A Memory of Two: Lost and Found

Punishment

Sanem, distancing him away from her, says, "Taehyung."

Taehyung - "Yes."

Sanem - "Think about it again."

Taehyung exclaims, "Done."

Soon, Hana comes to inform them about the lunch and they goes downstairs.

From then, for the whole week, she looks everywhere except his face. And this hurt him as hell. He realized his punishment on the second day but remained calm and waited for her to end it. On the eighth day, his patience runs out, he goes to her and says, "When will it over?"

She says without looking at him, "What?"

Taehyung - "Your punishment. I can't take it anymore."

Sanem - "but you were the one who asked for it."

Taehyung pleads with his puppy face, "Please, end it. I beg you. If you say, I will kneel down to pursue you."

And suddenly, she turns around with her raised eyebrows, when he was about to kneel. He stops in middle and looks at her. He feels a calmness and relief through his mind and heart when he finds her looking at his face. His eyes sparkles like a child and a bright smile spread over his face. 

Taehyung - "So? My punishment is over. Right?"

Sanem - "For now, yes."

Taehyung with confusion - "means?"

Sanem - "This one was for touching me without my permission."

Taehyung - "So, now?"

Sanem - "I haven't punished you enough for yelling on me. Wait for it."

 Taehyung's face gets pale and with dry lips, he asks - "So, what have you decided about that?"

Sanem - "Nothing, till now. But soon, I will come up with new ideas."

Taehyung with his withered face and lower head murmurs, "Can you forgive me once? I swear I will not ask another chance ever if in future you would punish me for my mistakes. But this time, please."

Sanem glances at him carefully, at this time, he looks like a little kid who is asking forgiveness from her mom for his mistakes innocently. She continues, "I will think about it."

His face brightens up again. He says, "seriously!! okay you think about it but please pass judgement on my favor. I will never repeat these mistakes again."

Before leaving her room, he turns his head towards her and says in his deep husky voice, "But just a gentle reminder for you - every bit of yours is mine. I won't leave your side ever because I belong to you only. In the most selfish way possible, I don't want anyone else to have your heart, feel your touch or be the reason you smile. These are mine and only mine." and he left. 

Sanem's mind goes through emotional turmoil. Ever since to that day, she mourns every time memorizing how rudely she asked Jungkook to leave. She stopped entering kitchen and after Jungkook's shirt got cleaned by maids, she kept it with her in his memory. Her attire remains black now. So, her closet full of darkness hides a white ray beneath somewhere in the form of Jungkook's white shirt. Taehyung's love seems pure to her but he is not the one who sticks in her mind. She feels helpless. Smile vanishes from her face and she lays on her bed for hours staring the ceiling blankly. Taehyung follows a tight schedule. He leaves for his studio around 8 in the morning and returns home by 8-9 pm in the night. She pretends to be asleep because she tries every possible way to keep him away from herself.

----------------------On the other side---------------------

Jimin knocks on Jungkook's door yelling, "Jeon Jungkook. Open the door. What happened to you? Open the door please."

No response comes up so he screams again while knocking harshly, "What's wrong with you? Your servants informed me that you've been locked in your room for a whole week. You barely eats and why are you not responding to anyone? What's bothering you? Tell me, Jungkook.... Jeon Jungkook. Are you listening?"

He gathers some of his security and asks them to help him to break the door. At first, they hesitate but then get agree. Before proceeding, he alarms him, "Jungkook. I will count till five. If you will not open the door, I will break in." With this, he starts counting but as soon as he counts five, the door opens. He rushes inside leaving the security outside. The scenario of the room widened his eyes with an open mouth hanging in the air. The state of his room is appalling. Broken glass fragments are strewn all over the floor, and stuffs are scattered everywhere. His mirror seems broken by a harsh punch. So, he anxiously looks at his hand and finds that his right hand still has running blood on his knuckle, he immediately takes out first aid kit from one of his drawer and start putting ointment after cleaning the wound carefully. He takes him to another room and asks servants to clean out his room cautiously. 

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Jimin asks him in softer tone. But he remains silent. So, Jimin continues, "Is this some sort of punishment?"

Jungkook sits still, lowering his head in front of Jimin without replying.

Jimin - "I am talking to you Jungkook. At least tell, why this mess? What's bothering you so hard?"

Jungkook whispers, "Betrayal"

Jimin's eyes widened in shock, he quickly asks, "Who? Who betrayed you? Tell me. What's going on here? OMG!! one more love story within same month. NOOOOOOO!!!!!"

Jungkook murmurs, "This is not a love story and never was. We met by mistake and then parted ways."

Jimin - "How?"

"She told me to leave." Jungkook replies in his wavering voice. Soon, his eyes fill with tears.

Jimin in shock asks - "Why?"

Jungkook - "She doesn't want me. She want to spend her life with her husband."

Jimin in absolute shock screams - "HUSBAND!!!?? DID YOU JUST MENTION THE WORD FUCKING HUSAND JEON JUNGKOOK???"

Jungkook nods leaving Jimin almost in trauma. 

Jimin while face palming himself in dismay says - " For God's sake, Jungkook, you can't love a woman who has a husband. There will be no outcome for this love. Thank god, she chose her husband. Have some shame!!!"

Jungkook pleads, "But I love her. Every minute without her seems burden on my chest. I want to be with her, touch her, feel her and keep her for myself. The frustration of not being able to see her is killing me from inside. Why can't she accept me? It's easy. She just has to leave the person who's third-wheeling."

Jimin looks straight to his face and says - "And that's exactly what she does. She must be an intelligent woman unlike you, who is talking nonsense and doing shit around."

Jungkook - "But...."

Jimin cuts in and says - "Jungkook, it's done now. I won't listen anything. You have to stop everything. Please end it here. Whatever it was, forget it like a nightmare. I know, it won't be easy but you have to do it. I will be with you little bunny." And he hugs him in order to console him. Jungkook cries like a kid in his arms.