[COMPLETED] ENDURING LOVE (JIKOOK)

Epilogue; 2

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JIMIN

The drive home is silent.

Jungkook's hands grip the steering wheel, his eyes locked on the road, but I can tell his mind is elsewhere. Beside him, I sit with my arms crossed, tension coiling in my chest.

In the backseat, Woojin is slumped against the window, jaw clenched so tight I'm surprised he hasn't cracked a tooth. Saejin sits stiffly in the middle, not looking at anyone, and Hana—our Princess—glances between her brothers with concern.

No one speaks.

Not until we step inside the house.

The second the door shuts behind us, Woojin explodes.

"This is bullshit!" He yanks his bag off his shoulder and tosses it onto the floor with a thud. "Suspended? Seriously? And you—" He rounds on Saejin, eyes burning with frustration. "You just stood there and let them warn you? Like you weren't part of this too?"

Saejin sighs, clearly exhausted already. "Woojin—"

"Don't 'Woojin' me!" Woojin throws his bag onto the floor, fists clenched. "This isn't fair, and you know it!"

Saejin exhales sharply, glaring at him. "Because I wasn't part of it, Woojin! You were the one who started throwing punches!"

Woojin lets out a bitter laugh. "Oh, right. I forgot—fighting back is a crime in your book."

Saejin shakes his head. "Shut up, Woojin. You were just pissed off that I didn't fight back."

"Oh my God, are you kidding me?" Woojin lets out a bitter laugh. "I was defending you!"

Saejin glares. "No, you weren't. You weren't fighting back. You were just fighting."

"Because you never do!" Woojin shouts. "You always let them get away with it! You just stand there and let people treat you like trash! And I'm supposed to be okay with that?"

"I don't need you to fight my battles for me!" Saejin snaps.

"Then fight them yourself!" Woojin's voice cracks slightly, his frustration boiling over. "Do you have any idea how hard it is to watch people treat you like you're nothing? To watch them push you around and say shit about you while you just—...just take it?"

Saejin flinches, but his anger doesn't waver. "You think I don't know what people say about me? You think I don't hear them? I do, Woojin! I hear everything!" His fists clench at his sides. "But I don't fight back because I know it won't solve anything! You throwing punches just proves them right!"

"So what, we should just let people treat us like garbage?" Woojin throws his arms out. "Is that it?"

Saejin exhales through his nose. "I'd rather walk away with my dignity than lower myself to their level."

Woojin scoffs. "Right. And you think I have no dignity?"

"That's not what I meant—"

"But that's what you said!" Woojin cuts him off. "You act like I'm the problem when all I've ever done is protect you!"

"Oh, for God's sake, Woojin."

"They deserve it!"

"No, they deserved to be punished! You just gave them an excuse to turn it around on you!"