MATE {Jungri}

6.

yeri promptly runs to the men's dorm and knock her knuckles on the wooden door. luckily it was taehyung who opens the door. taehyung was appaled as he saw her, his eyes widened and his mouth gaps upon yeri's devastated form. for a moment, taehyung's body was shaking.

"what is wrong with you, idiot?" he questions. taehyung was trying not to show his worry but based on his half-yelling voice and his bawled eyes when he asked that question, yeri knows his concern. taehyung's heart beats escalated and banging on his chest.

yeri swiftly reaches out for taehyung, wrapping her arms all over taehyung and hugs him tightly in his waist. if people don't know them, she exactly looking like a girlfriend asking for a comfort from her boyfriend. yeri leans her face onto taehyung's chest and lets out a faint cry.

yeri can feels her heart twisted, like its had been stabbed, wounded and broken inside eventhough she can't see.

with an expeditious move, taehyung drags yeri into the hostel dorm as no one was in there at the moment. all the boys probably spending their time at the beach or at the shop nearby while ready for their evening activities.

yeri drenched taehyung's cloth with her tears. her twin is bewildered with what happened to yeri, he has no clue and its making him crazy that yeri still refused to talk.

taehyung lets out a short guttural sound. he makes yeri sits on his bed, parted his little twin from his torso and he kneels over his sister. "what is wrong with you, yerim? please, tell me." he pleads, squeezing her hands.

yeri pulls back her hands, palming her face and at the same time, her lip corners slightly dropped downwardㅡ implied that she is beyond sad. she still didn't utter a word to taehyung.

"how can i help you like this?" taehyung growls, he was nervous all of sudden. did someone touched her? or did mom called saying she's sick or did ㅡ

his mind travelled too far.

"taeyong sunbae.... he..." yeri stammers over her words.

"taeyong? taeyong what? what did he do to you?" he gasps.

"he's dating jenn-nie." she stutters. taehyung was outraged, deeply furrowing.

"taeyong is dating jennie? how did you know?" he frowns.

"jen-nie told me." he voice choked on her throat, her face flooded, streaking with tears.

taehyung sighes deeply, eventhough his heart hurts for yeei but he is relieved that none of what he thoughts come true. so, it was just because taeyong dates jennie, his sister begin to cry like she lose her fucking family? yeri should straighten her priority right. taehyung slightly annoyed but he was trying his best not to ridicules her emotion and not to be critical when talking to yeri as she's still in her down fall.

"okay listen, yem. isn't taeyong is just your one sided crush? i thought its over?"

"no! I had been head over heel on him for four years, tae!" she bents out, lashes taehyung with her hoarse voice. "he is more than a crush. i like him. no no! I love him with all my heart but i haven't got the chance to confess. Because, im a coward and idiot and i should actually confess! nut, why didn't i do it?? i thought i would stand a chance. he wished me luck when he strolls down the school. but, yes he's far but i like him and how did he suddenly likes jennie? how did they even have time to meet and date andㅡ oh my god tae, i'm a loner!" she rambles over her words and taehyung gladly serves his ears to listen to all her rants.

taehyung sighes deeply as yeri stops, now she's sobbing again.

"then, what you gonna do?" taehyung brushes her hair softly, even his deeo voice sounds so soft in yeri's ears.

"what am i going to do? i'm not the type who will kill a person to gain what i want, tae. why are you asking me that question?" she cries even harder. taehyung mentally slapping his face.

"god, kim yerim! so, you're mourning like this in here? really?" he sarcastically remarks, propping his chin on his palm and stares at yeri.

"what? so now you're going to whine while listen to your twin's problem? Really? Kim taehyung" she sputters angrily, taehyung keep his mouth shut. he knows it wasn't the time to fight, he shouldn't let the woman mentally broken alone.

taehyung knew, she wouldn't let him down alone too if he's mentally collapsed.

"okay, since you don't kill people, would you want me to kill someone for you? jennie? taeyong? i certainly think i can." he grins.

"don't play me, tae!" yeri hits his chest twice.

"okay, okay im sorry. but, that hurts!" he rubs his chest.

"i really like him, tae. the way you like joohyun too." yeri said in a low voice, enough for his brother to hear her clearly.

taehyung palms her mouth, yeri whimpers while slapping his hand asking him to let her mouth free.

"that was a secret only you know, idiot!" he whispers as he growls. "ugh thank god no one is here." taehyung rolls his eyes, drops down his hand from yeri's mouth.

"taeyong didn't only not look at me, he also date my friend." she sulks.

suddenly, she grabbed taehyung by his collar, "you! if you didn't drop her, she would not date my taeyong!" she cries.

taehyung snorts, pushing yeri lightly but she was too weak that she easily fallen on her back onto the bed. tears running down on the corner of her eyes again. it doesn't seem like the water dam would stop leaking any minute. just like this, yeri refused to move.

she knows putting the blame on taehyung wouldn't make taeyong wants him. even if he didn't dare jennie, he would never date her too. this reality suddenly hits her like a truck. she know taeyong gonna date someone but when the woman is her own friend, the pain is almost unbearable.

"get up! jungkook and jimin are way more attractive than taeyong. Call them to date you." says taehyung, he was joking but with a stolid face.

"beauty is a subjective matter, dipshit. jennie is prettier than joohyun too!" she exclaimed in annoyance, still lays down cheerlessly on the bed.

"bitch please, that was your own perspective!"

suddenly, the dorm door open slightly.

taehyung turns his face towards the door just to discover jungkook looking at him and then to yeri.

"oh, brother sister time?" jungkook says as he spots yeri. "hey yem." he greets and his steps halted. he tilts his head, when he slowly marching forward and closer to yeri and taehyung, he finally sees yeri's swollen eyes. "are you two fighting again?" he asked. "ok no, your eyes wouldn't be in that state if its taehyung." jungkook prompt to sit next to yeri.

she spaced out.

"what is wrong?" jungkook asks, looking at taehyung for an answer.

the twin brother shrugs. jungkook frowns deeply.

"yem..."

when she heard jungkook calling her name, yeri cries again. this time, she leans on her stomach, moving her body and put her face on jungkook's thigh, wailing.

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