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Chapter 11

~ Taehyung's POV ~

" Taehyung, we are going to church so get ready, " My mother said waking me up out of my sleep and I nodded. I got out a suit from my wardrobe and walked to the bathroom. I took a quick shower and made sure I smelled good before getting out

I dried myself off before putting on my shirt buttoned up shirt yet my black jacket and tie. I combed my hair and sighed

Please don't let this service talk about homosexuality again

I walked downstairs to see my dad fixing his suit and my mom looking in the mirror

" Are you ready Taehyung? " My Mother said fixing her earrings and I nodded

" Let's go then, " My Father said grabbing the car keys, I grabbed my Bible from the table and headed out of the door. We got into the car and I just started to read a few bibles verses to pass the time

" We are here," My Mother said smiling and spraying some perfume on before exiting the car, along with my Father

We entered the church and I stood behind my parents as they talked to their friends. I looked down at my hands, it's not like I can talk to my relatives. They all live in a different city

" Taehyung, take a seat over there, we'll be here over there in a second " My Father said patting my shoulder and I nodded

I walked over to an empty set of seats. I clinched my Bible in my hands as the church was about to start soon

I...I felt someone staring at me so I turned around to see Jungkook, Yoojing, and an older lady looking at me. I quickly turned around my heart racing and pounding like crazy. I pretend to read my Bible, praying that wasn't looking at me

" Hey Tae" Yoojing said tapping me on the shoulder and I smiled. " Hey Yoojing, what are you doing here ?" I asked him and he smiled

" My Aunt wanted us to come since we haven't been here in a while," He said shrugging his shoulder

" Who are you here with? " He asked me and I turned around and pointed to my parents who were still talking to there friends

" I'm here with my parents, Jungkook doesn't look like the person to come to church," I said looking behind him to see Jungkook. I'm not gonna lie...Jungkook looked pretty hot in the suit-

Taehyung! Stop thinking that!

I shook my head and smiled at Yoojing. " I better get back to my Aunt plus, your parents are coming, " He said smiling at me and I waved goodbye as my parents walked over to me. They sat down beside me and turned the pages in their bibles

I saw Jungkook and his family set a few rows in front of me. I bite my lip slightly looked down at my bible

" Listen to what the preacher is saying Taehyung," My mother said to me and I nodded, forcefully listening to what the preacher was saying

" The Bible defines marriage in Genesis 2:24 as a union between one man and one woman. Jesus Christ upholds this definition of marriage in Matthew 19:5, as does the Apostle Paul in Ephesians 5:31. Any and all sexual activity which takes place outside of this context is treated as sinful, what Jesus calls 'sexual immorality' in Mark 7:21 " The preacher said and I looked down

I hated when we'd go to church and the whole service, all the preacher would talk about us being a homosexual is a sin. They almost never talked about anything else, only homosexuality

I looked over at Jungkook, he looked at me with a sense of dominance and intimidation in his eyes, making me look away from him. I looked at my bible

Please stop looking at me Jungkook...Lord, me being gay isn't going to make this whole situation any better

" The Scriptures are, therefore, consistent in their prohibition of same-sex sexual activity, across different periods of salvation history and within different cultural settings. Although the Scriptures are clear on sexual ethics, they also tell us that the prospect of forgiveness and eternal life is held out for anyone who turns from sin and puts their faith in Christ (Mark 1:15), no matter how they may have fallen short of his good design for sex and marriage "
The preacher said

I'm not going to lie, I wasn't even listening to a word he was saying but I knew I wasn't going to think about all of later on. I'm still going to be gay, whether I learn from this or not, these preachers don't what they are talking about...Who believes a book that been here over thousands of years ago

" Further to this, same-sex practice is specifically highlighted as sinful a number of times in Scripture. In God's Law, for example, condemnations of same-sex practice are given in Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13. Further references are made in the New Testament. For example, in Romans 1:24-32, amid echoes to the Genesis creation account, both male and female same-sex practice is treated as sinful. Further references to the sinfulness of same-sex practice can be seen in 1 Corinthians 6:9 and 1 Timothy 1:10" He said speaking into the mic

My mother clapped her hands, agreeing with what the preacher had to say. I saw Yoojing looking at me and he made a funny face at me. I blushed and smiled at him, Jungkook looked at the both of us and he looked at me

His tongue pokes the right side of his cheek and he tilted his head at me. My throat went dry and I forced my eyes to look somewhere else

After about an hour of looking and ready scriptures, I looked at Jungkook again, who was already looking at me. We made eye contact and he smirked a little. I bite my lip slightly and looked down at the Bible in my hands

I couldn't help but look up again to see Jungkook looking directly at me once again...Why does he keep on staring at me.....This is making me feel funny

" You okay Honey, " My mother said to me and I nodded my head quickly, putting on a fake smiled. She smiled and continued to listen to what the preacher had to say

I looked over at Jungkook and he smirked at me, he licked his finger and turned the page in his bible. I swallowed a large lump in my throat before tapping on my Mothers shoulder

" U-um Mother, May I go to the restroom? " I said pretending to hold my stomach so that she'd believe me

" Of course Honey," She said and I quickly got up and walked out of the room to the restroom. I needed to get out of there, with Jungkook in there looking at me that that...I don't know how much I can handle

I entered the restroom and luckily, no one was in there. I smiled slightly and walked to the sink. I rubbed my face and decided to splash a little water on my face, maybe it will help me get the thought of Jungkook out of my head

I heard the bathroom door and I didn't really pay attention to who it was until I heard a deep voice from behind me

" Well, look who we have here "