When Truth Hurts

Chapter -6

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"Kook"Jimin started but was cut off by the sound of his phone ringing. He glanced at the caller ID as Hoseok asked, "Who is it?"

"It's our baseball coach," Jimin replied.

"Well, go ahead and answer it." Yoongi said and Jimin nodded and picked up the call.

"Hello, Coach," He said, stepping away from the tense atmosphere in the living room.

Back in the room, things were still tense. Jungkook sat quietly on Jin's lap, playing with his shirt. Taehyung kept glancing at him, feeling more guilty with each look.

A few minutes later, Jimin walked back into the room. He hung up the phone and sighed, looking around at everyone. "Coach wants to see Tae and me within fifteen minutes.,"

Jin, still holding Jungkook in his lap, glanced at Jimin, "Right now?"

Jimin nodded, rubbing the back of his neck. "Yeah, apparently something important came up. So we have a meeting and he wants us all to head over to the field as soon as possible."

"But you haven't had lunch yet." Jin said.

"It's fine, hyung, we'll eat there. Don't worry," Taehyung replied, "Also, I think we should get going."

"All right," Jin agreed, "but as you said, you have to eat. If I find out you skipped a meal..." He threatened.

"No, hyung," Taehyung and Jimin said together. "We promise we'll eat."

"All right then, you can go," Jin said.

"Need a ride? I can drop you off if you want ?" Yoongi asked.

"No, hyung, our friend is picking us up," Taehyung answered.
"Alright then, just be careful," Yoongi said, leaning back on the couch.

Taehyung and Jimin nodded, grabbing their baseball bags quickly before heading out the door. As it clicked shut behind them, Jin sighed softly and looked down at Jungkook, who seemed tired looked like he will sleep in any moment after all his crying.

"Bub, are you sleepy?" He asked softly, brushing a strand of hair away from Jungkook's forehead. Jungkook blinked up at Jin "M'not," He mumbled.

Hearing him, Namjoon, chuckled and pinch Jungkook's cheek gently. "Yes, you are," He teased.

Jungkook shook his head stubbornly and buried his face against Jin's chest, making everyone chuckle at his cuteness.

"Alright, you're not sleepy, so let's eat, hmm?" Jin said, kissing the top of Jungkook's hair. He then picked Jungkook up like a koala and walked towards the dining table.

As they neared, Jungkook whispered, "Hyung, you can put me down. I can walk."

"What?" Jin asked, surprised.

"I... I can walk," Jungkook repeated softly. Jin gently set him down, and Jungkook made his way to the dining table, leaving his hyungs in shock and surprised.

This wasn't like Jungkook. Whenever he was overwhelmed or upset, he always wanted to be carried and cling to his brothers whenever he felt overwhelmed, especially after crying, but today was different.

Namjoon, watching closely sat next to Jungkook and rubbed his back. Jungkook looked up and smiled, and Namjoon smiled back, but he could tell it wasn't Jungkook's usual bright smile. He glanced at the others, who had also noticed the change, but they decided to let it go for now, thinking Jungkook might still be overwhelmed by everything that had happened.

On the other hand, Jimin and Taehyung had made it to their coach's office just in time for the meeting. It wasn't long before the coach announced the reason they had been called in-team selection for the nationals. And both Taehyung and Jimin got selected for the national team. They were both surprised for a moment, then quickly became excited.