---♥♥---

He grabbed his hand and swiftly pulled the sleeve up. Everything went silent after that, his heart stuck at his throat, preventing him from saying a word.

Cuts. Bruises. Burns. All over.

The latter yanked his hands away and pulled down the sleeve, covering the wounds again and turned to face nature again, leaning down on the railing with his arms resting on it. Jimin was still shocked. He couldn't believe what he saw on the latter. He didn't want to.

Jungkook stared at the sky, with eyes deprived of any emotion.

"W-What di-"

"How did you hurt your head?"

He asked Jimin, completely ignoring his question even though he knew what he was about to say. The tone of his voice was soft, in contrast to what the other saw imprinted on his body. Jimin stared back at him, jaw still hung low, but he decided not to say anything about it. He realized that Jungkook might not be ready. He went beside him and stood, following his stare to the sky and answered his question in a shaky tone of voice.

"I f-fell. That's all."

He stuttered. From his peripheral vision, he saw Jungkook smile. But his eyes were dead. Jungkook's ebony brown eyes cast down to his welted and bruised arm and then travelled back to the sky. The silence was short-lived before Jungkook spoke again.

"I fell a lot too, Jimin."

___________

God created the fate of two heartbroken boys to meet and heal each other. It happened such that they did not even realize when they became so close and soon enough, they have realized that they are each other's strength.

But is it all that it takes?

Is it all that it takes to fight the world off?

Strength.

There is so much about this word that they hate. They have used up all of their strength in fighting against the odds. Did that help them win?

No.

There were so many instances where they bit their lips, holding back their tears, getting torn apart. The more emotions they showed, the more hurt they got.

They knew their emotions didn't matter to people. People could not decipher other people's emotions. They knew that. So they stopped. They stopped showing their emotions. They stopped showing that they were hurt.

They have just realized how fake people are.

The only thing they have learned from their experience is that all it takes for people to be fooled is a smile.

---♥♥---

---♥♥---

Coming on: 26th February, 2023

***

(A/N)

I know I said I won't be posting because of exams and I was serious because it was a stressful time. But writing seems to be the only way to relieve stress for me and so I came up with this story. I already have a few chapters ready. I got some time today so I thought why not make the announcement?

Tell me what you think the story is about. Did this make you want to read further?

I hope this was worth your time. Eat healthy and drink lots of fluids. Stay healthy and happy! I love you and have a great day!

Regards,
Shri~