My Best Friend || kth

8 - Two sides to every story.

Taehyung's POV-

I came back to Seoul wanting to start over and renew my friendship with Mimi. But everything is in vain and I don't know what I should do.

People think I don't know what is going on with my family and the business. I guess it's my father's way of protecting me from the chaos.

The problems I have with Kai, Luhan, and Lay are nothing compared to the problems of Jung's and Kim's Company because I can deal with the guys but I am helpless and lost in dealing with the Company. My father has been trying his best to rebuild his ruined empire and the sad thing is.. Mimi's father has to get involved this time. I am scared when I think about the future. Mr.Jung is a nice person and it was my father's fault that things turned out this way.

Jung and Kim's company has always been working together and it flourished for many years. They made a deal to become lifelong partners but my father's greed led to a great mistake. He signed another contract with Jeguk Company, things went quite well in the beginning but then Mr.Jung later found out. Things went downhill from there. Mr.Jung cuts off all the connections between Jung's and Kim's and my dad was being ratted out as being a traitor and Jeguk too cut off the connections. It is going to take a very long time to regain everything.

Life used to be great. Daegu did me no good but Titina was of great help. Our family would have been homeless right now if it wasn't for Titina doing everything she could to save us from her dad's anger. She must have been so scared convincing her dad. I really still don't know why she transferred here in Seoul, but Titina is not a bad person. You may not believe me... But she is just misunderstood. She gets all the attention and love from her family and that's why she sometimes is a brat. But I tell you, she really has a good heart though she clings on to me too much. She just has difficulties in making new friends and adapting to new environments.

Titina's POV:

My dad is ruining Taehyung's dad and I just can't watch a friend's family hit rock bottom. I remember sleeping on the floor outside my dad's personal office to let Mr.Kim off the hook and just let things be. He already ruined his company and that is enough. It's just too painful. I begged my dad to let me stay at my aunt's place in Seoul and let me continue school there. He finally agreed after I promised to not cause any trouble. My dad would do anything for me but he hates broken promises the most and I swear he'll lose his temper if I cause him any trouble. I like it here in Seoul and I got to see Taehyung everyday. I met Mimi too. Taehyung has been talking about her ever since we met in Daegu. I know he misses her and favors her a lot but I don't know what is wrong with me, I am burning with jealousy. I can't stand the thought of him giving other people his attention. I just want to confess my feelings to him...

Taehyung and Mimi are just too compatible even though they bicker and fight most of the times, there is a certain vibe and bond between them that is strong enough that even people around them can feel it. I felt that while we were eating lunch. Do they secretly have feelings for each other or am I just being paranoid? Mimi stomped out in anger and Hilda followed her. I looked and Taehyung and he was showing this smile looking down at his lunch. It was a smile that meant something. It was a smile of joy, like he was actually happy fighting with her... It was beautiful. He never smiled like that for me or because of me. To be honest it kind of broke my heart. I kept thinking about it and before I knew it.. I was acting my anger out on Mimi. I've always heard of her feisty behaviour but it was worse than I thought. She actually pushed me. I was going to do the same but Ms.Taeyeon walked in. I thought about what my dad would do if i got into trouble and he finds out. Everything will be over for me.. I didn't want to do it.. But i lied.. I'm not sorry.. I'm not sorry.. Ughhh! I'm sorry...

I was walking back and forth in my room thinking about what I did. Then my phone beeped.

"Meet me outside?" -T

"Can't. Having dinner with aunt."
- Tina

I just couldn't face him. He probably hates me. What should I do??

"Will wait." -T

Taehyung always does and gets what he wants. There's no going back for him once he sets his mind to something.
There's a bench beneath a tree near my aunt's place. I saw him sitting there when I went outside. Why does my stomach feel funny everytime I see him? I have to suppress them!

Titina: What is it..?

Taehyung: Did you get into a fight with Mimi?

Titina: I don't want to talk about it. I gotta go.

Taehyung: You guys are driving me crazy. Is it so hard to say what went wrong?

Titina: Have you met her?

Taehyung: Tina. Did she really push you first?

Titina: ...

Taehyung: You know you can tell me anything.

Titina: It was just a petty misunderstanding. I'm sorry but I have to go. Goodnight.

I stood up from the bench and was about to walk back in but Just then-

Taehyung: Jung Titina. Let's go get ice-cream. You're paying.

Titina: My feet hurt. I fell down today. Remember?

They did hurt.

Taehyung: Liar. Come on, I'll give you a piggyback ride.

It was nothing new between Taehyung and I. We get ice creams when we're sad and give each other piggyback rides. All those years of friendship created extreme comfortability between us.
We got our ice-creams and sat on the park bench. The atmosphere was nice. Everything was perfect.
Sometimes Taehyung makes it impossible to not fall for him. He makes me like him more and more without trying. It's so hard to keep these feelings to myself.

I was having a good time but then-

Taehyung: Tina..you know Mimi is not a bad person. Sure, she has a bad temper but you'll get along quite well if you really get to know each other.

Titina: You know this is one of your weaknesses Kim Taehyung.

Taehyung: What do you mean?

Titina: You only see the good in people. You believe in only the good sides of them. The world is cruel. You won't survive like this.

Taehyung: I was just saying...

Titina: No..i'm not saying Mimi is a bad person, I'm talking about myself too.. I'm just saying.. Everyone has their good sides and bad sides. You have to learn how to see both sides.

Taehyung: I guess you guys were fighting because of something else and not the shower.

Titina: Who fights over showers anyway?

Taehyung: So you admit it was your fault?

Titina: You have no faith in me.

Taehyung: No... It's just.. Mimi is the type to only care about people she is really close to. So I don't think she'll really notice your presence even when you always follow me around. She wouldn't even know the names and faces of half of her classmates who sit in the same room with her everyday.

Titina: You talk about her like she's your other half or something.

Taehyung: Bestfriend. She is my bestfriend.

Titina: What am I then?

Taehyung: A potato?

Titina: Do you want to die Kim Taehyung?

Taehyung always finds a way to get the truth out of me without forsaking me even when I'm wrong.

How could a human with such a beautiful soul like him exist?

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Kim Taehyung is beautiful both in the Alternate Universe and real life.