House Of Cards

12:Further down

The air carried a newfound freshness, while the gentle breeze brought a coolness that livened her senses. Despite the sun hiding behind a veil of clouds, the days seemed unusually radiant, casting a subtle brightness on everything around her. With Taehyung back in her life, even the dullest of days held mesmerizing allure.

With Taehyung calling off his Jeju trip with his colleague, much to her immense relief and they had spent the entire week in each other's arms in bliss. Waking up was the best part when the first thing she was blessed with was his serene face. They would then make breakfast together, bickering playfully over the silliest thing then cuddle and watch their favorite show just like before.

This time she had vowed to do things differently. She would be more outgoing, she would force herself out of her shell and invest more in his interest and activities he would enjoy. She was determined to put even more effort to make their relationship work.

Being aware of his deep love for traveling, she secretly planned to surprise him by booking tickets to Jeju once her vacation was approved by her manager. To say she was thrilled was an understatement. The fact, she took her friends out to give them a treat for getting back with Taehyung said a lot about how happy she was.

As she roused from her slumber, she sensed a shift in the distance between herself and Taehyung. Blinking her eyes open, she discovered him already awake, his gaze fixed upon the ceiling. With her work-from-home concluding that day, she would soon depart for Seoul in the evening. Assuming his sour mood was linked to her impending departure, she reached out to offer a comforting touch. To her surprise, however, her gesture was met with a firm rejection.

"Taehyung" she called her out because she knew what was coming. However, no amount preparation of could brace her for the words that tumbled out of his lips effortlessly.

"I thought we could work this out but we can't" he stood upright without even stopping to consider the pain his words would inflict upon her.

"This won't do, nothing has changed, we can't be together, this isn't right"

Her eyes welled up with tears, but they weren't the product of sadness or pain. Instead, they were fueled by blazing anger. The kind of anger that arises when someone's emotions are trampled upon when their feelings are dismissed without a second thought. She seethed with fury at his blatant disrespect, furious that he treated her emotions like a mere plaything. He had given her a glimmer of hope, only to snatch it away in the cruelest manner possible. He would return to her at his convenience, only to discard her as if she meant absolutely nothing. And deep down, she was furious at herself too, for allowing her heart to be deceived, for falling for the same trap once again.

How could she not see this coming? how could she let him trample over herself again and again?

"This is what you meant when you said you wanted to end things right?" her voice seethed the hatred she felt for him at that moment.

"The pain you gave me when you broke up wasn't enough? you wanted me to suffer more huh?" she was out of bed as their proximity burned her like the heatwave.

"Of course, we won't work out, because you don't want us to fucking work" she was screaming like a mad woman, tears running down her cheeks and staining the clothes, she was collecting.

"What more do you want Taehyung?" She asked as she choked on her own sob.

"I love you, I am loyal to you, I take care of you, I fucking idolized you" Her voice trembled at each passing word.

"I put up with all of your shit. I take in your bitter words without any complaint, I was prepared to sacrifice anything for your sake."

"There..." he interrupted her in the middle of her rant.

"Right there..." He pointed out, "That's the very reason why we won't make it work" His expression remained resolute. As if her tears had no effect on his and her suffering could never reach him. As if she was standing in front of status while having her heart out, ever so unyielding with unwavering indifference.

She shook her head pitying the girl she had become. Every time she would think she had never hit so lowest, Taehyung would surprise her knocking her further down. And now the place she had reached, she wondered if she would ever recover.

"Today you proved that we really can never work out" she whipped her tears, getting into her clothes. "Not because I didn't try, but because you never wanted"

"Everything else is just an excuse"

"Petty excuse"