Love is half

16

Jungkook isn't in the store today.

After coming back from library he dead fell asleep on Yoongi's bed while Yoongi took the couch. Hour passed. Jungkook's sleep got deeper, the muscles of his neck and body grew wobbly and weak, his feet jumbled and tangled with the mountains of blankets. Alarms went off, and Jungkook was still asleep. He had two , perhaps three hours until morning. When it hit seven in the morning, Yoongi signed and left the house, didn't wake him up.

" Why he keeps getting sick, everything okay?" Jimin asks for the millionth time whenever the spot Jungkook usually stays at in the store, is now empty and it doesn't feel the same without the younger. They are perfectly capable of handling the store just by themselves but it's the way Jungkook always scolds them and completely opposite, how cheerful and the smile he gives to his customers, it's just something Jungkook is capable of doing.

So many customers has asked for Jungkook, just to see the younger but again Jimin shoos them away with roll of his eyes because, he too is tired of telling everyone that Jungkook isn't here today.

"He needs a break no? kid works from five in the fucking morning till night, why you can't handle this?" Yoongi says casually, he wishes he didn't have to lie to Jimin so much, but again, he doesn't like telling someone's story to another person who wasn't involved. It just spreads nonsense.

"Of course I can hyung! I just miss him," Jimin scoffs, "he hasn't replied to my texts as well." lips pushed in a pout. His eyes lingers where he watches Yoongi wordlessly grabbing a medium sized plastic cup and grabbing almond milk, and then matcha powder, and some ice later on.

"Is that for yourself?" So he asks. It's weird for Yoongi to drink matcha latte, because his regular is milk tea with extra tea bags.

"No." Yoongi stirs the drink in his hand.

"Then who-"

The bell goes off, someone opens the door. A new customer. Jimin sighs before wiping his hands on the apron as he approaches the register.

Brown leather jacket with white tshirt and black tight jeans, the guy who always  comes to the store for Jungkook, is here again. It's been a long time since Jimin has seen him.

"Oh, it's you." Jimin's lips twitches upwards as he approaches the guy. Hands folded in front of his chest and Yoongi puts the matcha latte down on the counter without much words.

Taehyung  smiles at him ,little awkward, hands fidgety around the small paper bag he is holding. His eyes lingers all over the place as if he is looking for something, more like someone which is too obvious.

"You." Jimin smacks his lips when Taehyung doesn't look at him. Taehyung blinks and turns to him, raised eyebrows. "yeah you, are you his boyfriend?" He asks without missing a beat. The question has been eating him alive. He can feel Yoongi's irritated gaze lingering and drilling hole in back of his head.

Taehyung's face twists into something.

"Who Jungkook?-" His words comes out chocked, little shaken. Jimin nods and waits for him continue, "M'just his relative, I mean, I know him for almost twelve years..yeah" He smiles afterwards, looking over Yoongi who is walking towards the register.