Angel 천사 Pjm

16- Questions

Taehyung's p.o.v.

It had been a week and Miso was still unconscious. But things were pretty stable for her. There were some changes made due to her sudden seizures.

I was meeting with a friend of Jin who would help us find Jimin.

"Yesterday when I talked to him, he kind of seemed to be suspicious. I don't know but I feel he knows what we're planning."

"Why do you think so?" Yoongi asked.

"Because he didn't pick up his phone when I called him today."

"It's good. At least his number can be traced. "

"Did he ever tell you where he was staying? Any location?"

I tried to think harder but as far as I remember he hadn't mentioned anything. He made sure no one knew. At that time I thought he wanted to spend some alone time with his wife but now, after knowing the truth, I finally understand that he was hiding himself. But why Jimin? What is it that you know? What really happened?

...

The days went by normal. The treatment was on and so was the hunt for Jimin. But there was no sign of him.

I was driving around the town when I passed a small shop. I got down and stood at the entrance.

The place held millions of memories.

This was the shop from where I always bought candies, when I was little. This was the place where I had found comfort after my grandmother passed away. This was the place where I used to hide when I was scared of my parents scolding me for getting bad marks. This was the place where Jimin and I spent most of our times whenever he accompanied me to my home town. This wasn't just a shop, but a place where I found comfort in the darkest times.

I went in, and was welcomed by the lovely eyes of the little ones. As I made my presence, someone started sprinting towards me. They jumped at me and I held them in my arms. It was Max, a golden retriever.

He sure had grown bigger. But behaved like the same old small puppy. I kept him down and patted him but he just came and sat at me making my back touch the ground.

"Max...that's not good. Let him go."

"Ajumma! "

I saw her and she quickly wrapped her arms around me and Max.

"Ah you little brat. You are back after such a long time."

"I'm sorry. But I had to go and find work."

"Taehyung ah , I understand. You've grown up now. You don't need me."

"Aniyo! You are like my grandma. I find the same comfort when I'm with you. And so I need you."

"You mean to say I'm old. You broke my heart."

"You're still the same for me."

We laughed together for sometime. Ajumma was almost 10 years older than my mother. But she always believed that she was young. And that is why she was always happy. She always had the power to cheer me up. She owned the pet shop and I always found myself coming back here. I wanted to adopt Max but my parents didn't allow me. And so I used to come to this place and play with him and all the other animals. I sometimes used to help Ajumma at her work.

We sat there for a while. And talked about random stuff.

"You bought more dogs this time. "

"Yes, after you left, the pets here became kind of sad. So I had to buy more everytime so that they won't feel alone. After all, even animals experience the feeling of loneliness."

I couldn't help but think about my childhood once again. It was really beautiful.

"By the way, what about your friend?"

"Which friend?"

"The one that was from Busan? Jimin? Why didn't he come with you?"

"Ah.. I haven't met with him. I don't even know where he is."

"What are you saying? He is here, in Daegu."

"What!?"

"Yes, didn't he tell you."

"No, he didn't tell me anything."

"I believe he thought you would be busy. But he had come here yesterday. He said that he was tired and he just wanted to sit here for a while. I wonder what he does for a living. But Taehyung-ah, he didn't look good."

"What do you mean Ajumma?"

"He looked very sad and broken."

"Do you know where he is staying?"

"I think yes. I will give you his address. You should visit him. He will feel good."

My head was spinning as I walked back home. Jimin was here itself and we we're finding him in distant places. I took out my phone to call Jin. But as I scrolled past his name a thought occurred to me. Jimin was hiding from them, and he wouldn't want to meet them yet. I had to meet him before they do and ask him the real reason why he was doing this. After all, Miso needed him more that us. He had the answer to our questions.