7.

| 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬. |

Hoseok P.O.V

"Stop crying and whining like a baby, it doesn't suit you. Now, come with me, and forget about her!"

I had to literally drag Jimin into the club, which resulted in me bumping into someone. A lady had lost her balance and the other was on the ground, literally laughing her ass off.

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry, lady! I wasn't seeing where I was going." I stared at her worriedly.

Her face was contorted with pain, which worried me even more.

Did she get a lot of hurt because of me?

What if she creates a scene here?

"It's fine. Sunhee, get yourself together. I can't be dragging your ass all the time." The very rude lady shook her friend, Sunhee as I heard, totally ignoring me.

I stared at her with indignation.

Yes, I was happy that she didn't create a scene, but she can't just dismiss me like that and walk away!

When Sunhee face-planted into her back, a part of me told me to go and help her, since she seemed to be struggling.

'No, she was rude to you.'

'But, she clearly needs help.'

'That she does.'

Two parts of my conscience were bickering back and forth, until I came to the conclusion to help her.

I walked forward, but halted when I heard her curse some very colourful words under her breath, before singlehandedly dragging her friend out.

I stared after her, still dumbfounded by her choice of words.

She must've been really angry or upset about something.

And that reminds me,

"Park Jimin! Where do you think you're going, huh?" I shouted at my friend who was slithering away from me.

"Hyung! I don't wanna be here right now," Jimin said, not meeting my eyes.

"Then where do you wanna be right now?" I asked.

". . .the dorms."

"And that's not an option."

"Hyung!"

"Jimin! I told you, stop whining, it doesn't suit you." I pulled his chin up. His sad eyes stared back into mine.

"Can I please go back?" Jimin pleaded.

"No, you haven't left the dorms for two weeks now, and that's not healthy. We are going to spend at least two hours here before even thinking about going back."

"So, after two hours can we go back?"

I sighed. What is wrong with this kid?

"Yes, now, come on." I dragged him with me to the bars and ordered drinks for us.

Jimin stared emptily at everyone around him, his plump lips unintentionally pouted.

His silver bleached hair, which was now slowly fading into a ash grey colour, was unkempt, as if he hadn't even bothered to fix it for days.

And that's exactly what had happened.

His eyes usually had a soft swell around them, but right now, they were way puffier than before. Slight bags were forming under his eyes, clearly due to lack of sleep.

His eyes also had this redness in them that I had failed to notice earlier.

His entire figure was slouched on the barstool, as if he would just slip out of it and fall down any moment, and wouldn't even care about it.

The clothes he was wearing right now, were the very same ones he was wearing two days ago.

In fact, if I wasn't there for him, Jimin probably wouldn't even bother to eat food.

Park Jimin wasn't always like this; he was a cheerful, charismatic and adorable person, the only person who cared for me here.

His eyes always had this shine in them, which was missing right now.

I wondered had happened to bring about this drastic change in him.

I mean, I had a fair idea, but I wasn't entirely sure about it. Well, until he gulped about three shots of vodka back to back, as if they were glasses of water, that is.

"What happened to you? Is it because of her?" I asked, scanning his face, which shifted when I brought up the topic.

I had gotten my answer.

"Jimin! Get yourself together! You need to forget her! She's gone now, so it's better you forget her and everything that happened,"

Jimin had teared up at this point.

"You can't keep crying over her, and be stuck in the past! Don't lose yourself because of her."

A tear now escaped from his eyes. And another. And another, until he was full-on sobbing.

I sighed, and pulled him into my arms, trying to comfort him.

"Hyung, how could she do this to me?"

I patted his back.

"How could she, when she knew how much she meant to me?" Jimin's body was shaking in my embrace.

I didn't try to stop him from crying, because he needed this;

Jimin needed to let out all the emotions he has pent up inside for the past week or so.

"When she knew how much I loved her. . ."

Jimin's sobs turned into hiccups, until they stopped.

"Do you feel better now?" I held his shoulders.

"I-I don't know," he muttered.

"Do you still feel like staying up all night and crying while staring at pictures you took with her?" I asked.

"H-how do you know that hyung?" Jimin stared at me with shock.

"I've noticed the bags under your eyes, and the redness in them. I've also seen you staring at your phone in between practices,"

Jimin opened his mouth to speak, but closed it again.

"Answer my question."

"Um, not as much as before. . ." Jimin trailed off.

"Good. Park Jimin, listen to me, and make sure this sticks in your head, because I will not be repeating myself. Whatever happened has already happened; it cannot be undone, it cannot be reversed. She's gone, and there's nothing we can do—"

"But there is something we can do, she can do, she can just come back to me!" Jimin interrupted me, his voice sounding hopeful.

I sighed. This kid is still hopeful over something that's practically hopeless.

"Jimin," I delicately held his cheeks, stopping his rambling. "We cannot do anything about it, please, just forget her. I cannot bear to see you like this. It devastates me. You're slowly losing yourself because of her."

"But—"

"Everything in the universe happens for a reason. Never forget that."

Jimin sat quietly, hiccuping twice.

"So, you're saying that there's nothing I can do?" Jimin's voice was so tiny that my heart clenched hearing it.

Jimin was so broken that it physically hurt me.

"Nothing, except cherishing the moments you both had spent together. But don't get lost in the past. She was taken away from you, for a reason. We are here, for a reason. We may not exactly know what that reason is, but it still exists. So, please do not waste your time trying to fix whatever's happened, and go on with your life. I'm sure she would've wanted that as well."

Jimin absorbed in my words, and nodded slowly.

"You're right. I'm sorry for worrying you so much. I'll try to get back to normal now."

"I know that isn't easy, but try your best, okay? Who else will help me correct my errors in dance?" I joked.

"Non-existent errors." Jimin corrected me laughing.

I smiled at him, pulling him in for a hug.

"I love you so much Jiminie. Never forget that. Even if the entire world leaves you, I never will."

"You just quoted Jungkook, hyung."

"Yeah, but I mean every letter of it."

"I know you do. And the feeling is always mutual."

We stayed like that, sharing our warmth and comfort with each other, the loud music of the club thumping in our ears.

I was so lucky to have Jimin in my life.

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A / N

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Yayy we finally got Hobi into the storyyyy
I didn't know how to introduce his character without it seeming forced so lmfao🤡
They interacted! But it wasn't that friendly💔

What do you think happened with Jimin? Why was so he upset?

Drop some answers, I wanna see how y'all interpreted this (because even idk how this is gonna go forward or what happened with him yikes💀)

The story is now gonna shift focus on Hobi for a while, to develop his character as well. I think.

This chapter was prewritten, all the way back in the first week of October, and I haven't been getting inspiration for writing the next chapter/s and that's making me sad, because so many of you love and support this story, and I'm not doing justice to it.

But I literally have 7 prewritten chapters, ready to be published, for my other story, which hasn't been getting THAT much support, and I'm confused.

I don't know if I should put this book on hold until I get more inspo, and just keep going with the other one, or if I should just wait and go with the flow, and type the next chap—?

Vote, and comment (spam) your thoughts regarding the story, because (believe or not) I majorly get inspiration from y'all's comments </3

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