ғᴀᴋᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ

Chapter 10

It took him a year to notice something was off.

But he did nothing to help her.

They both have completed their studies and now were back home.

Tzuyu had no specific dream in life. She just wanted to be happy and continue living.

Coming from a wealthy family, even her parents didn't force her to do anything.

As for, Jungkook who had no clue of what to do in life, started doing as many part-time jobs as he can till he finds a full-time job.

Jungkook started noticing Tzuyu's off behavior, how her face was always down, how she smiled with no shine in her eyes, how she laughed when her eyes weren't even fully open.

He endured her cold eyes and words for quite long, not helping her but just watching her distance herself from him. He was not even afraid of her disappearance because he knew too well, that when he opens his eyes, she'll be right there.

Her mask was falling, and she knew that the cracks already appeared.

There was a time she wished for no one to notice her pretending to be happy and fine. She didn't quite grasp when she started pleading for people to notice.

She wanted Jungkook to be the first one to notice. She expected him to be the first one. But she didn't know it would take this much time.

One year.

All she felt in her daily life was emptiness and numbness as if there was nothing inside her body. Yes, she smiled and laughed, but that didn't mean the numbness ever left her soul.

She had so many things she wanted to do, yet something was holding her back, she always felt too tired to do anything.

Tzuyu was falling deeper into depression. She felt guilty for it.

There are so many people who love her.

Her life is perfect. Yet she can't seem to be happy.

She's guilty because of that.

She has her parents, brother, her best friends, and her boyfriend, yet she couldn't seem to get the emptiness out of her system.

She's guilty because when people say they love her, she can't feel their love. Even when she knows how much they all love her, she can't feel it.

She can only hear it.

Jungkook was unknown to everything. He lived laughing, crying, hurting, smiling, feeling sad, feeling happy. He lived like normal people.

Tzuyu did try to explain Jungkook about her feelings, she did tell him everything, but he never understood and just nodded at her words.

Even when they were together, she never felt his presence. It could be because whenever they were together, Jungkook found his phone, and his games more significant than Tzuyu.

She was always searching for something, even when she was with him.

She couldn't tell whether they were lovers or strangers anymore.