𝓑𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓟𝓻𝓸𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓮 (𝓙𝓲𝓴𝓸𝓸𝓴)✔

chapter 36

Jungkook’s POV

I walked away from Jimin, each step feeling heavier than the last, as tears streamed down my face. My chest ached with a pain so deep it felt like I was being torn apart. I couldn’t do this anymore. It was too much—too hard—to keep trying, to keep loving someone who constantly pushed me away. Even now, when our child is on the way, he still refuses to let me in.

If Jimin really wanted me out of his life, then maybe I should grant him that wish.

The thought sent another wave of agony crashing over me, but I kept walking, the world around me blurring as I wiped at my tears. Suddenly, I heard familiar voices behind me.

“Jungkook, where are you going?” Suga hyung’s voice was firm but laced with concern.

“Home,” I choked out, trying to sound strong, but my voice cracked, betraying the turmoil inside me. I wiped my face hastily, but before I could take another step, Suga hyung caught up to me, grabbing my arm and gently steering me to the side.

“You can’t leave Jimin like this,” he said, his words sharp yet comforting.

I let out a shaky breath, my hands trembling as I tried to contain the storm raging within me. “Hyung, Jimin doesn’t want me in his life,” I whispered, my voice breaking. “I’ve tried... I’ve tried everything, but he keeps rejecting me. I’m so tired, hyung. I don’t know what to do anymore.”

We sat down on a nearby bench, the cool wood pressing against my palms as I buried my face in my hands. My body felt like it was giving out under the weight of my pain.

“I know it’s hard, Jungkook-ah,” Suga hyung said softly, placing a reassuring hand on my back. “But you have to keep fighting for him—especially now, with the baby on the way. Jimin needs you, whether he admits it or not.”

His words only made the tears come faster. “But for how long, hyung? How long can I keep fighting for someone who doesn’t want me?” I looked up at him, my vision blurred, my voice trembling with desperation. “Every time Jimin rejects me, it feels like a piece of me dies. I can’t take it anymore, hyung. I’ll die if he keeps doing this.”

My shoulders shook as I sobbed uncontrollably, my heart shattering with every word I spoke. I couldn’t stop the flood of emotions pouring out of me, no matter how much I tried to pull myself together.

Suga hyung pulled me into his arms, his grip firm yet gentle. “It’s okay, Jungkook-ah,” he murmured, his voice soothing as he rubbed comforting circles on my back. “Let it out. Everything’s going to be okay. I know it feels impossible right now, but things will get better. They have to.”

I clung to him, my tears soaking his shoulder as I cried like a child seeking solace. Around us, people cast curious glances, but I couldn’t bring myself to care. My pain was too raw, too consuming.

As I slowly calmed, I let out a heavy sigh, the ache in my chest still there but slightly less suffocating. “I just... I just want things to go back to how they were, hyung,” I whispered, my voice barely audible.

“And they will,” Suga hyung said with quiet determination. “But you have to hold on, Jungkook. For Jimin. For your baby. And most importantly, for yourself.”

I nodded weakly, though I wasn’t sure if I believed him. Deep down, I wanted to hold onto that sliver of hope he offered, even if it felt so far out of reach.

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Author’s POV

“Jimin-ah, why are you still standing here? I just saw Jungkook walking toward the entrance,” Hobi said, his voice laced with concern as he approached Jimin. Jin and Taehyung followed closely, their expressions equally worried.