Who are you?

24. Anguish

"Jimin, I can handle it. So, just go see Taehyung."

Hoseok had been impatient since early in the morning. Now, three days after the incident, but Hoseok still hasn't seen Taehyung. He went to school a few times to see Taehyung, but he couldn't meet him. Moreover, when Taehyung refused to even call or text, Hoseok's patience had already exceeded his limit and he could no longer just wait.

"Jimin, please- Just find out if he's okay."

"But Hoseok hyung, Hah~"

Jimin sighed, unable to speak. It was the same that he couldn't meet Taehyung.

That day, Yoongi returned around sunrise. And Jimin couldn't even protest at the terrifying seriousness he felt from Yoongi and had to go back to Hoseok's cafe by his hand. And, when he came back and saw Hoseok's condition no different from Yoongi, Jimin felt uneasy. Apparently something serious was going on. Jimin could feel it. 

What was it? What have they been talking about for such a long time?  

Jimin didn't even dare to ask. And, if he had known he wouldn't be able to contact Taehyung for a few days, he wouldn't have gone back to the café so easily. 

I should have seen him that day...  

Jimin let out a sigh of regret that he felt moment by moment. Taehyung's phone were automatically transferred to voicemail. Like Hoseok, his patience had long since worn out. But, there was no way he could meet Taehyung, who was not even attending class.

If Yoongi hadn't told them about Taehyung's condition, they might have already done something.

"Please, meet him in person. I don't think Yoongi would lie. But if I can't see him with my own eyes, I don't think I can believe anything he says. At least, I think I can rest easy if you can meet him. So, Please... Please Jimin..." 

Hoseok seemed to be on edge. Jimin was a bit disappointed with Hoseok who didn't reveal anything to him, but thinking about it, they weren't close enough to share each other's deep worries.

Anyway, he decided to go see Taehyung as Hoseok had requested. Even if no one asked him, he was determined not to stop trying to meet Taehyung.

But unfortunately, Jimin didn't know that no matter how determined he was, it would be of no use if Taehyung did not change his mind.

Yoongi sighed as he leaned against Taehyung's door frame. The room was quiet. As if there were no living beings. Little sunlight came in through the blinded windows, and it was dark in the room even though it was nearly noon.

"Taehyung, how many more times do I have to deal with your friend? You can't just go on like this."

No answer... He didn't even expect an answer from him, but this recurring situation made Yoongi gloomy. Don't get him wrong. He was genuinely worried about Taehyung. 

Taehyung went back to his room only after Jimin left, and stayed in his room for days without eating anything.

That day, Yoongi thought Taehyung would want Jimin by his side. But, seeing Taehyung in Jungkook's room changed his mind at once. The kiss mark on Taehyung's neck was hideous enough that anyone who saw it would assume that he was tortured. Yoongi could see that it wasn't just from Yugyeom, and if he had lost control, he would have beaten Jungkook that day. 

Looking at Jungkook's stubbornly-tightly pressed lips and his eyes that seemed to show no regret, Yoongi was just miserable. Jungkook's behavior that day was completely unacceptable even to Yoongi. It was so obvious that Taehyung didn't want Jimin to see him like that, and that's why Yoongi had to rush Jimin back to Hoseok's Cafe.