OUR SECRET. ━ TAEKOOK ✓

Chapter 27

for those who waited patiently and are still curious about the ending. thank you.

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CHAPTER 27
All Apologies (1)

"And he wants to talk to you," Namjoon's voice echoed around the almost empty emergency room. He pointed his thumb right at the direction where Jungkook stayed. "He wants to tell you something important."  

Taehyung stood up from the couch he was sitting on and released a sigh.

"I'll be back, Jin hyung."

Upon reaching the curtain that was located at the edge of the emergency room. Taehyung wanted to run to Jungkook but he surpassed the feeling. He had to remain calm and try his best to understand the situation.

"I guess I'm right, you and your friends know something that I don't know. And you've been keeping it from me all this time," Taehyung said, walking closer to the bed where Jungkook's body that was just completely fine a few hours ago. "I'm right, aren't I?"

Jungkook stood up slowly and removed the respirator what was strapped to his mouth. He looked down on his feet as he inhaled and exhaled deeply before speaking.

"You're right," Jungkook said, still lowering his head in shame. "I told you you were my family and yet I kept this very important secret from you."

"Are you sure you want to remove that?" Taehyung asked, pertaining to the respirator Jungkook just removed. "You still haven't told me anything but I guess I have a slight idea on what is going on."

The younger smiled and patted the spot next to him on the bed. "Just for a few minutes. I have something to tell you, sit here."

Taehyung followed his instructions. He carefully sat on the bed to not make it move.

"Hit me or give me an angry glare all you want but please, stay as I tell you everything. Don't walk out or anything."

Taehyung knew to himself that he won't do anything as he listened, but he should probably brace himself for what he's about to hear.

"As you probably can guess," Jungkook clutched the bed sheets while thinking the proper words to say. "I have this terminal sickness and I don't know how long am I going to live. As yoy parents aren't living abroad, they left me when I was young because they can't pay for my expensive treatments." He laughs, "Such a sob story, I know."

"...can't you get cured now? I can help finding the best doctors for you, I'm sure even your friends would help too. Sorry for mentioning him, but Jimin has connections with other people. I'm sure in no time--"

"It's no use. For someone like me, you're would only be wasting money."

"J-Jungkook..."

The younger held Taehyung's hands and softly squeezed them. "I was attached to my peers on my previous school so knowing that I might leave them anytime soon, I transferred to this new academy, where I met you and everyone else. I promised to myself I wouldn't get attached to anybody, but I deceived myself."

"..."

"I met you. At first, I planned to just 'play along' with you and treat you as a fling. You know, just so I can experience one more relationship before I die."

Taehyung's hands trembled, his tears were already falling from the corners of his eyes. "Don't tell it as if you're dying. D-Don't believe as if it might really happen."