In Another Lifetime

Still beautiful

"No, it really wasn't fair. Of course, I had to tell him. I didn't want him to think I'd just left with no explanation. But imagine how he felt to find out that I was only there because of a wish I made."

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TAEHYUNGS POV

"Holy shit Tae, that was really her!" Jimin smiled at me, but his smile paled a bit when he saw that I wasn't smiling.

"I hate that she was crying."

"She was probably overwhelmed, Tae. I'm sure she was happy to see you."

I closed my eyes, hoping that she had been. "Maybe. But now she's gone. Again."

I sat in a chair, and he sat next to me, his hand landing on my knee. "It's probably better that way Taehyung."

"I know," I barely whispered, "But I wish I could have talked to her one more time."

Jimin turned his head to look at me. "What would you have said to her?"

I hadn't really thought about that.

"I don't know. I mean, I would have asked her how she was, if she was okay. I would have told her I missed her. But other than that, I'm not really sure."

"Guys, are you ready, the cars are waiting outside" Jin called, causing the two of us to get up.

"She's here, somewhere in Chicago. She came to see our concert. She was at barricade. She had to know I would see her. Yet, she looked surprised when our eyes met."

We walked thru the corridors, heading to the cars that would take us to our rooms.

"Did you recognize her right away?"

"The second I saw her. She looks exactly the same to me, just more mature. She's still just as beautiful."

Jimin smiled, glancing at me before climbing into our shared car. I climbed in behind him, settling into the seat, my mind filled with thoughts that would probably keep  me up tonight.

"Do you think she lives in this area?"

"She might. If not, it's possible she lives close to it.  But that's not always the case. You know people travel great distances to get to our concerts."

I nodded. That fact always overwhelmed me. The things our fans did to see us was nothing short of staggering. I was always blown away by the crowds at our shows. I wished with all my heart that I could look into the eyes of each and every person who came to see us, and tell them how grateful I was for their support.

We rode the rest of the way in silence, arriving and making our way to our rooms without any issues. I thought about telling Jimin that I'd given the security guard a letter to give to her. But I wasn't even sure if he had managed to get it to her, and I'd probably never know for sure, so I decided to keep it to myself.

"Night Taehyung. I hope you get some sleep. We leave early in the morning."

I gave him a nod, letting myself into my room, and throwing myself across my bed. I wondered where she was.

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DELANEY'S POV

"I imagine his reaction wasn't good when you told him." Sadie stated, brows furrowed in consternation.

"It wasn't great. He walked out. I can't say that I blame him. I think I would have done the same thing had I been on the receiving end of such news."

"Oh no," she said sadly. "But obviously, you cleared things up with him?"

"I did. My time there wasn't all sunshine and happiness. There were moments that all I wanted to do was come home. But in the end, I didn't want to leave him. Not ever. I think I would have done anything to be able to stay."