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Taehyung's p.o.v

Don't talk to much kookie, you know that these people would think I'm crazy if I reply.

"Why is that important to you?"

I don't know, isn't it important to everyone? 'what others might think?'

"Not to me Tae."

They can't see you dummy

My lips curved in a smile, as I tried to hold back a giggle.

"But you can"

What do you-

"A problem becomes a problem only if you believe it to be so. And often others see you as you see yourself."

And there goes my brain in a deep hibernation.

Jungkook just smiled, making me think what he actually meant. As I diverted my gaze away from the Pretty boy and looked outside the window, my mind started clouding with thoughts.... the kind of thoughts I never had.

Does world actually see you the way you see yourself?

I would've called it bullshit, but since Jungkook has said it, I would want to give it a try.

Well.. now that I'm thinking, I realised that it was Dr.Lee who had stated it in one of our sessions. But why did Jungkook use the phrase right now? Well.. I have no Idea.

"You should try it now." Said Jungkook, making me straighten my posture and look around the bus. People seemed busy, most of them on their phones and few chatting with their friends or family. I looked down and examined my attire, and to be honest I looked great. I was wearing one of my best shirts with my new ripped jeans. I looked like... myself.

"Be confident Taehyung, today is your day."

What am I supposed t-

Before I could finish my sentence, it started pouring heavily. The water droplets seeping through the open window, hitting me directly on my face and body, ruining my clothes in process.

I sighed and shut the window, not realising the presence of a kid's hand, accidentally hitting him a little. My eyes widened as the small boy started crying "S-sorry- I-Sorry..." I clumsily stood up and examined the little boys hand from afar to find literally nothing.

Did the window actually hit him?

"You fucking bastard."

What the-

I stared at the lady, who held her child towards her chest, as she abruptly stood up "You motherfucker. How fucking dare you hit my son?"

"I'm sorry I didn't-" I was cut short by another abuse thrown in my direction by the lady

"ARE YOU FUCKING BLIND? YOU MOTHER FUCKER. ARE YOU FUCKING BLIND?" I didn't look around, afraid of finding someone laughing at my situation.

Jungkook held his hand towards her face signaling her to 'shut up' but the lady kept going on. I slumped in my seat feeling small as she kept abusing me for hurting her son.

Why did I not respond back? because somewhere down the line I knew that it was my fault. I should've checked if there were any hands outside the window, before shutting it.

Now you know why I can't be confident Jun-

"Stop it already, if the boy's not defending himself doesn't mean that you'd keep abusing." My eyes widened as someone commented, I didn't dare to look up and see who spoke, cause truly.. I felt embarrassed.

"THIS BITCH DID IT ON PURPOSE."

"If he would've known that your child was playing with the windowsill, then he wouldn't have done it." Said someone else, making me feel a little better.

"It was clearly not his fault, shut up already." A feminine voice spoke, making the lady in-front of me roll her eyes in annoyance before pulling back the previous expression.

"My son is so little, are you telling me that it was his fault?"

"You shouldn't stick any of your body parts outside the moving vehicle, that's common sense."

Are they really defending me?

"My son is very young, I'm a working woman, I have to carry him to my work place every single day. He's only 3 years old." She started crying, before pointing her finger towards me.

"YOU DOUCHE, MOTHER FUCKER, YOU HIT MY SON, YOU ARE A GROWN UP KID, ITS YOUR FAULT."

"If he would've known then he wouldn't have done it"

"Stop abusing in front of your 3yearsold son, and try to calm him down."

"It was clearly not his fault."

"Forgive him, he's just a human."

The lady kept crying, as she moved towards the door and walked out on the next stop.

People out there would actually feel embarrassed that they weren't able to defend themselves, but honestly.. I felt happy.

Some might've defended me because they would've felt bad, some would've thought that it wasn't my fault, while some would've understood that the woman was overstepping her boundaries by using the slangs over something so small.

Why did I feel happy? And why did the overwhelming sensation kept building up, making me blush?

"Because you finally know that the society is not as bad as it seems."

I looked at Jungkook, who was staring at me with a proud grin on his face.

"If you're weak, not everyone would want to use you. There are many kind people in this world, they may not show it regularly, but if you're in trouble, they'll be there to help you."

Why do you think so?

"Because that's the truth. No one's judging you when you're walking on the street, you're judging yourself."

What do you mean?

"If you're confident and love yourself, everytime your eyes would meet a strangers, you'd feel that he/ she is admiring your beauty. If you have a low self esteem, then the situation would be vice vera and you'd think that you're being judged."

But I've heard them talk..... they talk bad.

"You were a kid the first time you heard someone talk about your mother Taehyung, and you assumed the next time your eyes locked with a stranger on the street."

But people are cruel.

"Look at the lady sitting in the front-" Jungkook said pointing towards an old woman who was sitting on the front seat with a real bad posture.

"You had noticed it earlier Taehyung, the huge scar on her leg, it seemed like- that specific part had experienced a bad surgery." I nodded while staring at her scar "How long did you look at it?"

I didn't look at it, it just came in front of eyes when we were walking inside the bus.

"Exactly Taehyung, you didn't judge her scar, you didn't look at her in a weird way, it was just for the matter of time where it came in front of your eyes and the first thing crossing your mind was a bad surgery. And then it vanished, like you had never seen it. You didn't think hard, you didn't try to figure out what it could be-"

Why would I dude? It's none of my business.

Jungkook smiled and nodded "Thank your fellow passengers before stepping out Taehyung."

Realising that our stop had arrived, I stood up and did what Jungkook had asked me to.

I politely smiled and said "Thanks for defending me."

Everyone looked up at me, and to my surprise they all smiled and nodded, as I left the public vehicle.

"I still don't understand what you meant Jungkook." I said as we walked inside my work place.

"Short and simple-" I grabbed the apron on the counter and greeted my fellow workers before walking behind the cubicle.

Short and simple?

Jungkook smiled and sat beside a female customer, who was sipping her iced coffee through a straw while reading a book. I raised my eyebrow as I saw him lean back on the chair and throw his hands in the sky as he shouted-

"LOVE YOURSELF"

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Alexa play outro: Tear