One Step At a Time [jungkook ff]

Chapter eight: The Untold Truth

Both boys were now yelling frantically.

     "YOU HATE HEARING HIS NAME! WHY ARE YOU SO AFRAID OF HIS NAME!!"

     "BECAUSE I KILLED HIM!!"

     "W-what?..." Taehyung's eyes had filled with tears. He wasn't sure if he had heard jungkooks words correctly.

     Jungkook suddenly started crying.

     "I killed him...."

     Min-Ju was shocked at jungkooks words. She knew what he was going to tell Taehyung would be painful... but never this painful.

     Min-Ju noticed Taehyung's hands had turned to fists.

     "I-I'm sure there's more to it than just "I KiLleD hiM", Taehyung sit down " Min-Ju stated before a fight could break out.

     "You  better have a good explanation to what you just said" Taehyung sat down with his hands still in fists.

     "What do you know about the accident?"
Jungkook asked quietly not looking up from the ground.

     "Namjoon drove your car on a rainy day and lost control." Taehyung stated quietly.

     "Wrong... I was the one ..driving"
Jungkook broke out into more tears.

     "I had suggested we go to an ice cream shop to celebrate me getting a new car. Namjoon insisted we wait for the rain to calm down... but I didn't listen.
     I kept speeding up even though he told me many times to slow down... when I made a turn I went faster than I was supposed to... a giant truck was coming straight for us a-and.."

     Jungkook had to stop talking because the giant ball in his throat wasn't letting him say his words. He had tears rolling down his cheeks.

     Taehyung just stared at Jungkook, he was on the verge of tears but tried his best to not cry.

     "And.what." Taehyung asked harshly.

     "...Namjoon moved the steering wheel so I was farthest from the truck... he took the impact... I-I c-couldn't stop him" Jungkook started to once again cry.

     "He's dead because of my stupidity.. I killed him.." everyone in the room was now in tears... Jungkook, Taehyung, even Min-Ju.

     "I'm sorry my mother lied to you, tae. I'm sorry I killed your brother, and I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner."

     Taehyung just stayed quiet, still processing everything he had heard.

     "I-I can't keep letting you help me when I've caused you and your family so much pain..."

     Taehyung got up and walked towards the exit, he stopped for a second but slammed the door as he left.

     Jungkook was left in tears.

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     Taehyung was seated in front of a bar. Pathetic, he thought to himself. He never drank, he had intended to drink his sorrows away but he had just been sitting there.

     He got up and drove to a small restaurant. He was on autopilot and hadn't realized which restaurant he had driven to. He sighed and entered the small cozy restaurant.

     "Aaah my best customer!" Said an old man with a bright smile.

     "The usual?" The old man proceeded to ask.

      Taehyung nodded. He was about to sit down when a picture on the wall caught his eye.

[flashback]

     "Hyung look! Isn't that a cute shop"

     "That's what you call a restaurant" namjoon said with a smile

     "That's what I said" Taehyung giggled and ran inside.

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     "Hyung let's come here ALL the time" Taehyung smiled as he clapped with joy.

      "Okay but you can't tell mom. Got it?" Namjoon smiled at his 7 year old brother who was wiggling in his seat.

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     "Hi Mr.Yoon!" Taehyung yelled as he sat in his 'special spot'

     "Hi there Tae. Did you and your brother run from home again" the old man looked at the little boy with suspicion

     "NoooOooOo" Tae giggled "it's just me this time"

     "Taehyung!!" Namjoon yelled as he barged into the restaurant.

     "Oh no Mr. Yoon hide me!"

     "Alright alright. Calm down or you'll scare my costumers away" the old man laughed as Tae tried to hide from Namjoon.

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     "Hyung we've been coming here for years. Why not take a picture before we leave to London and hang it on the wall" Taehyung laughed

     "Tae we don't own this place. I don't think Mr.Yoon would li-"

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     "A picture of my favorite boys? I think that sounds like a great idea" the old man smiled at the two boys.

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[end of flashback]

     He couldn't take it anymore. He broke into tears, he just stared at the picture, hoping for his brother to come back... but that would never happen. He was gone and there wasn't anything he could do to bring him back.

     "Ssh Ssh it's okay.. everything will be okay" the old man held Taehyung in his arms and did what he could to ease his sobs.

[to be continued]

I'm curious 🤔 what are your thoughts on the whole namjoon being dead situation. Do you blame Jungkook ? Or do you think it was an accident? Should Tae forgive him?