Cabin In The Woods•t.k•

22

Time began to pass, and Jungkook found himself slowly spending less and less time with Taehyung. And more time with Jimin.

He sat on the rooftop. Jimin and his friends sat beside him as they began eating their lunch.

"You really need to quit hanging with that Taehyung guy, he's not as normal as he makes you think," Jimin stated, biting into his apple slice.

Jungkook looked up from his sandwich and stared at his group of friends. Ever since he met Jimin, his other friends had accepted him into their group as well. There were Jimin and Namjoon...

and Hoseok, but he was a bit too loud for Jungkook's liking.

"What makes you say that hyung?" Jungkook asked.

Jimin shrugged, "I've known him longer than you have. And he isn't what he says he is." He looked up at the younger, wearing a mask that hid mischief and evil. "Trust me, you don't wanna be hanging around with a homo."

"Those types of people get bullied around here. We don't want you getting the same treatment." Namjoon said, his voice was soft but held the tiniest bit of sadness that no one could pick up.

Hoseok nodded, staring at the food on his lap. "Besides, Taehyung's a nerd and you're a lot cooler than he is. No one's friends with Taehyung and it's obvious why."

In all honesty, Jungkook didn't want to stop being friends with Taehyung. Taehyung was nice to him, but so was Jimin.

He didn't want to get bullied again or have people ignore him like the other schools. Maybe this was his chance to lead a normal life. Losing one friend isn't that bad when you gain 3 others.

His aunt told him that life is a game of losing and gaining. So maybe this was just how it was supposed to be? Who was he to disobey the rules of the game of life?

So that's what he did.

"Hey, Jungkook!" Taehyung giggled, skipping over to the younger's locker. He peeked his head out from behind the door and watched as Jungkook gathered his things to leave for home. "I was wondering if you wanted to go to hang out in my backyard, we have a swing set and everything! And maybe you can even stay for dinner. Your auntie wouldn't mind right?"

Jungkook faced the bubbling boy in front of him. There was a small pain shooting through his chest when he looked into Taehyung's eyes and how they were almost shimmering with hope. They were glistening like clear lake waters, and Jungkook couldn't help but think, maybe he was Taehyung's first friend too.

He shook his head and watched as Taehyung's shoulders dropped slightly.

Taehyung nodded slowly, usually,y Jungkook always hung out with him. Maybe he had something else to do today. "Uh, okay. How about tomorrow? It's a Saturday, and we always hang on Saturdays."

"No. Taehyung, I-" Jungkook stopped, maybe this wasn't the right thing to do. But he didn't want to lose three friends just because he wants to keep one. Hopefully, Taehyung could find some other new kid to hang out with. "Taehyung, I don't hang out with homos."

The pain in his chest rippled as he saw the colour drain from Taehyung's face and the shimmer in his eyes die quickly. He could hear Taehyung's voice breaking, and every crack in his voice etched one into Jungkook's heart. "My mom said being a homo is a good thing, that it means happy. It doesn't mean that does it?"

Jungkook shook his head, closing his locker and throwing his backpack around his shoulders. Looking back on it, he felt nauseated by the fact that something like this could even come out of his mouth.