Only You

Chapter 18-Nari

The rest of the week drags by. I return home and started packing for the tour. My phone finally quiets down, thought Yoongi still calls or texts multiple times a day. Today, I'm heading to the Hybe building to leave for the airport. Last night, I helped the staff pack the outfits and costumes, making sure everything was accounted for and my emergency kit was stocked and packed.

When I arrive at the lobby, I don't even look for Yoongi or the members. Manager Lee approaches me with a man who looks like a body builder.

"Isabel, this is Jinho, your bodyguard." Manager Lee says.

I bow to Jinho.

"Okay, everyone, let's get loaded up and head out. Isabel, please will follow me," Manager Lee continues.

"I'll travel with the staff if that's okay," I suggest.

"No, it is not 'okay,'" Yoongi's voice cuts in.

I know that voice without even looking. I won't give him the satisfaction of looking at him. Manager Lee looks back and forth between us. He is torn. On the one hand, he wants to make Yoongi happy, but on the other, he doesn't want to force me to do anything I don't want to.

"It's fine," I say, putting him out of his misery. He sighs and visibly relaxes.

I keep my distance as we load into the SUV. I take the passenger seat to avoid sitting next to Yoongi. We ride in silence to the airport, where fans are already waiting. Jinho stays by my side as I climb out. Yoongi tries to take my hand, but I jerk away.

"I just want to make sure that you stay with us and that nothing happens to you, " he says softly.

"That is what Jinho is here for. I know how to get through an airport."

We walk off slightly in front of the others, ignoring the shouts from fans. After clearing security, we head to a private lounge to wait for the flight. I sit in a corner, trying to read a book, but my mind races. I notice someone approaching from the corner of my eye.

"No. I am not talking to you." I say.

"Will you ple-" Hobi starts.

"No, Hobi. You knew. You ALL knew. You let me make a fool of myself. No wonder I got strange looks the day after the statement went out about us. They were confused why he was not with his fiancée."

Hobi looks down, hands in his pockets, unable to say anything. Jinho comes over and tells me it is time to board the plane. Since it is a private plane, there will be the managers, a few bodyguards, me, and the members. Once on the plane, I go to the seat in the back and put my stuff beside me so no one tries to sit there. Once everyone has boarded, we take off. We have been in the air for about 30 minutes when Yoongi appears before me.

"Can we please talk?"

I don't even acknowledge him, pretending to be engrossed in my book.

"Izzy, baby, please."

"Don't call me that."

"Please let me explain."

I put the book down. "Fine. Go ahead."

He looks shocked. After a minute of him just standing there with his mouth hanging open, I returned to my book.

"That's what I thought. There is no explanation."

"Isabel."

"No. I don't want to talk to you. It's fine. We weren't together for six months. You had every right to move on. But you didn't have the right to lie to me."

"Lie?"

"Yeah, you told me you never stopped loving me, that there was never anyone else. That you missed me SO much. Again, I get it. I hurt you, and you moved on, and then when you realized your mistake, you wanted to be together again. But none of that justifies you lying and making me believe something untrue. Let me ask you, is it because you were hurt? Were you trying to make me feel the same way?"