Paper Hearts (COMPLETED ✔️)

♡Chapter 36♡

Jasmine's POV

Wet droplets fall onto my face. The lights in the parking lot are not bright enough for me to see in the car. I get from underneath him and turn the light on. Jungkook is still in the same position. Her arms hovering over the floor where I was and his head is tucked down. Soft whimpers escape his mouth and his body shakes.

"B-baby, are you okay?" I ask him.

A wheezing noise comes from the boy who refuses to show his face to me.

I crawl closer to him and place my hands on the sides of his face. His cheeks are wet underneath my palms. I tilt his head to face me and am shocked to see him looking at me with red puffy eyes, a runny nose, and gritted teeth.

I wipe his eyes with my thumb and lean in to kiss his cheek, but stop when remembering what I  promised. Now I have to get used to not touching him the way I was able to just minutes ago.

"Hey, Jungkook, everything will be alright," I say before hugging him.

He hesitates to return the gesture but he soon slumps his body against mine. I struggle to hold up his heavier weight as I rub his back.

"I tried to tell myself that..." he says. "BUt, I lied. I-I can't b-be without y-you."

He begins to hiccup as he speaks and it breaks my heart at how heartbroken he is. He didn't have to do this. Forget what people think about him being happy dating the person he loves.

"Then why leave, Kook?" I ask. "You made that decision on your own."

Tears start making their way to my eyes and I pull my head back to keep them from falling. I need to stay strong for him. Show him that no matter what happens, we'll both be alright. I need to show him, although I don't believe it, that we can continue our lives without each other.

"I did it for you," he says. "I know what's going to happen if we continue dating. Crap, a company that's been with us for a long time stopped their contract with us because of me."

I move my body away from Jungkook to get a better look at his face. As he continues to speak, he keeps his head down low.

"He said he would reconsidering ending the contract with BigHit if I cut ties with you," he responds. "And I told him no, although I knew we were going to break up soon."

The tears make their way down my cheeks once I blink. I grab Jungkook's chin and move his face so he can look at me.

"Who cares what they think!" I say. "Doesn't mean we are not dating, that we can't have feelings for each other."

I inch closer to him where I am almost on top of him.

"Forget those heathens," I say before leaning in to kiss him.

I'm met with air as Jungkook leans away from me, shaking his head.

"I-I can't Jasmine. We can't. If you kiss me right now, it'll be harder for me to let you go," he says. "Because it's taking every bit of fiber in my bones to not kiss you."

I try to blink back tears. I can't be mad. I agreed with him that we should break up. I let other people's decisions dictate my relationship with him. Our breakup wasn't natural and if I were to break up with him, I would want it to be because I don't have feelings for him anymore. Not because he's some superstar who needs to keep his people happy.

My heart wretches at the realization of how different my life will be without him there with me every day. He became a part of my routine and to change it is like trying to make me live somebody else's life.