it got difficult. as the days went by, it got more difficult for everything to return to normal.

taehyung would wake up in the middle of the night, screaming and crying, clutching his chest.

"no. please don't hurt me."

that would be all he'll say before he brings his knees to his chest and cry into them.

even when bogum had abused taehyung, he had never been like this. taehyung went to sleep and never woke up screaming.

it hurt hoseok's heart that taehyung was so damaged. what exactly did jungkook do to him?

"tae, wake up." hoseok whispers, shaking taehyung gently, "wake up. he's not here. he can't hurt you." hoseok says as tears fill his eyes.

taehyung shoots up from the hospital bed, his eyes frantically scanning the room and then noticing hoseok.

"h-ho-"

"don't say anything. I'm here." hoseok says, shushing him and taking the male in his arms.

"you're okay. I'm here. I promise."

-

"I miss him. I miss the normal tae. so badly. why does he have to go through this shit? why did jungkook have to be like this?! why did he ruin him again?!" jimin yells, clutching his forehead as he leans on yoongi's shoulder.

"everything happens for a reason min. this was to show that they didn't belong together."

"I can't believe jungkook became such an asshole. what made him change?"

"we'll get to the bottom of this. I promise."

-

"job well done my love." a voice says, giggling.

"what about the kiss?" another voice asks gruffly, eyebrows furrowed.

"you still have something to do. I'm not kissing you till then." the previous voice says as they exit the building, "I'll call you."

-

"I don't need to go to therapy! don't you understand! I'm okay! it's just a few bad dreams!"

"tae, just... once. go once-"

"no! I'm not going for therapy!"

"please tae." seokjin begs.

"fuck no! stop forcing me to do what I don't wanna do!"

"I-"

"no!"

-

"what's with the case of minho?" hoseok asks over the phone.

"he still claims he's innocent."

"we both know that motherfucker isn't."

"but what if he is?"

"what the fuck? what are you saying? are you taking a criminal's side?"

"I'm just saying-"

"save it. I don't wanna hear it. my brother saw his face! what do you mean he's innocent?! I entrusted this case to you what the fuck?" hoseok says as he hangs up the call, throwing his cellphone onto a couch.

-

jungkook takes a huge gulp of air as he sits on the stool, reaching for the telephone and bringing it up to his ear.

"you shouldn't have come here." he says, staring at the familiar face through the glass.

"I... I wanted to see you." the lady says as she places her hand on the glass demarcating the two.

"why? I'm a criminal."

"it doesn't matter jungkook. I don't care about it."

jungkook sighs, staring at the lady through the glass.

"you're a celebrity il ri. isn't wrong for you to be in a place like this?"

"you're important to me. why should I run away from people that are important because I'm a celebrity?"

"you should go."

"no. jungkook!" she calls out as the male hangs the telephone back and walks back into the inmates housing.

"just look at me once jungkook."

-

"what do you want namjoon? I wanna go see tae."

"we have new evidence on accomplices."

"what? accomplices? minho wasn't alone?"

"minho wasn't even involved. we should go to the station."

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