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forty-six.

바흔여섯

    
     "did you tell him?" he asks, shifting his leg properly so that it won't hurt.

     "tell him what?" jungkook frowns, helps hoseok with his leg. he lifts up his glass to take another sip of his liquor and so does hoseok.

     "that you love him."

     jungkook chokes and coughs, hits his chest before speaking up. "i don't love him!" he looks away as jaebum laughs at him. "i like.. like him for real and my feelings are getting all messed up. i don't know anymore." i may not love him now but i know i will soon.

     "don't fall in love with him." the slurry voice says. everybody turn their heads towards jackson, who empties his glass and goes for more.

     jungkook frowns and jaebum asks for him, "why?"

     jackson sighs, shakes his head. he's drunk. "i can't tell you." he shrugs and simply drinks from his glass.

     "why can't y―"

     "hyung," jungkook interrupts hoseok, looks down. "it's alright." he wants jimin to be the one to tell him the things about his past.

     they are in silence, none of them has to say anything. they all know, they know jungkook is in for good. they know. but they won't say it again.

     there's a knock on the door and they all look at each other before jackson stands up to walk to it. he peeks through the peek hole and instantly he jumps back, yells, "taehyung!" he running around the room, arms flying as he panics. he's drunk out of his mind and everyone can see that.

     "jaebum hyung lock him in my room," jungkook says, but thinks and yells, "no! not my room. god knows what he'll do to my room," he laughs nervously as he lies. he remembers his window. "lock him inside the restroom. it's there." he points out at the door beside the stair to his room.

     jaebum nods and does as he is told. jackson is hard to handle when he's not sober yet jaebum manages to lock him up.

     jungkook sighs and thinks. taehyung only knows jackson and not jaebum or hoseok so he proceeds to open the door once jaebum is again seated back on his place. "hey," he says and stands aside to let him in.

     taehyung nods and steps in only to be surprised my the people. "did i interrupt? i'm sorry i just―"

     "no, it's fine. they're my team mates. well ex." jungkook smiles and leads taehyung to wait with them. the tall male sits on the single couch and smiles at all of them.

     "jaebum," he introduces himself, smiling a little.

     "hoseok," he says, "you two friends?"

     "well you can say but technically, i'm his boyfriend's best friend." he shrugs, chuckles.

     they talk and get along. all of them in a good mood except for the boy trapped in the bathroom.

     "what would you like?" jungkook asks, standing up.

     "water would be fine," taehyung says.

     jungkook nods and walks into the kitchen to bring him a glass of water. the restroom is closer to the kitchen amd hears jackson yell jungkook. he flinches and instantly looks at taehyung for any reaction but there is none. maybe the voice doesn't reach there. he hears it again. jungkook sighs and takes the glass of water to the living room.

     taehyung takes the glass and drinks all of it in one sip. he stands up next and says, "my birthday is coming up this saturday. you guys should come." he smiles and looks at jungkook. "i'll let jimin tell you the venue and time. be sure to be there."

     everyone agrees and jungkook walks him to the door.

      once he is out the door he turns around and says, "i'm trying to be friendly with you just because jimin wants me to. and if the reason of our so called friendship is hurt in any way, you're dead."

     jungkook gulps, nods, says, "okay. don't worry he won't be."

     "he better." and then he leaves.

     jungkook sighs, walks back in and looks at the horrified faces of both of them. "what?"

     "he heard jackson."

❝you're true feelings get clouded
by your lies❞