𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐈 | KTH ❄️

|25| trial day

sorry this took forever 🤒 it's another long chpt.. and this book'll be 28 parts instead of 27, hope that's ok!
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They've been keeping Taehyung and I separated in lockup for 14 days.

14 days of being alone... No family, no friends, no one to talk to except the baby I'm carrying whom I don't even know is well, yet all I've done at that is cry and apologize for not being a better protector.

I have court today, but as soon as I got the call that Mina woke up they said I could visit before my trial... Escorted by a team of authorities of course.

Walking through the pasty hospital corridor, I enter her room alone and shut the door behind me. A smile brightens her features the second she sees me, so much that she could cry. Her face is still disfigured and rearranged to look like Seulgi's amongst swollen stitches.

Nevertheless, I sit beside her with a warming smile. No matter who she looks like, she's still Mina.

"Hey sleepy head."

"God, you have no idea how happy I am to see you Lilo. I didn't think you'd come..."

"Of course I'd come. I know you didn't mean to hurt anyone Mi." I case her hand in mine. "How' you feeling?"

"...Like I got attacked by a pack of wolves." She laughs weakly, but I only frown.

"Kidding. It looks worse than it is, really. I guess I still owe Jimin an apology for breaking his arm. I don't even know how I did that. Anyway, how are you? I hear the big trial is today."

"Yeah, in two hours. We've had questionings individually but this'll be the first time I've seen Taehyung in weeks. I don't wanna go back to jail... I'm nervous."

"Don't think of the worst-case scenario. Focus on the fact that you'll get to see him today and that you'll both get the chance to finally clear your names."

"Yeah, you're right." I nod... Then lower my brows in realization.

"Speaking of togetherness, why are you here alone? Where's Jin?"

Her face is suddenly so sensitive, as if I'd struck a nerve.

"...I... I don't know. I'm not sure if he even knows I'm here. It's making me worried."

"Why—?"

"What if he doesn't like me anymore?" A withheld tear runs down her cheek. "What if he breaks up with me? I mean look at me. I don't even look like the girl he fell in love with anymore, I'm a total stranger to him. Who wants to kiss a girl who's face is covered in bruises and stitches?"

"Mina..." I wipe her tear, but she distances her head.

"I-I finally found a guy I really like and then this happens! Honestly, I don't blame him for not being here. He looks like a God and then there's me... A botched freak. He deserves more."

"If there's one thing I know about my cousin, it's that he might joke about vanity but he's got a kind heart only special people get to see. If he's really the one, he'll oversee the scars. Jin isn't like your exes, Mi. He really likes you."

She looks into her lap and nods miserably when suddenly the door bursts open. As if on cue, Jin stands there with heavy breath and a fruitful gift basket in his grip.

"J-Jin?!"

"Mi!" He runs to her side with both hands clutching hers. "I'm so sorry I didn't come sooner. Those stupid receptionists kept giving me the wrong room and I had to search like three floors to get here. Are you okay? Does anything hurt?"