Will You Be My Valentine?

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Author Pov

A rustling sound was heard in the house. The guy desperate to find something in his cupboard with his tear stained cheeks, breathing heavily as he gasped for air every second. His eyes relaxing a bit on seeing a polaroid as his shaking fingers reached out for it. Whole house hugged by the aura of darkness making bare minimum space for the moonlight to enlighten it with its brightness. Kang continued sobbing as he memorised her words that stinged him like a needle pricking on him continuously, shattering his heart into millions of pieces.

Flashback<<<

"What's the last thing my bestie would like to do on our hangout today? " He asked the girl beside her who gave him a small smile on the nickname for the nth time. There was no doubt she really liked it.

" What about a shot of soju... only one but... "

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And here were they finishing the 2nd bottle. Kang had high tolerance...unlike Jennie who was already pretty much drunk to be sent home by now.

" No more... Just tell me where you live and I'll drop you. " He asked with a gentle smile on his face to only earn a wave of her hand to say no. Throwing his head back in frustration he looked back at her with little hope.

" Are you really not gonna tell me? " And she looked down shaking her head  making him squint his eyes at her reply but still smiling as he found her cute doing that. His eyes largened in confusion and worry as he heard sobs from her sooner.

" Yah are you okay.... Did I do something wrong? Did I make you feel uncomfortable... I'm really sorry we'll not go home okay, We'll stay here. " As soon he said that her sobs turned into cries worrying him more.

" Yah what now? "

" Why he had to be so smart but so stupid? "

" Who? Me? But I am not stupid? Am I? "

" NOT YOU STUPID!! him... " And she continued crying as he startled seeing her yelling...

" Who? "

" I like him..." 

" Y-Yah Jennie you're not in your  right mind. Let's talk when you're fine okay? "  He said ignoring her words and helping her stand up.

" I WILL NOT GO!!! " Jennie jerked her hand away from his grasp and sitting down back on her chair.

" Kang? " She called him softly, it usually melted his heart... The way she called him, it was nothing different from what others did but it meant something very special when she was the one who called him like that...but he didn't feel the same way today. He felt sorrow, lonely even though he had her beside him, he felt horrible. He gulped down the lump in his throat kneeling down in front of her muttering a slightly audible 'hmm' from his lips.

" I like Taehyung... Like very very much... I denied my feelings for him but I can't anymore. I tried giving him hints. I asked him out on a dinner but he went there with somebody else. Why he doesn't like me back? You once said that  I can drive people crazy with such a beautiful face, was it a lie? Then for a moment I thought I'll forget about these feelings, they are just absurd emotions I am not supposed to feel for him. I tried to run away from these emotions but I couldn't Kang, I failed .... " She looked up, her drunk eyes stared down into his, failing to notice the shiny layer of tears threatening to fall down. He took a deep breath when she looked at him trying to take in all his tears back releasing a shallow sigh.

" Where do you live Jennie? " 

" With him... " It broke his heart more to actually accept that he have lost her. He knew Taehyung liked her back and everything she told him is all just her misunderstanding due to lack of communication. He hated the fact that she has fallen for a guy who is definitely not him. One who is actually deserving to receive her love. One who is actually going to give her everything she deserves. Was he not good enough?

" S-Should I call him? He can pick you up... " She nodded agreeing with him as she rested her head on table in front falling into her dreamland. He couldn't control as a single tear dropped on his cheek which was as soon wiped out as he took his phone out searching for a specific contact.

" Oh Mr. Kang, thank you for taking care of her, I'll take her from now. " Taehyung slightly bowed to which Kang bowed back with a wide smile on his face. 

" Yes, so I'll take my leave... " He picked up his wallet passing him a gentle smile as he helped Jennie up.
" And you don't need to worry about me knowing about you guys living together. You can trust me. You might not know but I'm her college bestie, I've been safeguarding her secrets for a long time... " 

Taehyung smiled feeling relief after so much anxiousness he felt ever since he called him to pick her up, sending their location.

" Do you need my help? "

" No I'll handle her... You look tired you should rest I guess."

" Yeah bye then... and be careful... She can be very dangerous when she's drunk..." They shared a chuckle before Kang turned around, his smile totally vanishing from his place as tears once again traced back their way to fall down.

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" Where did I go wrong? Was I not good enough for you? All these years I spent waiting for you, did it had no meaning? " He cried his heart out as a room's light went on. His mom clicked the door open to see her miserable son, hands holding a polaroid of him with Jennie during there college times. She understood the scenario quickly as she entered the room silently.

" Sweety? " Kang looked at his mother with his eyes turning red from crying so much.

" Eomma!!! " She hugged him as tears started falling down from her eyes...
" Eomma why it has to happen with me? Why am I so unlucky when it comes to love? Appa left because he didn't want me, eomma abandoned me because she thought I was burden to her, when I finally got a new family to begin a new life they stole it from me leaving you..... Eomma please don't leave me.... Please eomma" Kang continued sobbing in his non-biological mother's embrace as she couldn't help but cry along with her 'son' .

" I would never leave you honey, never. "