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10AM.

tae was tired. but he wasn't planning to rest today. he's still curious and needs to know the answer, the truth.

he remembered the last clue he got from under jungkook's mailbox last night.

"dorm, church." he said to himself. he thought of going to the church first, knowing that natasha may know a lot more than he think she does.

however, he thinks it's better to go to the dorm first. so that's where he's heading.

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"dorm?" he asked himself. what should he do here? he kept thinking about it in the car until he finally figured it out.

"ah, i'm supposed to meet someone. her dormmate!" he smiled and head towards taeyeon and jade's shared dorm.

he knocked on the door a few times until someone opened it. jade.

"oh? why are you here?" she asked, letting him in. "you're still staying here?" tae asked, looking around.

"yea well, they gave me another room. but i guess i just wanna stay here for a while. taeheon's stuff is here too."

"i'll bring it home when i have time." he smiled.

jade nodded. "so you're here to bring her stuff or..?"

"okay let's be honest." tae said.

"about what?"

"everything jade. her clue led me here. there must be something you're hiding from me or something you did." tae said.

"i- what're you talking about? tae, i don't-"

"did you bully her too?"

"what? no."

"are you sure?"

"..."

"if you're sure, then why aren't you being honest about everything? look, i need to know what you know and what you did to taeyeon. please, just tell me the truth. tit's not like i can do anything to reverse it anyway. i just want the truth."

jade sighed. "fine. tae, i like you."

"what?" tae frowned. "why?"

"why?" jade scoffed. "because i always see you. you always give us food. you often visit us, call us. ask how we were doing. you were basically a brother to me too. and i've liked you ever since i've moved in with taeyeon. i liked you."

"i- okay, but-"

"what else do you wanna know?"

"everything that i should know."

jade sighed. "fine. i know i should just tell you the truth. it's not like you'll accept me anyways. you'll probably hate me after this." jade smiled with teary eyes.

"hey, jade. don't cry. i won't hate you, i promise. i trusted you and i took care of you like my sister. i.. whatever you did, i'll forgive you. that's what my sister wants anyway." tae cupped jade's cheeks as she was currently sobbing.

"i'm sorry but i didn't mean to."

"what did you do?" tae asked gently, not to scare jade.

jade sniffed. "i liked you and i was jealous. i thought taeyeon and i were best friends. i mean, we kinda were. but to her, it's like friendship doesn't matter that much. it hurt me when she didn't want me to come over. well, maybe because she didn't trust me enough. maybe she thought that if she invited me over your house, i'm only there because i wanted to see you guys. well, it is half true but i honestly wanted to experience being her friend that she trusted most. but that didn't happen." jade sighed.