TEACH ME. | VKOOK ✔️

10

The next day, things have been awfully tense.

Taehyung still wasn't over what he saw and experienced yesterday. He felt sad, ditched by his own best friend and boyfriend at the same time, in a moment he needed him the most.

Thus, he decided to ignore the slightly smaller boy for the rest of the day. He thought it would be a piece of cake, however he didn't know that Jungkook heavily regretted not arriving at the hospital yesterday, so he has already thought about how he would form his words into an apology.

So, in the morning it wasn't surprising that after Taehyung has hurried to his locker to grab some books, in hope that he wouldn't meet Jungkook, the latter already waited at his locker, anxiously biting his lower lip while looking down.

Taehyung froze his tracks in the busy hallway once he perceived him standing nearby his locker, sighed deeply and turned around, hoping Jungkook didnt notice him. But what he didn't know was that Jungkook became very cautious lately, watched his surroundings more than usual.

"Ah, Taehyung!" Jungkook called, easily spotting the brown-haired boy and started running towards his direction, hurriedly passing other students in their lively hallway. He frowned, however, noticing that Taehyung didn't react, and in fact, accelerated his pace.

Nevertheless, Jungkook followed him with furrowed eyebrows, calling out to him more and more, louder and louder, hurried even more and finally arrived at his back, when—

"What is it!!" Taehyung immediately snapped as he turned around, startling the younger by the sudden reaction. Jungkook blinked his doe eyes at Tae, and realized. He was hella mad and disappointed. And that just made his heart ache more in deep regret.

"Taehyung," he started, and as he looked at the elder's eyes, how furious, angered they were, the weight of guilt started to become even heavier on his shoulders, unbearable even. "I- first off, I am so sorry."

A scoff leaved his lips. "Oh please. I don't want to hear that. Just leave me alone now, okay?" he demanded, wanting to walk forward again but Jungkook stopped him from turning around by clutching onto the material of his shirt on his arm.

"No wait, you really don't understand!" Jungkook said in frustration, and had a short, inner debate on whether to suddenly explode with his problems, or just lie. But lying, or at least dodging the truth, seemed easier.

"There- there was an emergency. I really couldn't come. I am so sorry, it's a really long story—" Taehyung cut him off by snatching his arm away from Jungkook's fingers.

"What's so long about you ditching me to go to a fucking cafeteria with your new-made friend? Eh?" he asked sarcastically, and that's when Jungkook's jaw, as well as heart dropped. He saw.

The time to progress that took a while, which Taehyung found was an answer clear enough. He laughed in disbelief. "Feels shitty to be exposed, right? Can't believe you didn't at least tell me that you're busy. This way, I wouldn't have waited there like a fucking moron, having hopes that—"

"No! Tae, you got this all wrong. Seriously. W-what you saw isn't what you think it is, I'm serious!" he tried desperately, again reaching out for Tae. The male however stepped back, unintentionally stabbing into Jungkook's heart.

"Just drop it." he said lowly. "I'm not in the mood to deal with you right now. I saw what I saw, and I'm disappointed in you, Jungkook."