18 - The Message

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Taehyung

[Tae, I hope you are well.  I’m sorry if things became too difficult between us.  I never wanted to complicate things.  What they say is true though, absence makes the heart grow fonder.

I miss you.

There is so much more I want to say than those 3 words.  I know I shouldn’t wait for you like this.  But … if we’re truly not meant to be, please grant me one last kiss.  A last goodbye.  I just want to see you once.

I’ll be at our tree tomorrow.

~ Kookie]

I was tearing up, reading his message to me.

“Tae… I'm sorry I lied to you.  I… I just don’t want to see you hurt.”  Jimin said.

“I know.  But… Jimin… I… I’m not any better.  I miss him.  I…”  I couldn’t finish my thoughts.  I took the letter with me and swam back towards home.

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The next morning, I laid in bed still, looking at the message again.  Our tree.  I don’t know if i’ll have the strength to keep him at arm's length.  But I at least owe him a visit, since I just kind of disappeared on him.  I got up out of bed, swam to the pier, and made my way to the temple.

When our tree came into view, I saw him already there.  I stopped, hesitating, trying to hold back the tears from escaping, trying to stop myself from running into his arms.  He looked sad.  Waiting, looking around.  I slowly started walking up toward our tree from behind him.

“Hey.”  I said, trying to keep calm.

He jumped up at my arrival, and jumped straight into my arms without warning.  “Tae…!  I missed you… so much.”  He sniffled into my shoulder.

I let him hug me for a minute, but then pulled him back.  “We should talk…”

He looked at me with sad eyes, already knowing what i’m going to say.

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