Best Thing I Never Had (TaePyo) COMPLETE

Chapter One - Numb

-Taeil POV-
I...I can't breathe. It's as though I'm drowning...or in a room full of people, yet I feel so alone. I've become so numb. My heart is breaking and I don't know how to deal with it.
"So the wedding is next month?" Yukwon question Jihoon.
"Yeah. And...Taeil?" Smile as large as the Earth itself, he looked up at me, with nothing but hope and joy in his eyes.
Snapping back into reality, I looked up at Jihoon, planting a fake smile onto my face. I couldn't let him know I was upset...that would only make him sad and I didn't want that. "Yeah?"
"I want you to be my best man." He stated, excited.
This time, instead of my heart just breaking, it shattered into a million pieces. "Yeah...Sure...Why not...?" I couldn't say no. That would break his heart.
"Great! Taeil, I'll meet you tomorrow at yours so we can go get suits?" At this point he was jumping up and down like a child waiting for sweets.
"Yep..." Replying in a monotone voice, I began walking out. I couldn't walk home. Instead I went to the pub to drown my sorrows.
Walking into the bar, I felt a depressing aura hit me. There were many men sitting at the bar, looking sorry for themselves, and I was going to join them in their quest for happiness.
"What's the handsome young lad want to drink?" The bar man came walking over to me. He had beautiful, soft looking blonde hair in an undercut style. He also had really cute dimples when he smiled.
"U-Uh...hmmm...one saké please." I answered.
"One saké coming right up!" Walking away to get the drink I ordered, he smirked in my direction.
Drink after precious drink; I poured them down my throat until I could take no more. I was lolling across the table, drink in hand, and sorrow still in my heart.
"Hey." The barman came walking over to me. "Don't you think you've had enough, handsome?"
"YAH!" Hiccuping, I pointed at him. "I am the Hyung here. You are the youngest here. I know my limits."
"You clearly don't." Laughing, he scooped my up in his arms and took me upstairs. "So, this is my house."
His house was above the pub. Maybe his parents owned this place? Leaning my head on his shoulders and wrapping my arms around his neck, I looked up at him. "What are you doing?"
"Well...I'm helping you. You seem broken and...I think you're kinda cute...so...I wanna help. My name is Namjoon. And yours is?"
"Taeil." I whimpered, trying to hold back my tears. I didn't want this to be happening with some stranger. I wanted it to be Jihoon carrying me to bed at night so I could enjoy a peaceful sleep in his arms. But...this was never going to be reality, of course, because he was getting married to the witch.