I was startled when the door opened suddenly with a thud, revealing Ji hoo.

JI HOO : (-goofs-) Was it too hard? (-causually coming to me-) What are you doing? (-sits next to me and peeks into my phone-)

ME : Just checking out the video.

JI HOO : Or checking out Aria?

ME : (-turns the screen off-) Are you kidding me?

JI HOO : Come on, man. Don't pretend. I have my love-sensing eyes you know.

ME : (-laughs-) You have what now? (-eyes vanishes-)

JI HOO : At least, it's good to see you laughing though. 

ME : Huh, what? Didn't catch that.

JI HOO : Nevermind. To let you know, Aria and Song Gi left. They won't be continuing anymore today.

ME : (-gets serious-) Why?

JI HOO : Aria's aussie mom is facing problems in the new house here. Song Gi tagged along with her to help her mom out.

ME : Ah, I see.

JI HOO : Dude, don't you feel jealous of their friendship? That boy is trying his best and here you are watching her videos? Man, you need to man up if you don't want someone else to steal your girl.

ME : (-force chuckle-) They're most probably good friends as they are the same age.

JI HOO : Listen honey, if Aria doesn't end up with you, I am breaking up with you.

ME : (-bursts in laughter and falls on the floor-) Dude, what is wrong with you today?

JI HOO : (-grins-) Yah*! Come on, get up now. Let's finish this quick and leave.

The next day, I felt a bit unwell ever since I woke up in the morning. The sky was still and sunny. 

During the whole day, I felt weak. Slowly, as it was time for our class, seven p.m. , I was laying in bed still not in a position to go today.
I didn't want to miss any chance to see her, but I just couldn't bring myself to get up. I thought to rest and see if she was at all bothered about my absence.

I texted Ji hoo about it, and fell asleep.

After a while, my eyes shot open right at nine when the classes get over.
I thought, it was just an instinct that woke me up. However, then I realized it was the cold misty breeze coming into my room through the window.

I slowly got up and went to close it when I saw, it was raining heavily outside. The weather forecast said that the sky was clear only in the evening, but now it was raining.

All these prompted me to the realization that Aria must be in the institute hurdled by the rain.

Initially, I thought Song Gi might be with her to help. But, then I recalled Ji hoo saying he too didn't go to class today when I texted him earlier.

I glanced once at the rack where I had my umbrellas and rushed out with two.

I reached there in less than ten minutes. But, the sight I got was not really pleasant for my heart.

I cried out to my heart's content. Yet, it still seemed a long while to feel okay.

○Present time

All that, that happened a week ago still had its influence on me which was evident on my outburst at Taehyung earlier.

I didn't join the classes after that night. I just wanted to be away for a while.

I felt bad realizing how Taehyung felt left out because I wasn't really paying much attention to him or Jungkook.

After a while's walk, my mind cleared out and I returned to the dorm to say sorry to them.

However, reaching there, I found the front door half open. I rushed in to find Jungkook on his knees near the stairs.

ME : (-shaking him-) Jungkookie... What's wrong?

He didn't respond.

ME : (-louder-) Kookie!

JK : (-looking at me-) Hyung~

ME : What happened? Why are you like this? Where is Tae?

ME : Taehy- hyungie too... left awhile ago.

ME : What!?

JK : Everything's happening because of me, hyung. I ruined us. (-tearing up-) I finished us all.

ME : NO, Wait, I'll call him. (-dailing-) Don't cry, Kookie. He will be back.

Taehyung didn't receive any of my calls. I instantly regretted my actions before.

ME : Kookie (-hugging him-) I am sorry. I am sorry for doing this to you.

I realized how wrong I was to find an escape for myself by joining dance classes while leaving Kookie alone who was suffering the most. And today, I just added more to his agony.

ME : I am sorry for being ignorant to your pain. (-tightening the hug-) I am sorry...

He ran his hands around me and ended up in sobs. I never saw him cry this hard. I realized how hard it must've been for him to hold that in for such long.

Everything was happening live in front of him, everyone just left searching for an escape to their pains when Jungkook was living with it. He was practically trapped in, all these time. The little one just stayed back and witnessed them all quietly.

He did try to stop us all, but we simply deafened ourselves to his screams and cries, and just left.

Although, what he did was wrong, I found myself asking if he deserved to be punished this bad.

I slowly caressed his back and listened to his sobs silently. He was a crying mess and I couldn't help but tear up myself as well.

ME : Don't cry anymore, Kookie. Please~

JK : (-undistinct words-) I just can't stop myself, hyung. This hurts so bad. (-clenching on me-)

ME : (-through sniffs-) Everything will be good again, Kookie. Have patience and don't lose hope.

That night, I decided and promised myself that I would never leave him. I wouldn't be able to do it, seeing this side of him, the side which he hid from us diligently all these time.

Few days later...

As I was going for a bath, I was stopped on my way by a ring in my phone. I turned my head to see but it was kept too far for caller Id to be clearly seen.

I went back towards the phone to receive it when I saw the caller ID which said . . .

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Who called him?
Aria? Ji hoo? Taehyung?