Heartbreaker

Chapter 41: Let Go

"What do you mean you're about to board?! Jungkook, you have an important event in school! What are you doing?! Lisa said you can't just leave and fly home! What is happening?!" Jimin's voice rang with panic and worry.

"I have to see..." He said in between sobs. "I have to know."

"What is it?!"

He wiped his cheeks with the sleeve of his sweatshirt. But however he tried, it would not ever dry as tears stream continuously from his eyes. He heard the first boarding announcement.

"I h-have to g-go." He collected his bag. "You c-can't tell anyone I'm coming...Especially Taehyung. Please."

He ended the call without waiting for Jimin to reply and placed his phone inside his pocket. He wiped his face one more time and wore his mask and sunglasses. He walked ahead, unaware of his immediate surroundings. The shade brought by the tinted lenses did not ever compare to the obscurity brought by the tears pooling in his eyes. All he had in mind was he needed to get to the gate and board the plane.

Earlier that day, he received an anonymous email containing photos of Taehyung. Him, coming in and out of various offbeat motels and small scale hotels at different nights. He didn't know what to make out of it. He refused to believe that he was doing what he did in the past. He was never pictured with anyone anyway. So he called Yoongi, when he can't reach Seokjin, and asked if there was anything happening at his house. Yoongi told him that both of the couples were vacationing somewhere and if he's not mistaken, Taehyung was back at his apartment.

He tried to get hold of Taehyung to tell him about the photos. But he didn't answer and he learned that he didn't show up at the office that day too. In his angst, he tried to get answers from the unknown email sender. He didn't get any narratives or information. Instead, he received new photos. Taehyung was captured waiting outside a small obstetric clinic. Then he was pictured assisting a woman who was going in to his car. Jungkook's whole world shook when he saw the photo. He pondered on who she might be. Taehyung didn't mention anyone to him. He noticed that she somehow resembled Jisoo's physique. But Lisa confirmed that she was out of the country with her husband.

Who is she? Why was he with her? Is he the father? Did he get her pregnant? Jungkook felt as if his breath was being drawn out of him. His heart immensely hurt. His thoughts started to spiral out of control. And with it, his confidence in them crumbled.

"A year apart will not change us. No matter how far. The distance will never change my love for you."

Jungkook clutched his chest, remembering Taehyung's words. He rocked back and forth, hoping to ease the pain he was feeling deep within him. Thousands of miles away from home, he wailed alone. He was in the same state when he took the earliest available flight out of France. If everything has changed between them, he will confirm it on his own. He's going to know the truth. He's going to see it with his eyes.

Jimin ran to him as soon as he saw him out of the airport.

"Are you okay? What is going on?"

Jungkook handed him his phone. They hopped in the car.

"What does this mean?" He asked while swiping through the photos. Then, he got to the most recent ones. His eyes widened. "It can't be." He said, incredulous. "Taehyung will not do this to you."

Jungkook kept mum. He fervently hoped that that is true.

"Where are we going?"

"Crown's Plaza." He replied, expressionless.

His heart beat thunderously when they arrived in front of the building. He unfastened his seatbelt and held the door handle. He froze for a few seconds.