Namjoon know that it was okay for them to come back into the room. To make things easier for tomorrow, Namjoon suggested that he and Yoongi pick up dinner instead of having anyone cook. He'll let Hoseok know as well as and that we'll all be at his apartment at 6:00pm. Hoseok had already asked me to come earlier, but I made up an excuse that I had to help Malia with something and that I'd be coming with her. I didn't think I would be able to hold it together if I was alone with him before dinner.

I woke up Wednesday morning still tired from tossing and turning all night. I barely got any sleep worrying about today's dinner. I dragged myself out of bed and went to the kitchen to make myself a cup of hot chai. Mom was in the kitchen just about to leave for work.

"Hi Honey! You're up early and you like you haven't slept. Are you feeling, okay?"

"I'm okay. I just had a little trouble sleeping last night. Nothing to worry about."

"Alright. Well, I'm off to work. I'll see you later. "

"Bye, Mom. Love you!"

I took my cup of chai and went to sit on the back porch. I thought about the dinner planned for later this evening. My stomach began to churn again. I took out my phone and texted Yoongi.

YOONGI: You up? I barely slept.

Y/N: Yeah. I've been up for a while now. I couldn't sleep either.

I decided to just video call him.

"Good morning, Petal."

"Hi. Don't mind how I look; I feel like crap. I haven't even washed up yet."