Serendipity

Chapter 98

JEON JUNGKOOK

"Oppa... this person that you love... who is he?" I heard Lisa ask.

I leaned in closer until I could clearly see the three figures inside of the room. But not enough to be seen by them. I made sure of that.

They look like a happy family... something me and Lisa will never be.

I knew me and Lisa can never have a family together ever since I've learned to accept the fact that she'll never love me again. I've also learned to accept the fact that I should let her go. But the funny thing is that, I've thought about these for days and days and yet I still haven't done anything to achieve the second part.

"Lisa... he's not important to me anymore. He made that clear. Plus, I'm tired of loving him. All I wanna do now is take care of my son and leave this place to give him a normal life." Taehyung hyung said while I watched a glimpse of something pass his eyes.

"But oppa... how are you gonna get out of here?"

"Well... I don't know about that part yet. But I'm sure I can find a way. Soon."

What?! He's leaving too?! No! I can't let him go! I'm already letting go of Lisa, I can't lose him too! I won't let him leave!

After hearing those words, I quietly slipped out of the hallway and stomped up my room. With only these words circling in my head.

I won't let him go.

LALISA MANOBAN

"Well... I don't know about that part yet. But I'm sure I can find a way. Soon." Tae oppa said, looking at his son.

"Uhm... I never got his name though..." I trailed off.

"Oh, right! His name's Daehan. Kim Daehan." he proudly said as he let out a smile that reached his eyes, making me do the same.

You're one lucky child Daehan.

"So... oppa... can he stay for the night?" I asked, trying my best to persuade him using my puppy dog eyes.

"Sure! But I'll have to sleep here too since he can't really sleep without me." he said.

"That's okay. He'll be in between us so he won't roll off the bed."

"I'll just go and get my pillow and blanket." he said, getting off the bed before he walked out of the door.

KIM TAEHYUNG

As I walked out of the hallway, I noticed that the door of Jungkook's bedroom is a bit open so me being the great hyung that I am, walked up the stairs and headed towards his door to close it. But to my surprise, I was suddenly pulled inside.

"What the-"

"Shhhh!"

"Kid... what the hell are you doing?" I asked, stepping back a bit.

"You're not leaving me."

Jungkook?

"What the hell are you talking about?" I asked, narrowing my eyes.

"You and your baby can live here, with me. I can give the two of you a normal life like how you want it for him." he said with that pleading look on his face.

This isn't right.

"Where'd you get that?" I suddenly asked and watched as his face turned blank.

"Get what?" he asked back.

"Please don't tell me you heard me and Lisa talking-"

"But I can't! I heard everything, hyung! I don't wanna lose you too! I'm already letting her go! I can't let you leave me too!" he shouted, falling down on his knees as he gripped my black sweatpants while I just stared at him with my eyes filled with mockery.

"You've got to be kidding me..." I whispered.

"Hyung! You've go to understand that I don't want you to leave-"

"What about what I want?" I cut off, growing cold.

"What about what me and my son wants?" I rephrased, looking at him straight in the eye.

"Jungkook... I've been trying to understand you for a long time now and I'm tired. I understand that I've been there for you. I understand that you need someone. I understand that you have problems. But what about me? What about what need? What about my problems?" I asked.

"I take care of you but who takes care of me?" I added followed by an intense kind of silence before I spoke up.

"Kid... I don't even know what I really am to you..." I trailed off.

"What are you talking about, hyung? Aren't you my friend?" he asked as he stood up and wiped his tear stained face like a child, giving me the urge to wipe it from him.

"Taehyung hyung... You'll always be my friend."

"Aren't you, hyung?"

Friend. The word I've always liked is the same word that stabbed me where it never should have.

"Am I really just a friend to you?" I asked even though I already knew the answer.

"Isn't that what we are? Friends?"

How can I possibly stay friends with someone I love more than that?

"Yeah... and you made that clear already."

***

I'm already in the room I share with Kai, walking back and forth while biting my nail to at least help myself calm the fuck down.

"You're making me dizzy." Kai said.

"Then don't look at me." I fired back, sparing him a glance.

"How can I not when you're practically walking back and forth in the middle of our room?"

"Then ignore me and sleep."

"How the- okay, you know what? Forget it. Just tell me what the hell is going on so I can help." he said, sitting right up.

I sat down on my bed and told him everything, complete with the little details and watched as his eyebrows scrunch together. After I finished, he let out a really deep sigh and rubbed his temples.

"So... you're telling me that that bastard is not going to let you go even though he made it clear that the both of you are just friends." he said, his eyebrows shooting upwards.

"Yeah..."

"And that he's letting Lisa go but didn't even bother saying when." he added.

"Yeah..."

"But what about little Daehan?" he asked.

"I'll have to rely on my brother to bust the three of us out."

"Three of us?"

"You, me and Daehan. He's letting Lisa go anyways." I said, shrugging my shoulders off.

"Speaking of Lisa... aren't you supposed to grab your shit and hurry back to her room?"

***

When I got back to her room, I saw her and Daehan sleeping already. Daehan's head was resting on her the crook of her neck while Lisa leaned on the headboard with one of her palms resting on my son's back and the other tucked under his butt, making me chuckle and place my stuff on the couch.

I walked towards them and carefully took Daehan in my arms and placed him on the couch -right beside my stuff- before I went back to Lisa and slowly adjusted her sleeping position before I draped the blanket on her. I then went back to Daehan and carried him towards the bed and placed him in the center. Then, I finally went back to the couch to get my stuff before I went back to the bed and laid down on Daehan's side, making him safely tucked between me and Lisa.

"Good night kids."