April 20, 20XX
Tuesday pt. II

The planetarium.

That's where Taehyung took me.

As it came into view, my eyes widen.

Wow, it's huge!

Taehyung parks along the front where no other cars seem to be.

"Is it open?" I look at him, worried that we wouldn't be able to go in at all. 

Taehyung smiles, one that reaches his eyes. "Yeah, it's open all the time."

I smile back with relief.

 Quickly getting out of the car, I wait for Taehyung to walk over and take the lead.

I'm shocked to find that nobody was inside, not even staff.

I was wondering how they even made money to keep supporting the place when I saw Taehyung walk over to a tiny box and dig out his wallet from his pocket.

My eyes catch the sign with the admission prices next to it.

"They trust people to just pay," he explains.

I quirk an eyebrow up. "Do people really?"

Taehyung shrugs, "I do."

I tilt my head, smiling. 

Of course.

Taehyung turns around and leads the way again, this time stretching his hand out for me. "Can I?"

I don't hesitate to place my hand in his. He wraps his around mine tightly.

It catches me by surprise when I compare the feeling to Sungjae's.

Do I really view him as someone who can take his spot?

"Watch this," Taehyung's eyes twinkle as he steps into the hallway.

Immediately, the walls starts to illuminate, the purple glow bouncing off of Taehyung's face as the galaxy surrounds us.

I giggle in excitement while looking at all the stars.

Taehyung tugs me along , probably more excited for me to see the main attraction, yet I was this fascinated by the little attraction.

When I look forward, I stare into straight nothingness.

"Wait!" I tug on his hand, but he playfully jerks me forward into the pitch black room, the room a shade darker than black.

I gasp when I take a step, getting dizzy and falling towards the floor.

Taehyung chuckles and grabs my arms.

"Holy- I thought we fell into a black hole."

He shakes his head, still chuckling, "We won't fall and even if we did, I'd have you."

My heart does a flip.

Taehyung nods his head, telling me to look around.

As I do, I realize that the planets surround us as they display around the room.

We're in the milky way.

I pull away from Taehyung, walking towards each one to give them the attention they deserve. Leaning over Saturn, I run my finger along it's rings.

"This is so cool. How did you even find this place?"

Taehyung's also browsing around. He lifts his head my way when he hears my question.

"I parked here once and I was curious what was inside...now I make sure to visit whenever I'm out. This isn't even the best part."

"You're kidding."

He walks over and takes my hand again so that he can lead me in a new direction. 

He's really familiar with this place.

He goes ahead and opens the door, the purple hue returning in the room ahead.

Stepping inside, I realize that it's a theater room with a dome-shaped ceiling, projecting a trillion twinkling stars.

It causes me to stop in my tracks and try to catch my breath.

Taehyung takes a step beside me, hands in his pockets as he looks up at the stars as well, a tiny smirk on his face.

I'm speechless.

A shooting star suddenly scrapes the sky causing my shoulders to jump in surprise.

Taehyung clears his throat, "If you wait long enough...while looking at the sky...you'd see a shooting star. Despite knowing that, when was the last time you actually tried to see one?"

I crinkle my nose, shaking my head.

Taehyung brushes his fingers against mine as he passes to take a seat.

"This is why I like to come here. So I can see unlimited shooting stars."

When another one shoots across, he closes his eyes and tilts his head back.

So he can make unlimited wishes.

I head down the stairs and fall into the seat beside him, quickly returning to look up.

"What do you wish for, Taehyung?"

Taehyung's lashes flutter open.

"Clarity."

"Clarity?"

"I want to stop feeling confused...I want to stop feeling like an imposter. I just wish I had more clarity on what my purpose is because I've lost it."

"I'm sorry," I apologize on behalf of everyone.

I put myself in his shoes for a moment and imagine how he must have felt when I came to him, his mother, his friends, and even Irene. All different versions of him that we've known, just thrown at him. This whole time, he was juggling with which identity to take on this whole time.

"Don't...apologize," Taehyung shakes his head. "It's not your fault."

He mumbles something quietly.

"Hm?"

He rolls his head to look my way, still resting on the seat. "Tell me: was I a bad person before this? Did I deserve this?"

I can't help but laugh, quickly covering my mouth.

"No, the complete opposite. You were the sweetest soul I've ever encountered."

"Even until the end?"

I bite my lip, upset that I start to remember how bitter our final days were when he was in Japan.

"Well, I mean...It still wasn't enough for you to lose your memories."

"Tell me what happened."

"When you went to Japan...I think the distance was really hard for the both of us. You were busy all the time and I didn't make things any better because I was extremely jealous...of Irene."

His eyes grow wide, "Irene?"

I swallow hard, "Mhm...She was always around you as if she didn't even respect our relationship. You always defended her though, stating she was just your director. Yet, you remember her when you can't even remember me."

I get the courage to look into his eyes.

His lips part, "There was nothing between Irene and I."

"How do you know?"

"Because I know. There's nothing that I feel when I look at her...I trust at least my heart."

"Then why did you stay?" I whisper, "When I was giving birth, why did you stay in Japan?"

Taehyung frowns.

"You were supposed to be coming home to me, but you chose the competition that day. The worst part is that you never even came straight home like you promised."

Even now, you still aren't home.

Taehyung holds his head, completely silent for a while.

"I remember..." Taehyung says, "Not clearly, but I remember how I felt. Jennie, I wanted to go home to you. T-there's just something that stopped me and I remember that it still was something to do with you, but the feeling... of wanting to go home to you was there...that's for sure."

"Really? That's a relief." I try to smile, "Because that's been bothering me for a long time."

Taehyung continues to keep his eyebrows furrowed and I finally reach over to gently fix them. 

"It's okay. Let's not worry too much about it."

Taehyung exhales slowly, his chest falling.

I bring my legs up and wrap my arms around it, resting my cheek on my knees.

"If you could wish for anything...what would you wish for?" Taehyung asks me this time.

I chew on my lip, pondering his question.

What would I wish for?

Would I wish for his memories to come back?

Would I wish for the accident to never happen?

"Time," I finally answer. "I would wish for more time."

I wish that I had more time to figure myself out.

I wish that I had more time to raise Yejoon into the perfect little gentleman.

Most importantly, I wish I had more time to truly have loved Taehyung.

"Time moves too fast," I tell him, feeling myself tear up. "I really wish that I could go back and enjoy the time I had with you the most..."

I smile a little, fond of the sweetest moment of my life. Taehyung reaches over to wipe my eyes with his sleeve.

I stare back at him, wanting to always remember his face.

"...even for 5 minutes more."

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Author's Note;;

Thank you all for voting on the poll in my message board. I think I have made up my decision about the fate of this series. /wink/