❝𝐓𝐖𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐘-𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐘-𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓.❞

❝𝑰𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅, 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒖𝒔
𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒔 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔.❞

After Charlotte reached to the hospital, she was immediately taken under the doctor's observation. It took about six hours for Justin to reach LA with his friends and another thirty minutes to reach to the hospital. He was praying throughout his ride for his fiancée and unborn's child safety.

Please let them be safe. He prayed.

Upon reaching, he was met with silence when he found Charlotte's friends sitting in the waiting room and weeping. He wanted to know the reason for their tears but he felt as if his lungs were caught up in his throat. He immediately rushed to Charlotte's hospital room only to find her unconscious with IV stuck in her hand.

He was confused. He didn't know what to do. The doctor was called in and the news was broken down to him. Sadly, the baby didn't make it. The news traumatised Charlotte to the point where she fainted and had to be given IV due to weakness. The doctor had suggested her to rest so her health won't deteriorate more. Giving a sympathetic smile to Justin, the doctor left the room.

Justin completely broke down. His knees had given up on him. Tears started flowing down his cheeks and his heart started aching. Why? Just why? Wasn't what they both have had to go through enough? Wasn't what Charlotte have had to go through enough? Why was she always tested like this? Why were they always tested like this?

Emma entered into the room and her heart broke at the scene. She placed her hand on his shoulder to comfort him. Upon this, Justin started crying harder. Why was God always testing him like this? They were so happy a while ago. Just a few hours ago, Justin felt as if he was on the top of the world and now he was thrown down into hell. His life was turned upside down in a matter of just few seconds. Their lives was turned upside down in a matter of just few seconds.

The news had hit Charlotte more than it did to anybody else. She refused to believe her baby was gone. She begged and begged Justin to bring her baby back. She blamed herself for what have had happened. In just a matter of few days, her grief had taken over her completely. Justin's grief had taken over him completely.

Charlotte was grieving.
Justin was grieving.
Yet both of them didn't know how to comfort each other. Even if they tried, they failed to do so.

As days went by, their conversations had taken the form of arguments. Even small things irked them. The house echoed with their screams every day and every night.

One night, things escalated drastically. The argument turned into a huge fight. Insults were thrown at each other. Blames were put on each other. That night Charlotte went to bed in anger, leaving Justin behind in the living room.

She ended up crying herself to sleep. But when the next morning rolled by, she woke up with a new hope. They both were hurting. They both were the only ones who could help each other heal. They should be there for each other during this hard time. Charlotte decided to put a stop to their fights. She wanted to comfort Justin. She wanted to cry on his shoulder and hoped he would do the same. She needed him to tell her that everything was going to be alright and they would get through this. She wanted to make him believe they would be able to heal together. It would take time but they would heal.

With the new hope, she got ready for the day, eager to find Justin to talk with him. But her new hope was snatched away from her in a whiplash when she found out she was alone in the big house.

Justin was gone.
So were his things.

She was only greeted by a note left by him. It said:

"I need some space. I will be back when I find my peace.

– Justin."

Charlotte was left broken again. This time by the person she has least expected it from. Her hope was gone. Her Justin was gone. She didn't know how long it would take Justin to be back.

She tried to call Justin but it went straight to voicemail. She texted him but it was left on delivered.

Justin had announced he was on a haitus due to personal issues on his social media platforms and pleaded people to not spread his photos on Instagram if they see him around. That was the last place he was active and then his phone was turned off.

She didn't move. She didn't eat. The only thing she could do was wait. And that's what she did. She waited.

She waited for days until they turned into a week. She waited for weeks until it turned into a month. She waited for months until it turned into six months.

She would try to contact him every once in a while and leave him texts, hoping he'd magically respond to them someday. But there was no call or text from Justin. It appeared as if he had disappeared into thin air.

She was ready to wait for him for years. She believed he'd come back to her until she came across a photo of Justin. He had been recently caught in Italy. It was a picture of him smiling while talking to some girl. She could've had been a fan or maybe Justin had found someone new.

That was the last straw for Charlotte. How could he do this to her? How could he replace them like this? How could he smile so heartily while Charlotte wasn't even able to fake one? How could he leave her when she was hurting?

He wasn't the only one who had lost a child. She did too. Instead of being there with her, he decided to walk away.

One decision.
One picture.
It just took one decision and a picture to change everything. Charlotte's head clouded with doubts. Did he even love her? Did he ever love her?

Charlotte and Scooter got into a huge argument after Charlotte heard him talking with Justin on a phone call. Charlotte told him she was aware that Scooter was known of Justin's whereabouts. She asked him to let her talk with Justin just for once but he declined, saying he couldn't go against Justin's wish. Scooter tried to defend Justin's actions in front of her. But Charlotte refused to listen.

She had found out that Justin would always be the first priority for Scooter. He put Justin first to the point where he was ready to trade anything for him. She felt disgusted by them.

That day, Charlotte understood Justin's selfishness. He had decided to put himself first. He did put himself first whereas Charlotte always put him first. She always put their relationship first.

That day changed everything. For the first time in her life, Charlotte decided to put herself first. She decided to be the selfish one for once.

She immediately demanded Scooter to abandon her. She preferred being an orphan than being called his adopted daughter. After everything was sorted, Charlotte was no longer a Braun as she had wished. She could no longer be a Bieber too.  She refused to.

Justin was the one who had walked out on them first, leaving Charlotte alone. She felt stupid. How stupid was of her to try to make a relationship work when it was already broken beyond repair? She thought as she slide down her engagement ring from her finger and put it down on the letter she had written to Justin.

If he ever decided to come back in the house then he would be able to read it.

Charlotte was left alone. Nobody was with her except for her friends and agency. They understood her when everybody refused to. She was grateful for having them there for her.

She had came to the conclusion that she must move on now. She must continue with her life. She must put herself first.

To do that, firstly, she decided to attend the university to complete her studies. She had been planning to do so as soon as she had graduated from high school. She wanted to get a degree in Film Studies and Music. She had applied to the top universities outside LA and abroad.

LA wasn't home to her anymore. She didn't want to stay in the city which had brought so many nightmares upon her.

Fortunately, she got accepted in few of them, one of them being from Seoul, South Korea which she ended up choosing to go to. She wasn't completely fluent in the language Korean but she had enough knowledge of the language to stay there to complete her studies. She have always been a fan of K-dramas and K-pop (her favourite band being BTS) which had helped her understand the language. On the top of that, she had also taken classes to learn the language to be able to understand others.

Charlotte's friends were proud of her for taking the first step towards her new life. They promised her not to tell anyone else about her whereabouts as she didn't want to be disturbed or have someone try to drag her back into the old life she was leaving behind. Her agency had released an announcement about Charlotte's haitus, requesting people to not post their actress on social medias and to respect her privacy.

To help Charlotte further, the agency even made sure the paparazzis won't snap pictures of her through legal procedures.

Charlotte's friends went to see her off at the airport, clearly mentioning their demands of how she must contact them regularly and keep them updated. Charlotte's manager, Maya went with her as her guardian to help her get settled in the foreign country. Her agency also released an announcement of Justin and Charlotte's break up after she had settled down in the country.

After a month, Justin had finally decided that it was time to come back home. He was aware that Charlotte would be furious with him but he'd win her back. He'd beg her for forgiveness. He'd make things right. He was still unknown of their 'breakup announcement'.

This time, Justin was greeted with an empty house. He found Charlotte's letter along with her abandoned engagement ring on his bedside table.

"This is goodbye. I cannot handle the weight of this engagement ring anymore. Maybe you and I were never meant to be. I am sorry I couldn't wait for you any longer like you wanted me to. Please don't try to contact me.

Goodbye, Justin.

  – Charlotte."

It was déjà vu.
Instead, this time Justin was the one left broken. He was left in tears as his sobs echoed around the walls.

He never had any idea that the decision he took that one night would lead to this. If he knew back then, he would have had never left. But he won't give up. He must not. He must find Charlotte and beg for forgiveness. He must make her understand why he did what he did.

He tried to ask Charlotte's friends about her whereabouts but they refused to tell him anything. Her agency refused to give out any information too. Justin went to ask Scooter for help who was as clueless as Justin was. There Justin found out what had occurred between Charlotte and Scooter. Nonetheless, he was furious at his manager and refused to acknowledge him.

It took Justin almost eleven months to find Charlotte. It all happened when he accidentally heard Bella and Emelia's conversation with Charlotte on a FaceTime and the news of Charlotte's debut album surfaced in the media.

During those eleven months, Charlotte had been attending the university and focusing on her studies. She was also about to release her debut album called Rare in a month. Her first single "Lose You To Love Me" was going to be released in a couple of days.

Her life has also changed for the better now. She has started to smile and laugh more. She has never felt so carefree in her life before. And it was all because of one person and herself. This one person who has managed to bring a smile on her. This one person who has always been there for her, who has never left her side.

It all started a month later after she had moved to South Korea. She and Maya were having a discussion about Charlotte signing a record deal to also pursue a career as a singer after Maya had listened to Charlotte sing around the house on numerous days. After a lot of discussions, Charlotte agreed to sign the record deal. A week later, her and Maya went to the HYBE Corporation to sign the record deal as the agency and the company were partners.

When they were leaving the building, Charlotte and Maya ended up bumping into two BTS members, RM and Jimin. Namjoon was dressed up in a black coloured hoodie whereas Jimin was wearing a red coloured knitted sweater. Charlotte was a well known actress so Namjoon was able to recognise her immediately from watching her movies and seeing her with Justin during award shows. He had even watched some videos of hers where she had mentioned being an ARMY. He and Jimin greeted the actress with a polite bow and smiles.

Charlotte might've had been a famous actress but she was an ARMY first. She was beyond nervous upon meeting with two of her idols. Jimin noticed this and he managed to ease her nervousness with his small talks. Namjoon took part in too. They were surprised when they heard Charlotte speaking in their native language. Namjoon was even thankful he won't have to translate their conversation to Jimin who wasn't completely fluent in English. Charlotte told them how she had been an AMRY since 2015 as they continued with their conversation.

Jimin enthusiastically called Charlotte "his Company Friend" after he found out she had signed a deal with their company. Charlotte blushed at that. Never has she ever imagined she would get to experience a meeting with her idols like this.

Just as they were parting away, Jimin and Charlotte's arms touched against each other and a thread of Jimin's red sweater got stuck into Charlotte's wrist watch. Neither of them seemed to notice this as they continued to walk in opposite directions until Charlotte raised her hand up to check the time. Feeling the tug at his hand, Jimin turned around at the same time as Charlotte. Her eyes widened at the scene whereas he raised his hand to look at his sweater before turning his gaze on Charlotte.

Their gazes were locked with each others for a few seconds until Charlotte scrambled towards him while holding the red thread in her hand. "Joesonghamnida. I don't even know how this happened. Ottoke?! I ruined your sweater. I am so sorry." She continued apologising and bowing until Jimin gently put his hands on her shoulders causing her to pause with her apologies and look at him.

"I am sorry. I don't even know how this happened. What do I do?! I ruined your sweater. I am so sorry."

He offered her his angelic smile, "Gwenchanayo, it is just a sweater. Don't worry about it."

"It is okay, it is just a sweater. Don't worry about it."

She seemed to relax at his words before gently putting the thread on his hand. Their fingers brushing against each other as she did so.

"Hopefully, we will get to meet soon, Charlotte-ssi." He smiled again. His words made her smile softly and nod her head. "Annyeong." He waved his hand cutely before turning away to join his Namjoon hyung.

"Bye."

Maybe it was fate which made them cross paths with each other. Maybe it was fate which tied them to each other.

The red string of fate.

Charlotte and Jimin continued to cross paths with each others. She even got to meet the other five members and they all welcomed her with open arms into their lives. She had now gotten close to them all but she was the closest to Jimin. He never failed to make her smile and laugh. He always knew how to brighten up her days. He was the shoulder for her to cry on. He was the one who first got to know about her past. He was the one who understood her the best and respected her decision unlike others who failed to do so in the past.

He was at each and every step to cheer for her when she felt down. He was there to praise her. He would always get a sense of pride whenever she would ace in the assignments and tests. He was the one who would encourage her first to take part in activities and make her feel confident about herself.

He was there for her when it was the day which marked one year since her unborn child passed away. He was there to hold her as she cried rivers. Without asking or demanding anything from her, he was right by her side to catch her if she fell.

"Yah, shouldn't you be calling me Oppa?" Jimin asked her once. Charlotte looked at him in confusion before turning back to her LEGO Bonsai Tree building kit as she put two LEGO pieces together. Both of them were working on it together. "Why should I do that?"

(Oppa means "older brother" and can be used by younger women. A woman might call her older brother or older male friend Oppa. This can even be used by married couple if the husband is older than his wife in age.)

"Because I am older than you." Jimin uttered as if it was the most obvious reason. "So what?" She playfully teased him. "So what? Yah, I have seen more world than you. I've had 10,950 meals more than you. Is there another reason I need to give you?" He sassed making her giggle, "Then I should call the members Oppa too since they've had 10,950 meals more than me." He frowned at that.

"Aniya," He whined cutely. "You should call them hyung. I should the only one you call Oppa because I am special to you." He pouted. "But they are special to me too." She pouted too. "I am the most special to you." He huffed cutely while pointing at himself.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever you say... Oppa." She mocked him while smirking. "Joayo. Now try this... "Jiminie Oppa." He jokingly said.

"I like it. Now try this... "Jiminie Oppa."

"Aniya, shiro!"

"No, I hate it!"

One time, there was a singing contest in Charlotte's university but she wasn't willing to take part in it. Jimin had came to hang out at her apartment. They were playing board games on her bed, when she decided to break the news to him. "Why aren't you taking part in it? You sing so well." Jimin asked her. "The participants families are also invited in the contest." She replied as she tucked a pillow under her arms and rested her chin on the top of it, looking at him through her eyelashes. She was laying on her stomach meanwhile Jimin was sitting with his legs crossed.

"So?" He raised an eyebrow sassily. "Pabo. Why should I take part in such thing when I will have no family member present there?" She sassily replied back, as if it was the most obvious thing to say. "Pabo," He flicked her forehead making her groan. "Who said you have no family. I will come to cheer for you. The members will come too." He grinned. "Really?" She giggled.

(Pabo = Fool)

"Duh. We will cheer for you the loudest and you will win. Mark.My.Words." He smirked. "Okay then. I will participate in this contest and if I end up winning it then I will grant you a wish." She smiled. "And I will also flick your forehead like this..." she flicked his forehead causing him to whine about it. "Ow, that really hurt. Is your hand made of metal or what! Yah, you're wearing rings."

"I'm sorry."

"....Yaksokhae. You will win." He sighed and raised his pinky finger up towards her. She smiled and connected their pinky fingers and touched her thumb with his own, "Yak-sok."

"Promise me. You will win."

"I promise."

Jimin found it adorable how Charlotte's small hand perfectly fit into his own. He was known to have the smallest hands among his members. Not just his hands but he was also one of the smallest members. But Charlotte's hands were smaller than his own. Not just her hand, her height was shorter than his too. Jimin found it adorable whenever they'd stand beside each other. He wanted to protect her from all the negative things in the worlds. He wanted to give her all the happiness he could find in the universe.

Jimin was aware of his feelings for Charlotte. He has has feelings for her for a long time now. His members also knew how much he liked her.

He didn't exactly remember when he started to fall for her. Maybe it was when she laughed so hard that she almost fell from the couch. Or it was when she hugged him when his new single earned #1 on billboard charts. Or maybe it was when they played around together at the beach. Or maybe it was when they both danced together. Or maybe it was when she tied his shoe laces for him which had came undone while they were walking around and he couldn't stop blushing. Or maybe he has liked her through all those moments, only falling deeper and deeper as time passed.

As promised, Charlotte participated in the contest and the members came to cheer for her. She sang the cover of "Summertime Sadness" by Lana Del Rey and ended up winning the contest. If anyone who was the happiest with her victory then it had to be Jimin. As soon as Charlotte noticed the guys, she waved the gold medal around her neck with a huge smile before rushing towards Jimin who met her halfway. He picked her up causing her to wrap her arms around his neck. He enthusiastically spun her around, both of them giggling the entire time.

To celebrate Charlotte's victory, she decided to take the guys out for dinner. The evening was surrounded with joy, laughters, food and soju. Jin even got a cake for Charlotte, claiming he was raising her just right like he had done with Jungkook.

"Ah, I just remembered. What is your wish?" Charlotte asked Jimin (who took in charge to drop her off at her apartment) as they reached her apartment door.

Watching Charlotte sing in front of a crowd made Jimin realise something.

Jimin was in love in with Charlotte.
He loved her.

He searched for her eyes which were eagerly looking at him and licked his lips.

"I want you to love me. Can I wish for that?"

Jimin's confession was a big surprise to Charlotte. It was something she has never expected even in her wildest dreams.

"Saranghae, Charlotte. Jinjja neomu Saranghae."

"I love you, Charlotte. I love you so much."

Swallowing a lump, she opened her mouth to speak up but no words came out. It was as if they were stuck in her throat and refused to be let out. Her cheeks were flushed and it was not because of the little alcohol she had consumed earlier.

Jimin chuckled at her reaction and opened the door of her apartment, "It is getting late, you should head inside." She nodded her head slowly before stepping inside.

"I will wait for you," Jimin smiled softly when she was about to close the door. "Good night." He waved before stuffing his hands into his coat's pocket and walking away leaving Charlotte standing alone with her door wide open as she blankly stared at the wall in front of her.

The next two weeks were harsh on Charlotte. Her heart won't stop fluttering whenever she was at Jimin's presence. Her heartbeat would increase even at his small gestures. Whether it was him tying her shoe laces for her, or caressing or ruffling her hair, smiling at her or simply staring at her. Let's not forget how he gave her flirty glares and winks every now and then, his flirty nature coming in handy. She felt as if her heart would smile and melt at whatever he did. And it got on her nerves a lot.

Charlotte always knew what she wanted. She liked being sure about things. But her mind would go blank whenever she would think of Jimin. What was wrong with her?

One day, Charlotte couldn't handle it anymore. She had texted Jimin to ask where he was and if they could meet up. He replied back writing that he was in his studio and she could come over she wanted. Letting out a frustrated sigh, she bragged into Jimin's studio.

"Let's talk." Her breath was heavy as if she has just ran a marathon. "Okay. Let's talk." He calmly got up from his seat. She gasped dramatically, "How dare you to be be so calm?" Confusion took over his face but he didn't interrupt and let her speak further. "Because of you... I am going crazy. I am so confused." She tucked at her hair in frustration.

"How could you just confess to me like that? I'm so jealous of you. No, I like you. Actually, I like you a lot. But I have inferiority complex towards you. It took me so long to even admit my feelings for you to myself while you voiced your feelings out with so much ease. Why can't I do the same? Why do I have to avoid you because I am scared of embarrassing myself? Does anything that I am saying makes sense? It doesn't, right? You don't know, do you? I don't either. But yet here I am speaking nonsense. I must have had lost my freaking mind. I can't think of anything else. I just want to die and have the earth swallow me. I have always been sure of what I want. Whether it was buying new clothes, choosing a new movie script or moving here, I always knew what I wanted. I like being sure about things. But everything is unclear when I think about you. I like you. I really do but right now, I really..."

"...hate you." She sat down on the floor in defeat while letting out a small cry.

Jimin couldn't help himself and started laughing softly. She looked up at him in disbelief and let out a scoff, "Ha ha ha. You laughed!? Why are you laughing when I feel like my head about to explore? Did I just tell you a joke?"

"I wasn't expecting a confession like this. You are so honest." He chuckled and caressed her hair lightly. She slapped his hand away and pouted, "I really hate yo—"

Jimin leaned down and captured her lips with his own. Their lips felt like missing puzzle pieces who have finally found each other. Their heart skipped a beat as soon as their lips touched each other. It felt as if they were made for each other, made to love each other.

"Naneun neoreul joahae." Charlotte confessed from her heart.

"I like you very much."

"Nado joahae. Ani, saranghae." Jimin's angelic smile was back on his face. Charlotte wholeheartedly smiled before grabbing the material of his hoodie to pull him in for another kiss.

"Me too. I like you. No, I love you."

After that day, their relationship had gained a new definition.
Lovers.

Jimin and Charlotte started their relationship, taking small steps at a time. Nevertheless, their relationship was everything they could've had ever wanted and needed. They would shower each other with affection. They were never afraid to voice out their feelings for each other, often leaving notes and creating short poems or songs for each other. Their love was pure, real and true.

Nonetheless, they were each others' best friends first. They say finding a best friend in your lover is the best thing that could ever happen to you. But Jimin and Charlotte found lovers in each others' best friends.

As time went by, their love became stronger and stronger. It was Jimin's birthday, the clock had already struck at midnight two hours ago. Jimin just returned back home after doing his birthday live on weverse. He found himself smiling when he found Charlotte welcoming him in his apartment with a birthday cake in her hands and singing "happy birthday." They still haven't moved in together as they didn't feel the urge to rush into it. He blew out the candles after making a wish.

"I've heard being confessed to on one's birthday is memorable." Charlotte said causing Jimin to look at her.

"Saranghae. Jinja neomu neomu saranghae."

"I love you. I love you so much."

Jimin felt as if he was on the top of the world as soon as these words left Charlotte's mouth. His eyes glistened with tears as he pulled her in for a soft kiss, both of them smiling into it.

Pulling away, Jimin giggled as a tear rolled down his right cheek and he picked up some cream of the cake into his index finger and put it on his beloved's nose. Charlotte gasped at that. For revenge, she put some on his cheek.

"Yah, why did you do this?"

"Naneun aju haengbokae." He chuckled and pulled her in for another kiss.

"I am so happy."

It was really the most memorable birthday for him.

Just like that, months passed away. Charlotte had a day off from work and university which she decided to spend alone as a 'lazy-day'. Jimin was supposed to come over for dinner. He had gone fishing with his Jin hyung and Suga hyung.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang. A grin took over her face and she scrambled to open the door for her beloved. "You came back early. How was fishi... Justin?"

The grin was wiped off her face as soon as Justin's face appeared in front of her. Her eyes blurred with tears as she stared at him. Justin's eyes, too, were glistening with tears and he couldn't believe the sight in front of him. His Charlotte was looking a lot better than he had last seen her. She seemed healthy and happy. His Charlotte seemed happy.

Little did he know, Charlotte was no longer his. Her heart no longer belonged to him.

"Won't you invite me?" He asked her gently. She swallowed a lump stuck at the back of her throat and slowly opened the door for him to enter inside. She has no idea of how she might react in front of him. The last thing she wanted was her neighbours to see the new drama that was about to unfold.

"What are you doing here, Justin?" The words left her like a poisonous venom as soon as they entered in her living room.

Justin failed to notice the photo frames of Jimin and Charlotte which was proudly displayed on the wall of her living room. He simply couldn't unfocus away from her face. It's been so long since he had last seen her.

"What do you mean what am I doing here? I came here to take you back home." He licked his lips nervously.

"Take me back home? Which home are you talking about, Justin? I am already home."

"Charlotte, look, I know you are furious at me. I know you probably don't want to see my face but running away from home isn't going to solve anything." He took a step forward towards her leading her to take a step back. "Why did you walk out of our relationship like this?"

Charlotte let out a humourless laugh, "I ran away from home? I walked out of our relationship? You are such a fucking hypocrite, Justin. It wasn't me who ran away, it was you. It wasn't me who walked out of our relationship, it was you. It was all you." She pointed at him angrily.

"I didn't walk out, I just needed some space. You have to understand me." He tried to reason with her.

"Space? What kind of space are you talking about? We lost our child. Our freaking child, Justin. That was not the time for you to find your personal space. That was the time when we were supposed to be each others' pillar, each others' support. And you left me to suffer alone, God damn it!" She yelled.

"No phone calls. No texts. Nothing. Absolutely nothing except for a single ass note. You simply packed away your bags and left me to suffer alone. You left when I needed you tell me that we'd be okay. I needed you to tell me that everything was going to be alright but you disappeared into thin air." Angry tears started pouring down her eyes. Why was this happening to her? She had left her past a long time ago. Why was it trying to come at her again? Why was it trying to haunt her again?

"Angel, everything is going to be alright. We will be okay." Justin shook his head and cupped Charlotte's cheek. She immediately pulled away from his touch with distaste.

"Everything is already alright, Justin. I am okay. I am doing okay without you. I am healing. Besides, I am not your angel anymore." She crossed her arms around her chest. A sob left Justin's throat at her words. They cut him deeper than a dagger.

"No, don't say that! You will always be my ange—"

"Jagiya! I am home." Suddenly, a new voice interrupted Justin from finishing his sentence. "I caught a very big fish today. I will cook it for you as... dinner." Jimin grew confused when he noticed a crying Justin and an angry looking Charlotte in the living room.

(Jagiya means "honey" in Korean. This is used by young couples or those who just started dating.)

"Uhm... Annyeonghaseyo. Hello." He bowed politely at Justin who kept staring at him in silence and confusion. What is Jimin of BTS doing in her house? He thought. Charlotte immediately wiped away her tears and walked to Jimin with a smile.

"Oppa, you're home. How was your day?" She gave him a welcoming hug. "Yes, I am home. Today was good. Why are you crying? Gwenchana?" He asked as he wiped away an alone tear which has fallen down her left eye. She nodded her head softly with a pained smile which Jimin noticed instantly, "Mm, gwenchana,"

"Yes, I am home. Today was good. Why are you crying? Are you okay?"

"Mm, I am okay."

"We were just talking. He is about to leave." She glared back at Justin who was more than confused as he witnessed Jimin and Charlotte talk away in a foreign language. Oh, how he wished he was fluent in the language too at that moment.

"In the meantime, why don't you go in the bedroom and freshen up?" Charlotte suggested. Even though Jimin was very well aware about Justin and Charlotte's relationship, she didn't want him to witness whatever was going down at the moment.

"Okay." He gave her a small smile. "Don't worry too much, okay? I am here. Saranghae." He leaned down and placed a soft kiss on Charlotte's lips, making sure Justin saw it. Jimin respected Justin and he acknowledged his relationship with Charlotte but he won't allow him to make his girl cry. He wanted to give Justin a warning. Charlotte was not Justin's girlfriend anymore and Jimin would not allow Justin to hurt his girlfriend.

Justin's heart dropped at the scene. He felt as if the ground has been split apart and he was thrown in the hell. What was happening? Why was this happening? If he knew that his sole decision was going to lead to this then he would've had never walked out of that door. His heart swelled up with ache and he wanted to die in that moment.

Jimin gave his beloved one last encouraging smile and headed to her bedroom.

"Justin, I think you should leave now. This is pointless—"

"Who is he?" Justin cut Charlotte off. She chose to ignore him, "This is pointless. We ended things a year ago. There is not—"

"I asked you something. Who is he?" He demanded. "He doesn't need an introduction. We both know who he is." She replied smugly. "The hell he does! What the hell is he to you?" Justin raised his voice a little and then his eyes fell upon one of the photo frames. It contained a picture of Charlotte kissing Jimin's cheek while her legs were wrapped around his waist. Jimin had a huge smile on his face. The sunset of the beach as the background decorated the photo even more.

"Oh, how did I fail to notice this?" He let out a humourless chuckle. "Well now that you did, just leave." Charlotte pointed towards her door.

"How could you do this to us, Charlotte? How could you end us like this?" He sobbed loudly. "I am not the one who ended us, Justin. It is you. We were over as soon as you decided to take a step out of that door. You have no idea how long I waited for you." She cried.

"Six months. Six fucking months, Justin. That's twenty-six weeks. One hundred and eighty-two days. That's how long I waited for you. I allowed myself to die slowly and let the false hope live. Each and every day felt like hell to me. I wanted to die. I almost gave up on life, Justin. And what were you doing that time? You were busy being all jolly and wandering around the streets of Italy. You refused to accept my calls and answer to my texts. You refused to contact me. At what cost? Is this what your love was all about, Justin? How did your love allow you to do this to me?" She screamed and pulled at her hair in frustration and anger.

"No, my love is not like this. I love you, Charlotte. Please don't do this to us. Please come back home. I am willing to do anything. Slap me, punch me, hit me, do whatever you want but please don't do this." Justin squeezed his eyes in pain as he looked down and held his hands together.

"No, Justin. You chose to be selfish that day. Now I am choosing to be the selfish one. I cannot handle the burden of that ring anymore. It was killing me. Our relationship was suffocating me. It ended the day you decided to walk away. Our love ended the day you made that decision for us. The only decision I've ever made was pulling myself away from that dead relationship. Why must I stay in an empty relationship alone and suffer?" She shook her head in denial.

Wiping away her tears, she let out a sigh and started speaking softly, "Being with you made me feel like I was on a rollercoaster. When we fought I felt like dying, when we were happy I felt like the luckiest girl in the world. But now, I realise I was addicted to it. Everything changed between us after that day. We fought, we hated each other, we made up, a glimmer of happiness, and then we fought again. Is it all really worth it if I had to get on my knees and look for that grain of happiness all the damn time? The answer is no. We never worked, and we are never going to either. Maybe that's why we had to go through so much to keep our relationship alive that time. But I don't want to be stuck in that same emotional cycle where the only reason the highs feel good is because the lows go deeper than literal hell. I'm sorry, but I don't love you more than myself."

"I learned to truly love myself after I lost you. And I refuse to let you take that away from me now. I am sorry but this is me being selfish. This is goodbye." She looked at him in the eyes. Justin swallowed and wiped away his tears, "No Charlotte, this is not goodbye. I won't let us die like this." That was the last thing he said before walking out of that door.

Charlotte's knees gave up on her as soon as she heard the door slam shut. She let out a scream and covered her face angrily. Just like always, Jimin was by her side. He let her cry on his shoulder as he rubbed her back to ease the pain.

For the next few days, Justin kept sending Charlotte gifts. Sometimes it was flowers, a piece of jewellery, stuffed animal and sometimes it was her favourite food. All of those gifts were left untouched by Charlotte as they were returned back to him. She felt highly uncomfortable with receiving things everyday which Jimin noticed.

He decided to call Justin to ask him to meet up with him. He asked for Charlotte's permission before doing so. It would be too awkward if she found out later that her boyfriend met up with her ex.

"Annyeonghaseyo." Jimin politely bowed when he noticed Justin emerge in the living room of the hotel suite he was staying at. Justin simply nodded at him. "Thank you for taking your time to meet with me." Jimin said. "Yeah, I wanted to have a talk with you too, good thing you approached me first. I will come straight to the point." Justin said as he said down on the couch in front of Jimin. "I want you to break up with Charlotte."

Jimin raised an eyebrow and chuckled humourlessly, "Excuse me? What?"

"You heard me. Break up with my angel because she loves me and you are just coming in between us." Justin shrugged.

"Justin-ssi, I respect you a lot. I really do but I am not your puppet. I am not going to break up with my girl just because you tell me to." Jimin said firmly. "But she loves me. Why would you want to be someone who is in love with somebody else?" Justin stated.

"That is the question I want you to answer. Why do you want to be with Charlotte when she's in love with me?" Jimin smirked making Justin clench his jaw. "Lis—"

"Justin-ssi, I know everything about my girlfriend's past that she shares with you. I respect the relationship you used to have. There are no bitter feelings inside me. I respect the love both of you used to have for each other. You are her first love after all. But it is your past now for a reason. You left her when she needed you the most. She chose to leave your relationship behind for a reason. A reason I understand and respect. I know you love her but don't you love her enough to let her go? Don't you love her enough to not take her happiness away from her?" Jimin spoke softly, glad that Justin was attentively listening to his words.

"If Charlotte tells me that she is still in love with you, I will let her go. It will hurt me but I will still do it. Because I love her. Can't you do the same for her too? Please let her go. She has been hurting for too long. She has worked hard to start her new life here. I've seen it all. I am still watching her work hard to let it all go and rise. Please, don't take that away from her. Please, don't let her past that she so badly wants to leave behind hunt her down." Justin listened, silently weeping to himself. He didn't know Charlotte wanted to get out of their relationship so badly. But was their relationship even alive? All this while, Justin thought a dead relationship was still alive. He was trying to keep their relationship alive which has taken its last breath a year ago.

"Please, let her rest. I request you." Jimin bowed his head. Justin cleared his throat and wiped away his tears, "Can I request you something?" He uttered softly. Jimin looked at him through his blurry eyes and nodded his head.

"Can you ask Charlotte to meet up with me? For one last time." A tear rolled down Justin's left cheek. "Please." He whispered. Jimin nodded his head, blinking back his own tears. "I will let her know,"

"Thank you so much." He stood up from his seat causing Justin to stand up as well. "Thank you for loving her all this while and staying by her side." Justin smiled through pain.

"Take care of her, will you? If you don't, then I'll hunt you down. Love her like it's your last time." Justin said softly. He slowly pulled Jimin into a hug who was evidently surprised at this gesture. "Of course, I will." Jimin smiled, patting Justin's back.

That night, Charlotte's debut single Lose You To Love Me was released which Justin listened to. His sobs kept him company throughout the night. He had no idea she felt that way. The power of her music was enough to make him understand her feelings. He finally understood why she so desperately wanted to let him go. He finally understood how suffocated she had felt. And it was all because of him.

Two days later, Justin and Charlotte decided to meet up at his hotel suite. Justin requested to meet up there so there won't be any negative articles about Charlotte later if they were seen out in public.

"Uhm hey. Come in." Justin licked his lips as Charlotte walked through the door, nervously tugging at her handbag's strap. "Hey." She whispered. He offered her for a drink or water which she declined.

"I'm sorry, Charlotte." Justin confessed. "I am sorry for suddenly showing up at your house that day. I am sorry for causing you so much pain. I am sorry for trying to take your happiness away from you. I am sorry for everything." He uttered.

"Do you really feel that way?" He asked, his hesitation evident. "What?" She whispered. "Your song. Did you really feel that way?" He licked his lips. She slowly nodded her head and gazed down at the beige coloured strap, her lips quivering.

"I am so s-sorry. I was so blinded by my love for you that I didn't even try to consider your feelings. I am sorry." He apologised, bowing his head down in shame. Charlotte slowly nodded her head, not trusting her voice.

"Is Jimin treating you right?" He asked another question. She looked at him with a small smile, "Yes."

"You really love him, don't you?" He smiled through pain. "Mm." Biting her bottom lips, she nodded her head in response. "I knew it. You used to collect so many photocards of him. You were long gone for him." He chuckled making her laugh and shake her head slightly, "It wasn't like this during that time. He is my idol."

"What a terrible liar you are." He laughed along with her. Their laughter lasted for about thirty seconds until silence consumed them again.

"Did you ever love me?" She softly asked, the doubts from the past still haunting her. Justin smiled, "If I had to answer this now... then questions will arise on your love."

"And I refuse to let anyone question your love." He stated, looking into her blue eyes.

"That's why. Your pain and sadness, I will take them all. Don't worry, I will take them all away," He smiled as a tear rolled down his left eye. A small sob escaped Charlotte's throat and she looked down, hiding her face in her hand.

"I have left you standing here for a long time Charlotte, haven't I?" He said softly. She looked at him causing him give her a toothless smile. The tears still accompanying his eyes but he dared not let them fall. She gave him a toothless smile in return.

"This is what I really wanted to say when I left, Justin," She said gently. He nodded his head, encouraging her to go on. "You comforted me when I was alone. I lost everything at a young age, I was alone and I was lonely. You held me in a warm embrace when nobody else did. You didn't make me feel lonely."

"At times, when I didn't believe in myself, I believed in you who believed in me. You helped me get back on my feet during the hardest times of my life. If it wasn't for you, I won't be where I am now. With you by my side, everything was possible. You made me smile. With you, I was happy." Justin said softly. Charlotte smiled lovingly and nodded her head in agreement.

"You loved me when I didn't even love myself. At times, the world seemed complete because we were together, because you loved me." She said and now it was Justin's time to nod his head, "That's right. You have no idea how much your love has brightened my life, how much it made me feel alive."

"I learned what love is, thanks to you. Now I know what a heartbreak is too. I have loved you with my whole heart. Thank you for everything." Few tears rolled down Charlotte's eyes as she spoke but she didn't bother wiping them away.

"Thank you for loving me. I love you with my whole heart." Justin smiled.

"Goodbye, Justin."

"Goodbye, Charlotte."

Justin sighed and looked down at his feet for a mere second, "I walked away from you, left you standing alone a year ago. So today, to do the right thing,"

"You should be the first to go."

Charlotte nodded at his words and gave him a smile. She turned around and walked out of the suite, not once looking back at him. As the door shut, Justin sighed, and with a small smile he turned around to make his way towards his bedroom to pack his suitcases.

When Charlotte reached the lobby, she saw Jimin patiently waiting for her. He gave her a soft smile and opened his arms. She hurriedly walked into his embrace, closing her eyes as he caressed the back of her head. "It is okay." He whispered causing her to tighten her grip on him.

It has been eight years since Justin and Charlotte bid each other goodbye.
Eight years came with healing, new love and changes.

After dating for almost seven years, Charlotte and Jimin decided to get married to each other and had welcomed their newborn into the world a year later. Their baby boy was six months old now and the ray of sunshine of their lives.

A new love had knocked on Justin's heart five years ago. He, too, was now married to his beloved and a father to a two year old girl.

It's been eight years now.
Charlotte was accompanying Jimin to LA for the band's upcoming concert. The weather was good today. Charlotte and her husband continued to stroll down the streets of LA, laughing and talking to each other as Charlotte's hand continued to hold her husband's arm as Jimin pushed the stroller in which their son was sound asleep.

Justin and his wife laughed as their daughter continued to jump around, too enthusiastic and impatient to try sushi from the new sushi restaurant downtown. Justin was holding his wife's hand while their daughter tried drag her mother to hurry up.

Just then, Justin and Charlotte crossed each other. Stopping at a small distance, they both turned around when they recognised one other.

Charlotte noticed his wife and their daughter who was now in her mother's embrace. Both of them were very beautiful as they happily giggled and played around with each other.

Justin noticed Jimin kneeling down and looking in the stroller, cooing at the six month old who has just woken up from his sleep.

Watching the scenes in front of one other unfold, both of them offered each other a bright smile before turning back towards each others' respective families.

They did not need words to understand what they truly wanted to tell one another. Their smiles did it all.

"I wish you a happy life."

Justin took his daughter into his arms and threw her in the air before catching her as they continued on with their walk. His daughter's giggles swelled his heart with love and he couldn't help but laugh along.

Charlotte kneeled down beside Jimin, cooing at her son as Jimin tickled his tummy causing him to giggle and try to grip his father's finger. They both laughed together and looked at each other before sharing a kiss filled with love. Their son smiling at the sight of his parents being in love with each other.

As children, Charlotte and Justin met each other for the first time.

When they were sixteen and twenty-seven, they fell in love.

At nineteen and thirty, they said goodbye.

And at twenty-seven and thirty-eight, they wished each other a happy life.

Both Charlotte and Justin have gotten their happy endings. Their love was never wrong just because they weren't able to get their happy ending together, with each other.

Sometimes, people are meant to meet but not to be.

- 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑬𝑵𝑫 -

𝑩𝒊𝒆𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒃𝒆𝒔 💜

*nervous laugh* Ha ha ha what a realistic ending it is, right guys? *runs away and hides in a corner*

I've named this summary as "Twenty-Seven and Thirty-Eight" because that is the ages of Charlotte (27) and Justin (38) when they cross paths with each other for the last time. And yes, I was inspired by the title and ending of Twenty-Five Twenty-One (still traumatised from that kdrama btw). I tried to make it obvious in the summary, hopefully I've succeeded. And as always I tried to make this interesting and I hope you like this <33

Ngl, I'm very satisfied with the ending.
Is it just me or do you enjoy the pain a sad ending brings upon you too?

Also if you managed to read this entire book, then THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH and a huge round of applause for you. Because this is so cringe and shitty 😭😭😭

You all rn:

When I first started writing this book, I was so proud with it but now it just cringes me. I am sorry 14 year old me but this is not good my love, you must accept the truth 😭

14 year old me to present me:

That's why, thank you so much for reading this book. I've been writing this book for a very long time (really long time fr fr) and it's finally time to say goodbye to it.

Even if I call it cringe and shitty, it feels weird to say goodbye. But it must be done.

THIS REEL IS THE REASON WHY I CAME UP WITH THIS ENDING BECAUSE HOW CAN YOU EVEN RESIST THIS ANGEL!?

Here is the link of the reel:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ct78NcngEiG/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

JUST LOOK AT THIS ANGEL!!!

Also, I feel like this is the kind of boyfriend Jimin is. I know I haven't shown more parts of Charmin but I feel like Jimin is a this type of boyfriend. It is headcanon that I read on Tumblr. It is written by jxngh on Tumblr so the entire credit goes to them.

You can find it in the masterlist in jxngh's bio under the title of "the boyfriend sessions headcanon". I've also added the link but I don't think it will work from here. So I'll also put in the announcement and it's in my bio so check it out!

Here's the link to the "Jimin as boyfriend headcanon":

https://www.tumblr.com/jxngh/661781472128253952/jimin-as-your-boyfriend

The song I've added in the top of the summary feels like Jarlotte to me🥹
Like even if you pay attention to just the melody or just the lyrics, it feels like then 🥺

And these audios remind me of Charmin:

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Like they screams Charmin to me 😍
These audios truly has their vibe and love to it 🤌🏻

So, are we team Jarlotte or team Charmin? 👀

Anyways,

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR READING "ALL I WANT FOR LOVE IS YOU" AND SHOWERING IT WITH SO MUCH LOVE AND SUPPORT. I COULD NEVER ASK FOR MORE ❤️

Do check out my other books if you want 🥰

also don't forget to like & comment

THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

and for the last time, I'll do this ritual/routine we had. Actually, you deserve two:

Y'all rn:

Hahaha
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING 🫶🏻
Goodbye❤️