After Notes [ jikook ff ]

Chapter 15 - Calm

THIRD PERSON POV

Tatlong araw na ang nakalipas.

Jungkook stared at Jimin hyung who was reading the same novel book that he read three days ago. It was his third time reading the first chapter of the novel with the same expression; his face was serious and eyebrows are furrowed.

Kahit pangatlong beses na niyang makita 'to, Jungkook still find this cute.

Sa nakalipas na tatlong araw, Jungkook finally confirmed something.

Jimin recognizes him at hindi na niya kailangan i-remind ito. Natuwa si Junkook dahil dito. It was a sign of improvement for Jimin. And for him.

"Hyung."

Jimin paused for a sec before closing the book he was reading and turned to Jungkook.

"Bakit Kookie?"

"Bukod sa'kin...may iba ka pa bang naalala?"

Napaisip saglit si Jimin bago sagutin ang tanong ni Jungkook, "I remember my past-hanggang first year stdent ako and my identity. Aside from that wala na. Bakit?"

"Wala ka ba talagang naalalang Yoongi? Taehyung? O kahit Hoseok man lang?"

Jimin shook his head sideways as an answer. Jungkook nodded slowly as the older started to read again.

Siya lang natatandaan ni Jimin. Nalungkot siya unti para kina Taehyung pero hindi naman masisisi doon si Jimin. Hindi rin naman niya ginusto ito. Pare-pareho lang silang biktima dito.

"You have been reading that book for the third time." Jungkook blurted out absentmindedly that made Jimin turn away from the book and look at him.

"T-Talaga? Nabasa ko na ba 'to? I dont remember...natapos ko na ba 'to?" Jimin asked.

"Hindi pa. Lagi kang tumitigil sa chapter 35. Sabi mo kasi sobrang lungkot na kaya 'di mo na kaya."

Jimin slowly nodded and started to turn the pages. "Siguro dapat doon na ako magsimula."

Jungkook immediately stopped the older and returned to to the page where Jimin was reading earlier. "Hindi mo ma-eenjoy ang story kung hindi mo alam kung paano humantong ang mga bagay-bagay doon."

"Pero sabi mo doon ako tumigil kahapon."

"Doon nga pero di mo naman matandaan."

"Paano kung tumigil nanaman ako doon? Paano kung hindi ko na 'to matapos?"

"Matatapos mo yan." Jungkook held Jimin's free hand, "tutulungan kita. Kung gusto mamaya kapag sinabi mo ulit na ayaw mo ng ituloy, pipilitin kitang ipagpatuloy ang pagbabasa."

Jimin didn't answer and just smiled and muttered a small 'thank you' to Jungkook before turning his attention back to the novel. Maya-maya naman ay biglang nag-vibrate ang phone ni Jungkook kaya napabitaw ang lalaki sa kamay ni Jimin para sagutin ang tawag. Napalingon naman bigla si Jimin dahil dito.

"J-Jungkook alam mo ba kung nasaan si Tae ngayon?"

It was his Yoongi hyung.

"Hindi hyung eh. Wala ba siya sa cafè? Diba shift na niya ngayon?"

"Andito ako ngayon sa shop at wala si Tae. Put* asan na ba yung lalaking 'yun?"

Now look who's worried about Kim Taehyung.

Kung hindi lang mukhang nagpapanic at malapit ng mahimatay si Yoongi sa kabilang linya ay tinawanan na siya ni Jungkook.

Paano ba naman eh siya 'tong nagtatago sa isa tapos ngayon hahanap-hanapin niya. Tsk, ang complicated talaga ng love lalo na kung todo deny ang parehong side.

"Sabi ko naman kasi sa'yo huwag mo ng iwan si TaeTae hyung. Tingnan mo hindi ka pa naalis hinahanap-hanap mo n-"

"Jungkook pwede ba wala akong oras para sa sermon na 'yan. Nag-aalala na ako sa kanya. N-Nakausap daw siya ni Jihoon nung nakaraang araw. Alam na niya ang tungkol sa...sa pag-alis ko."

"Hyung. You found him when no one could. Mahahanap mo ulit siya. Isipin mo lang mabuti. Pakiramdaman mo lang mabuti."

Jungkook heard Yoongi cussed on the other line before ending the call. Sounds like he already knows where to find Taehyung.

Inilapag na ni Jungkook ang phone niya sa tabla at naramdaman naman niya ang tingin ni Jimin.

"May problema ba hyung?"

"Sino 'yung kausap mo kanina?" Jimin asked.

Jungkook's lips formed a smirk, "Let's just say it was a fool who ran away from a fool and now he's looking for that fool."

Mukhang mas lalo lang naguluhan si Jimin sa sinabi ni Jungkook. The younger just patted the older's head and told him to nevermind what he said and continue reading which the older complied to.

Those two only have 16 days to confess and fix everything.