❝Come Close❞
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JUNGKOOK TOOK A DEEP BREATH, gripping his sleeves as he stood in front of the door, looking up, he finally built up the courage to knock on the door. It took a few minutes for the door to open, revealing Haerin's father. He blinked at Jungkook's arrival, trying to remember who he was in the first place.

"Ah, you're Jungpo—I mean Jungkook." He quickly corrected himself when seeing the depressed look on the man's face. He was actually quits terrified to look at the boy, who looked tired, dark circles were under his eyes, and his hair were undescribable. "Would you like to come in?" He asked, lips tugging awkwardly as he opened his hospital door larger for him to enter.

Jungkook smiled lightly, walking in. "Come, come. Sit down." He lovingly pulled him towards the chairs and made him sit down, "So, why did you come here today, and where's Haerin?" He smiled at her mention, "It is about her, but she isn't here today. She must be home." He said, making him confused, "What do you mean by must? Aren't you two close?" He asked, making Jungkook gulp.

"Actually, I want to tell you something. The truth." He said, gripping his wrinkled hands into his. "What is it?" He asked, making him shut his eyes.

"I.. I was never in love with Haerin. I forced her to marry me. And she did, because you were sick, for you, for the hospital bills, I did that because she looked like my late fiancée, who died, I was brutal to her. I'm a total psychopath and I know it, but I want to change..for her, I'll do anything. She knows all the secrets I've kept from her and she wants to leave me, all I've got is five days before she leaves my life. I don't want that, please, please tell me what to do, I want treatment, I want to change, really. All this time, I never realised I've fallen in love with her. Now that I have, she's leaving. Please, just tell me what to do."

At this point, he was crying, sobbing and constantly mumbling please. Her father sat there in both surprise and anger, he couldn't believe his daughter was this much dragged in something so stupid, and he wanted it gone. But seeing the boy's desperation, he just decided to let him fall to the ground in pain and cry while resting his head on his legs.

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Hana looked down at her hands before back at me. "I never knew what he was, and now that I do, I just can't take it off of my mind." I said, making Hana sigh. "He's not what you think he is. He's a really caring ma—" I scoffed, "I can't believe you're saying that after admitting that stupid Jihee blackmailed you about your brother. This is total drama, I don't want that in my life." Hana shot up at me. "You said you're giving him those five days, then can't you just wait for five days? Give him time to change."

I bit my lips, "Time is something I never got. Just because I was poor and in need of money, everyone betrayed me. Just because of some stupid notes." I shook my head, holding my paining head. "What a lair he is. I thought that he actually isn't such an a*shole as he seems, that he isn't really something more than just a sad person. But he...he just betrayed me, broke me, and now he says he loves me. Who would believe that?" I asked her, making her sigh.

Just the thought that trusting the tenth person I've ever got, and got betrayed the tenth time, it feels sick. Especially him, my own husband, or so I thought.

"This is crazy, I love him, but I hate him too. Can't he for once be honest with life?" I asked her, making her grab my shoulders. "I understand what you're going through. Just hang in there, alright?" I paused for a second, before nodding. She hugged me, patting my back.

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"Isn't this crazy Jungkook? You married—no, destroyed my daughter's life just because she looked like your late fiance, she suffered just because she looked like your fiance. Now you're saying you love her and want her in your life back, as your wife, after hurting her so much, I don't know if I should feel angry, sad, happy it's whatever. Now the only thing I know is that.. Get out of her life."

Her father finally let it out, having the boy broken than ever, he shook his head. "Please don't, I'm ready for anything, everything, I'm change, get rid of everything, money, house, just her. I just want her to stay with me, please, please don't take her away from me."

Her father sighed, "You know.. You're not just incredibly handsome but also really a good cryer. For now, I'll want to see how you treat my daughter, for a change, first of all, get to know her, without any boundaries and without making her think that she's weak and poor weeks you're the king because you're rich. For a treatment, you need to see a doctor. After these five days you say, I'll see how mush you've changed for her."

Jungkook nodded, getting up. "I'll show you. Thank you." He nodded. "You have the right to call me dad, I think." He said, knitting his brows.

"Thank you, dad." Jungkook smiled, knowing what he has to do next.