Chapter 26

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Jin's Pov

"Are you able to contact Rui's parents?"

Namjoon sighed and shook his head, "I'll try my best to get a hold of them if I can, but for now, I'll need time to find their contact information."

I nodded my head, "Okay. Now go do what you have to do."

With one last sigh, he turned around and left the room, leaving me alone with Taehyung who was still unconscious. Grabbing a water bottle nearby, I sat down on the leather couch next to the bed. 

"I know you hold a strong sense of resentment in you. Your resentment was the result of your pain, past, and loneliness. I could feel it, and I understand how you feel," I started, twisting the bottle cap before taking a drink of water.

"You didn't deserve what you had to go through growing up. You deserved so much more. At least, that's what I believe. So do the others too, you know. Like Namjoon, Yoongi, Hoseok, Jimin, Jungkook..." I trailed off, setting the water bottle down on the stand next to the bed.

"Especially towards Madame Kim, I know you still hold your resentment towards her. The day that she left you alone at the mansion and never came back, you lost all hope thinking she completely cut ties off with you for no reason. That's where it all began," I looked up to Taehyung, "Your madness."

The bitterness of those words felt like needles at the tip of my tongue. Though I knew I shouldn't speak my thoughts out openly, I had to speak up about it.

"Even when Madame Kim came back, embraced you again with open arms, and reconciled with you, I knew that deep down, you still felt as if she neglected you on purpose. I know."

I stood up and walked around the room at a slow pace with my hands in my pockets. "Because of the life that we were forced into during her absence, you had to create a new identity for yourself to protect yourself, but you were also searching for something else too. You were also seeking love and validation."

I stopped in my footsteps. "But because of everything that has happened," I turned around and walked up towards the bed and bent down towards Taehyung, our faces almost touching, "I'm afraid I have no choice but... I'm going to have to take that away from you. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry..." I backed away and silently wiped my tears. My chest tightened while my tears continuously streamed down my flushed cheeks. I felt conflicted with the mixed emotions and the situation that I didn't know how to properly react without feeling guilty about my decisions. Even then, somehow, someone will have to intervene at some point.

And if it saves both of them, so be it.

Grabbing a few tissues nearby, my phone vibrated in my pocket in a melodic tune. Swiping across the smooth screen of the device, I sniffed my nose and cleared my throat to fix my composure. "So, did you find them?"

"I... I got nothing."

I threw the tissues away and quickly walked into the bathroom, closing the door behind me. "What do you mean, you 'got-'"

"-Jin!"

I stopped midway through my sentence, surprised by the sudden outburst. 

I continued to listen.

"Jin... Rui's parents have already passed."

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