𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐲

Jimin was now on his duty at the cafe. He started working at this cafe just after completing his studies so that he could afford the medicines of Mrs. Kim without taking any financial help from his own dad.

It was almost afternoon now. Jimin was sitting on his counter. Basically he works as a cashier here. The sound of cups, plates, dishes were bothering him. He was feeling uneasy thinking as if his voice wouldn't be listenable in the midst of the sounds of utensils and the buzz of people in the cafe.

Jimin closed his eyes furrowing his eyebrows to be lost in the unlimited black. The sounds of the utensils turned into an ear devastating beep. Jimin covered his ears, gritting his teeth.

"Chim..What happened?"

Jimin opened his eyes to see Kook Looking at him with worry.

Yes, Jungkook and Jimin work at this cafe together. Kook helped him to get this job. They have decided they will do this job until they find a better job.

"Chimchim, Are you okay?"

"Hunh..yes." Jimin assured Kook.

Kook knew about this problem of Jimin. His best friend once told him that he recently gets irritated with random sounds. He told him to go to the doctor to see if it's a phobia or something else. But Jimin denied as expected.

Kook tried to turn off the topic and uplift Jimin's mood."You know? Today we can give an interview for a job in that office. They are hiring some new junior executives." Kook pointed to the office opposite to their cafe to show Jimin.

"We have tried there two times already, Kookie."

"So what? we can try again. Who knows, maybe we will get selected."

"Okay. I am down."

Jimin agreed. They are gonna give the interview today. Who knows, maybe he will be selected.

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Jimin and Kook came out of the office. Their interviews were done. But they had to wait for the result for a week or two.

"Let's book a cab." Kook said and Jimin nodded, sighing again looking at the office. They were returning home now.

Kook quickly got a cab. He opened the door and sat on the seat next to the cab driver. Jimin slowly opened the door and sat at the back putting the pair of earphones in his ears. The driver started the engine.

A picture of a man with a cute smile displayed on his phone screen. Jimin only stared at the pic.

"How was the interview today?" A deep voice asked in his ear or maybe in his mind, he couldn't figure it out. He moved his face to the window of the car.

"Come on Minnie.. Are you still mad at me?" The deep voice asked with a slight chuckle.

"Don't you dare to laugh!" Jimin spat back at the voice.

"Can't you see how much hard work I am doing every day, every fucking moment. That's very funny to you, isn't that?"

"I am sorry." The voice said.

"Minnie.."

"What?"

"Can't you forget about me? Forget about me. It will be good for you.."

"You better shut up. I am sure you are doing well without me and that's good enough for me. " Jimin replied back angrily, cutting off his voice.

The car stopped. The cab driver was looking at Jimin like he was a joker or something.

"I am sorry but he has a slight problem. You start driving" Kook apologized to the driver. Jimin glared at him and Kook said "Sorry" with an apologetic smile. He is used to Jimin's habit now.

Since the day Taehyung was missing, Whenever Jimin got free time, he used to think about the said man. Gradually he started hallucinating.

One day Kook caught Jimin talking with someone in his own mind looking at Tae's picture on his phone. He asked him about it and Jimin told him everything.

Now whenever Jimin looks at Taehyung's picture, he can imagine Taehyung was talking with him. Every night he shared with his imaginary voice what happened throughout the whole day just like he used to share with Taehyung two years ago. The voice guides him what's right and what's wrong. The voice comforts him and says everything will be okay, when he feels down.

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Jimin entered his house and gave the medicine of his dad to his mom. His dad's health is also not so good.

But Jimin doesn't care. Since the day their dad came out homophobic, he and Jin stopped caring about him. They were just doing their duty as his sons, nothing more than that.

Jimin took a quick cool shower and went to the rooftop for fresh air.

Jin was talking with Namjoon on his phone at the terrace. Suddenly the door opened and Jimin entered the terrace. He didn't notice Jin. He stood at the side of the terrace holding the cold metallic bar of the railings. He was looking at Taehyung's house's terrace wishing Taehyung would magically appear there. But as usual no one appeared.

Again that picture of Taehyung displayed on Jimin's phone. Jimin just focused on the picture. Tae looked beautiful.

"What are you doing?"

"I am looking at that terrace because once a man who was very close to me lived there. He used to come to the rooftop at this time every day."

Jimin smiled at the picture sadly.

"But now, he doesn't come to the terrace. He left me. You left me.." Jimin started sobbing.

"Sorry Minnie.." The voice sighed.

"Remember how You used to give me long lectures. 'Minnie, life is harder than you think.' , 'Minnie, always stand back whenever you lose. Never let that loss ruin you.'

Then what about you Tae? Why didn't you stand back then?"

"Sorry, I.."

"Don't say sorry again! You don't love me at all. You never thought how I would be alive without you. My life has become a living hell Tae!"

"Don't hurt yourself this much Minnie.." The voice is slightly snuffling, but no one could hear it except Minnie.

Jimin touched the screen of his phone.. He grazed his finger on the smiling man's cheek with unknown emotions in his two eyes. A tear of that emotion dropped from his eyes.

"Why? Why didn't you love me back, Tae?"

"Our lives would be different then." Jimin spoke out in pain.

The voice sighed and only said, "Remember that quote Minnie..? I told you that day when we were returning home together, two years ago.... ''True love is a durable fire..in the mind ever burning.. Never sick, never old, never dead, from itself never turning'.." Two voices broke into a silent cry together.

Jin couldn't control his tears seeing the whole incident in front of him..

"What happened! why are you crying love?" Namjoon became worried in the other line.

"Our Chimchim is not fine at all, Joonie. He still talks with Taehyung. He still believes that Taehyung is alive. He is still waiting for Taehyung. I can't see him in this condition..I can't.." Jin sniffled , still looking at Jimin who was talking and crying in his own mind...

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