The maknae

CHAPTER NINETEEN

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The roots of his hate dug deeper into his heart.

His anger boiled over.

Red.

His entire world...was painted red.

~❇~

Jungkook sat reclined in his hospital bed, gazing out his window at the setting sun as it painted the sky with the colors of umber, pink, and green. The door to his room suddenly flew open, and an angry, teary Jaekuk stormed into the room and over to Jungkook's bedside. Jungkook's eyes widened as he shrunk away in fear. He reached to press his call button but found Jaekuk's hand there, tearing it away from him, eyes of pure loathing burning into him.

*SLAP*

"You're supposed to be dead! He was happy with me! 

They all were!

They forgot all about you, like you never existed at all! I just stepped in a took your place, the fact that it was so easy only proves they love me more than they ever loved you! 

But you just couldn't stay dead, could you!? You had to come back and take them from me!

TAKE °HIM FROM ME!

TAKE MY LIFE FROM ME...AGAIN!"

Jaekuk snatched Kookie's pillow away and shoved it down over his face. Jungkook reeled as he desperately reached out in attempt to pull at Jaekuk's hair, scratch at his arms and face.

"HE IS MINE! How dare you try to take him from me! Why didn't you stay dead! He fell right into my arms! 

They all did!

They forgot all about you like you never existed at all! I just stepped in and filled your shoes, much better than you ever could! They love me now, they love me more than they °ever loved you!" 

~❇~

Jungkook heard yelling and banging coming from the other side of his door. Jae must've locked it without him noticing. Jaekuk continued to scream at him, but his words were muffled by the pillow. 

He was being smothered.

He couldn't breathe.

Jungkook pushed and pulled at the pillow, trying to get Jae to let go. Panic began to set in. 

Jaekuk was going to suffocate him...

Jungkook was able to grab a hold of Jaekuk's wrist with one hand, his other hand grabbed onto Jaekuk's neck. He managed to somehow stifle his own panic from the lack of air, and concentrated on his hands. He twisted his left hand, twisting Jaekuk's wrist in the process, and with his right, began to squeeze at Jae's neck, slow and steady.

Jungkook's vision began to go grey and blurry, the thought of them both choking each other to death, was quickly becoming a possibility, but in the end, Jungkook won the choking match, as Jaekuk pulled back, trying to break Jungkook's hold upon him, letting the pillow fall from his hands at last. Jungkook let go of him as sweet, cool air rush back into his lungs.