Tear (Love Yourself Tour - Book 2)

Chapter 15

⚠️ Trigger Warning ⚠️
Bullying

Adeline's POV:

I never thought I would be so grateful for a break in my life. The European leg of the tour was stressful. For multiple reasons.

Right from the get-go, Jungkook injured his heel mere hours before the first concert in London that was to kick off the European leg of the tour. Due to the nature of the injury, he was essentially benched from being able to perform any choreography having to sit in a chair. Even that was a compromise. It was really hard on all of us especially when he broke down during the concert that night due to not being able to perform how he wanted too. The moment it happened I had to stop myself from running up on the stage and comforting him. Thankfully Jimin noticed what was happening and went to him with the others quick to follow. 

As soon as the concert was done and we were backstage, I hugged him hard since I couldn't while the concert was happening. Namjoon later that night, voiced his worries to me about the injury's impact on Jungkook's mental and emotional well-being. After that conversation, I made it a point to spend as much time with him as I could. At first Jungkook told me I didn't need to spend my free time with him but by the following week he just accepted that I was going to hang out with him. In that time, I learned that I sucked at Overwatch, I was semi decent at painting, and I was super out of shape. On the other hand, I taught Jungkook about photography and the process I went through when getting the concert photos, I had taken ready for submission to Youngchul. It was the only time I edited my photos. My own personal photos I took still remained unedited.

Outside of getting to know Jungkook better, it served as a nice distraction from what was happening between me and Eunji. Ever since New York Eunji has been, I don't even know what to call it. Indifferent? Rude? Mean? Don't get me wrong, I'm well aware that it is a reality that not everyone you encounter in your life you will get along with or will like you. You can't please everyone no matter how hard you try. The thing with her is, I don't know what I did to her that made her dislike me because she didn't act the way she has been towards me always. Her being indifferent to me I can handle. It's what she does when no one is around that bothers me. She will make offhand comments about my appearance, abilities as a photographer, or she will say that I am just a fame seeker which is why I am so friendly with the guys, etc. The worse of it though is that the moment someone is within earshot, especially one of the guys, she is super sweet to me. Complimentary even. It's frustrating and I'm not sure what to think or do about it which is why I am happy we have this three-week break. It will give me some breathing room to think without her being in front of me doing what she is doing which I don't even know what to call what she is doing to me.

"You don't call. You don't write. You are lucky we love you. You know that." I heard the moment I stepped off the escalator and out of my recollections.

"Or is it the other way around?" I asked unable to help the smile that pulled at my lips.

"You believe this?" Jihun said looking over at Soojin then to Minkyu with a grin.

As soon as I closed the gap between them and me, I was smooshed in the middle of the three of them as they hugged me. All the worries and stress I had been feeling disappeared in an instant.

"I missed you guys so much!" I said as they squeezed the life out of me.

"Is that why you kept in touch so well?" Soojin asked with her arms crossed tapping her foot.

"You really can't blame me though. I was working." I said as I gave her my best pout with a please forgive me look.

"Aish, how are we supposed to stay mad at you when you look at us like that huh?" She said throwing her hands up in the air.