Hooked - THV

Part 17

Me and Taehyung had arrived to the ball in a limo. Taehyung walked out of the limo first then turning to help me out, as I got out I looked up to see flashing lights everywhere. Paparazzi? Here? I didn't realise this event was a big thing. I was caught off guard as I felt Taehyungs hand wrap around the back of my waist pulling me into him closely
"Just smile" He whispered and I did as he said smiling at as many cameras as I could.

As we walked down the isle to get into the ball the camera men and women were all yelling at Taehyung.
"Taehyung who is she!"
"Is she your girlfriend?"
"Are you in a relationship!"
I heard yelling from everywhere as interviewers repeated them same questions until we got inside where the doors closed.
"You will meet a lot of people here who will ask you a lot of questions about 'us'" he said. Fuck what if I mess up or expose him, or myself! I wont. Hopefully.
"Ok. I'll be fine" I said to him which bought a sudden smile to his face as we both walked into the ball where the music got louder.

"OH MY GOD!" Someone yelled which made me jump and I turned around
"Oh hi..." I said being completely clueless of what was going on
"I LOVE THIS!" The woman said waving her hands around my dress
"Oh thank you so much!" I smiled at her
"I'm Isabella" she shook my hand in the most richest yet royalists way ever.
"I'm Tina" I introduced myself
"I came with my husband! Michael, he picked out our shitty theme for tonight unlike yours" She rolled her eyes as she pointed to her husband who had a champagne glass in his hand who couldn't quite stand up straight "who did you come with?" She asked me
"Oh I came with my boyfriend Taehyung" I pointed to him as I saw him speaking to Jungkook
"Oh my you lucky girl. I'd give anything to replace my husband with him" She gasped almost as if her heart was going to melt.

After having a chat with Isabella I went over to Taehyung who was talking with Jungkook.
"Tina you look amazing" Jungkook hugged me
"Awh thank you! You look great to" I smiled at him. I had spoke with Jungkook and Taehyung for a bit until a man with black hair who looked like a model approached us with a friend of his who was quite shorter with a gummy like smile.

"Hey Jin! Yoongi" Jungkook smiled at the two
"Hi guys. Who is this beautiful girl you have with you" Jin asked
"Oh I'm Tina" I shook his hand
"Tina. Would you like to dance with me?" He asked and I was silent yet feeling awkward because Taehyung was there and I didn't know what to say.
"Maybe in a little while" I smiled at him and he nodded understandingly.

"So Yoongi did you bring Leah?" Jungkook asked him and my head quickly turned to Yoongi. Leah? LEAH? SHES WITH YOONGI. I turned my head to Taehyung gasping in shock and Taehyung shook his head at me signalling me to stop. What- how could that be so dangerous I swear these guys are friends
"Yeah Leah is here somewhere" Yoongi said and I walked away from them all quickly to find her
"Tina!" Taehyung yelled
"Tina where are you going?" Jungkook asked me
"I'll be back" I smiled then quickly rushing off again.
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I can't believe this. Ive had some sort of connection with her the whole time, and I didn't even realise. I walked past so many people
"Oh I love your outfit!" I walked past someone
"Thank you so much" I said carrying on walking because I didn't want to stay and talk. I scanned this whole ass building for Leah but I couldn't find her.

I decided to check outside so I left the building as I heard the music fade and instead I just heard the asmr of the fountain going into the tiny pond. That was when I saw someone sitting on the bench opposite. Leah? I quickly walked over to the person
"Leah?" I questioned as I finally approached them and they turned there head. Oh my god. It was her!
"Tina?" She stood up "what are you doing here!" she said
"I told you I'm with Taehyung" I said "why haven't you answered my messages or calls we haven't spoken in months" I said and her smile faded. What is going on? This isn't right
"I... I completely forgot about you" She said and her words made my heart sink. How! What!

"What do you mean?" I asked her
"I started living with Yoongi. Until I got all the rent money. And I started living this perfect life with him that I forgot about you..." She explained. Great that she's living a great life with Yoongi, but just to completely shut me off as if I don't even exist to her anymore. To the point where she's forgotten about me!
"How can you say something like that!" I said
"Let's face it after this we would never live with each other again" She said.
"I thought the point of this was to get money to live with each other" I said
"Maybe for you it still is" she shrugged and walked past me to go back into the ball. What. The. Fuck.