Midnight Lover . J.Jk[On Going]

ch 15

Aera's p.o.v
I went back home still dazed that the incident earlier was just a hallucination.

As soon as I reached home the friendly butler Mr Lee handed me a piece of paper. It read:
"I'm going to Japan for a few days so make yourself at home. Goodbye"

" Mr Jeon will return the day after tomorrow" he said. I gave him a small smile and went upstairs.

I turned on the night lamp and sat at the study table. I took out my diary and started writing occasionally glancing at the huge garden infront, through the window.

*******
It was the same cycle. Me crying, sleeping, writing my diary whole night and sometimes eating.

I didn't feel like eating. I had lost my appetite. Everytime I would try to eat, I would break down out of guilt.

You still need to accept the fact that you were the cause of your boyfriend's death.

Jungkook's words kept ringing in my head. I stopped talking because I felt that would make me feel less guilty.

I felt more lonly than ever. I sat on the windowsill and started writing. As usual.

Jungkook's p.o.v
" How is she?" I asked Mr Lee through the phone
" Not well. She barely comes out of her room. She doesn't even want to eat. She's always writing at night. The lights of room are always switched off except for the table lamp where she writes" he said.

Tsk I should've known this could happen.

" Can you somehow send me that diary of her's?"

" I'll try. Give me your address"
" I'll send you" I said and hung up

I texted him my address.

I shouldn't have said that to her. Tsk. I made her even more guilty.

I turned off my phone and returned to work.

Mr Lee's p.o.v
As per Mr Jeon's order I went upstairs to miss Aera's room. Fortunately it was open. I slowly opened the door and saw that she was not here.

I quickly walked over to her desk and stole the diary from there and came back downstairs.

I immediately packaged that and sent it to the address which Mr Jeon gave me.

*****
Jungkook's p.o.v

I received the diary today.
I will read it now itself.

I opened it and the first thing which struck me was her handwriting. It was hers. My Midnight Lover's.

So she wasn't lying. Tsk. How stupid I was to say something like that to her.

Nevertheless I started reading:

Dear diary,
It has been five years since I'm writing again. I am sorry that I haven't talked to you for so long but I was recovering. I really was. After moving to Seoul I found a special person in my life. And that is Jeon Jungkook. For the first time in my life, I found a person who made me feel happy. My Midnight Lover was the only one who could make me happy. Okay bye I'll talk to you later.
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aera

22nd October.
Dear diary,
I am so miserable and pathetic. I couldn't save Baekhyun. I couldn't stop Jungkook from leaving. I told him that he was my Midnight Lover. But he didn't believe me. I don't blame him though. I deserved this. I don't deserve to be loved. Anyway I'll come later, I don't feel so well.

23rd October
Dear diary,
I don't know why but I feel so sick. My head is spinning and I am having problem in breathing. Maybe because of the pills I took earlier. Bye. I'll try to sleep a little.

Then it was blank. I started panicking
" I need to leave right now. Book a flight" I told my secretary and started packing my things.

After a few hours I boarded the plane. I tried calling Aera but she didn't pick up.

*******
I reached Seoul and booked a cab to home. I reached and rushed upstairs.

I knocked on the door but no answer.
I kept on knocking but to no avail.

Author's p.o.v

" Aera? Open the door. It's me Jungkook" he called but nothing.

" Aera!! Aera?!. She's not answering. I will break this door" he said to Mr Lee and kicked the door

After several kicks and bangs the door finally opened revealing Aera lying on the floor knocked out.

He rushed to helpless girl and held her in his arms.

" Give me some water!!" He yelled and Mr Lee handed him a glass. He sprinkled the water on the girl's face.

She stirred a bit but was not fully conscious. He lifted her up and placed her on the bed.

" Aera Aera!! Can you see me? Can you hear me?!" He shook her a bit, despair clear in his voice.

She opened her eyes a little and just nodded. He heaved a sigh of relief. He examined her and noticed the bruises. Still blue and fresh.

" Your bruises haven't healed. You didn't take your medicines?" He asked but she was staring off into space.

He fed her the medicines and tucked her under after placing a soft kiss on her forehead.

He closed the door softly and asked Mr Lee after going downstairs," why isn't she saying anything?"

" She has stopped talking. Not to me, not to anyone else. Only sometimes she talks into thin air and keeps mentioning someone called Baekhyun. Other times she just silently cries in the garden" he replied.

*********
" Do you think a therapy would make her better?" He asked the therapist in front of him.

" Yes it surely will" she soothingly said.
" Then I'll try to bring her. It might take some time for her to trust me again. Thank you" he bowed and left.

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Aera's p.o.v
I woke up to shuffling inside my room. I sat up and saw Jungkook changing. I immediately closed my eyes.

" It's okay. I'm done" he said and I opened my eyes again. He came and sat beside me.

" Aera I'm sorry. Please scold me, yell at me do anything but please don't ignore me" he pleaded.

I'm not ignoring you. I wanted to say but couldn't. Everytime I wanted to say something, I felt like gagging.

" It's okay. Take your time" he said and left the room after closing the door gently.

I am sorry kook. I didn't mean to...