VENGEANCE

24. With whose permission?

Everyone stared at Yoongi's back with open mouths and shut down brains. Namjoon was more shocked than anyone else. He didn't expect Yoongi to be this open about wanting to kill him. 

But he knew that this was the right time. If not now, he might never get the chance to get back to the topic. He had to reach Yoongi before he went away. Before he lost him. He suddenly got up from his chair and ran outside. "Suga! Hyung!! Please, stop!" he yelled from outside the cafe. 

Yoongi froze and slowly turned back with a menacing look. He slowly walked back to where Namjoon was standing and slapped him hard before grabbing his collar. 

"You do know that this is the thousandth time I am telling you that you lost the right to call me hyung, right?" he asked. 

"And Suga? Do you have no shame? How can you call me Suga? With whose permission are you talking to me right now? Huh? You think they all got your back? Guess what! I. Don't. Care. I am still gonna kill you someday. But like I said, I don't wanna kill you that easily. I want you to slowly burn in the hell of torture before you fall on your knees and beg for your death" he said. 

Namjoon fell on his knees. "Please. Give me a chance. Give me a chance to explain what happened. Please" he begged. 

"What makes you think you deserve a chance? I know what happened. There is nothing there to explain. Also, one more thing. If you really thought of me as your best friend, why didn't you visit me in the jail? Why did you leave me completely alone over there? 

Do you know that I was ridiculed by everyone because no one, I mean, not a single person came to visit me all those five years. Do you know how I felt? It's true. 

Every one thinks of themselves after some point of time. But we knew each other for almost nineteen years by then. And to think that the one person I loved, ran away from me, was very upsetting back then" Yoongi said, kicking Namjoon in his stomach. 

The others gasped as they watched what was happening outside. Jungkook tried to run outside, but Jin stopped him. 

"Now we know that Yoongi wasn't simply abusing him. Let them sort it themselves. Let's not interfere" he said. "Right" Jimin and Hoseok said. Their hearts raced a hundred miles per second as they watched the scene outside.

"I did not have the dare to face you, hyung. I am really sorry. I know you can't forgive me, but please give me a chance. Please" Namjoon cried. 

Yoongi stared at Namjoon for a while before letting out a long breath. He bent down and patted Namjoon's back. He lifted him up and hugged him. 

Namjoon couldn't believe it was happening, but the euphoria lasted only for two seconds. The words that Yoongi whispered next made Namjoon realize just how determined he was to kill him. 

"When your life slowly leaks out of your body........when I can count down the number of breaths you have left.........then, I'll consider giving you a chance. See you" he whispered and walked away. 

"THEY HUGGED!! THEY HUGGED! LOOKS LIKE THEY SORTED IT OUT!!" Taehyung yelled as all of them high-five-ed each other. 

"Wait a second..." Jungkook slowly began. "What's wrong? Why does Namjoon hyung look scared?" Jimin asked. "Oh no, oh no, what's happening?" Hoseok muttered as they noticed the blood drain out of Namjoon's face. 

Namjoon's knees gave out the second Yoongi let him go. He fell down and wept, regretting all of his life decisions. 

'If only you loved me the same way as you used to.....if only you loved me enough to slap me again......if only you gave me another chance.....I love you, hyung' he thought as he sobbed into his hands. 

He soon felt hands around his arms. The others took him inside while Jimin and Taehyung made a cup of hot chocolate for him. 

"It's okay, Joonie. I know something happened between you two. And I really wish you would tell me what happened, because I really want to help you. 

But as much as I hate to accept it, Yoongi is right. It is your personal life and I have no right to butt into it. I will simply wait for you to tell us on your own. 

But please do remember that we are all in this together. You can trust every single one of us with your life, okay?" Jin said. Namjoon nodded and drank his hot chocolate while slowly losing himself to his thoughts.