2017_09_18 Monday

His face was as sallow as a dried maple leaf. Mouth dry as hell. Words couldn't come out of his mouth. Mind still drowning in the memory of those life taking events and raising back. Seokjin, with heart exploding from pain, stared at your face, God knew for how long.

You kept your eyes on the figures rushing to their homes across the window. It had got dark. The rain had stopped. Streets had been lightened. God knew for how much longer your gaze would be glued outside when Seokjin's trembling voice pulled you out of your mind destroying thoughts.

"You are the mother of his daughter??"

This question set fire in your soul. Your gaze turned to him at once.

"Mine," You said, "she is MY daughter. How could you call her HIS when he deceived me while she was in my womb and he was unaware of it? And he didn't even try to know that??"

Your eye corners again kindled with the flames of that pain. His eyelashes quivered briefly as he felt the forming gloss burning his eyes too.

And Taehyung, who was playing with his entwined fingers while sitting silently, lifted his head up and turned his gaze from his lap to you and then Seokjin.

"Hyung," He said tapping on his shoulder, "I don't think it's the right time to argue about that." Realizing the changing colors of yours and Seokjin's faces, he winded up the matter. You were about to say something further when your phone started ringing.

Luna's name made your brow knit a little as your glance fell on the screen.

"Yes Luna?!" You said after receiving the call, "what's the matte...."

Before you would complete your question, what she said at the other side blew your mind.

"What??? Where are you now?? Okay I'm coming."

You hung up the call and stood up from your seat abruptly. Both Seokjin and Taehyung saw you haste and worried moves. Before you turned, Seokjin stopped you by grabbing your wrist.

"What happened?" He asked, "why are you so worried?"

That was not a time to sit again and tell another story, only one word coming out of your mouth made them understand everything.

"Mona...."
And that was the end of your sentence, the lump of tears throttled you and he immediately started to head towards the exit of the café.

"Come," He said, leading you and Taehyung to his car.

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"What took you so long?" Asked Luna worriedly as soon as she saw you entering the ward.

"Where were you when she fell from the stairs?"
Completely ignoring her question, you burst out with your own counter interrogation and headed to the bed where Mona was sleeping. Her head was bandaged. You sat near her and took her small squishy hand in yours and, placing your lips on the back of her hand, you closed your eyes. Two tears rolled down your cheeks.

Luna let out a sigh and said,

"She wanted to be fed. I took her to your room and went to the kitchen to make porridge for her. While I was mixing the stuff, I heard her crying out of the room. I came out to take her back, but before I could take a step, she tripped and fell from the stairs. I immediately took her to the hospital. The doctor has checked her up. There's one forehead stitch. But she's out of danger."

You let out a relieved sigh once you heard that she's out of danger. Luna sat beside you

"And when I called you, the doctor had already surged her." She said, putting her hand on both yours and Mona's.

"I'm sorry Y/N, it's my carelessness. I should've..."

"No, don't be sorry. Instead I must apologize. I shouldn't have taken so much time out." You said and looked at her, "it's my fault basically."

"Oh yes, I just forgot to ask that. Why were you so late today? Was it overtime at the office? "
Luna asked, and before you spoke, the reason himself entered the ward.

"Y/N..." Seokjin called you as soon as he rushed in. Both You and Luna turned your heads towards the voice. Luna froze at the spot she was. Seokjin came near you two.

"Hey Luna, what's up? How's your job going?"

He greeted Luna as soon as he saw her and headed forward to give her a hug. Luna slowly stood up from her seat and hugged him back.

"I'm good. Long time huh!" She said, "what brought you here?" she asked him. The specific joyful essence in her tone could be felt by anyone; except Seokjin. How she got pleased just by seeing her old friend made you smile softly. Perhaps she didn't want to break the hug but Seokjin broke it anyway.

"Well I was here for some important meetings with other designers and the upcoming bridal couture week in December. Luckily, very luckily, also got to meet Y/N." He replied, emphasising on 'very', and looked at you with eyes holding feelings that were above your understanding. You lowered your gaze and turned towards Mona again.

"How's Mona now?" Heading towards the opposite side of you and Luna, he asked and sat on the bench beside the bed.

"She's fine. The doctors say there's nothing to worry about." You said, caressing Mona's hand. Luna, with an expression of shock, looked at you. She didn't say a word, yet her face made you understand her question.

"You told him everything?!"

Just then the ward's door again opened, revealing a hyped Taehyung. He also called your name as soon as he entered.

"Y/N..."

And exhaled a relieved breath after seeing you and Luna. 'The hugging session' repeated, and this time, Taehyung didn't seem to let her go.

"Ugh Taehyung, leave me," She said, breaking the hug forcefully.

"No, it's been so long I didn't see our 'baby doctor'. I'm not letting you go." He replied with a voice filled in emotions, and hugged her back tightly, swaying from side to side.

You couldn't help but smile uncontrollably at the 'warm greeting' of Taehyung. Luna parted the leech from herself and, pointing towards the bench where Seokjin was sitting (and constantly looking at Mona), she ordered.

"Sit."

Taehyung put a hand on his mouth, trying to conceal the sheepish smile, and silently sat beside Seokjin. Luna exhaled a relieved breath and sat on the bench near you.

What made Taehyung open his mouth again was when he saw Mona.

"Hey, her nose and lips resemble yours a lot!" His surprisal was evident. Seokjin also nodded and spoke up.

"Yeah that's what I figured out in my first glance upon her."

Taehyung caressed her cheek which made the sleeping baby a little restless.

"Don't wake her up, or she'll cry again." Luna warned him.

"Okay Mom, whatever you say." Replied Taehyung with a wide grin, his words made Luna shoot him with a look which could kill.

"Y/N," Said Seokjin, eyes still on the baby, "her eyes are like-"

"Jimin," You snapped in the middle, "I know." And you took her hand in yours, again, like someone was going to snatch her from you. At his name the expression of your face changed. Even His name was intolerable now. You didn't say anything more.

Seokjin was about to say something further when he found Taehyung gesturing him to keep quiet. The atmosphere became heavy. Everyone there knew you hated him wholeheartedly and didn't want to even mention his name in your talks. So they took it better to change the topic by remembering old events, totally cutting him out of scene. And Seokjin's delight was watchable when he saw Y/N laughing at his jokes, and seeing his eyes glistening with joy; Luna felt herself in airs. And_ Taehyung sensed it very soon.

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This was unbelievable. I still couldn't believe I met Y/N after more than two years. Seeing her been mother of a daughter really made me happy. Mona was indeed a very beautiful mixture of Y/N and Jimin. Her cute giggles really filled my heart with love and delight.

But what impressed me even more was that when I took her in my arms, she hugged me back wholeheartedly. Despite of the fact that their family didn't consist of any male character, she didn't get bothered. Her fluffy marshmallow skin, just like her father, forced me to squish her cheeks again and again.

Seokjin hyung also gave her lots of love when they came to see us off at the airport. My heart didn't want to leave them, but I had to return home. At the time of returning, Y/N took a promise from me that I won't tell Jimin about anything. And now I was puzzled what would I tell him. I hadn't told Jimin about my visit to Jeju city with Seokjin hyung. And I was sure he would definitely inquire me about where had I been.

He had been constantly calling me but I didn't even receive any of his calls. This question was blabbing my mind now, what would I say to him? I never kept any secret from him. It was my second morning in this hotel named 'The Imperial', in Seoul, and I didn't even inform him about my arrival back in the city.

It was six in the morning and I was already up when I heard a knocking on my bedroom's door. It's not the time of any room service. Who the hell was that? Did he/she not know it's a bad manner to disturb others in early mornings? Ugh!

I stood up from my bed and without even asking, I opened the door. And my palms went cold when saw Jimin in front of me.

"Chim, you? This time? I was thinking to..."

He, pasting his signature smirk on his lips, passed me a mischievous look. Never listening to a single word of mine, he just entered like it was his authority, leaving me standing in shock, and said.

"Relax. I know you've started hiding matters from me, but I'm not asking from you where you went," he sat on the bed and added, "you yourself are going to tell me."

I gulped hardly and closed the door. My mind was processing fast to invent an excuse. I went to the bed and sat beside him.

"Chim, it's not like what you're assuming. I myself was going to tell you,"

Gosh! His enfreezing stares were glued on me and words were getting jumbled in my mouth.

"Hmm? And?" He questioned calmly, placing his palms on the mattress, "what happened then?"

"I- actually Seokjin hyung was in hurry so we had to leave in an hour out of city. So that's- that's why I couldn't inform you."

At my explanation, he squinted his eyes and for some moments, stared at my face, which was going white with every passing minute; and then continued with his inquiry.

"Since when did Seokjin hyung start going on secret missions that he also has sealed his lips since you guys are back? And by the way, you were in a hurry so you couldn't inform me, but you spent almost a week at which-so-ever place you were, you didn't receive my call even for once. If you don't mind, may I know the reason?"

For some seconds, I confessed myself mute. There was no excuse with me to present. I knew when I was beaten. I couldn't lie to him, never.

"Just suppose, Chim. If someone asks you to keep their word and not tell anything to anyone, and that person is close to your heart too, what would you do?"

At my counter interrogation, his brows furrowed a little.

"This is not the answer to my question," He tilted his head a little and said in a tone colder than ice.

"But my answer is in my question. Answer me and you'll know everything."

My puzzling reply made him go silent for a second, and the next moment his eyes bugged out of their sockets. He sat straight with a speed of light and said.

"You met Y/N!?"

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