STARBOY | a j.jk series

09. the other guy

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[zoë]

When we got back to the villa, it was just a scream fest. It was like we were trying to see who can yell at each other the loudest and who could cuss the most. "I can never do right by you, can I?" I walked behind Jungkook with my shopping bags in hand, confused on how a good night ended on a bad note. You would think Jungkook and I have been married for 50+ years with the way we argue. Day and night. Every hour of the day, there we were cussing each other out and yelling. Luckily, the cooks and maids went home for the evening because this was just embarrassing. 

"Zoë, just stop," Jungkook pretended like he didn't just cuss me out on the ride back to the villa. He causes a problem and then walks away as if he isn't the one to be blamed. He walked up the stairs and into the master bedroom before shutting his door closed, a small 'boom' echoing throughout the halls. An overwhelming sense of emotions just overtook my body and I have never felt more out of control with myself. 

I began to cry because after so long of pretending that I was strong, I broke. I was exhausted, confused, and angry. It's only been days since the last incident at the party and now I've been sent away into exile with Jungkook for a week. I sound like a crybaby but honestly, I was at my wits-end. Just as things were looking up for the both of us, it just comes crashing down onto me. I can never figure out what it is about me that angers him so much. 

Walking up defeatedly to my room, my phone starts ringing. Thinking that it was Rosé calling me to check up on me, I stood shocked and frozen on the staircase when I read the caller ID.

'Kim Taehyung'

I answered immediately thinking that something was wrong. Tae never calls me unless it was urgent. We texted a lot but we drew the line when it came to phone calls, it felt far too intimate and more personal. 

"Tae? Are you okay?" I say almost immediately. I didn't give him a chance to talk but all I could hear was him giggling on the other end. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I just wanted to call you to hear how your business trip was going," I sighed in relief. "Sorry, I didn't catch you at a bad time, did I?" 

I nodded my head side to side before answering him, I felt better all of a sudden and I almost forgot about Jungkook and I's fight. "Yeah. Everything is perfect here." 

"Hm, you've never been a good liar Zoë. What is it? What's going on?" 

I never could lie. There was always a slight strain behind my voice and if I was lying straight to your face, I could never maintain eye contact. 

I ended up spilling to Tae, our call turned into a venting session and honestly, it felt good. I told him what happened since we've gotten to Busan and how a good night ended up turning into a really nasty argument. 

"I don't know what to do anymore, Tae. It feels like he's always against me, even when I'm doing something right." 

"I know this may not help, but give him time. As hard it is to believe, Jungkook isn't really like that." I rolled my eyes and I couldn't hold back a laugh. 'Give him time' sounded taboo with Jungkook. 'He isn't really like that' meant that he tolerated everybody else but had so much hate for me based on the way he treats me. Giving him time felt like allowing him to walk all over me and letting him get his way with me, it felt wrong hearing it from Tae but then again, Tae would never lie to me nor would he sugar coat it. "I admit how terrible that sounds but I'm not excusing his behavior at all. But he's a good guy with a shitty persona."