august || Taejin ✔✔

19.

"Wow, glad to know. At least Yoongi isn't bad after all. So, are you moving in with him?" Jin inquired while eating the boiled sweet potato Jimin is currently craving.

"Not yet. He offered that, but I refused. I'm not an easy man."

Jin raised an eyebrow at Jimin as if judging him. "Oh, so why are you pregnant now?"

"I know I was. This time, I'll be smarter. Things are just so fast between us. Suppose he likes me, then better if we'll know each other first. He said he'll visit every day. Enough of me, how about you? Did you make it official with Namjoon?"

Jin shook his head. He was disappointed by his slow progress. "I told you I want to break up with him in person. I don't want to be like those assholes who would break up through text. That's unfair. But it's so hard to meet up with him. He's always out of town."

"Well, it's tough to meet up with someone who doesn't want to meet up with you in the first place. Besides, we don't really know if he's really out of town," Jimin commented in a sarcastic tone.

Jin is about to say something when his phone vibrates. Looking at it, it is a message coming from an unsaved number. Opening the text message and reading it, he didn't know if he was excited or nervous, but one thing he was sure of, he knew what would happen next would leave a sting in his heart.

"Namjoon wanted to meet me."

Jimin breathed out as if something huge had been unloaded from his chest. "Finally!"

Jin stared at his phone for a while. He was contemplating his decisions. And Jimin noticed it.

"Hey!!! Don't you dare tell me you're having second thoughts! That is the right thing to do! Oh my gosh, Jin. Please, use your head this time. You've been stupid in the past years being with that man. If you do not break up with him today, I will punch you, I swear!"

Listening to his best friend's threat and knowing that he will only do what's right for him, Jin is on his way to meet Namjoon. As he near the place that Namjoon set for a meet-up, his heart started to race. He was anxious about everything. Too many negative thoughts are running in his mind. But one thing is for sure; he wanted to break up with Namjoon and come clean about him and Taehyung.

Before he reached the restaurant, he saw Namjoon riding a cab. Confused, he quickly called a cab and asked the driver to follow the one where Namjoon was riding. Checking up his phone, there was no message from Namjoon that their meeting was canceled.

Thinking about his relationship with Namjoon, he didn't know where exactly he lived. Namjoon once brought him into an apartment, but Namjoon said he was just a transient, so it wasn't permanent. Realizing how stupid he was, the urge to follow Namjoon intensified.

Seeing Namjoon hop off the cab and enter a gate, Jin paid for his ride and slowly followed Namjoon. Clutching his chest, he didn't even know why he was so scared. His eyes were teary, as if he was terrified of the unknown.

Luckily, the gate was left open, and he didn't need to come closer as he could hear Namjoon talking to someone. Leaning against the gate, his temple throbbed, hearing something he didn't expect to listen to.

"...pawned our wedding ring to add to the budget. When are you going to meet Jin?"

"I tried getting in his apartment, but it seems Jimin changed the key. I told you, he caught me inside the last time."

"What about Kai's birthday? You promised to him--"

"Sweetheart, don't worry. Jin will surely give me funds. He's been dreading meeting me since two weeks ago. One message, he'll indeed run to meet me."