One more order please! (Namkook)

Chapter 11: Brownies

2016

Jimin nudged his best friend who was observing a new couple sharing lunch at the canteen. The aversion of glance was not quite feasible considering the persons involved. There was no significant alteration from what has always been imagined, except, the replacement of a particular role.

"We can sit somewhere else." Taehyung suggested taking a look around. Eun-woo and Hoseok were engrossed in their own world few tables away. Jimin kept communicating through eyes with his boyfriend expressing how deeply helpless he felt seeing Jungkook in such an awkward and painful situation, hence the thoughtful boyfriend came up with this idea.

Jimin agreed instantly pulling more of an explanation, "Yeah, we can go outside. It's a perfectly sunny weather to enjoy lunch under the tree sheds." Jungkook shifted his eyes on his lunch to close it. "I want to eat alone today. You guys carry on, please."

"Kookie, we are not leaving you alone." Taehyung tried to prevent the boy but a determined voice requested, "I'm really fine, Tae. I just need some time." Jimin extended his hand for support, "Let him be, Tae." He turned to Jungkook adding, "Will meet you in the next class. Call us if you need anything, Kookie."

"I will." Jungkook left the canteen before stealing a final glance of his failed first love with his twin brother.

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In the hope of concealing all the pain within the broken heart of his, Jungkook sneaked into the restroom of top floor which would not witness many a visitor during the recess hours. He sat on the closed toilet seat of a stall with the lunch box resting on his lap. The eyes were getting too heavy to contain the tears for longer. His mind was overcrowded with the scene of Hoseok and Eun-woo together, happily chatting and sharing a soulful meal.

The poor boy had dreamed till the wedding and here he was crying alone, eating alone like a lost puppy. He couldn't react as it was Eun-woo who unknowingly took his place. No matter how annoyed he acts at his elder twin brother's words, Jungkook would never wish to do anything that can emerge up to be the cause of an embittered relationship with Eun-woo.

With all the pain in heart taking the physical form of tears, he couldn't mark the time when he started crying on his own. It started with mild weeping that upgraded to sorrowful sobbing. He closed the lunch box and pressed his palm over the lips to control the noise but few audible bits travelled outside the particular stall.

The very next moment, he got interrupted by a knock on the door. "Are you okay?" A deep voice asked in a gentle tone. Jungkook sniffled his tears back shouting, "Go away!"

"I will but not before you tell me that you are not hurt or having any health problem right now." The irritation of the saddened boy peaked by now, "It's none of your business! It doesn't matter if I die here. Just leave me alone!"

From the gap between the stall door and floor, two large feet could be spotted. With no other pair of shoes passing by, it can be ascertained that there were only two people in the entire restroom now. Still, Jungkook wouldn't share his miseries with a stranger.

"Now that you are planning to die, I should stand right here to make sure you don't." This switched off the last button of tolerance resulting to the boy harshly unlocking the door. He shot a tight punch right on face of the intruder without noticing who it actually was.

"Get lost!" He screamed out in tears.
"Oww!!" The other person fell down on knees holding his nose. Jungkook got panicked at the scene. He leaned to check but his entire body got shaken up to figure out who the annoying boy was.

"Oh my god! Namjoon?" Jungkook exclaimed kneeling in front of the attacked boy. He kept his lunch box on the floor and removed Namjoon's hand forcibly to check the bruised nose, overlooking his own teary state. There was an instant bluish mark on the tip that registered immense guilt in Jungkook.