(it's going to be a long chapter...ig?)

The sun hung low with an orange aura and everything in the forest, right above the canopy looked red while the ground around it was black.

Jungkook switched off the radio, and the bubbly voice of the RJ was irritating him further. He coughed a little and focused on the path of his driving. He reached out for tissues from the box resting in the centre console of his sedan. He coughed into it and then crumpled the tissue paper into a useless ball, which he threw out of the window.

The black of the Bluetooth earpiece blended well with the black coat he enwrapped his body with. At six feet three inches, his sedan gave him a tough time as he tried to adjust himself on the front seat. His knees kept banging against the steering wheel or the dashboard every time he applied the brake. On the seat behind him, lay his usual suitcase. The mobile phone in his pocket rang and he answered it without looking at the screen. As he heard the question raised by a female voice.

"Yeah Sohyun, I am getting closer to the mentioned destination," he deliberately answered into the Bluetooth hands-free device. "I just pray, he will listen to me this time."

"Doctor, just try your best, okay? I know you can do this. I love you," a voice answered, particularly of his assistant.
He responded with the same intensity and disconnected the call.
Jungkook had always been a caring boyfriend to her. The sedan slowed down as it reached a densely wooded area. Deciduous trees stood in straight lines on either side of the road. Jungkook turned the steering wheel to the left and his vehicle went off the road and entered a small path that snaked through the dreaded forest. His entire body shook as the pebbles and rocks on the untarred path revolted against the tyres.

The only source of light was the headlight from his car. He coughed a bit more, knowing how much this forest has wild animals. However, currently, they are preserved in several wildlife sanctuaries. Soon, he heard an explosion as his car jerked to stop. He tried the ignition twice, three times, but the car would not start.

"Jesus!" he swore as he looked for the car's release hatch on the bottom of the dashboard, under the steering column. The headlight beamed into the infinite darkness of the forest. He pulled up the unlocked hood. The hot fumes hissed furiously, sending the man into a fit of coughs. He stepped aside, into the darkness and spat some phlegm onto the bush on the side of the path. The recently serviced car breaking down in the middle of the jungle was strange enough, but the appearance of all those twisted branches of trees warranted caution and made him very nervous.

Nevertheless, he extracted the phone out of his pocket and he reached out for the location. To his surprise, the mentioned destination was not so far away and fortunately, was some steps ahead. With a restless sigh, he carried his footfall and directed himself toward the location. Jungkook turned right as the GPS instructor said. Soon, after 20 minutes of walking, he reached where the device instructor ceased its voice.

Everything felt dead in the dark and eerie forest, including the trees. The branches, with their drying leaves, occasionally brushed over the tall man's head.
In front of him, stood a great board named "CANYON WILDLIFE SANCTUARY".

"I just hope he doesn't get furious much." A wave of terror blew when he thought of Taehyung's temper.

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Taehyung and his batchmates along with their management had come to the same conservation on a work trip. As always, they rented a few jeeps and went in to check out the wilderness hidden inside the bustling city of Busan. It was granted as an ongoing assignment to all of them. They almost completed their photography and safari by sunset and were on their way to the wildlife park's lake.

As they reached, they hoped out one by one. A minute later, they were standing at the bank of a lake that reflected the crescent moon. Followed by the students, the instructor guided them to the place and continued his speech as per the further orders. Just before he initiated, a voice interrupted in that extreme bheed. Attracting all of their attention to that one particular person.

The moment Taehyung scanned the person, his eyebrows twitched in utter dilemma and his mouth wide open. His jaw hung as low as ever.

"Hey, Taecyeon!" Jungkook's voice alarmed the instructor's ears.

It took him a few moments to take in his appearance. The latter's eyes googled out as viewed a familiar silhouette walking towards them. "Jungkook?" He walked out and stood right beside his cousin. "How have you been brother?" He inquired the raven head as they both engulfed each other in a warm hug. "Nothing much! How about you?"

Brother? An expression of shock fell over Taehyung's sculptures. First of all, he couldn't digest the doctor to be in the very exact place of him. And now, he as someone special to their instructor was way more cruel. His chain of thoughts was broken down with an unwelcome voice. Doesn't he have any other work rather than following me—

"Hey, y'all can take a rest for a moment until I catch up with my cousin."

Taehyung watched them standing near the bench, and having a heartful laugh with each other. Jungkook eyes wandered around the open area to look out for one such person— Taehyung. As soon as he got those pair of eyes already staring at him with a huge rage, he quickly diverted his gaze and licked his upper lip to smooth out his discomfort.

Shooking his head, Taehyung took a deep breath and attempted to sustain nature's pure and abundant air inside. He walked around, capturing every corner of the place with his DSLR camera which was gifted by Erin. His hooded jacket kept him warm during that cold evening, which was about to approach night.

Alongside the bank, some youngsters and the rest of the management workers had lit a campfire to ward off the cold and had brought marinated chicken and skewers. One of them removed individual pieces of roasted chicken and set them on the paper plates. While some had a good laugh at random comments.

Taehyung's heart was vacant in the memory of his mother. Unfortunately, he couldn't spend time with his mother just because of this stupid assignment. However, they were meant to stay here for the night and will be taking their leave by morning.

He walked across the place and stopped all of a sudden when a harsh touch bumped into his shoulder. He turned around, only to watch out for those rascal pair of his batch.
"Yoo! What are you doing?" Soobin, who was at least a foot taller than the two of them asked.

"Must be finding a way to get in Miss Suzy's bed," Yeonjun, a blond-haired boy replied with a disgusting chuckle at the end.

"Oh yes! Our automobile photography professor." Soobin gets closer to Taehyung, where he has a very disturbing face about the response he got from Yeonjun. Twin blankets of exasperation fell across his face.
"Can't you both mind your own fucking business?"
He spoke through his gritted teeth.

"Aw Taehyung-ie, you are our business to mind. We love to tease you around." Yeonjun said while reflecting his phone flashlight over Taehyung's eyes, making him blink and cover his head.

"I am warning you both or else—"

Hearing this, Soobin's temper ignited and chokehold Taehyung's hood collar harshly. His knuckles were painted white as he applied more force to strangle his clothes. "Or else what? You will inform your new girlfriend with whom you are in a relationship?"

Taehyung head jerked up and was shocked to hear that. His voice rasped down his spine, sending chills over his whole body. Confusion and astonishment expressed his hallmark. The lower lips started to tremble as if they were blown away by some cool wave. That was a very confidential matter, only Shin Hannah knew. That's all. The question was, how on Earth did these two bullies get to know?

"What..but how—"

Yeonjun laughed like a maniac while keeping his hands in his pockets. "Wait..don't you know? We can get any information at any time. Busan cyber site is under Soobin's father's control!"

Oh my god! Shit, now they are gonna irritate the hell out of me!
Strings of curses left his breath, as he swiped away the sweat from his face.

"By the way, how pathetic right? You had a girlfriend just a year ago. Unfortunately, she expired soon."

Of course, Taehyung was very much aware of this news. However, to this date, his hands still tremble whenever he hears someone asking about Yunjin, his ex-girlfriend. His heartbeats grew rapidly as soon as he heard her name. He grasped his fingers on his palm until it bled.

"So sorry that we didn't get the photos we wanted," the shorter one complained and made a sulky face to reveal his disappointment. Taehyung arched his eyebrow and yearned to hear more.

"Oh, you don't know? We appointed her to get your nudes. Who else?...your ex-girlfriend..she drugged you and almost took your virginity. Alas! She died on the same day."

Taehyung heart stopped. He couldn't believe two of his sense organs: eyes and ears.
He tried to say something but his mouth would not commence to speak further. It was as if he had lost control of his body. Something had taken over. His gut couldn't decipher all of that sudden information. He let her be in a relationship as she was giving her best to showcase her love for him. Only if I knew.
He clutched the crucifix on his neck and stared at the ground for so long.

"What did you think she's in love with you?...idiot, she was doing this all the time just because I said to her. She was already a slut of mine. As I wanted to get revenge. You got the trophy for Canvas photograph last year, and even got an opportunity to photoshoot with Cho Gi-Seok, the most famous wildlife photographer. What does this poor boy think of himself?"

Taehyung chain of thoughts continued. The more he would hear Soobin's words, the more he felt teared up.
Humanity is just content for social media because in real life people are meant to break you and crush you with their feet. This would forever be a thing of horror for him. His eyes failed to weigh out the burden.

"Guess, you got a new chick to fuck with. Honestly, she has a great figure. We both have watched her out. I assume how great she must be in bed," the blond one confessed making the taller one agree and laugh off.

This was something Tae cannot let it slide. They were talking rubbish about Erin, and he wouldn't let this happen. As the rage inside his body increased, he instantly grabbed Soobin's jacket collar and growled in front of his face.

"One more word against her..and you will regret it, Jung Soobin." His voice was low yet dangerous. Not gonna lie, it did terrify both of the boys. However, their body has an own mind to control.

Unexpectedly when they almost gathered down the courage to say, there was an occasional gurgling, like someone clearing their throat, and it was quite a familiar sound for the angry man.

Turning their head, Jungkook stood right behind them while shoving his hands under his pants pockets. "What you both are doing here? Go or else it won't take me much time to complaint against you all."

Soobin angrily viewed Taehyung's face, which was already occupied with an outraged expression. He jerked off his hand from the jacket and whispered near his ear before leaving, "You are lucky Kim Taehyung, but next time I won't leave."

And that's when both of them went away, leaving Jungkook and Taehyung at the very same place. The second that raven head attempted to talk, a growl passed through his eardrums. Perhaps, it was from his donor.

"I swear Jungkook, if one more word came through your lips, I don't know what will I do. So you better fuck off." Taehyung knew he was being rude. Similarly,  Jungkook knew the exact reason behind Taehyung's rage. His eyes show it all.

"I am sorry for your loss, and sorry to eavesdrop on your conversation as well. But don't worry, these two will get what they deserve. Listen to me— " Jungkook was interrupted by the latter voice.

"If you are here to pity me or going to ask for any sperm donation. Then sorry, I would like to take my leave."

Before that handsome doctor could utter any words out of his mouth, Taehyung stepped ahead leaving beside his figure. Jungkook released a restless breath, only to suck a pack of air filled with extreme anticipation. He searched out for the pack of Marlboro cigarettes lying under his pocket. He took out his pack and pulled out one cigarette, placing it between his lips and then lit up. The soft wind blew the smoke to the side and some ash sprinkled down from the cigarette which he tapped beside his thigh.

"This boy has suffered a lot."

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