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As Jungkook walked into the building with Hoseok, he felt his palms getting sweaty, and he felt really scared.

Stop it. You're not the one who should be scared. You just want answers.

He looked at his friend walking beside him and that calmed him. He was going to get through this.

After a long, silent elevator ride, they finally reached the door to apartment 102; her apartment. Hoseok was about to ring the bell when he heard Jungkook.

"Hyung. I'm scared" he whispered, causing the older boy to give him a melancholy smile.

"Me too, Kookie. Me too"

He finally rang the bell and Jungkook could hear his heart thumping loudly in his chest. He had never felt this nervous before, not even when performing on stage. He heard a light flutter of footsteps and the door opened to reveal the face he had longed to see till a few days ago. Now, it disgusted him.

"Hi Somin, or should I say Minji? " he chuckled humorlessly, looking at her shocked face.

"Kookie? Hobi? How did you- what-" she stuttered, unable to form a coherent sentence.

"Oh please. Stop acting like you a give a fuck when we all know you don't. And stop calling us that. You lost the right to call us that when you faked your fucking death" Jungkook said, willing himself to not cry, while the other boy just stood there staring at the girl.

I treated her like my own sister.

He told himself she wasn't worth it. But he still kept quiet. He didn't have anything to say to her. Not anymore.

"Jungkook, Hoseok, I can explain, please, come in and I'll tell you the truth" she said desperately, looking at J-hope for support, like always, but all she got was a blank stare from the boy, which shocked her.

"You have two minutes. If you try to make excuses, we leave" jungkook replied with gritted teeth. He took his friend's hand delicately, and followed Minji inside.

He wanted to cry. He felt overwhelmed, and he just wanted to sit in his blankets and cry his eyes out. But he had to hold it in.

I can do this. I have to be strong for hyung. He needs me.

Jungkook had never seen Hoseok like that. His friend had always been the type to smile at everything. He lit up the whole room when he walked in, just like sunshine. But now, he looked empty. Like he was devoid of any emotion, and that absolutely broke Jungkook.

"Do you want something to drink? Tea?" Minji asked, looking at the two.

"Just get to it Minji. All we want is answers" Jungkook sighed, before dragging Hoseok to sit on the couch, who looked ready to pass out.

"Fine. I'll tell you everything. From the beginning?" she inquired, while the boy just nodded.

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would you look at that? it's a proper chapter! the climax is coming, people!

I'll update the next chapter today itself or hopefully, by tomorrow at the latest.