Chapter - 27

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During the late afternoon, Jungkook finally checked in the hotel his parents had already booked for him, thanks to the online booking systems.It took him almost an hour to organize his things and then take a cold shower to get rid of the stiffness of his body.A 9 hours and 42 minutes long flight is no joke.Let's not even talk about the distance from the airport to the hotel.The journey was quite tiring.It gets even worse when a certain someone keeps running through your mind all the while.

A sigh left his mouth as Jungkook finally sat down on the bed.He had already changed into a pair of comfortable clothes, his shorts and one of Taehyung's oversized shirts to be exact.He was feeling better after freshening up but he didn't know why his mind wasn't feeling peaceful.Even though he was the only one inside the room, away from all the chaos, still his mind was being restless for some reason.

To distract himself a bit, he decided to call his parents to inform them that he reached the hotel safely.But he didn't feel any better even after talking to his parents for almost ten minutes.So he just thought of getting some sleep.It wasn't like he'd be able to have some but he still layed down, hoping to give his body some rest.Like the past month, Taehyung's memories started playing in his mind as soon as he closed his eyes.

A teardrop rolled out from one of his closed eyes as he placed his palm on his chest, where his heart was beating in rhythm with the overflowing memories.Now that he was alone in a different country, Taehyung's absence hit him even harder.The pain he was trying to hide even from himself, the emptiness he was feeling all the time tightened his chest in uneasiness at once.A choked sob left his mouth as it was getting more tough to hold himself back.

His cries got only louder when  he heard Yeontan making some weird noises as he nuzzled into Jungkook's chest.It felt like the puppy was trying to console him even though it could feel the emptiness without Taehyung with them.Even the puppy was strong willed than Jungkook would ever be!

Jungkook spent hours, letting out the grief he held inside him.It was too much to not crumble down when Taehyung was nowhere near him, to hold him, to kiss his forehead for assurance, to tell him that he would stick to Jungkook because he belonged to him and only him.....

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Jungkook woke up, hearing Yeontan's barks along with some annoying sounds.He didn't even realise when he fell asleep while crying his heart out.Though his heart still had that empty feeling inside it, he still could say that he was feeling much better after getting some sleep.

Trying to rub off the remaining sleepiness from his eyes, Jungkook walked towards the door which was being knocked by someone continuously.It was weird but what he found more weird was Yeontan's behaviour.The puppy was literally jumping near the door, wiggling his tail.High pitched barks left his mouth every now and then as he looked at Jungkook, tilting his head a bit.

Jungkook couldn't help but frown as he didn't remember calling the room service.He was there for the first time and the door of his hotel room being knocked without him expecting anyone weirded him out.Was it possible that the hotel stuff had something important to check or inform him?

He peeked through the peep hole only to see something white blocking his view.Looked like the one on the other side of the door was standing too close to it which is why only the white colour of their clothes were visible.Jungkook visibly relaxed, thinking it was some worker of the hotel as he has seen then wearing white shirts and black trousers as uniform.

Shaking his head a bit, he finally opened the door.There he saw the same young male who brought his luggages to the room after he checked in.He gave the boy a questioning look who gave him an apologetic yet polite smile.

"Sir, this is for you." The boy forwarded his hands which were holding a small yet elegant looking bag.

"But I didn't ask for anything?" Jungkook's reply came out as a question as he looked at the boy in pure confusion.

"Sir, actually, it's the foundation day of this hotel.Every year, we serve free treats to the ones staying here on this day." The boy replied, maintaining the same smile.

Jungkook didn't have anything more to ask.So he just accepted the bag, mumbling a small 'thank you'.Once the boy walked away, he locked the door and looked down at Yeontan who looked unusually excited.Jungkook couldn't help but chuckle, thinking the puppy was excited to have his portion of treat.

He opened the small box which was inside the bag.It looked like a box of sweets.It looked quite expensive actually.Jungkook couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.The hotel managements were spending a fortune to celebrate their foundation day; Weren't they?

A small smile curved his lips upwards when he saw donuts inside the box.There was a time when he used to have at least one donut everyday.It changed only after he met Taehyung.Aparently, the elder wasn't that fond of too sweet things.Jungkook's smile died down as he remembered the elder male.Heaving a sigh, he eyed the donuts again.There were four of them and Jungkook had to admit that he has never seen such pretty donuts before.

He kept them on the small tea table and gave Yeontan the dog food he took with him.When the puppy got busy munching on his food, Jungkook went to the wash room and washed his face to feel fresh after his not so short nap.He then came back and decided to taste one of the donuts.He couldn't help but have two because they were really delicious.Moreover, he was hungry as he didn't really remember the last time he ate something willingly.

After he was done eating, he unconsciously took his phone and started scrolling the pictures saved in his gallery.It has become his habit since he started feeling lonely.Most of the pictures and videos in his phone gallery included him and Taehyung.He couldn't help but reminisce the times when they took those pictures.

As time passed by Jungkook going through the pictures and Yeontan snuggling into his lap cozily, a sudden dizzy feeling made Jungkook's grip on his phone lose.He blinked his eyes to get rid of the blurry vision but it didn't work.He couldn't understand what made him feel like it as he had already taken a nap before.

As his eyes kept fighting to open themselves, he remembered how the boy from earlier, gave sweets only to him.He wasn't holding any other bags.

Could it be-

The phone from his hands automatically fell down as he couldn't fight the dizzy feeling anymore.Before losing consciousness, the only thing he could remember was hearing a clicking sound and Yeontan's barks.....

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