Taehyung POV
The sun is shining extraordinarily bright today.
I squint my eyes, take a deep breath & shoot the ball towards the hoop. It goes right in with a satisfying whoosh, followed by a few unenthusiastic claps from the other prisoners who are watching.
"One more round?" The guy who's been playing with me asks.
"Nah, I'm done." I reply before I leave the court.
I lie down on one of the empty long wooden benches & stare at the clear blue sky.
How is she? What is she doing? I hope she's ok now.
I can't help but think about Y/n.
Her stone cold eyes that night still haunt my sleep to this day.
If I had told her the truth, would she hate me less?But what's the use? She'll be hurt either way.
Suddenly, my view is blocked by three heads hovering above my face.
Ugh.. Them again.
"Enjoying the view?" The biggest out of the three of them asks.
I abruptly sit up in silence & try to get away from them, but the biggest guy grabs my shoulder & stops me.
"Where are you going? We're not done yet." He snickers.
"Leave me alone." I glare at him.
"Oohh, he's angry guys. I'm scared. Hahaha!" They mock me & laugh out loud.
"Ugh, a bunch of dogs." I grunt.
"What did you say?" Their laughs stop instantly at my remark, replaced by an angry scowl.
"I said that you guys are a bunch of dogs." I smirk.
Before I know it, a hard punch has landed on my cheek, making me stumble onto the ground. They keep kicking & punching me until a couple officers blow their whistles & run towards us.
"You're lucky that the officers are faster today." One of them says.
"We're not done yet, Kim Taehyung." Another one says.
And then the biggest one stoops down & whispers in my ear..
"Kang sajangnim says hi. He said that he hopes that you enjoy prison because you're going to stay here for a long time."
He laughs & spits at me before walking away.
"5031, are you ok?" Officer Lee offers me his hand while his colleagues pull the three men inside.
"I'm fine." I grimace as he pulls me up.
"You should stay away from them." He frowns in concern.
"I'll try." I flash him a thin smile.
Kang Jihwan, you really won't let me have it easy, will you?

Later than afternoon
"5031. You have a visitor." Officer Lee calls out.
I slowly roll to the side & push myself up. The bruises from the altercation this morning still sting.
"Who is it? If it's the girl from last time, I don't want to see her." I groan.
"It is indeed a woman, but it's not the same one as last time."
I instantly perk up. Could it be-?
"Ok, I'm coming." I quickly get off the bed & walk out of the cell with Officer Lee.
"You seem to have a lot of girl friends. One gone, a different one comes." He teases me.
"Trust me, it's not as fun as it seems." I chuckle.
"How's your body? Does it still hurt?"
"A couple of bruises here & there, but nothing I can't handle."
"Good. Alright, enjoy meeting your girl friend." He says as he lets me into the visitingroom.
My heart skips a beat as I see the person waiting for me behind the glass pane.
I excitedly rush to the cubicle with a huge smile on my face. However, my sentiment isn't reciprocated.
She's staring at me with an expressionless face, her eyes hollow, her lips straight.
What has happened to her? She's lost so much weight.
"Y/n ah.." I pick up the phone & say. The vibration of her name on my lips feels so familiar yet foreign.

"Long time no see, Kim Taehyung." She flatly replies.
"How are you?" I have so much to say to her, yet the clichéd question is the only thing that comes to mind.
"I'm fine." She mutters, her answer obviously betraying her true feeling.
Now that I observe her closely, she looks like she's aged ten years in two short months. Her youthful glow has eroded. Gone are the stars in her eyes that used to shimmer when she looked at me, replaced by a dull bitterness. The softness on her face has transformed into hard sharp lines & a seemingly permanent frown decorates the space in between her thick unkempt brows.
Did I do this to her?
Guilt & regret stab at the most vulnerable spot in my heart, making me flinch inwardly as if the pain is physical.
I quickly regain my composure & put on my warmest smile.
"What are you up to-"
"I'm not here to make small talks. I'm going to say what I need to say & leave." She snappily cuts me off.
All the nerves in my body instantly flare up as multiple worst cases flash inside my mind.
"W-What is it?" I rub my palm on the coarse fabric of my pants to wipe off the perspiration on it.
She lowers her head & exhales slowly, before lifting her stony gaze up to meet mine again.
"I'm pregnant. With your child."
Those five words roar like a thunderous storm inside my brain, tumbling my world upside down.
"P-Pregnant?" I stutter in shock, my knuckles turning white as I grip the phone tighter.
That day at the beach.
"I will take care of the baby, so we won't burden you at all. Not that you'll be able to do anything anw with your indeterminate sentence. I just thought I should let you know. You are its father after all." Her lips quiver slightly, but she quickly bite her lower lip to stop the tremor.
"What are you going to do with it?" I ask, heart rapidly beating awaiting for her answer.
"It's my decision to make & you don't need to know." She answers coldly.
Is she- Is she going to abort it?
"Y/n ah, I understand that I have no right to tell you what to do, but please don't abort the baby. I beg you. If you don't want to raise it, I'll do it-" I plead in panic.
"And how are you going to do that? You're in jail. You're a shameless, lying, conniving convict. Even if I were to proceed with the pregnancy, I wouldn't let the baby know that you are its father." She scoffs.
"I'm sorry. I know my initial intention wasn't pure, but I wasn't lying when I told you that I love you. I still do. And I didn't approach you for money. Your evil father twisted my words & used them so that you'd leave me. The real reason was-" I stand up & put my hand on the glass pane in desperation.
"No. I won't listen to you anymore. Whatever your reason was, it was all the same. You used me to get what you wanted. How are you different from my father then? I'm done & I won't come to see you again. And for the record, I haven't forgiven you, not the slightest." With that, she puts the phone back onto the cradle & turns around to leave.
"Y/n! Y/n! Please listen to me! I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Please. Come back!" I frantically bang the separator & call out despite knowing that she won't be able to hear me.
"5031! Enough! Enough! She's gone." Officer Lee pull me away from the cubicle & cuff both of my hands behind my back.
I kneel down onto the floor, tears flowing out of my eyes in streams. Regret, guilt, hatred, agony, all fuse into one & then erupts out of me into a long painful howl.

Jimin POV
She stumbles out of the room, her face white as a sheet. Luckily, I catch her on time, otherwise she'd fall onto the ground.
"Miss, are you okay? We shouldn't have come here." I say in concern.
"I-I'm fine. Let's just go." She pushes me away, straightens her posture & strides towards the exit.
"What happened?" I ask as I follow her.
"I told him about my pregnancy."
"And did you tell him that you're going to keep the baby?"
"No. He seemed to think that I was going to abort it."
"What? Why didn't you correct him then?"
"Because I hate him! I want him to suffer. I want him to feel my pain. I want him to have a taste of how it feels like being stabbed where it hurts the most & losing something precious!" She turns around to face me & exclaims, before sobbing loudly into her palms.
I'm stunned by her outburst. She must have loved him so deeply that she could hate him this much.
How is she going to heal if the gaping wound in her heart is inflicted by the only person that can stitch it back up?
No words I say will make her feel better, so I just quietly pull her into my arms & let her cry on my shoulder until she has no more tears left.

A few days later, Jimin POV
I thought her condition would go downhill afterwards, but fortunately I was wrong.
She started coming down for dinner & eating properly right after she met Taehyung. She also asked me to buy her some books about pregnancy. I guess she is really keeping the baby.
"Jimin ssi, could you please get me some prenatal vitamins? I remember Dr. Lee prescribed me something, right?" She asks when I escort her to her room in the afternoon.
"Yes, I still have the prescription. Should I fill it?"
"Uhm.. yes, sure. Wait, I still don't fully trust him. Could you please go to the hospital & ask one of the obgyns there whether those drugs are safe to consume? You should cover my name, of course."
"No problem. I'll do it right away." I nod.
"Thank you." She timidly says.
"You're welcome, Miss." I smile at her.
However, my smile flattens once I turn around as chaotic thoughts fill my mind.
Should I tell her my real identity now? Will she believe me? Maybe I should wait a little bit more, she has just gone through quite a shocking experience with the pregnancy & everything. Besides, I haven't gathered enough evidence.
"Jimin ah.." Kang sajang's call breaks my daze.
"Oh Sajangnim, I'm sorry I didn't notice you earlier." I readily bow at him.
"That's alright. How is she doing?" He rises from the sofa & walks closer to me.
"You mean Miss Y/n? I think she's doing much better than before."
"Good. It's all thanks to you. I guess she is ready now."
"Ready for what, Sir?" I ask in confusion.
"You'll see. Now go on, do whatever you need to do."  He pats my shoulder & steps into his office.
What is he planning?
I can't help but wonder throughout my drive to the hospital.
In less than an hour, I've gotten the prescription checked by an obgyn & filled it with the pharmacy.
"Dr. Lee is surprisingly quite legit." I mutter to myself as I dangle the bag of vitamins in my hand & walk towards the exit.
"Excuse me!" Someone suddenly calls out, prompting me to turn around.
"Yes? Are you talking to me?" I ask the nurse who is approaching me.
"Are you- Are you Miss Kang Y/n's assistant? I saw you with her the other day." She asks hesitantly.
"Yes, I am. How may I help you?" I smile at her.
"Uhm.. Do you know when is she coming to the hospital again? I have something important to tell her." She glances left & right when she talks as if afraid of being found out, piquing my interest.
"I'm not sure when she'll be coming here. Is there something that you need to give to her or.."
"Yes actually. She told me that she was going to call, but she never did. I've found something important regarding the matter she asked me last time, so I really need to talk to her. Do you have her phone number? Can I have it?" She urgently asks.
"I'm afraid she doesn't have a phone. Nurse.. Min, is it? You can tell me whatever you found & then I'll let her know about it." I nod encouragingly.
"No no no. I'd rather talk to her directly since this is quite confidential." She waves her hands & widens her eyes in fright.
"I see. Well, how about this? Give me your number so that Miss Y/n can call or text you using my phone."
"Well.. ok then. I guess that'll work. My number is 010-234-XXXX." She reluctantly agrees.
"Alright, I'll call you now so that you know my number as well. My name is Park Jimin btw."
"Thank you, Park Jimin ssi. Please tell Miss Y/n to call me as soon as possible. I need to go now. Have a good evening." She hastily bows at me & scurries away.
I watch her diminishing back & frown.
What did Y/n tell her to do? What is going on?